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Sax Rohmer Books in Order

67 books are credited to Sax Rohmer, published between 1913 and 2025; 21 of them appeared after Sax Rohmer's death in 1959. The first book is The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu / The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu (1913) and the newest is Morris Klaw Volume I (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
67
Published
1913–2025
Pages on record
8,341 in 39 of 67 books
Reading time
139–209 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,341 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 39 of 67 titles with a page count on record.

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Sax Rohmer was the pen name of Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward, an English novelist born 15 February 1883 who died on 1 June 1959. Rohmer is remembered chiefly for the novels about the master criminal Fu Manchu. The catalogue begins with The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu / The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu (1913), followed by The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu (1916) and The Hand of Fu-Manchu (1917). Other series are Sumuru, Gaston Max, Paul Harley, Red Kerry and Morris Klaw, and titles include The Yellow Claw (1915) and Brood of the Witch Queen (1918).

How many Sax Rohmer books are there?

Sax Rohmer has 67 books, released between 1913 and 2025. 21 of them were published after Sax Rohmer's death in 1959. They include 6 series and 38 titles listed outside any series.

Sax Rohmer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 67 Sax Rohmer 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 The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu / The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer, book 1 of the Fu Manchu series (1913)
  2. Cover of The Romance of Sorcery by Sax Rohmer (1914)
  3. Cover of The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu / The Devil Doctor by Sax Rohmer, book 2 of the Fu Manchu series (1916)
  4. Cover of The Hand of Fu-Manchu / The Si-Fan Mysteries by Sax Rohmer, book 3 of the Fu Manchu series (1917)
  5. Cover of Dope by Sax Rohmer, book 1 of the "Red" Kerry series (1919)
  6. Cover of The Golden Scorpion by Sax Rohmer, book 2 of the Gaston Max series (1919)
  7. Cover of Bat Wing by Sax Rohmer, book 1 of the Paul Harley series (1920)
  8. Cover of The Dream Detective by Sax Rohmer (1920)
  9. Cover of The Green Eyes of Bast by Sax Rohmer (1920)
  10. Cover of Fire-Tongue by Sax Rohmer, book 2 of the Paul Harley series (1921)
  11. Cover of Tcheriapin by Sax Rohmer (1922)
  12. Cover of She Who Sleeps by Sax Rohmer (1928)
  13. Cover of The Daughter of Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer, book 4 of the Fu Manchu series (1931)
  14. Cover of The Mask of Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer, book 5 of the Fu Manchu series (1932)
  15. Cover of The Bride of Fu-Manchu / Fu-Manchu's Bride by Sax Rohmer, book 6 of the Fu Manchu series (1933)
  16. Cover of The Trail of Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer, book 7 of the Fu Manchu series (1934)
  17. Cover of President Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer, book 8 of the Fu Manchu series (1936)
  18. Cover of The Drums of Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer, book 9 of the Fu Manchu series (1939)
  19. Cover of The Island of Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer, book 10 of the Fu Manchu series (1940)
  20. Cover of The Shadow of Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer, book 11 of the Fu Manchu series (1948)
  21. Cover of The Sins of Sumuru / Nude in Mink by Sax Rohmer, book 1 of the Sumuru series (1950)
  22. Cover of Sumuru / The Slaves of Sumuru by Sax Rohmer, book 2 of the Sumuru series (1951)
  23. Cover of Emperor Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer, book 13 of the Fu Manchu series (1959)
  24. Cover of The Wrath of Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer, book 14 of the Fu Manchu series (1973)
  1. 1
    The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu / The Insidious Dr. Fu-ManchuFu Manchu #11913 · 307 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1913307
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  2. 2
    The Romance of Sorcery1914 · 360 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1914360
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  3. 3
    The Sins of Severac Bablon1914 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1914128
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  4. 4
    The Yellow ClawGaston Max #11915 · confirmed 2/4
    1915–
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  5. 5
    The Exploits of Captain O'Hagan1916 · confirmed 2/4
    1916–
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  6. 6
    The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu / The Devil DoctorFu Manchu #21916 · 278 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1916278
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  7. 7
    The Hand of Fu-Manchu / The Si-Fan MysteriesFu Manchu #31917 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1917208
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  8. 8
    Brood of the Witch Queen1918 · confirmed 2/4
    1918–
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  9. 9
    Tales of Secret Egypt1918 · 118 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1918118
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  10. 10
    The Orchard of Tears1918 · 154 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1918154
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  11. 11
    Dope"Red" Kerry #11919 · 292 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1919292
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  12. 12
    The Golden ScorpionGaston Max #21919 · 156 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1919156
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  13. 13
    The Quest of the Sacred Slipper1919 · confirmed 2/4
    1919–
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  14. 14
    Bat WingPaul Harley #11920 · 220 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1920220
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  15. 15
    The Man with the Shaven Skull1920 · confirmed 2/4
    1920–
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  16. 16
    The Dream Detective1920 · confirmed 2/4
    1920–
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  17. 17
    The Green Eyes of Bast1920 · 168 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1920168
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  18. 18
    Fire-TonguePaul Harley #21921 · 164 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1921164
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  19. 19
    Tcheriapin1922 · 48 pages · confirmed 2/4
    192248
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  20. 20
    Grey Face1924 · confirmed 2/4
    1924–
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  21. 21
    Emperor of America1927 · confirmed 2/4
    1927–
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  22. 22
    Moon of Madness1927 · confirmed 2/4
    1927–
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  23. 23
    She Who Sleeps1928 · 328 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1928328
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  24. 24
    The Day the World EndedGaston Max #31929 · confirmed 2/4
    1929–
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  25. 25
    The Daughter of Fu-ManchuFu Manchu #41931 · 236 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1931236
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  26. 26
    The Mask of Fu-ManchuFu Manchu #51932 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1932288
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  27. 27
    Yu'an Hee See laughs,1932 · confirmed 2/4
    1932–
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  28. 28
    The Bride of Fu-Manchu / Fu-Manchu's BrideFu Manchu #61933 · 282 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1933282
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  29. 29
    The Trail of Fu-ManchuFu Manchu #71934 · 316 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1934316
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  30. 30
    The Bat Flies Low1935 · confirmed 2/4
    1935–
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Sax Rohmer series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Sax Rohmer 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.

