A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Homer Books in Order

The complete Homer reading order — 40 books from 1488–1999.

  1. 01 Ὀδύσσεια 1488 Amazon — buy Ὀδύσσεια Bookshop — buy Ὀδύσσεια ThriftBooks — buy Ὀδύσσεια eBooks.com — buy Ὀδύσσεια
  2. 02 Opera 1572 Amazon — buy Opera Bookshop — buy Opera ThriftBooks — buy Opera eBooks.com — buy Opera
  3. 03 Homer's Odysses 1675 Amazon — buy Homer's Odysses ThriftBooks — buy Homer's Odysses eBooks.com — buy Homer's Odysses
  4. 04 The Homeric hymns 1806 Amazon — buy The Homeric hymns Bookshop — buy The Homeric hymns ThriftBooks — buy The Homeric hymns eBooks.com — buy The Homeric hymns
  5. 05 On translating Homer 1861 Amazon — buy On translating Homer Bookshop — buy On translating Homer ThriftBooks — buy On translating Homer eBooks.com — buy On translating Homer
  6. 06 On the study of Celtic literature 1867 Amazon — buy On the study of Celtic literature Bookshop — buy On the study of Celtic literature ThriftBooks — buy On the study of Celtic literature eBooks.com — buy On the study of Celtic literature
  7. 07 Homer 1870 Amazon — buy Homer Bookshop — buy Homer ThriftBooks — buy Homer eBooks.com — buy Homer
  8. 08 Homer: the Iliad 1870 Amazon — buy Homer: the Iliad Bookshop — buy Homer: the Iliad ThriftBooks — buy Homer: the Iliad eBooks.com — buy Homer: the Iliad
  9. 09 Stories from Homer 1878 Amazon — buy Stories from Homer Bookshop — buy Stories from Homer ThriftBooks — buy Stories from Homer eBooks.com — buy Stories from Homer
  10. 10 Iliad of Homer 1883 Amazon — buy Iliad of Homer Bookshop — buy Iliad of Homer ThriftBooks — buy Iliad of Homer eBooks.com — buy Iliad of Homer
  11. 11 Homer and the epic 1893 Amazon — buy Homer and the epic Bookshop — buy Homer and the epic ThriftBooks — buy Homer and the epic eBooks.com — buy Homer and the epic
  12. 12 The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological 1899 Amazon — buy The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological Bookshop — buy The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological ThriftBooks — buy The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological eBooks.com — buy The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological
  13. 13 Homer and His Age 1906 Amazon — buy Homer and His Age Bookshop — buy Homer and His Age ThriftBooks — buy Homer and His Age eBooks.com — buy Homer and His Age
  14. 14 Hesiod 1908 Amazon — buy Hesiod Bookshop — buy Hesiod ThriftBooks — buy Hesiod eBooks.com — buy Hesiod
  15. 15 The world of Homer 1910 Amazon — buy The world of Homer Bookshop — buy The world of Homer ThriftBooks — buy The world of Homer eBooks.com — buy The world of Homer
  16. 16 Hesiod, the Homeric hymns, and Homerica 1914 Amazon — buy Hesiod, the Homeric hymns, and Homerica Bookshop — buy Hesiod, the Homeric hymns, and Homerica ThriftBooks — buy Hesiod, the Homeric hymns, and Homerica eBooks.com — buy Hesiod, the Homeric hymns, and Homerica
  17. 17 The Adventures of Odysseus And Tales of Troy 1918 Amazon — buy The Adventures of Odysseus And Tales of Troy Bookshop — buy The Adventures of Odysseus And Tales of Troy ThriftBooks — buy The Adventures of Odysseus And Tales of Troy eBooks.com — buy The Adventures of Odysseus And Tales of Troy
  18. 18 Homeric Greek 1920 Amazon — buy Homeric Greek Bookshop — buy Homeric Greek ThriftBooks — buy Homeric Greek eBooks.com — buy Homeric Greek
  19. 19 Winslow Homer 1923 Amazon — buy Winslow Homer Bookshop — buy Winslow Homer ThriftBooks — buy Winslow Homer eBooks.com — buy Winslow Homer
  20. 20 The Renaissance of the twelfth century 1927 Amazon — buy The Renaissance of the twelfth century Bookshop — buy The Renaissance of the twelfth century ThriftBooks — buy The Renaissance of the twelfth century eBooks.com — buy The Renaissance of the twelfth century
  21. 21 The Homeric gods 1929 Amazon — buy The Homeric gods Bookshop — buy The Homeric gods ThriftBooks — buy The Homeric gods eBooks.com — buy The Homeric gods
  22. 22 Homer and Mycenae 1933 Amazon — buy Homer and Mycenae Bookshop — buy Homer and Mycenae ThriftBooks — buy Homer and Mycenae eBooks.com — buy Homer and Mycenae
  23. 23 Homer Price 1943 Amazon — buy Homer Price Bookshop — buy Homer Price ThriftBooks — buy Homer Price eBooks.com — buy Homer Price
  24. 24 More Adventures of Homer Price 1951 Amazon — buy More Adventures of Homer Price Bookshop — buy More Adventures of Homer Price ThriftBooks — buy More Adventures of Homer Price eBooks.com — buy More Adventures of Homer Price
  25. 25 Centerburg tales 1951 Amazon — buy Centerburg tales Bookshop — buy Centerburg tales ThriftBooks — buy Centerburg tales eBooks.com — buy Centerburg tales
  26. 26 The Odyssey of Homer 1952 Amazon — buy The Odyssey of Homer Bookshop — buy The Odyssey of Homer ThriftBooks — buy The Odyssey of Homer eBooks.com — buy The Odyssey of Homer
  27. 27 From fish to philosopher 1953 Amazon — buy From fish to philosopher Bookshop — buy From fish to philosopher ThriftBooks — buy From fish to philosopher eBooks.com — buy From fish to philosopher
  28. 28 Homer's daughter 1955 Amazon — buy Homer's daughter Bookshop — buy Homer's daughter ThriftBooks — buy Homer's daughter eBooks.com — buy Homer's daughter
  29. 29 A history of interest rates 1963 Amazon — buy A history of interest rates Bookshop — buy A history of interest rates ThriftBooks — buy A history of interest rates eBooks.com — buy A history of interest rates
  30. 30 Fly Homer Fly 1969 Amazon — buy Fly Homer Fly Bookshop — buy Fly Homer Fly ThriftBooks — buy Fly Homer Fly eBooks.com — buy Fly Homer Fly
  31. 31 People and themes in Homer's Odyssey 1970 Amazon — buy People and themes in Homer's Odyssey Bookshop — buy People and themes in Homer's Odyssey ThriftBooks — buy People and themes in Homer's Odyssey eBooks.com — buy People and themes in Homer's Odyssey
  32. 32 Solution of large networks by matrix methods 1975 Amazon — buy Solution of large networks by matrix methods Bookshop — buy Solution of large networks by matrix methods ThriftBooks — buy Solution of large networks by matrix methods eBooks.com — buy Solution of large networks by matrix methods
  33. 33 Homeric Hymns 1976 Amazon — buy Homeric Hymns Bookshop — buy Homeric Hymns ThriftBooks — buy Homeric Hymns eBooks.com — buy Homeric Hymns
  34. 34 The golfing machine 1979 Amazon — buy The golfing machine Bookshop — buy The golfing machine ThriftBooks — buy The golfing machine eBooks.com — buy The golfing machine
  35. 35 Jargon 1979 Amazon — buy Jargon Bookshop — buy Jargon ThriftBooks — buy Jargon eBooks.com — buy Jargon
  36. 36 Winslow Homer watercolors 1986 Amazon — buy Winslow Homer watercolors Bookshop — buy Winslow Homer watercolors ThriftBooks — buy Winslow Homer watercolors eBooks.com — buy Winslow Homer watercolors
  37. 37 Odyssey of Homer 1991 Amazon — buy Odyssey of Homer Bookshop — buy Odyssey of Homer ThriftBooks — buy Odyssey of Homer eBooks.com — buy Odyssey of Homer
  38. 38 Homer, The Odyssey 1995 Amazon — buy Homer, The Odyssey Bookshop — buy Homer, The Odyssey ThriftBooks — buy Homer, The Odyssey eBooks.com — buy Homer, The Odyssey
  39. 39 Rocket Boys 1998 Amazon — buy Rocket Boys Bookshop — buy Rocket Boys ThriftBooks — buy Rocket Boys eBooks.com — buy Rocket Boys
  40. 40 October sky 1999 Amazon — buy October sky Bookshop — buy October sky ThriftBooks — buy October sky eBooks.com — buy October sky

