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Waverly Books in Order

Sir Walter Scott has written 17 Waverly books, published between 1814 and 2008. The first book is Waverley / Tis Sixty Years Since (1814) and the newest is The Siege of Malta (2008). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
1814–2008
Pages on record
8,132 in 16 of 17 books
Reading time
136–203 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,132 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 17 titles with a page count on record.

See all 17 books in order Printable Waverly checklist

Waverly is the entry for Sir Walter Scott's Waverley series, starting with Waverley, also titled Tis Sixty Years Since (1814). Subject tags include historical fiction, Scotland, Great Britain, the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745-1746, astrologers, and inheritance and succession. Guy Mannering (1815), The Antiquary (1816), Rob Roy (1817) and Ivanhoe (1819) follow. The Abbot and The Monastery date from 1820, Kenilworth from 1821, and Peveril of the Peak and The Fortunes of Nigel from 1822.

How many Waverly books are there?

Waverly has 17 books, released between 1814 and 2008.

Waverly Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Waverly 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 Waverley / Tis Sixty Years Since by Sir Walter Scott, book 1 of the Waverley series (1814)
  2. Cover of Guy Mannering by Sir Walter Scott, book 2 of the Waverley series (1815)
  3. Cover of Rob Roy by Sir Walter Scott, book 4 of the Waverley series (1817)
  4. Cover of Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott, book 5 of the Waverley series (1819)
  5. Cover of The Monastery by Sir Walter Scott, book 6 of the Waverley series (1820)
  6. Cover of The Abbot by Sir Walter Scott, book 7 of the Waverley series (1820)
  7. Cover of Kenilworth by Sir Walter Scott, book 8 of the Waverley series (1821)
  8. Cover of The Pirate by Sir Walter Scott, book 9 of the Waverley series (1822)
  9. Cover of The Fortunes of Nigel by Sir Walter Scott, book 10 of the Waverley series (1822)
  10. Cover of Peveril of the Peak by Sir Walter Scott, book 11 of the Waverley series (1822)
  11. Cover of Quentin Durward by Sir Walter Scott, book 12 of the Waverley series (1823)
  12. Cover of Saint Ronan's Well by Sir Walter Scott, book 13 of the Waverley series (1823)
  13. Cover of Redgauntlet by Sir Walter Scott, book 14 of the Waverley series (1824)
  14. Cover of Woodstock by Sir Walter Scott, book 15 of the Waverley series (1826)
  15. Cover of Anne of Geierstein by Sir Walter Scott, book 16 of the Waverley series (1829)
  16. Cover of The Siege of Malta by Sir Walter Scott, book 17 of the Waverley series (2008)
  1. 1
    Waverley / Tis Sixty Years SinceWaverley #11814 · 491 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1814491
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  2. 2
    Guy ManneringWaverley #21815 · 459 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1815459
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  3. 3
    The AntiquaryWaverley #31816 · confirmed 1/4
    1816–
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  4. 4
    Rob RoyWaverley #41817 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1817512
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  5. 5
    IvanhoeWaverley #51819 · 56 pages · confirmed 1/4
    181956
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  6. 6
    The MonasteryWaverley #61820 · 370 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1820370
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  7. 7
    The AbbotWaverley #71820 · 364 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1820364
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  8. 8
    KenilworthWaverley #81821 · 541 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1821541
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  9. 9
    The PirateWaverley #91822 · 522 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1822522
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  10. 10
    The Fortunes of NigelWaverley #101822 · 682 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1822682
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  11. 11
    Peveril of the PeakWaverley #111822 · 704 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1822704
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  12. 12
    Quentin DurwardWaverley #121823 · 488 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1823488
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  13. 13
    Saint Ronan's WellWaverley #131823 · 508 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1823508
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  14. 14
    RedgauntletWaverley #141824 · 481 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1824481
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  15. 15
    WoodstockWaverley #151826 · 532 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1826532
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  16. 16
    Anne of GeiersteinWaverley #161829 · 580 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1829580
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  17. 17
    The Siege of MaltaWaverley #172008 · 842 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008842
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Do you have to read Waverly books in order?

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

Where to start with Waverly

Start with Waverley / Tis Sixty Years Since (1814), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Waverly book?

The Siege of Malta (2008) is the newest Waverly book released so far.

Is there a new Waverly book coming?

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

Waverly at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Waverly title on record dates from 2008, 18 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Waverly books have appeared about one every 12 years on average.
Length
8,132 pages across the 16 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 510 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Waverly books, 11 of 17, were published in the 1820s.

What the Waverly books are about

15 of the 17 Waverly books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 13 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Sir Walter Scott

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