Harold Robbins

Harold Robbins

7 Series • 37 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

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Publication Order of The Carpetbaggers Books
Start with: The Carpetbaggers (1961)
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Publication Order of The Betsy Books
Start with: The Betsy (1971)
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Publication Order of The Predators Books
Start with: The Predators (1995)

ⓘ About Harold Robbins

Harold Robbins was one of the most prolific authors from The United States who used to write his books based on the literature & fiction genre. To date, his books have sold more than 750 million copies all across the globe. Such a big achievement has landed him in the list of the top sellers of the world. Author Robbins faced a lot of controversies in his career because of the topics that he chose for writing the books. One of his books that got very much criticized is the 1948 novel Never Love A Stranger. This book was filled with high content of graphic sexuality. A couple of books written by him, The Betsy and The Adventurers, were adapted into movies after their successful publications.

All Book Series by Harold Robbins

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The Carpetbaggers

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1961

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1961
2
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The Raiders

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1995

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1995
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The Betsy

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1971

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1971
2
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The Stallion

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1996

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1996
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The Predators

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1995

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1995
2
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The Secret

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2000

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2000
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The Looters

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2007

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2007
2
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The Deceivers

Book 2 of 4 · published 2008 Anthology · Junius Podrug

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2008
3
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The Shroud

Book 3 of 4 · published 2009 Anthology · Junius Podrug

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2009
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The Curse

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2011 Anthology · Junius Podrug

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2011
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Never Love a Stranger

Series opener · book 1 of 25 · published 1948

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1948
2
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The Dream Merchants

Book 2 of 25 · published 1949

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1949
3
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A Stone for Danny Fisher

Book 3 of 25 · published 1952

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1952
4
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Never Leave Me

Book 4 of 25 · published 1954

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1954
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79 Park Avenue

Book 5 of 25 · published 1955

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1955
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Stiletto

Book 6 of 25 · published 1960

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1960
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Where Love Has Gone

Book 7 of 25 · published 1962

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1962
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The Adventurers

Book 8 of 25 · published 1966

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1966
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The Inheritors

Book 9 of 25 · published 1969

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1969
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The Pirate

Book 10 of 25 · published 1974

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1974
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The Lonely Lady

Book 11 of 25 · published 1976

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1976
12
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Dreams Die First

Book 12 of 25 · published 1978

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1978
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Memories of Another Day

Book 13 of 25 · published 1979

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1979
14
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Goodbye, Janette

Book 14 of 25 · published 1981

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1981
15
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The Storyteller

Book 15 of 25 · published 1982

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1982
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Spellbinder

Book 16 of 25 · published 1982

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1982
17
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Descent from Xanadu

Book 17 of 25 · published 1984

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1984
18
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The Piranhas

Book 18 of 25 · published 1991

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1991
19
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Tycoon

Book 19 of 25 · published 1996

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1996
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Never Enough

Book 20 of 25 · published 2001

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2001
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Sin City

Book 21 of 25 · published 2002

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2002
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Heat of Passion

Book 22 of 25 · published 2003

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2003
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The Betrayers

Book 23 of 25 · published 2004 Anthology · Junius Podrug

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2004
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Blood Royal

Book 24 of 25 · published 2005 Anthology · Junius Podrug

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2005
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The Devil to Pay

Latest in the series · book 25 of 25 · published 2006 Anthology · Junius Podrug

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2006
1
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The Last of the Realists

Single-title series · published 2006

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2006
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Victory

Single-title series · published 2003

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2003

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Harold Robbins?

Harold Robbins was one of the most prolific authors from The United States who used to write his books based on the literature & fiction genre. To date, his books have sold more than 750 million copies all across the globe. Such a big achievement has landed him in the list of the top sellers of the world.

Which Harold Robbins series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Madison Dupre series, the earliest of Harold Robbins's multi-book series: it opens with The Looters (2007) and runs to 4 books across 2007–2011, ending with The Curse (2011).

How many books has Harold Robbins written?

Harold Robbins has 37 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1948 and 2011. 10 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Madison Dupre series with 4 books — and 27 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Harold Robbins's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Harold Robbins's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Carpetbaggers (1961–1995, 2 books), The Betsy (1971–1996, 2 books) and The Predators (1995–2000, 2 books), plus 1 more.

How are Harold Robbins's books organised into series?

This guide splits Harold Robbins's 37 books into 4 named series and 27 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Madison Dupre (4 books, 2007–2011); The Carpetbaggers (2 books, 1961–1995); The Betsy (2 books, 1971–1996); The Predators (2 books, 1995–2000).