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Rafael Sabatini Books in Order

50 books are credited to Rafael Sabatini, published between 1902 and 2022; 8 of them appeared after Rafael Sabatini's death in 1950. The first book is The Lovers of Yvonne / The Suitors of Yvonne (1902) and the newest is The Marquis of Carabas (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
50
Published
1902–2022
Pages on record
10,334 in 36 of 50 books
Reading time
172–258 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,334 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 36 of 50 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Rafael Sabatini, author

Rafael Sabatini (1875-1950) was an Italian-born British writer of romance and adventure novels. The Sea Hawk (1915), Scaramouche (1921), Captain Blood (1922) and Bellarion the Fortunate (1926) were the bestsellers, and several of the novels reached the screen in both silent and sound versions. Sabatini produced 34 novels, eight short story collections, six works of non-fiction, uncollected short stories and several plays. Fifty titles are catalogued from The Lovers of Yvonne (1902) onward, with pirates, the French Revolution, the Renaissance and Italy among the subjects.

How many Rafael Sabatini books are there?

Rafael Sabatini has 50 books, released between 1902 and 2022. 8 of them were published after Rafael Sabatini's death in 1950. They include 2 series and 45 titles listed outside any series.

Rafael Sabatini Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 50 Rafael Sabatini 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. Cover of Bardelys The Magnificent by Rafael Sabatini (1905)
  2. Cover of The Trampling of the Lilies by Rafael Sabatini (1906)
  3. Cover of The Life of Cesare Borgia by Rafael Sabatini (1912)
  4. Cover of Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition by Rafael Sabatini (1913)
  5. Cover of The Gates Of Doom by Rafael Sabatini (1914)
  6. Cover of The Sea-Hawk by Rafael Sabatini (1915)
  7. Cover of Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini, book 1 of the Scaramouche series (1921)
  8. Cover of Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini, book 1 of the Captain Blood series (1922)
  9. Cover of The Nuptials of Corbal by Rafael Sabatini (1927)
  10. Cover of The Romantic Prince by Rafael Sabatini (1929)
  11. Cover of Heroic Lives by Rafael Sabatini (1934)
  12. Cover of The Fortunes of Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini, book 3 of the Captain Blood series (1936)
  13. Cover of Columbus by Rafael Sabatini (1941)
  14. Cover of King In Prussia / The Birth of Mischief by Rafael Sabatini (1944)
  15. Cover of The Treasure Ship by Rafael Sabatini (2004)
  1. 1
    The Lovers of Yvonne / The Suitors of Yvonne1902 · 114 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1902114
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  2. 2
    The Tavern Knight1904 · 226 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1904226
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  3. 3
    Bardelys The Magnificent1905 · 234 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1905234
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  4. 4
    The Trampling of the Lilies1906 · 212 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1906212
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  5. 5
    Love-At-Arms1907 · confirmed 2/4
    1907–
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  6. 6
    The Shame of Motley1908 · confirmed 2/4
    1908–
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  7. 7
    St Martin's Summer1909 · 268 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1909268
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  8. 8
    Mistress Wilding / Anthony Wilding1910 · confirmed 2/4
    1910–
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  9. 9
    The Lion's Skin1911 · confirmed 2/4
    1911–
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  10. 10
    The Justice of the Duke1912 · 238 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1912238
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  11. 11
    The Life of Cesare Borgia1912 · 282 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1912282
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  12. 12
    Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition1913 · 436 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1913436
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  13. 13
    The Strolling Saint1913 · confirmed 2/4
    1913–
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  14. 14
    The Gates Of Doom1914 · 268 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1914268
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  15. 15
    The Banner of the Bull1915 · 198 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1915198
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  16. 16
    The Sea-Hawk1915 · 372 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1915372
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  17. 17
    The Historical Night's Entertainment1917 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1917240
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  18. 18
    Snare1917 · 260 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1917260
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  19. 19
    ScaramoucheScaramouche #11921 · 318 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1921318
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  20. 20
    Captain BloodCaptain Blood #11922 · 250 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1922250
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  21. 21
    Fortune's Fool1922 · 282 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1922282
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  22. 22
    The Carolinian1925 · 406 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1925406
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  23. 23
    Bellarion the Fortunate1926 · confirmed 2/4
    1926–
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  24. 24
    The Nuptials of Corbal1927 · 106 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1927106
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  25. 25
    The Hounds of God1928 · 270 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1928270
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  26. 26
    The Romantic Prince1929 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1929352
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  27. 27
    The King's Minion / The Minion1930 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1930368
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  28. 28
    Captain Blood ReturnsCaptain Blood #21931 · confirmed 2/4
    1931–
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  29. 29
    Scaramouche The King MakerScaramouche #21931 · 426 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1931426
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  30. 30
    The Black Swan1931 · 236 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1931236
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Rafael Sabatini 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.

Captain Blood in order

3 books
  1. 1. Captain Blood
  2. 2. Captain Blood Returns
  3. 3. The Fortunes of Captain Blood

Scaramouche in order

2 books
  1. 1. Scaramouche
  2. 2. Scaramouche The King Maker

Standalone books

45 books

45 Rafael Sabatini titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Rafael Sabatini books in order?

You only need to read Rafael Sabatini 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 Rafael Sabatini

Start with The Lovers of Yvonne / The Suitors of Yvonne (1902), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Rafael Sabatini book?

The Marquis of Carabas (2022) is the newest Rafael Sabatini book released so far.

Is there a new Rafael Sabatini book coming?

No next Rafael Sabatini book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Rafael Sabatini at a glance

Died
Rafael Sabatini died in 1950, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Rafael Sabatini are still being published after Rafael Sabatini's death in 1950; the newest appeared in 2022.
Release pace
Rafael Sabatini books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
10,334 pages across the 36 of 50 books with a recorded length, a median of 282 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Rafael Sabatini books, 11 of 50, were published in the 1930s.

What the Rafael Sabatini books are about

16 of the 50 Rafael Sabatini books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 6 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.