Author · updated 2026
Irvine Welsh Books in Order
Every Irvine Welsh book in publication order — 25 in total, spanning 1993–2018.
Publication Order of Trainspotting / Mark Renton Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trainspotting | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Porno / T2 Trainspotting | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Skagboys | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Dead Men's Trousers | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trainspotting | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Porno / T2 Trainspotting | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Skagboys | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Dead Men's Trousers | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
Chronological Order of Trainspotting / Mark Renton Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glue | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | A Decent Ride | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Terry Lawson Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marabou Stork Nightmares | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Filth | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | You'll Have Had Your Hole | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Babylon Heights | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Crime | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Blade Artist | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rave | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Acid House | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | If You Liked School, You'll Love Work | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Reheated Cabbage | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Days Like This | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One City | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 25, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trainspotting | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Trainspotting | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Acid House | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Marabou Stork Nightmares | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Filth | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | You'll Have Had Your Hole | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Glue | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Porno / T2 Trainspotting | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Porno / T2 Trainspotting | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | One City | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Babylon Heights | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | If You Liked School, You'll Love Work | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Crime | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Reheated Cabbage | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Days Like This | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Skagboys | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Skagboys | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | A Decent Ride | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | The Blade Artist | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Dead Men's Trousers | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Dead Men's Trousers | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Rave | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
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