Robert Harris Books in Order
Robert Harris has written 23 books, published between 1982 and 2026. The first book is A Higher Form of Killing (1982) and the newest is Agrippa (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 23
- Published
- 1982–2026
- Confirmed
- 23 of 23 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,717 in 17 of 23 books
- Reading time
- 95–143 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,717 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 23 titles with a page count on record.
Robert Harris writes historical thrillers and political non-fiction. Non-fiction opens the catalogue: A Higher Form of Killing (1982) on chemical warfare, Gotcha! (1983) on the press and the Falklands, later joined by Selling Hitler (1996). The novels run from Fatherland (1991) through Enigma (1995), Archangel (1998), Pompeii (2003) and Imperium (2006), with a Cicero series among the named sequences. Harris's 23 catalogued books reach Agrippa in 2026.
How many Robert Harris books are there?
Robert Harris has 23 books, released between 1982 and 2026. 4 of them belong to the Cicero series.
Robert Harris Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 23 Robert Harris books in the order they were released, 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.
- 119823363/4
- 2Gotcha!: The Government, the Media and the Falklands CrisisRobert Harris Non-Fiction #21983 · 158 pages · confirmed 3/419831583/4
- 319842563/4
- 4Good and Faithful Servant: The Unauthorized Biography of Bernard InghamRobert Harris Non-Fiction #41990 · 205 pages · confirmed 3/419902053/4
- 519913523/4
- 619953203/4
- 719964023/4
- 819984153/4
- 920033493/4
- 1020063203/4
- 1120073523/4
- 1220093843/4
- 1320114003/4
- 1420134833/4
- 1520163853/4
- 162016–3/4
- 172017–3/4
- 1820173033/4
- 1920192973/4
- 202020–3/4
- 212022–3/4
- 222024–3/4
- 232026–3/4
Robert Harris 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.
Robert Harris Standalone Novels
14 books14 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Robert Harris Non-Fiction
5 books5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Cicero in order
4 booksRobert Harris Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Robert Harris books run from A Higher Form of Killing (1982) to Agrippa (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Robert Harris in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Robert Harris books in order?
You only need to read Robert Harris books in order within the Cicero series, which holds 4 of the 23 Robert Harris books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Robert Harris
Start with A Higher Form of Killing (1982), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Robert Harris book?
Agrippa (2026) is the newest Robert Harris book released so far.
Is there a new Robert Harris book coming?
No next Robert Harris 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 Robert Harris has won
Wikidata records 1 award and 2 nominations for Robert Harris. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger2014Wonfor An Officer and a Spy
- Locus Award for Best First Novel1993Shortlistedfor Fatherland
- Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel1993Shortlistedfor Fatherland
Robert Harris at a glance
- Still publishing
- Robert Harris published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Robert Harris books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 5,717 pages across the 17 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 349 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Robert Harris books, 7 of 23, were published in the 2010s.
What the Robert Harris books are about
17 of the 23 Robert Harris 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 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Historical fiction 6 of 17 books
- History 6 of 17 books
- Thrillers 4 of 17 books
- Rome 3 of 17 books
- Suspense 3 of 17 books
- Government and the press 2 of 17 books
- Politics and government 2 of 17 books
- Prime ministers 2 of 17 books
- War & military 2 of 17 books