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Allan Quatermain Books in Order

Allan Quatermain by H. Rider Haggard contains 16 books, published between 1885 and 2002. The first book is King Solomon's Mines (1885) and the newest is Tales of Allan Quatermain and Others (2002). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
16
Published
1885–2002
Confirmed
16 of 16 titles
Pages on record
3,736 in 15 of 16 books
Reading time
62–93 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,736 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 16 titles with a page count on record.

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Allan Quatermain is H. Rider Haggard's adventure series, built around a hunting guide and explorer in Africa. King Solomon's Mines (1885) opens it and gives the character his fame; Allan Quatermain and Allan's Wife followed in 1887, and later books including Marie, Child of Storm, The Ivory Child and The Ancient Allan fill in the life. Sixteen titles are catalogued, the last a 2002 collection.

How many Allan Quatermain books are there?

Allan Quatermain has 16 books, released between 1885 and 2002.

Allan Quatermain Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 Allan Quatermain 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 King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard, book 1 of the Allan Quatermain series (1885)
  2. Cover of Allan Quatermain by H. Rider Haggard, book 2 of the Allan Quatermain series (1887)
  3. Cover of Marie by H. Rider Haggard, book 5 of the Allan Quatermain series (1912)
  4. Cover of Child of Storm by H. Rider Haggard, book 6 of the Allan Quatermain series (1913)
  5. Cover of The Ivory Child by H. Rider Haggard, book 8 of the Allan Quatermain series (1916)
  6. Cover of Finished by H. Rider Haggard, book 9 of the Allan Quatermain series (1917)
  7. Cover of The Ancient Allan by H. Rider Haggard, book 10 of the Allan Quatermain series (1920)
  8. Cover of She and Allan by H. Rider Haggard, book 11 of the Allan Quatermain series (1921)
  9. Cover of Heu Heu by H. Rider Haggard, book 12 of the Allan Quatermain series (1924)
  10. Cover of Treasure of the Lake by H. Rider Haggard, book 13 of the Allan Quatermain series (1926)
  11. Cover of Allan Quatermain and the Ice Gods by H. Rider Haggard, book 14 of the Allan Quatermain series (1927)
  12. Cover of Tales of Allan Quatermain and Others by H. Rider Haggard, book 16 of the Allan Quatermain series (2002)
  1. 1
    King Solomon's Mines1885 · 264 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1885264
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  2. 2
    Allan Quatermain1887 · 204 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1887204
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  3. 3
    Allan's Wife1887 · confirmed 3/4
    1887–
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  4. 4
    Maiwa's Revenge1888 · 52 pages · confirmed 3/4
    188852
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  5. 5
    Marie1912 · 164 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1912164
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  6. 6
    Child of Storm1913 · 540 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1913540
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  7. 7
    Holy Flower1915 · 200 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1915200
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  8. 8
    The Ivory Child1916 · 228 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1916228
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  9. 9
    Finished1917 · 200 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1917200
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  10. 10
    The Ancient Allan1920 · 308 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1920308
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  11. 11
    She and Allan1921 · 344 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1921344
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  12. 12
    Heu Heu1924 · 276 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1924276
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  13. 13
    Treasure of the Lake1926 · 324 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1926324
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  14. 14
    Allan Quatermain and the Ice Gods1927 · 204 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1927204
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  15. 15
    Allan's Wife, with Hunter Quatermain's Story1980 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1980240
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  16. 16
    Tales of Allan Quatermain and Others2002 · 188 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002188
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Allan Quatermain Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Allan Quatermain books run from King Solomon's Mines (1885) to Tales of Allan Quatermain and Others (2002), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Allan Quatermain in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Allan Quatermain books in order?

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

Where to start with Allan Quatermain

Start with King Solomon's Mines (1885), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Allan Quatermain book?

Tales of Allan Quatermain and Others (2002) is the newest Allan Quatermain book released so far.

Is there a new Allan Quatermain book coming?

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

Allan Quatermain at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Allan Quatermain title on record dates from 2002, 24 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Allan Quatermain books have appeared about one every 8 years on average.
Length
3,736 pages across the 15 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 228 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Allan Quatermain books, 5 of 16, were published in the 1920s.

What the Allan Quatermain books are about

14 of the 16 Allan Quatermain books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: action & adventure is tagged on 10 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by H. Rider Haggard

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