Steven Pressfield Books in Order
Steven Pressfield has written 23 books, published between 1995 and 2026. The first book is The Legend of Bagger Vance (1995) and the newest is The Arcadian (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 23
- Published
- 1995–2026
- Pages on record
- 4,937 in 18 of 23 books
- Reading time
- 82–123 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,937 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 23 titles with a page count on record.
Steven Pressfield writes historical fiction and nonfiction. The catalogue opens with The Legend of Bagger Vance (1995), a novel about golfers, and runs to 23 books through 2026. The fiction takes in the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC, the Second World War and military history generally, across titles such as Gates of Fire (1998), The Virtues of War (2004) and Killing Rommel (2008). The nonfiction turns to creative work and the resistance that blocks it, in The War of Art (2002) and Do the Work (2011).
How many Steven Pressfield books are there?
Steven Pressfield has 23 books, released between 1995 and 2026.
Steven Pressfield Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 23 Steven Pressfield 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.
- 1The Legend of Bagger Vance1995 · 282 pages · confirmed 2/419952822/4
- 2Gates of Fire1998 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/419984002/4
- 3Tides of War2000 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/420004482/4
- 4The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles2002 · 165 pages · confirmed 2/420021652/4
- 5Last of the Amazons2002 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/420024162/4
- 6The Virtues of War2004 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/420043682/4
- 7The Afghan Campaign2006 · confirmed 2/42006–2/4
- 8Killing Rommel2008 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/420083202/4
- 9Do the Work2011 · 98 pages · confirmed 2/42011982/4
- 10The Warrior Ethos2011 · 112 pages · confirmed 2/420111122/4
- 11The Profession2011 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/420113362/4
- 12Turning Pro: Tap Your Inner Power and Create Your Life's Work2012 · 132 pages · confirmed 2/420121322/4
- 13The Authentic Swing2013 · 150 pages · confirmed 2/420131502/4
- 14The Lion's Gate2014 · 430 pages · confirmed 2/420144302/4
- 15An American Jew2015 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/420152722/4
- 16Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t: Why That Is and What You Can Do About It2016 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/420162082/4
- 17The Knowledge2016 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/420162882/4
- 18The Artist's Journey: The Wake of the Hero's Journey and the Lifelong Pursuit of Meaning2018 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/420181922/4
- 1936 Righteous Men2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 20A Man at Arms2021 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/420213202/4
- 21Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 22Govt Cheese2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 23The Arcadian2026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
Steven Pressfield 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.
Standalone books
23 books23 Steven Pressfield titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Steven Pressfield books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 23 Steven Pressfield books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Steven Pressfield
Start with The Legend of Bagger Vance (1995), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Steven Pressfield book?
The Arcadian (2026) is the newest Steven Pressfield book released so far.
Is there a new Steven Pressfield book coming?
No next Steven Pressfield book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Steven Pressfield at a glance
- Still publishing
- Steven Pressfield published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Steven Pressfield books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,937 pages across the 18 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 285 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Steven Pressfield books, 11 of 23, were published in the 2010s.
What the Steven Pressfield books are about
15 of the 23 Steven Pressfield 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 5 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Historical fiction 5 of 15 books
- History 3 of 15 books
- American literature 2 of 15 books
- Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) 2 of 15 books
- Creative thinking 2 of 15 books
- Generals 2 of 15 books
- Resistance (Psychoanalysis) 2 of 15 books
- War & military 2 of 15 books