Order of Irvine Welsh Books
Irvine Welsh is a Scottish novelist, best known for his novel Trainspotting. The novel was adapted into a very successful film in 1996. In addition to Trainspotting, his work has been adapted to both film and theatre.
Irvine Welsh became a published author in 1993 with his novel Traninspotting. He followed it up in with a 2002 sequel, entitled Porno. He has also written several standalone novels and short story collections. Below is a list of Irvine Welsh’s published work in order:
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Publication Order of Crime Books
| Crime | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Long Knives | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| DS Ray Lennox is also a part of the standalone novel Filth. | ||
Publication Order of Friendship Books
| Silly Furry Cat | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Trainspotting / Mark Renton Books
| Trainspotting | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Porno / T2 Trainspotting | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Skagboys | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Blade Artist | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dead Men's Trousers | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Men In Love | (2025) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Chronological Order of Trainspotting / Mark Renton Books
| Skagboys | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Trainspotting | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Men In Love | (2025) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Porno / T2 Trainspotting | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Blade Artist | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dead Men's Trousers | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Terry Lawson Books
| Glue | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Decent Ride | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Marabou Stork Nightmares | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Filth | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| You'll Have Had Your Hole | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Babylon Heights | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| Rave | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| The Acid House | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| If You Liked School, You'll Love Work | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Reheated Cabbage | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Days Like This | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
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Irvine Welsh Synopses: In Trainspotting, Mark Renton is the leader of a bunch of Scottish slackers and junkies who have no ambitions and nothing going for them other than their next fix. The book uses a lot of Scottish slang, but has a glossary available for those who are unfamiliar with it. Trainspotting was adapted into a film in 1996. The film version of Trainspotting starred Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller and Robert Carlyle.
Porno picks up where Trainspotting left off. Sick Boy returns to Edinburgh after his pimping and hustling ventures have gone sour. His new idea to make some cash is to produce a low-rent porno. Will he be able to convince Sick Girl to take part? Characters returning to the sequel include Renton, Begbie and Spud.
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I have a love-hate relationship with Irvine Welsh. Filth is really amazing (I think I’ve read it about nine times by now), but its follow-up Crime was slow and disappointing. I’ve found a few of his other books weak too. Excellent author when he’s on!
I totally agree!! Have read some of his novels repeatedly, while others I could barely finish. But those good ones are enough for me to rate him a favourite.