Martin Bora Books in Order
Ben Pastor has written 8 books featuring Martin Bora, published between 1999 and 2024. The first book is Lumen (1999) and the newest is The Venus of Salo (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1999–2024
- Pages on record
- 1,809 in 5 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 30–45 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,809 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.
Martin Bora is the figure at the centre of Ben Pastor's Captain Martin Bora series, catalogued as historical mystery and suspense set against the Second World War. Subject headings add police, murder, Poland and political fiction. The 8 books open with Lumen (1999) and continue through Liar Moon (2001), A Dark Song of Blood (2002), Tin Sky (2015), The Road to Ithaca (2017), The Horseman's Song (2019) and The Night of Shooting Stars (2020) to The Venus of Salo (2024). Pastor is credited on every title.
How many Martin Bora books are there?
Martin Bora appears in 8 books, released between 1999 and 2024.
Martin Bora Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Martin Bora 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.
- 119992882/4
- 22001–2/4
- 32002–2/4
- 420153972/4
- 520173962/4
- 620193762/4
- 720203522/4
- 82024–2/4
Do you have to read Martin Bora books in order?
You should read the Martin Bora books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Martin Bora book also stands alone.
Where to start with Martin Bora
Start with Lumen (1999), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Martin Bora book?
The Venus of Salo (2024) is the newest Martin Bora book released so far.
Is there a new Martin Bora book coming?
No next Martin Bora book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Martin Bora at a glance
- Still running
- Martin Bora is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Martin Bora books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 1,809 pages across the 5 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 376 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Martin Bora books, 3 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the Martin Bora books are about
6 of the 8 Martin Bora books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: world war, 1939-1945 is tagged on 5 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- World War, 1939-1945 5 of 6 books
- History 4 of 6 books
- Suspense 3 of 6 books
- Thrillers 3 of 6 books
- Historical fiction 2 of 6 books
- Murder 2 of 6 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 2 of 6 books
- Police 2 of 6 books
More books by Ben Pastor
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Ben Pastor books in order 10 books