Lost Civilizations Books in Order
Lost Civilizations contains 16 books, published between 2016 and 2025. The first book is The Indus (2016) and the newest is The Minoans (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 16
- Published
- 2016–2025
Every catalogued title in Lost Civilizations names an ancient people or place: The Indus (2016), The Persians (2017), Egypt (2017), The Barbarians (2017), The Goths (2018), The Greeks (2018), The Sumerians (2021), The Aztecs (2021), The Phoenicians (2021) and The Inca (2022). Sixteen books are listed in all, running to The Minoans (2025), and the series is ongoing. Credits are spread one book to a writer across names including Andrew Robinson, Geoffrey Parker, Brenda Parker, Christina Riggs, Peter Bogucki, David M. Gwynn, Philip Matyszak and Paul Collins.
How many Lost Civilizations books are there?
Lost Civilizations has 16 books, released between 2016 and 2025.
Lost Civilizations Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 16 Lost Civilizations books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Indus2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 2The Persians2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 3Egypt2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 4The Barbarians2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 5The Goths2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 6The Greeks2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 7The Sumerians2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 8The Aztecs2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 9The Phoenicians2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 10The Inca2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 11Nubia2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 12The Maya2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 13The Hittites2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 14The Etruscans2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 15The Three Kingdoms of Korea2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 16The Minoans2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
Where to start with Lost Civilizations
Start with The Indus (2016), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Lost Civilizations book?
The Minoans (2025) is the newest Lost Civilizations book released so far.
Is there a new Lost Civilizations book coming?
No next Lost Civilizations book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Lost Civilizations at a glance
- Still running
- Lost Civilizations is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Lost Civilizations books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Busiest decade
- Most Lost Civilizations books, 10 of 16, were published in the 2020s.
- Attribution
- Of the 16 titles, 1 are credited to Andrew Robinson, 1 to Christina Riggs, 1 to Peter Bogucki and 1 to Geoffrey Parker. A further 13 writers are credited.