Author · updated 2026
John Birmingham Books in Order
Every John Birmingham book in publication order — 33 in total, spanning 1994–2021.
Publication Order of Axis of Time Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Weapons of Choice | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Designated Targets | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Final Impact | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Stalin's Hammer: Rome | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Stalin's Hammer: Cairo | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Stalin's Hammer: Paris | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Without Warning Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Without Warning | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  After America | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Angels Of Vengeance | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Dave vs. The Monsters Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Emergence | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Resistance | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Ascendance | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Soul Full of Guns | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | A Protocol for Monsters | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Demons of Butte Crack County | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of A Girl in Time Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A Girl in Time | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Golden Minute | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of The Cruel Stars Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Cruel Stars | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Shattered Stars | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Blacks Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Brave Ones | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Tasmanian Babes Fiasco | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Here Be Monsters | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | A Captain of the Gate | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Fortune and Glory | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  He Died with a Felafel in His Hand | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  How to be a Man | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Leviathan: The Unauthorised Biography of Sydney | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Off One's Tits: Ill-Considered Rants And Raves from a Graceless Oaf Named John Birmingham | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Dopeland; Taking The High Road Through Australia's Marijuana Culture | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  How to Be a Writer | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Stranger Thingies: From Felafel to Now | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Seven Stages of Drinking Martinis. | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  On Father | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 33, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He Died with a Felafel in His Hand | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | How to be a Man | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Tasmanian Babes Fiasco | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Leviathan: The Unauthorised Biography of Sydney | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Off One's Tits: Ill-Considered Rants And Raves from a Graceless Oaf Named John Birmingham | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Dopeland; Taking The High Road Through Australia's Marijuana Culture | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Weapons of Choice | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Designated Targets | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Final Impact | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Here Be Monsters | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Without Warning | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | After America | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | A Captain of the Gate | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Stalin's Hammer: Rome | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Angels Of Vengeance | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Emergence | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Resistance | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Ascendance | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Brave Ones | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Stalin's Hammer: Cairo | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Stalin's Hammer: Paris | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Soul Full of Guns | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | A Protocol for Monsters | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | A Girl in Time | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | How to Be a Writer | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | The Demons of Butte Crack County | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | The Golden Minute | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Fortune and Glory | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Stranger Thingies: From Felafel to Now | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | The Seven Stages of Drinking Martinis. | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | The Cruel Stars | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | On Father | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | The Shattered Stars | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
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