Colleen McCullough

Colleen McCullough

4 Series • 24 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Masters of Rome Books
Start with: The First Man in Rome (1990)
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Publication Order of Carmine Delmonico Books
Start with: On, Off (2005)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Tim (1974)

ⓘ About Colleen McCullough

Colleen McCullough is one of the most renown novelists and she is recognized because of her tremendous efforts. The novelist died on the 29th of January 2015, at the age of 77. She was an Australian novelist who was renown for working in a number of genres. Despite her huge collection, she is best known for her 1977 novel, the Thorn Birds. This was one of her most noticeable novels that curved a notable niche in terms of popularity. She was born in Wellington, New South Wales, Australia, in 1937 and her family used to reside in Sydney. She started off working odd jobs, which saw her go back to the Sydney University. She had studied at the university for a while earlier. At the University of Sydney, she managed to acquire a neurophysiology bachelor’s degree.

All Book Series by Colleen McCullough

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The First Man in Rome

Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 1990

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1990
2
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The Grass Crown

Book 2 of 7 · published 1991

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1991
3
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Fortune's Favorites

Book 3 of 7 · published 1993

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1993
4
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Caesar's Women

Book 4 of 7 · published 1996

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1996
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Caesar

Book 5 of 7 · published 1997

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1997
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The October Horse

Book 6 of 7 · published 2002

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2002
7
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Antony and Cleopatra

Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2007

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2007
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On, Off

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2005

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2005
2
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Too Many Murders

Book 2 of 5 · published 2009

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2009
3
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Naked Cruelty

Book 3 of 5 · published 2010

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2010
4
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The Prodigal Son

Book 4 of 5 · published 2012

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2012
5
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Sins of the Flesh

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2013

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2013
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Tim

Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 1974

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1974
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The Thorn Birds

Book 2 of 11 · published 1977

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1977
3
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An Indecent Obsession

Book 3 of 11 · published 1981

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1981
4
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A Creed for the Third Millennium

Book 4 of 11 · published 1985

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1985
5
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The Ladies of Missalonghi

Book 5 of 11 · published 1987

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1987
6
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The Song of Troy

Book 6 of 11 · published 1998

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1998
7
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Morgan's Run

Book 7 of 11 · published 2000

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2000
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The Touch

Book 8 of 11 · published 2003

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2003
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Angel

Book 9 of 11 · published 2004

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2004
10
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The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet

Book 10 of 11 · published 2009

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2009
11
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Bittersweet

Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2013

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2013
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The Courage and the Will

Single-title series · published 1998

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1998

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Colleen McCullough?

Colleen McCullough is one of the most renown novelists and she is recognized because of her tremendous efforts. The novelist died on the 29th of January 2015, at the age of 77. She was an Australian novelist who was renown for working in a number of genres.

Which Colleen McCullough series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Masters of Rome series, the earliest of Colleen McCullough's multi-book series: it opens with The First Man in Rome (1990) and runs to 7 books across 1990–2007, ending with Antony and Cleopatra (2007). Colleen McCullough's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Colleen McCullough written?

Colleen McCullough has 24 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1974 and 2013. 12 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Masters of Rome series with 7 books — and 12 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Colleen McCullough's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Colleen McCullough's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Masters of Rome (1990–2007, 7 books) and Carmine Delmonico (2005–2013, 5 books).

How are Colleen McCullough's books organised into series?

This guide splits Colleen McCullough's 24 books into 2 named series and 12 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Masters of Rome (7 books, 1990–2007); Carmine Delmonico (5 books, 2005–2013).