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Track your progress through Homer

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Ὀδύσσεια 1488
2 Opera 1572
3 Homer's Odysses 1675
4 The Homeric hymns 1806
5 On translating Homer 1861
6 On the study of Celtic literature 1867
7 Homer 1870
8 Homer: the Iliad 1870
9 Stories from Homer 1878
10 Iliad of Homer 1883
11 Homer and the epic 1893
12 The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological 1899
13 Homer and His Age 1906
14 Hesiod 1908
15 The world of Homer 1910
16 Hesiod, the Homeric hymns, and Homerica 1914
17 The Adventures of Odysseus And Tales of Troy 1918
18 Homeric Greek 1920
19 Winslow Homer 1923
20 The Renaissance of the twelfth century 1927
21 The Homeric gods 1929
22 Homer and Mycenae 1933
23 Homer Price 1943
24 More Adventures of Homer Price 1951
25 Centerburg tales 1951
26 The Odyssey of Homer 1952
27 From fish to philosopher 1953
28 Homer's daughter 1955
29 A history of interest rates 1963
30 Fly Homer Fly 1969
31 People and themes in Homer's Odyssey 1970
32 Solution of large networks by matrix methods 1975
33 Homeric Hymns 1976
34 The golfing machine 1979
35 Jargon 1979
36 Winslow Homer watercolors 1986
37 Odyssey of Homer 1991
38 Homer, The Odyssey 1995
39 Rocket Boys 1998
40 October sky 1999

Homer reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Ὀδύσσεια (1488). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Homer — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Homer books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1488–1999.

What is the newest Homer book?

October sky, published in 1999.