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Robert Harris

4 Series • 24 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Cicero Books
Start with: Imperium (2006)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Fatherland (1991)
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Publication Order of Robert Harris Non-Fiction Books
Start with: A Higher Form of Killing (1982)

ⓘ About Robert Harris

Robert D. Harris was born on March 7th, 1957. He is a Briton and writes his novels in English. He worked earlier as a journalist and a reporter with BBC. He began his career writing non-fiction works though he has become famous for historical fiction. He majored in stories around World War II then started to write works that had their setting in Rome. More recently, he has done work centered on contemporary history. Robert has authored several books some of which have been adapted for film. In addition, his books have been translated into 37 different languages. He writes books in the Historical Fiction, Nonfiction and Mystery and Thrillers genres. He and his wife live in Kintbury, in England.

All Book Series by Robert Harris

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Imperium

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2006

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2006
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Conspirata / Lustrum

Book 2 of 4 · published 2009

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2009
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Dictator

Book 3 of 4 · published 2016

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2016
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Imperium: The Cicero Plays Backstage View

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2017 Co-authored · Mike Poulton

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2017
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Fatherland

Series opener · book 1 of 14 · published 1991

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1991
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Enigma

Book 2 of 14 · published 1995

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1995
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Archangel

Book 3 of 14 · published 1998

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1998
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Pompeii

Book 4 of 14 · published 2003

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2003
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The Ghost / The Ghost Writer

Book 5 of 14 · published 2007

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2007
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The Fear Index

Book 6 of 14 · published 2011

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2011
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An Officer and a Spy

Book 7 of 14 · published 2013

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2013
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Conclave

Book 8 of 14 · published 2016

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2016
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Munich

Book 9 of 14 · published 2017

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2017
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The Second Sleep

Book 10 of 14 · published 2019

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2019
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V2

Book 11 of 14 · published 2020

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2020
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Act of Oblivion

Book 12 of 14 · published 2022

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2022
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Precipice

Book 13 of 14 · published 2024

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2024
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Agrippa

Latest in the series · book 14 of 14 · published 2026

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2026
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A Higher Form of Killing

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 1982

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1982
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Gotcha!: The Government, the Media and the Falklands Crisis

Book 2 of 5 · published 1983

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1983
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The Making of Neil Kinnock

Book 3 of 5 · published 1984

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1984
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Good and Faithful Servant: The Unauthorized Biography of Bernard Ingham

Book 4 of 5 · published 1990

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1990
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Selling Hitler

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 1996

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1996
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Speaking With the Angel

Single-title series · published 2000

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2000

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Robert Harris?

Robert D. Harris was born on March 7th, 1957. He is a Briton and writes his novels in English. He worked earlier as a journalist and a reporter with BBC.

Which Robert Harris series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Robert Harris Non-Fiction series, the earliest of Robert Harris's multi-book series: it opens with A Higher Form of Killing (1982) and runs to 5 books across 1982–1996, ending with Selling Hitler (1996). Robert Harris's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Robert Harris written?

Robert Harris has 24 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1982 and 2026. 9 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Robert Harris Non-Fiction series with 5 books — and 15 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Robert Harris's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Robert Harris's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Robert Harris Non-Fiction (1982–1996, 5 books) and Cicero (2006–2017, 4 books).

How are Robert Harris's books organised into series?

This guide splits Robert Harris's 24 books into 2 named series and 15 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Robert Harris Non-Fiction (5 books, 1982–1996); Cicero (4 books, 2006–2017).