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Stephen Fry Books in Order

Stephen Fry has written 29 books, published between 1990 and 2024. The first book is A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1990) and the newest is Odyssey (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
29
Published
1990–2024
Pages on record
6,783 in 20 of 29 books
Reading time
113–170 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,783 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 20 of 29 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Stephen Fry, author

Stephen Fry is an English actor, comedian, writer and broadcaster, born in 1957. His 29 catalogued books run from A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1990) to Odyssey (2024), taking in The Liar (1991), The Hippopotamus (1994), Making History (1996) and Moab Is My Washpot (1997). Humour, English wit, comedians, diaries and travel are the recurring subjects. Two series are catalogued: A Bit of Fry and Laurie, drawn from the sketch show Fry made with Hugh Laurie, and Mythos. Fry continues to publish.

How many Stephen Fry books are there?

Stephen Fry has 29 books, released between 1990 and 2024. They include 2 series and 21 titles listed outside any series.

Stephen Fry Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 29 Stephen Fry 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 A Bit of Fry & Laurie by Stephen Fry, book 1 of the A Bit of Fry and Laurie series (1990)
  2. Cover of A Bit More Fry & Laurie by Stephen Fry, book 2 of the A Bit of Fry and Laurie series (1991)
  3. Cover of Paperweight by Stephen Fry (1992)
  4. Cover of The Hippopotamus by Stephen Fry (1994)
  5. Cover of Fry & Laurie Bit No by Stephen Fry, book 4 of the A Bit of Fry and Laurie series (1995)
  6. Cover of Moab Is My Washpot by Stephen Fry (1997)
  7. Cover of Rescuing the Spectacled Bear by Stephen Fry (2002)
  8. Cover of Stephen Fry's Incomplete and Utter History of Classical Music by Stephen Fry (2004)
  9. Cover of The Ode Less Travelled by Stephen Fry (2005)
  10. Cover of Stephen Fry in America by Stephen Fry (2008)
  11. Cover of Mrs Fry's Diary by Stephen Fry (2010)
  12. Cover of More Fool Me: A Memoir by Stephen Fry (2014)
  13. Cover of Mythos by Stephen Fry, book 1 of the Mythos series (2017)
  14. Cover of Heroes by Stephen Fry, book 2 of the Mythos series (2018)
  15. Cover of Political Correctness Gone Mad? by Stephen Fry (2018)
  16. Cover of Fry's Ties by Stephen Fry (2021)
  1. 1
    A Bit of Fry & LaurieA Bit of Fry and Laurie #11990 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990240
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  2. 2
    The Liar1991 · 303 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991303
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  3. 3
    A Bit More Fry & LaurieA Bit of Fry and Laurie #21991 · 179 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991179
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  4. 4
    Paperweight1992 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992480
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  5. 5
    Three Bits of Fry and LaurieA Bit of Fry and Laurie #31992 · 450 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992450
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  6. 6
    The Hippopotamus1994 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994320
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  7. 7
    Fry & Laurie Bit NoA Bit of Fry and Laurie #41995 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995240
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  8. 8
    Making History1996 · 456 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996456
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  9. 9
    Moab Is My Washpot1997 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997368
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  10. 10
    The Stars' Tennis Balls / Revenge2000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  11. 11
    Rescuing the Spectacled Bear2002 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002192
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  12. 12
    Stephen Fry's Incomplete and Utter History of Classical Music2004 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004320
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  13. 13
    The Ode Less Travelled2005 · 357 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005357
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  14. 14
    Stephen Fry in America2008 · 346 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008346
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  15. 15
    Saturday Night Fry2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  16. 16
    Fry's English Delight2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  17. 17
    The Fry Chronicles2010 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010448
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  18. 18
    Mrs Fry's Diary2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  19. 19
    Stephen Fry Does the 'Knowledge'2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  20. 20
    Walking & Talking / Stephen Fry on the Phone2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  21. 21
    How To Have An Almost Perfect Marriage2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  22. 22
    More Fool Me: A Memoir2014 · 388 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014388
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  23. 23
    MythosMythos #12017 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017352
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  24. 24
    HeroesMythos #22018 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018400
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  25. 25
    Political Correctness Gone Mad?2018 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018128
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  26. 26
    TroyMythos #32020 · 496 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020496
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  27. 27
    Fry's Ties2021 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021320
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  28. 28
    Ghost Stories: Stephen Fry's Definitive Collection2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  29. 29
    OdysseyMythos #42024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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Stephen Fry 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.

A Bit of Fry and Laurie in order

4 books
  1. 1. A Bit of Fry & Laurie
  2. 2. A Bit More Fry & Laurie
  3. 3. Three Bits of Fry and Laurie
  4. 4. Fry & Laurie Bit No

Mythos in order

4 books
  1. 1. Mythos
  2. 2. Heroes
  3. 3. Troy
  4. 4. Odyssey

Standalone books

21 books

21 Stephen Fry titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Stephen Fry books in order?

You only need to read Stephen Fry books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

What order should you read Stephen Fry books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1990), the earliest published title. After it come The Liar (1991), A Bit More Fry & Laurie (1991), Paperweight (1992) and Three Bits of Fry and Laurie (1992); the numbered table above continues from there.

What is the newest Stephen Fry book?

Odyssey (2024) is the newest Stephen Fry book released so far.

Is there a new Stephen Fry book coming?

No next Stephen Fry 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 Stephen Fry has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Stephen Fry. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Stephen Fry at a glance

Still publishing
Stephen Fry published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Stephen Fry books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
6,783 pages across the 20 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 349 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Stephen Fry books, 9 of 29, were published in the 2010s.

What the Stephen Fry books are about

21 of the 29 Stephen Fry 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 3 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.