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Poldark Books in Order

Winston Graham has written 13 Poldark books, published between 1945 and 2002. The first book is Ross Poldark (1945) and the newest is Bella Poldark (2002). Publication order is the reading order below.

Also searched as Poldark Saga.

Books
13
Published
1945–2002
Pages on record
5,358 in 11 of 13 books
Reading time
89–134 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,358 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.

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Poldark is Winston Graham's historical saga, 13 novels published between 1945 and 2002 and set in Cornwall, England. Ross Poldark (1945) opens the sequence and Bella Poldark (2002) closes it. The Napoleonic Wars and Cornish social life supply the historical backdrop. A television programme of the same name is recorded in the subject tags. No further titles are dated, and the saga is listed as likely complete.

How many Poldark books are there?

Poldark has 13 books, released between 1945 and 2002.

Poldark Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Poldark books in the order they were released, 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 Ross Poldark by Winston Graham, book 1 of the Poldark Saga (1945)
  2. Cover of Jeremy Poldark by Winston Graham, book 3 of the Poldark Saga (1950)
  3. Cover of Warleggan by Winston Graham, book 4 of the Poldark Saga (1953)
  4. Cover of The Black Moon by Winston Graham, book 5 of the Poldark Saga (1973)
  5. Cover of The Four Swans by Winston Graham, book 6 of the Poldark Saga (1976)
  6. Cover of The Angry Tide by Winston Graham, book 7 of the Poldark Saga (1978)
  7. Cover of The Stranger from The Sea by Winston Graham, book 8 of the Poldark Saga (1981)
  8. Cover of The Miller's Dance by Winston Graham, book 9 of the Poldark Saga (1982)
  9. Cover of The Loving Cup by Winston Graham, book 11 of the Poldark Saga (1984)
  10. Cover of The Twisted Sword by Winston Graham, book 12 of the Poldark Saga (1990)
  11. Cover of Bella Poldark by Winston Graham, book 13 of the Poldark Saga (2002)
  1. 1
    Ross PoldarkPoldark Saga #11945 · 393 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1945393
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  2. 2
    DemelzaPoldark Saga #21946 · 422 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1946422
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  3. 3
    Jeremy PoldarkPoldark Saga #31950 · 295 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1950295
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  4. 4
    WarlegganPoldark Saga #41953 · confirmed 2/4
    1953–
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  5. 5
    The Black MoonPoldark Saga #51973 · confirmed 2/4
    1973–
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  6. 6
    The Four SwansPoldark Saga #61976 · 581 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1976581
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  7. 7
    The Angry TidePoldark Saga #71978 · 624 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1978624
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  8. 8
    The Stranger from The SeaPoldark Saga #81981 · 499 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1981499
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  9. 9
    The Miller's DancePoldark Saga #91982 · 496 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982496
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  10. 10
    Poldark's CornwallPoldark Saga #101983 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983224
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  11. 11
    The Loving CupPoldark Saga #111984 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984480
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  12. 12
    The Twisted SwordPoldark Saga #121990 · 656 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990656
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  13. 13
    Bella PoldarkPoldark Saga #132002 · 688 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002688
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Poldark Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Poldark books run from Ross Poldark (1945) to Bella Poldark (2002), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Poldark in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Poldark books in order?

You should read the Poldark books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Poldark book also stands alone.

What order should you read Poldark books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with Ross Poldark (1945), the earliest published title. After it come Demelza (1946), Jeremy Poldark (1950), Warleggan (1953) and The Black Moon (1973); the numbered table above continues from there.

What is the newest Poldark book?

Bella Poldark (2002) is the newest Poldark book released so far.

Is there a new Poldark book coming?

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

Poldark at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Poldark title on record dates from 2002, 24 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Poldark books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
Length
5,358 pages across the 11 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 496 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Poldark books, 4 of 13, were published in the 1980s.

What the Poldark books are about

All 13 Poldark books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: cornwall (england : county) is tagged on 9 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Winston Graham

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.