Werner Herzog Books in Order
Werner Herzog has written 8 books, published between 2009 and 2025. The first book is The Bad Lieutenant (2009) and the newest is The Future of Truth (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2009–2025
- Pages on record
- 974 in 5 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 16–24 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 974 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Werner Herzog, born in 1942, is a German filmmaker, actor, opera director and author, counted as a pioneer of New German Cinema. Eight books carry the Herzog name in the catalogue, between The Bad Lieutenant (2009) and The Future of Truth (2025). Conquest of the Useless (2010), Every Night the Trees Disappear (2012), Scenarios II (2018), Scenarios III (2019), The Twilight World (2022) and Every Man for Himself and God Against All (2023) make up the rest. The attached subjects are cinematic: motion picture plays, German drama translated into English, film production and direction, and Heart of Glass.
How many Werner Herzog books are there?
Werner Herzog has 8 books, released between 2009 and 2025.
Werner Herzog Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Werner Herzog 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 Bad Lieutenant2009 · 190 pages · confirmed 1/420091901/4
- 2Conquest of the Useless2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 3Every Night the Trees Disappear2012 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/420122241/4
- 4Scenarios II2018 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/420182001/4
- 5Scenarios III2019 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/420192161/4
- 6The Twilight World2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 7Every Man for Himself and God Against AllPublication Order of's Biographies & Memoirs #12023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 8The Future of Truth2025 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/420251441/4
Werner Herzog 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.
Publication Order of's Biographies & Memoirs in order
1 bookStandalone books
7 books7 Werner Herzog titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Werner Herzog books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 8 Werner Herzog books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Werner Herzog
Start with The Bad Lieutenant (2009), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Werner Herzog book?
The Future of Truth (2025) is the newest Werner Herzog book released so far.
Is there a new Werner Herzog book coming?
No next Werner Herzog 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 Werner Herzog has won
Wikidata records 2 awards for Werner Herzog. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Bayerischer Poetentaler2000Won
- Rauriser Literaturpreis1979Won
Werner Herzog at a glance
- Still publishing
- Werner Herzog published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Werner Herzog books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 974 pages across the 5 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 200 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Werner Herzog books, 4 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the Werner Herzog books are about
4 of the 8 Werner Herzog books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Drug addicts 1 of 4 books
- German drama, translations into english 1 of 4 books
- German Motion picture plays 1 of 4 books
- Heart of Glass (Motion picture) 1 of 4 books
- Herz aus Glas (Motion picture) 1 of 4 books
- Actors and actresses 1 of 4 books
- Motion picture plays 1 of 4 books
- Motion picture producers and directors 1 of 4 books
- Motion pictures, germany 1 of 4 books
- Motion pictures, production and direction 1 of 4 books
- Police chiefs 1 of 4 books