A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Alan Lee Books in Order

The complete Alan Lee reading order — 40 books from 1703–2018.

  1. 01 The Hobbit 1703 Amazon — buy The Hobbit Bookshop — buy The Hobbit ThriftBooks — buy The Hobbit eBooks.com — buy The Hobbit
  2. 02 Annabel Lee 1927 Amazon — buy Annabel Lee Bookshop — buy Annabel Lee ThriftBooks — buy Annabel Lee eBooks.com — buy Annabel Lee
  3. 03 Testing vapor-liquid equilibrium data with thermodynamic relations 1958 Amazon — buy Testing vapor-liquid equilibrium data with thermodynamic relations ThriftBooks — buy Testing vapor-liquid equilibrium data with thermodynamic relations eBooks.com — buy Testing vapor-liquid equilibrium data with thermodynamic relations
  4. 04 Lovestyles 1960 Amazon — buy Lovestyles Bookshop — buy Lovestyles ThriftBooks — buy Lovestyles eBooks.com — buy Lovestyles
  5. 05 Black Ships Before Troy 1967 Amazon — buy Black Ships Before Troy Bookshop — buy Black Ships Before Troy ThriftBooks — buy Black Ships Before Troy eBooks.com — buy Black Ships Before Troy
  6. 06 Orwell's fiction 1969 Amazon — buy Orwell's fiction Bookshop — buy Orwell's fiction ThriftBooks — buy Orwell's fiction eBooks.com — buy Orwell's fiction
  7. 07 Colours of love 1973 Amazon — buy Colours of love Bookshop — buy Colours of love ThriftBooks — buy Colours of love eBooks.com — buy Colours of love
  8. 08 The colors of love 1976 Amazon — buy The colors of love Bookshop — buy The colors of love ThriftBooks — buy The colors of love eBooks.com — buy The colors of love
  9. 09 Faeries 1978 Amazon — buy Faeries Bookshop — buy Faeries ThriftBooks — buy Faeries eBooks.com — buy Faeries
  10. 10 Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth 1980 Amazon — buy Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth Bookshop — buy Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth ThriftBooks — buy Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth eBooks.com — buy Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth
  11. 11 Castles 1984 Amazon — buy Castles Bookshop — buy Castles ThriftBooks — buy Castles eBooks.com — buy Castles
  12. 12 The mirrorstone 1986 Amazon — buy The mirrorstone Bookshop — buy The mirrorstone ThriftBooks — buy The mirrorstone eBooks.com — buy The mirrorstone
  13. 13 The Wisden Book of Cricket Heroes 1989 Amazon — buy The Wisden Book of Cricket Heroes Bookshop — buy The Wisden Book of Cricket Heroes ThriftBooks — buy The Wisden Book of Cricket Heroes eBooks.com — buy The Wisden Book of Cricket Heroes
  14. 14 Gay midlife and maturity 1991 Amazon — buy Gay midlife and maturity Bookshop — buy Gay midlife and maturity ThriftBooks — buy Gay midlife and maturity eBooks.com — buy Gay midlife and maturity
  15. 15 Gay Midlife and Maturity (Journal of Homosexuality) (Journal of Homosexuality) 1991 Amazon — buy Gay Midlife and Maturity (Journal of Homosexuality) (Journal of Homosexuality) Bookshop — buy Gay Midlife and Maturity (Journal of Homosexuality) (Journal of Homosexuality) ThriftBooks — buy Gay Midlife and Maturity (Journal of Homosexuality) (Journal of Homosexuality) eBooks.com — buy Gay Midlife and Maturity (Journal of Homosexuality) (Journal of Homosexuality)
  16. 16 Hobbit Poster Collection 1992 Amazon — buy Hobbit Poster Collection Bookshop — buy Hobbit Poster Collection ThriftBooks — buy Hobbit Poster Collection eBooks.com — buy Hobbit Poster Collection
  17. 17 Tales from the Perilous Realm 1993 Amazon — buy Tales from the Perilous Realm Bookshop — buy Tales from the Perilous Realm ThriftBooks — buy Tales from the Perilous Realm eBooks.com — buy Tales from the Perilous Realm
  18. 18 "Leave that cricket be, Alan Lee" 1993 Amazon — buy "Leave that cricket be, Alan Lee" Bookshop — buy "Leave that cricket be, Alan Lee" ThriftBooks — buy "Leave that cricket be, Alan Lee" eBooks.com — buy "Leave that cricket be, Alan Lee"
  19. 19 Les Fées, récit et illustrations de Brian Froud et Alan Lee 1993 Amazon — buy Les Fées, récit et illustrations de Brian Froud et Alan Lee Bookshop — buy Les Fées, récit et illustrations de Brian Froud et Alan Lee ThriftBooks — buy Les Fées, récit et illustrations de Brian Froud et Alan Lee eBooks.com — buy Les Fées, récit et illustrations de Brian Froud et Alan Lee
