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Blackford Oakes Books in Order

Blackford Oakes by William F. Buckley, Jr. contains 12 books, published between 1976 and 2005. The first book is Saving the Queen (1976) and the newest is Last Call for Blackford Oakes (2005). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
1976–2005
Total pages
3,409 across 12 books
Reading time
57–85 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,409 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

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William F. Buckley, Jr.'s Blackford Oakes series is filed under espionage thrillers, with subject headings on the Central Intelligence Agency, spies, intelligence officers and the Cold War. Blackford Oakes is recorded as a fictitious character in the books. Read in order, the 12 Blackford Oakes books begin with Saving the Queen (1976) and end with Last Call for Blackford Oakes (2005). Stained Glass (1978), Who's on First (1980), The Story of Henri Tod (1983) and Mongoose, R.I.P. (1987) come between. The series is likely complete.

How many Blackford Oakes books are there?

Blackford Oakes has 12 books, released between 1976 and 2005.

Blackford Oakes Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Blackford Oakes 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 Saving the Queen by William F. Buckley, Jr., book 1 of the Blackford Oakes series (1976)
  2. Cover of Stained Glass by William F. Buckley, Jr., book 2 of the Blackford Oakes series (1978)
  3. Cover of Who's on First by William F. Buckley, Jr., book 3 of the Blackford Oakes series (1980)
  4. Cover of Marco Polo, If You Can by William F. Buckley, Jr., book 4 of the Blackford Oakes series (1981)
  5. Cover of The Story of Henri Tod by William F. Buckley, Jr., book 5 of the Blackford Oakes series (1983)
  6. Cover of See You Later Alligator by William F. Buckley, Jr., book 6 of the Blackford Oakes series (1985)
  7. Cover of High Jinx by William F. Buckley, Jr., book 7 of the Blackford Oakes series (1986)
  8. Cover of Mongoose, R.I.P. by William F. Buckley, Jr., book 8 of the Blackford Oakes series (1987)
  9. Cover of Tucker's Last Stand by William F. Buckley, Jr., book 9 of the Blackford Oakes series (1990)
  10. Cover of A Very Private Plot by William F. Buckley, Jr., book 10 of the Blackford Oakes series (1993)
  11. Cover of The Blackford Oakes Reader by William F. Buckley, Jr., book 11 of the Blackford Oakes series (1995)
  12. Cover of Last Call for Blackford Oakes by William F. Buckley, Jr., book 12 of the Blackford Oakes series (2005)
  1. 1
    Saving the Queen1976 · 286 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1976286
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  2. 2
    Stained Glass1978 · 273 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1978273
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  3. 3
    Who's on First1980 · 259 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980259
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  4. 4
    Marco Polo, If You Can1981 · 267 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1981267
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  5. 5
    The Story of Henri Tod1983 · 267 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983267
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  6. 6
    See You Later Alligator1985 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985224
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  7. 7
    High Jinx1986 · 250 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986250
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  8. 8
    Mongoose, R.I.P.1987 · 373 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987373
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  9. 9
    Tucker's Last Stand1990 · 313 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990313
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  10. 10
    A Very Private Plot1993 · 232 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993232
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  11. 11
    The Blackford Oakes Reader1995 · 312 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995312
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  12. 12
    Last Call for Blackford Oakes2005 · 353 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005353
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Is there a chronological order for Blackford Oakes?

No separate chronological order is on record for Blackford Oakes, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Blackford Oakes books in order?

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

Where to start with Blackford Oakes

Start with Saving the Queen (1976), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Blackford Oakes book?

Last Call for Blackford Oakes (2005) is the newest Blackford Oakes book released so far.

Is there a new Blackford Oakes book coming?

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

Blackford Oakes at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Blackford Oakes title on record dates from 2005, 21 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Blackford Oakes books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
3,409 pages across all 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 270 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Blackford Oakes books, 6 of 12, were published in the 1980s.

What the Blackford Oakes books are about

All 12 Blackford Oakes books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: oakes, blackford (fictitious character) is tagged on 9 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by William F. Buckley, Jr.

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