Order of Frederick Forsyth Books
Frederick Forsyth is an English author as well as a political commentator. He usually writes thrillers and crime fiction, however he has some non-fiction books published as well. Forsyth has been a controversial figure. In 1973, he attempted a coup in Equatorial Guinea alongside the Igbo people. Sometimes, fact is even harder to believe than fiction.
Frederick Forsyth has written 13 fiction full-length novels, plus some short story collections and a novella. The order of his full-length fiction novels are listed in order of when they were originally released below:
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Day of the Jackal | (1971) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Odessa File | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Dogs of War | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Devil's Alternative | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Fourth Protocol | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Negotiator | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Deceiver | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Fist of God | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Icon | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Phantom of Manhattan | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Avenger | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Afghan | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Cobra | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Kill List | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Fox | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| The Shepherd | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Emperor | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Citizen | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Whispering Wind | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Miracle | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Art of the Matter | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| No Comebacks | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Veteran and Other Stories | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| The Biafra Story: The Making of an African Legend | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Emeka | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Used In Evidence | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Outsider: My Life in Intrigue | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
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I was a great fan of Alistair Maclean from 1968, from my high school days. The day of the jackal blew me away. Thereafter, I used to eagerly await each release of FFs books. Was very disappointed when he decided to stop writing.
A Mac had many story ideas. They were written by others after his passing away. I urge FF to get someone he trusts to convert FFs story outlines into novels, for us hungry fans.
I have no choice but to re-read his books repeatedly. Currently, I am reading The fourth Protocal again. Some like my favorite Jackal I read every four-five years!
In fact, FF has inspired me to want to write too. I started my book in 2016, but it all vanished from the computer!!! Despite frantically trying to retrieve it, I failed. Am 68 years old, still dreaming of writing that book.
Want it in the old style – cast of characters, as it gets confusing with many players. With page number when they entered the story. Maps of the places figuring in the story. References listing out actual events, that are woven into the fictional story, for serious readers to read about backgrounds of actual events.
I guess FF had a fabulous experience being a newspaper, TV correspondent to be able to refer to intrigues and plots. Being an architect, and a Professor at an architecture college, I have no such luck, except to rely on my deep interest in war, war machines, war training schools, defence production, political machinations.
A bit of research plus plot ideas woven around them can, I think, produce an interesting manuscript.
Let’s see.
The Avenger is by far the best book that I have ever read, it really is, for my money, unputdownable!!!
Totally agree. Nothing to add. Except that the second and the third best are The Shepherd and the Dogs of War