Order of Book Series
0

Ross King Books in Order

Ross King has written 12 books, published between 1995 and 2025. The first book is Domino (1995) and the newest is The Shortest History of Ancient Rome (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
1995–2025
Confirmed
1 of 12 titles
Pages on record
2,431 in 5 of 12 books
See all 12 books in order Printable Ross King checklist

Ross King, born July 16, 1962, is a Canadian novelist and non-fiction writer. Two works of historical fiction in the 1990s, Domino (1995) and Ex-Libris (1998), started the career; King then turned to non-fiction and has written historical books that sold widely and drew critical acclaim. Art and its makers supply much of the material, in Brunelleschis Dome (2000), Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling (2002), Leonardo and the Last Supper (2012) and Mad Enchantment (2016). The catalogue holds 12 titles and reaches The Shortest History of Ancient Rome in 2025, with a median length of 448 pages.

How many Ross King books are there?

Ross King has 12 books, released between 1995 and 2025.

Ross King Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Ross King 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 Domino by Ross King (1995)
  2. Cover of The Judgment of Paris by Ross King (2006)
  3. Cover of Leonardo and the Last Supper by Ross King (2012)
  4. Cover of Florence: The Paintings & Frescoes, 1250-1743 by Ross King (2015)
  5. Cover of Bookseller of Florence by Ross King (2021)
  1. 1
    Domino1995 · 435 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995435
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    Ex-Libris1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Brunelleschis Dome2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling2002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    The Judgment of Paris2006 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006448
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    MachiavelliEminent Lives #122007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Leonardo and the Last Supper2012 · 344 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012344
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Florence: The Paintings & Frescoes, 1250-17432015 · 708 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015708
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Mad Enchantment2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Bookseller of Florence2021 · 496 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021496
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    The Shortest History of ItalyShortest History #92024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    The Shortest History of Ancient RomeShortest History #232025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Ross King 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.

Shortest History in order

2 books
  1. 9. The Shortest History of Italy
  2. 23. The Shortest History of Ancient Rome

Eminent Lives in order

1 book
  1. 12. Machiavelli

Standalone books

9 books

9 Ross King titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Ross King books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 12 Ross King books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Ross King

Start with Domino (1995), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Ross King book?

The Shortest History of Ancient Rome (2025) is the newest Ross King book released so far.

Is there a new Ross King book coming?

No next Ross King 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 Ross King has won

Wikidata records 2 awards for Ross King. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Governor General's Literary Awards2012Won
  • Governor General's Literary Awards2006Won

Ross King at a glance

Still publishing
Ross King published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Ross King books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
2,431 pages across the 5 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 448 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ross King books, 4 of 12, were published in the 2000s.

What the Ross King books are about

5 of the 12 Ross King books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: biography is tagged on 2 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Biography 2 of 5 books
  • History 2 of 5 books
  • ART / European 1 of 5 books
  • ART / History / Renaissance 1 of 5 books
  • Art and society 1 of 5 books
  • Art, renaissance 1 of 5 books
  • Artists 1 of 5 books
  • Booksellers and bookselling 1 of 5 books
  • Booksellers and bookselling, biography 1 of 5 books
  • Booksellers and bookselling, history 1 of 5 books
  • Castrati 1 of 5 books
  • Criticism and interpretation 1 of 5 books