Peter Høeg Books in Order
Peter Høeg has written 8 books, published between 1988 and 2017. The first book is The History of Danish Dreams (1988) and the newest is The Susan Effect (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1988–2017
- Total pages
- 2,975 across 8 books
- Reading time
- 50–74 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,975 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Peter Høeg, born 17 May 1957, is a Danish writer of fiction, best known for the novel Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow. The catalogue dates that book to 1993 and gives its other title as Smilla's Sense of Snow. Eight titles stand under Høeg's name, from The History of Danish Dreams (1988) to The Susan Effect (2017), with Borderliners (1994), The Woman and the Ape (1996) and The Quiet Girl (2007) among them. Subject headings record Denmark, thrillers, missing persons, love stories and Danish detective and mystery fiction.
How many Peter Høeg books are there?
Peter Høeg has 8 books, released between 1988 and 2017.
Peter Høeg Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Peter Høeg 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 History of Danish Dreams1988 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/419884162/4
- 2Tales of the Night1990 · 278 pages · confirmed 2/419902782/4
- 3Smilla's Sense of Snow / Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow1993 · 469 pages · confirmed 2/419934692/4
- 4Borderliners1994 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/419942882/4
- 5The Woman and the Ape1996 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/419962722/4
- 6The Quiet Girl2007 · 408 pages · confirmed 2/420074082/4
- 7The Elephant Keepers' Children2012 · 499 pages · confirmed 2/420124992/4
- 8The Susan Effect2017 · 345 pages · confirmed 2/420173452/4
Peter Høeg 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
8 books8 Peter Høeg titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Peter Høeg books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 8 Peter Høeg books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Peter Høeg
Start with The History of Danish Dreams (1988), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Peter Høeg book?
The Susan Effect (2017) is the newest Peter Høeg book released so far.
Is there a new Peter Høeg book coming?
No next Peter Høeg 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 Peter Høeg has won
Wikidata records 4 awards for Peter Høeg. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Dilys Award1994Wonfor Smilla's Sense of Snow
- Danish Critics Prize for Literature1993Won
- Glass Key award1993Won
- De Gyldne Laurbær1993Wonfor Borderliners
Peter Høeg at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Peter Høeg title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Peter Høeg books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 2,975 pages across all 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 376 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Peter Høeg books, 4 of 8, were published in the 1990s.
What the Peter Høeg books are about
All 8 Peter Høeg books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: denmark is tagged on 2 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Denmark 2 of 8 books
- Missing persons 2 of 8 books