Mika Waltari Books in Order
12 books are credited to Mika Waltari, published between 1945 and 2018; 1 of them appeared after Mika Waltari's death in 1979. The first book is The Egyptian (1945) and the newest is The Truth About the Schley Case (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
Mika Waltari also publishes as Kristian Korppi, Leo Arne, Leo Rainio, M. Ritvala, Nauticus.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 1945–2018
- Pages on record
- 1,262 in 3 of 12 books
Mika Waltari was a Finnish writer, born 19 September 1908 and died 26 August 1979. The Egyptian (Sinuhe egyptiläinen) is the best-selling novel most associated with Waltari. Beyond novels, Waltari wrote poetry, short stories, crime novels, plays, essays, travel writing, film scripts and rhymed texts for comic strips by Asmo Alho. The catalogue lists 12 books, including The Adventurer, The Etruscan and The Secret of the Kingdom, and the Secret Of The Kingdom and Mikael Karvajalka series.
How many Mika Waltari books are there?
Mika Waltari has 12 books, released between 1945 and 2018. 1 of them were published after Mika Waltari's death in 1979. They include 2 series and 8 titles listed outside any series.
Mika Waltari Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Mika Waltari 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.
- 1The Egyptian1945 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/419455122/4
- 21948–2/4
- 3A Nail Merchant at Nightfall1949 · confirmed 2/41949–2/4
- 419494382/4
- 5A Stranger Came to the Farm1952 · confirmed 2/41952–2/4
- 6Moonscape1954 · confirmed 2/41954–2/4
- 7The Etruscan1955 · 312 pages · confirmed 2/419553122/4
- 81959–2/4
- 9The Dark Angel1963 · confirmed 2/41963–2/4
- 10The Tree of Dreams1965 · confirmed 2/41965–2/4
- 111966–2/4
- 12The Truth About the Schley Case2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
Mika Waltari series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
Mika Waltari 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.
Mikael Karvajalka in order
2 booksStandalone books
8 books8 Mika Waltari titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Mika Waltari books in order?
You only need to read Mika Waltari books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Mika Waltari
Start with The Secret of the Kingdom (1959), the first Secret Of The Kingdom book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Egyptian (1945).
What is the newest Mika Waltari book?
The Truth About the Schley Case (2018) is the newest Mika Waltari book released so far.
Is there a new Mika Waltari book coming?
No next Mika Waltari 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 Mika Waltari has won
Wikidata records 1 award and 6 nominations for Mika Waltari. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Aleksis Kivi Award1947Won
- Nobel Prize in Literature1966Shortlisted
- Nobel Prize in Literature1964Shortlisted
- Nobel Prize in Literature1963Shortlisted
- Nobel Prize in Literature1952Shortlisted
- Nobel Prize in Literature1951Shortlisted
- Nobel Prize in Literature1950Shortlisted
Mika Waltari at a glance
- Died
- Mika Waltari died in 1979, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Mika Waltari are still being published after Mika Waltari's death in 1979; the newest appeared in 2018.
- Release pace
- Mika Waltari books have appeared about one every 7 years on average.
- Length
- 1,262 pages across the 3 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 438 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mika Waltari books, 4 of 12, were published in the 1950s.
What the Mika Waltari books are about
1 of the 12 Mika Waltari 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.
- Historical fiction 1 of 1 books