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Edward St. Aubyn

3 Series • 17 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Patrick Melrose Books
Start with: Bad News (1992)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: On the Edge (1998)
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Publication Order of Hogarth Shakespeare Books
Start with: Dunbar (2017)

ⓘ About Edward St. Aubyn

Edward St. Aubyn is a reputed English novelist, who is famous for writing Literature & fiction and contemporary novels. He is particularly popular for the semi-autobiographical series called Patrick Melrose series. Author Aubyn is also a noteworthy journalist and his works have earned him a lot of name and fame. Edward Aubyn’s writing career is comprised of 8 novels in total. His 2006 novel, Mother’s Milk, had received a nomination for Booker Prize. Author Aubyn was born on January 14, 1960 in an upper class family in London. His family history consists of some royal family members, including Sir Edward Aubyn, John St. Aubyn, John Emery, Jr., Dmitri Pavlovich, Constance Talmadge, Audrey Emery, etc.

All Book Series by Edward St. Aubyn

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Bad News

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 1992

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1992
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Never Mind

Book 2 of 5 · published 1992

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1992
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Some Hope

Book 3 of 5 · published 1994

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1994
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Mother's Milk

Book 4 of 5 · published 2005

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2005
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At Last

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2011

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2011
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On the Edge

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 1998

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1998
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A Clue to the Exit

Book 2 of 5 · published 2000

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2000
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Lost for Words

Book 3 of 5 · published 2014

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2014
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Double Blind

Book 4 of 5 · published 2021

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2021
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Parallel Lines

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2025

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2025
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The Gap of Time

Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2015 Anthology · Jeanette Winterson

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2015
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Shylock is My Name

Book 2 of 7 · published 2016 Anthology · Howard Jacobson

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2016
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Vinegar Girl

Book 3 of 7 · published 2016 Anthology · Anne Tyler

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2016
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Hag-Seed

Book 4 of 7 · published 2016 Anthology · Margaret Atwood

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2016
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New Boy

Book 5 of 7 · published 2017 Anthology · Tracy Chevalier

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2017
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Dunbar

Book 6 of 7 · published 2017

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2017
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Macbeth

Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2018 Anthology · Jo Nesbø

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2018

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Edward St. Aubyn?

Edward St. Aubyn is a reputed English novelist, who is famous for writing Literature & fiction and contemporary novels. He is particularly popular for the semi-autobiographical series called Patrick Melrose series. Author Aubyn is also a noteworthy journalist and his works have earned him a lot of name and fame.

Which Edward St. Aubyn series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Patrick Melrose series, the earliest of Edward St. Aubyn's multi-book series: it opens with Bad News (1992) and runs to 5 books across 1992–2011, ending with At Last (2011). Edward St. Aubyn's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Edward St. Aubyn written?

Edward St. Aubyn has 17 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1992 and 2025. 12 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Hogarth Shakespeare series with 7 books — and 5 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Edward St. Aubyn's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Edward St. Aubyn's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Patrick Melrose (1992–2011, 5 books) and Hogarth Shakespeare (2015–2018, 7 books).

How are Edward St. Aubyn's books organised into series?

This guide splits Edward St. Aubyn's 17 books into 2 named series and 5 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Hogarth Shakespeare (7 books, 2015–2018); Patrick Melrose (5 books, 1992–2011).