Morris West Books in Order
35 books are credited to Morris West, published between 1945 and 2000; 1 of them appeared after Morris West's death in 1999. The first book is Moon in My Pocket (1945) and the newest is The Last Confession (2000). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 35
- Published
- 1945–2000
- Pages on record
- 7,310 in 25 of 35 books
- Reading time
- 122–183 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,310 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 25 of 35 titles with a page count on record.
Morris West (1916-1999) was an Australian novelist and playwright whose books appeared in 27 languages and sold more than 60 million copies. The Shoes of the Fisherman (1963) is the best known, and in it West set out the election of a Slav pope fifteen years before Karol Wojtyła was chosen; The Clowns of God (1981) and the earlier The Devil's Advocate (1959) stand beside it. International politics and the Roman Catholic Church in world affairs are his recurring subjects, and the Vatican Trilogy gathers part of the work. Thirty-five titles run from Moon in My Pocket (1945) to The Last Confession (2000).
How many Morris West books are there?
Morris West has 35 books, released between 1945 and 2000. 1 of them were published after Morris West's death in 1999. 3 of them belong to the Vatican Trilogy series.
Morris West Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 35 Morris West 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.
- 1Moon in My Pocket1945 · confirmed 1/41945–1/4
- 2The Mask of Marius Melville1945 · confirmed 1/41945–1/4
- 3The Illusionists1955 · confirmed 1/41955–1/4
- 4Gallows on the Sand1956 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/419562241/4
- 5Kundu1956 · 305 pages · confirmed 1/419563051/4
- 6Children of the Sun1957 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/419572241/4
- 7The Big Story / The Crooked Road1957 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/419571601/4
- 8The Concubine1958 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/419582001/4
- 9The Second Victory / Backlash1958 · confirmed 1/41958–1/4
- 10McCreary Moves In1958 · 194 pages · confirmed 1/419581941/4
- 11The Devil's Advocate1959 · 297 pages · confirmed 1/419592971/4
- 12The Naked Country1960 · confirmed 1/41960–1/4
- 13Daughter of Silence1961 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419612561/4
- 1419633741/4
- 15The Ambassador1965 · confirmed 1/41965–1/4
- 16Selected Works1968 · 861 pages · confirmed 1/419688611/4
- 17The Tower of Babel1968 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/419683521/4
- 18The Heretic1969 · 158 pages · confirmed 1/419691581/4
- 19Summer of the Red Wolf1971 · 502 pages · confirmed 1/419715021/4
- 20The Salamander1973 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/419733041/4
- 21Harlequin1974 · confirmed 1/41974–1/4
- 22The Navigator1976 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/419763041/4
- 23Proteus1979 · 273 pages · confirmed 1/419792731/4
- 2419814161/4
- 25The World Is Made of Glass1982 · 322 pages · confirmed 1/419823221/4
- 26Cassidy1986 · 281 pages · confirmed 1/419862811/4
- 27Masterclass1988 · 170 pages · confirmed 1/419881701/4
- 2819903391/4
- 29The Ringmaster1991 · confirmed 1/41991–1/4
- 30The Lovers1993 · confirmed 1/41993–1/4
- 31A View from the Ridge1996 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/419961441/4
- 32Vanishing Point1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 33Images And Inscriptions1997 · 140 pages · confirmed 1/419971401/4
- 34Eminence1998 · 328 pages · confirmed 1/419983281/4
- 35The Last Confession2000 · 182 pages · confirmed 1/420001821/4
Morris West 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.
Vatican Trilogy in order
3 booksStandalone books
32 books32 Morris West titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Morris West books in order?
You only need to read Morris West books in order within the Vatican Trilogy series, which holds 3 of the 35 Morris West books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Morris West
Start with Moon in My Pocket (1945), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Morris West book?
The Last Confession (2000) is the newest Morris West book released so far.
Is there a new Morris West book coming?
No next Morris West 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 Morris West has won
Wikidata records 2 awards for Morris West. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize1959Wonfor The Devil's Advocate
- Heinemann Award1959Won
Morris West at a glance
- Died
- Morris West died in 1999, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Morris West are still being published after Morris West's death in 1999; the newest appeared in 2000.
- Release pace
- Morris West books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 7,310 pages across the 25 of 35 books with a recorded length, a median of 281 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Morris West books, 9 of 35, were published in the 1950s.
What the Morris West books are about
30 of the 35 Morris West books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fiction in english is tagged on 11 of 30. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fiction in English 11 of 30 books
- Man-woman relationships 4 of 30 books
- Popes 4 of 30 books
- Catholics 3 of 30 books
- English fiction 3 of 30 books
- Thrillers 3 of 30 books
- Clergy 2 of 30 books
- Historical fiction 2 of 30 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 30 books
- Politics and government 2 of 30 books