Martin Dugard Books in Order
Martin Dugard has written 16 books, published between 1995 and 2026. The first book is On the Edge (1995) and the newest is The Long Run (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 16
- Published
- 1995–2026
- Pages on record
- 3,556 in 12 of 16 books
- Reading time
- 59–89 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,556 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 16 titles with a page count on record.
Martin Dugard writes narrative non-fiction. Exploration, discovery, travel, biography and endurance sport are his subjects, drawn from a career that began in 1988 writing for endurance sports magazines and took in the Tour de France from 1999 to 2008. Dugard's 16 catalogued books run from On the Edge (1995) to The Long Run (2026), taking in Knockdown (1999), Survivor: The Ultimate Game (2000), Chasing Lance (2001), Farther Than Any Man (2001), Into Africa (2002), The Last Voyage of Columbus (2005) and To Be a Runner (2011). The 1998 Sydney-Hobart race, yachting accidents and search and rescue sit among the catalogued subjects.
How many Martin Dugard books are there?
Martin Dugard has 16 books, released between 1995 and 2026.
Martin Dugard Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 16 Martin Dugard 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.
- 1On the Edge1995 · 110 pages · confirmed 1/419951101/4
- 2Surviving the Toughest Race on Earth1998 · confirmed 1/41998–1/4
- 3Knockdown1999 · 243 pages · confirmed 1/419992431/4
- 4Survivor: The Ultimate Game2000 · 237 pages · confirmed 1/420002371/4
- 5Chasing Lance2001 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/420012401/4
- 6Farther Than Any Man2001 · 287 pages · confirmed 1/420012871/4
- 7Into Africa2002 · 340 pages · confirmed 1/420023401/4
- 8The Last Voyage of Columbus2005 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420053201/4
- 9The Training Ground2008 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/420084481/4
- 10To Be a Runner2011 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/420112721/4
- 11The Explorers2013 · 291 pages · confirmed 1/420132911/4
- 12Taking Paris2021 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/420214001/4
- 13Taking Berlin2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 14Taking London: Winston Churchill and the Fight to Save Civilization2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 16The Long Run2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Martin Dugard 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.
Standalone books
16 books16 Martin Dugard titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Martin Dugard books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 16 Martin Dugard books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Martin Dugard
Start with On the Edge (1995), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Martin Dugard book?
The Long Run (2026) is the newest Martin Dugard book released so far.
Is there a new Martin Dugard book coming?
No next Martin Dugard book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Martin Dugard at a glance
- Still publishing
- Martin Dugard published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Martin Dugard books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,556 pages across the 12 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 289 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Martin Dugard books, 6 of 16, were published in the 2000s.
What the Martin Dugard books are about
10 of the 16 Martin Dugard books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: biography is tagged on 5 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Biography 5 of 10 books
- Discovery and exploration 4 of 10 books
- Explorers 4 of 10 books
- Travel 3 of 10 books
- Entdeckungsreise 2 of 10 books
- History 2 of 10 books