  20. 20 RAISING THE STAKES 1996 Amazon — buy RAISING THE STAKES Bookshop — buy RAISING THE STAKES ThriftBooks — buy RAISING THE STAKES eBooks.com — buy RAISING THE STAKES
  21. 21 Acute Psychosis, Schizophrenia and Comorbid Disorders 1998 Amazon — buy Acute Psychosis, Schizophrenia and Comorbid Disorders Bookshop — buy Acute Psychosis, Schizophrenia and Comorbid Disorders ThriftBooks — buy Acute Psychosis, Schizophrenia and Comorbid Disorders eBooks.com — buy Acute Psychosis, Schizophrenia and Comorbid Disorders
  22. 22 The mabinogion 2000 Amazon — buy The mabinogion Bookshop — buy The mabinogion ThriftBooks — buy The mabinogion eBooks.com — buy The mabinogion
  23. 23 Tolkien's Ring 2000 Amazon — buy Tolkien's Ring Bookshop — buy Tolkien's Ring ThriftBooks — buy Tolkien's Ring eBooks.com — buy Tolkien's Ring
  24. 24 The Children of Húrin 2001 Amazon — buy The Children of Húrin Bookshop — buy The Children of Húrin ThriftBooks — buy The Children of Húrin eBooks.com — buy The Children of Húrin
  25. 25 Lord of the Rings Poster Collection 2 2002 Amazon — buy Lord of the Rings Poster Collection 2 Bookshop — buy Lord of the Rings Poster Collection 2 ThriftBooks — buy Lord of the Rings Poster Collection 2 eBooks.com — buy Lord of the Rings Poster Collection 2
  26. 26 Mabinogion 2002 Amazon — buy Mabinogion Bookshop — buy Mabinogion ThriftBooks — buy Mabinogion eBooks.com — buy Mabinogion
  27. 27 The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook 2005 Amazon — buy The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook Bookshop — buy The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook ThriftBooks — buy The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook eBooks.com — buy The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook
  28. 28 Euphoria Zone 2005 Amazon — buy Euphoria Zone Bookshop — buy Euphoria Zone ThriftBooks — buy Euphoria Zone eBooks.com — buy Euphoria Zone
  29. 29 The Children of Hurin 2006 Amazon — buy The Children of Hurin Bookshop — buy The Children of Hurin ThriftBooks — buy The Children of Hurin eBooks.com — buy The Children of Hurin
  30. 30 Elfen, Goblins Und Spukgestalten 2006 Amazon — buy Elfen, Goblins Und Spukgestalten Bookshop — buy Elfen, Goblins Und Spukgestalten ThriftBooks — buy Elfen, Goblins Und Spukgestalten eBooks.com — buy Elfen, Goblins Und Spukgestalten
  31. 31 Tolkien Calendar 2008 2007 Amazon — buy Tolkien Calendar 2008 Bookshop — buy Tolkien Calendar 2008 ThriftBooks — buy Tolkien Calendar 2008 eBooks.com — buy Tolkien Calendar 2008
  32. 32 Split Mind 2011 Amazon — buy Split Mind Bookshop — buy Split Mind ThriftBooks — buy Split Mind eBooks.com — buy Split Mind
  33. 33 It's All about My Parents' Son 2013 Amazon — buy It's All about My Parents' Son Bookshop — buy It's All about My Parents' Son ThriftBooks — buy It's All about My Parents' Son eBooks.com — buy It's All about My Parents' Son
  34. 34 Iliad 2014 Amazon — buy Iliad Bookshop — buy Iliad ThriftBooks — buy Iliad eBooks.com — buy Iliad
  35. 35 Metamorfosis 2014 Amazon — buy Metamorfosis Bookshop — buy Metamorfosis ThriftBooks — buy Metamorfosis eBooks.com — buy Metamorfosis
  36. 36 Beren and Lúthien 2017 Amazon — buy Beren and Lúthien Bookshop — buy Beren and Lúthien ThriftBooks — buy Beren and Lúthien eBooks.com — buy Beren and Lúthien
  37. 37 The Second Secret 2017 Amazon — buy The Second Secret Bookshop — buy The Second Secret ThriftBooks — buy The Second Secret eBooks.com — buy The Second Secret
  38. 38 The Last Teacher 2017 Amazon — buy The Last Teacher Bookshop — buy The Last Teacher ThriftBooks — buy The Last Teacher eBooks.com — buy The Last Teacher
  39. 39 The Great Tales of Middle-earth 2018 Amazon — buy The Great Tales of Middle-earth Bookshop — buy The Great Tales of Middle-earth ThriftBooks — buy The Great Tales of Middle-earth eBooks.com — buy The Great Tales of Middle-earth
  40. 40 Aces Full 2018 Amazon — buy Aces Full Bookshop — buy Aces Full ThriftBooks — buy Aces Full eBooks.com — buy Aces Full