Sumuru in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Sins of Sumuru / Nude in Mink
  2. 2. Sumuru / The Slaves of Sumuru
  3. 3. Virgin in Flames / The Fire Goddess
  4. 4. Return Of Sumuru / Sand and Satin
  5. 5. Sinister Madonna

Gaston Max in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Yellow Claw
  2. 2. The Golden Scorpion
  3. 3. The Day the World Ended
  4. 4. Seven Sins

Paul Harley in order

3 books
  1. 1. Bat Wing
  2. 2. Fire-Tongue
  3. 3. The Voice of Kali

"Red" Kerry in order

2 books
  1. 1. Dope
  2. 2. Yellow Shadows

Morris Klaw in order

1 book
  1. 1. Morris Klaw Volume I

Standalone books

38 books

38 Sax Rohmer titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Sax Rohmer books in order?

You only need to read Sax Rohmer books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Sax Rohmer

Start with The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu / The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu (1913), the first Fu Manchu book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Sax Rohmer book?

Morris Klaw Volume I (2025) is the newest Sax Rohmer book released so far.

Is there a new Sax Rohmer book coming?

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

Sax Rohmer at a glance

Died
Sax Rohmer died in 1959, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Sax Rohmer are still being published after Sax Rohmer's death in 1959; the newest appeared in 2025.
Release pace
Sax Rohmer books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
8,341 pages across the 39 of 67 books with a recorded length, a median of 208 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Sax Rohmer books, 13 of 67, were published in the 1910s.

What the Sax Rohmer books are about

26 of the 67 Sax Rohmer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 14 of 26. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.