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William Martin Books in Order

William Martin has written 13 books, published between 1979 and 2022. The first book is Back Bay (1979) and the newest is December '41 (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
1979–2022
Pages on record
6,134 in 11 of 13 books
Reading time
102–153 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,134 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

See all 13 books in order Printable William Martin checklist

William Martin writes American historical fiction, and 13 books are catalogued under his name. Back Bay (1979) opens the run and December '41 (2022) closes it. Peter Fallon recurs as a character across the main series, and the novels take their material from United States history: Massachusetts, Cape Cod, Annapolis, Maryland, the presidency, and the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland. Cape Cod (1991), Harvard Yard (2003) and The Lost Constitution (2007) sit in the middle of the run.

How many William Martin books are there?

William Martin has 13 books, released between 1979 and 2022. They include 2 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.

William Martin Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 William Martin 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 Back Bay by William Martin, book 1 of the Peter Fallon series (1979)
  2. Cover of The Rising of the Moon by William Martin (1987)
  3. Cover of Cape Cod by William Martin (1991)
  4. Cover of Nerve Endings by William Martin (1996)
  5. Cover of Citizen Washington by William Martin (1999)
  6. Cover of Harvard Yard by William Martin, book 2 of the Peter Fallon series (2003)
  7. Cover of The Lost Constitution by William Martin, book 3 of the Peter Fallon series (2007)
  8. Cover of City of Dreams by William Martin, book 4 of the Peter Fallon series (2010)
  9. Cover of The Lincoln Letter by William Martin, book 5 of the Peter Fallon series (2015)
  10. Cover of December '41 by William Martin (2022)
  1. 1
    Back BayPeter Fallon #11979 · 544 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979544
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  2. 2
    The Rising of the Moon1987 · 688 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987688
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  3. 3
    Cape Cod1991 · 713 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991713
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  4. 4
    Annapolis1996 · confirmed 2/4
    1996–
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  5. 5
    Nerve Endings1996 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996480
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  6. 6
    Citizen Washington1999 · 784 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999784
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  7. 7
    Harvard YardPeter Fallon #22003 · 702 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003702
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  8. 8
    The Lost ConstitutionPeter Fallon #32007 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007512
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  9. 9
    City of DreamsPeter Fallon #42010 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010448
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  10. 10
    The Lincoln LetterPeter Fallon #52015 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015448
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  11. 11
    Bound for GoldPeter Fallon #62018 · 495 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018495
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  12. 12
    Life in an Ivory TowerSan Francisco: The Luxury of Eccentricity #12020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  13. 13
    December '412022 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2022320
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William Martin 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.

Peter Fallon in order

6 books
  1. 1. Back Bay
  2. 2. Harvard Yard
  3. 3. The Lost Constitution
  4. 4. City of Dreams
  5. 5. The Lincoln Letter
  6. 6. Bound for Gold

San Francisco: The Luxury of Eccentricity in order

1 book
  1. 1. Life in an Ivory Tower

Standalone books

6 books

6 William Martin titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read William Martin books in order?

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

Where to start with William Martin

Start with Back Bay (1979), the earliest published title.

What is the newest William Martin book?

December '41 (2022) is the newest William Martin book released so far.

Is there a new William Martin book coming?

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

William Martin at a glance

Paused
No new William Martin title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
William Martin books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
Length
6,134 pages across the 11 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 512 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most William Martin books, 4 of 13, were published in the 1990s.

What the William Martin books are about

10 of the 13 William Martin 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 6 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.