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 200300 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.

  1. 1
    On the Edge1995 · 110 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995110
  2. 21998
  3. 3
    Knockdown1999 · 243 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999243
  4. 4
    Survivor: The Ultimate Game2000 · 237 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000237
  5. 5
    Chasing Lance2001 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001240
  6. 6
    Farther Than Any Man2001 · 287 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001287
  7. 7
    Into Africa2002 · 340 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002340
  8. 8
    The Last Voyage of Columbus2005 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005320
  9. 9
    The Training Ground2008 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008448
  10. 10
    To Be a Runner2011 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011272
  11. 11
    The Explorers2013 · 291 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013291
  12. 12
    Taking Paris2021 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021400
  13. 13
    Taking Berlin2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  14. 142024
  15. 152025368
  16. 16
    The Long Run2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026

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 books

16 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.