The Godfather Books in Order
Mario Puzo has written 3 The Godfather books, published between 1969 and 1999. The first book is The Godfather (1969) and the newest is Omerta (1999). Publication order is the reading order below.
Also searched as Godfather.
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 1969–1999
- Total pages
- 1,229 across 3 books
- Reading time
- 20–31 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,229 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
The Godfather names Mario Puzo's mafia novels, three of them catalogued: The Godfather (1969), The Sicilian (1984) and Omerta (1999). Organised crime, Italian American families and criminal codes supply the material. Fifteen years separate each book from the next, and nothing later than 1999 is catalogued.
How many The Godfather books are there?
The Godfather has 3 books, released between 1969 and 1999.
The Godfather Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 3 The Godfather 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.
- 119694442/4
- 219844162/4
- 319993692/4
The Godfather Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the The Godfather books run from The Godfather (1969) to Omerta (1999), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for The Godfather in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read The Godfather books in order?
You should read the The Godfather books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each The Godfather book also stands alone.
What order should you read The Godfather books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with The Godfather (1969), the earliest published title. After it come The Sicilian (1984) and Omerta (1999).
What is the newest The Godfather book?
Omerta (1999) is the newest The Godfather book released so far.
Is there a new The Godfather book coming?
No next The Godfather book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
The Godfather at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest The Godfather title on record dates from 1999, 27 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- The Godfather books have appeared about one every 15 years on average.
- Length
- 1,229 pages across all 3 books with a recorded length, a median of 416 pages each.
What the The Godfather books are about
All 3 The Godfather books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: criminals is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Criminals 3 of 3 books
- Mafia 3 of 3 books
- Organized crime 3 of 3 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 3 books
- Crimen organizado 1 of 3 books
- Criminales 1 of 3 books
- Criminals in fiction 1 of 3 books
- Drama 1 of 3 books
- Italian Americans 1 of 3 books
- Novela policíaca 1 of 3 books
- Thrillers 1 of 3 books
More books by Mario Puzo
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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