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 The Hobbit 1703
2 Annabel Lee 1927
3 Testing vapor-liquid equilibrium data with thermodynamic relations 1958
4 Lovestyles 1960
5 Black Ships Before Troy 1967
6 Orwell's fiction 1969
7 Colours of love 1973
8 The colors of love 1976
9 Faeries 1978
10 Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth 1980
11 Castles 1984
12 The mirrorstone 1986
13 The Wisden Book of Cricket Heroes 1989
14 Gay midlife and maturity 1991
15 Gay Midlife and Maturity (Journal of Homosexuality) (Journal of Homosexuality) 1991
16 Hobbit Poster Collection 1992
17 Tales from the Perilous Realm 1993
18 "Leave that cricket be, Alan Lee" 1993
19 Les Fées, récit et illustrations de Brian Froud et Alan Lee 1993
20 RAISING THE STAKES 1996
21 Acute Psychosis, Schizophrenia and Comorbid Disorders 1998
22 The mabinogion 2000
23 Tolkien's Ring 2000
24 The Children of Húrin 2001
25 Lord of the Rings Poster Collection 2 2002
26 Mabinogion 2002
27 The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook 2005
28 Euphoria Zone 2005
29 The Children of Hurin 2006
30 Elfen, Goblins Und Spukgestalten 2006
31 Tolkien Calendar 2008 2007
32 Split Mind 2011
33 It's All about My Parents' Son 2013
34 Iliad 2014
35 Metamorfosis 2014
36 Beren and Lúthien 2017
37 The Second Secret 2017
38 The Last Teacher 2017
39 The Great Tales of Middle-earth 2018
40 Aces Full 2018

Alan Lee reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with The Hobbit (1703). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Alan Lee — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Alan Lee books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1703–2018.

What is the newest Alan Lee book?

Aces Full, published in 2018.