Justin Cartwright Books in Order
Justin Cartwright has written 19 books, published between 1977 and 2015. The first book is Fighting Men (1977) and the newest is Up Against the Night (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 19
- Published
- 1977–2015
- Pages on record
- 671 in 3 of 19 books
Justin James Cartwright, born 20 May 1943 and died 3 December 2018, was a British novelist who came originally from South Africa. Cartwright's 19 catalogued books run from Fighting Men (1977) to Up Against the Night (2015), and the 2000s are the heaviest decade in the run. Subject records cover English-language fiction, biography, travel writing, and description and travel in South Africa.
How many Justin Cartwright books are there?
Justin Cartwright has 19 books, released between 1977 and 2015.
Justin Cartwright Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 19 Justin Cartwright books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119771591/4
- 2Horse of Darius1980 · confirmed 1/41980–1/4
- 3Freedom For The Wolves1983 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/419833201/4
- 4Interior1988 · confirmed 1/41988–1/4
- 5Look At It This Way1990 · confirmed 1/41990–1/4
- 6Masai Dreaming1993 · confirmed 1/41993–1/4
- 7In Every Face I Meet1995 · confirmed 1/41995–1/4
- 8Not Yet Home1996 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419961921/4
- 9Leading the Cheers1998 · confirmed 1/41998–1/4
- 10Half in Love2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 11White Lightning2002 · confirmed 1/42002–1/4
- 12The Promise of Happiness2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 13The Song Before it is Sung2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 142008–2/4
- 15To Heaven by Water2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 16Other People's Money2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 17This Secret Garden: Oxford Revisited2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 18Lion Heart2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 19Up Against the Night2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
Justin Cartwright books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
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17 books17 Justin Cartwright titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Justin Cartwright books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 19 Justin Cartwright books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Justin Cartwright
Start with Fighting Men (1977), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Justin Cartwright book?
Up Against the Night (2015) is the newest Justin Cartwright book released so far.
Is there a new Justin Cartwright book coming?
No next Justin Cartwright book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Justin Cartwright has won
Wikidata records 2 awards and 1 nomination for Justin Cartwright. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Hawthornden Prize2005Won
- The Sunday Times Fiction Prize2005Won
- Booker Prize1995Shortlistedfor In Every Face I Meet
Justin Cartwright at a glance
- Died
- Justin Cartwright died in 2018, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Justin Cartwright on record dates from 2015.
- Release pace
- Justin Cartwright books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 671 pages across the 3 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 192 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Justin Cartwright books, 6 of 19, were published in the 2000s.
What the Justin Cartwright books are about
3 of the 19 Justin Cartwright books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.