Author · updated 2026
William Golding Books in Order
Every William Golding book in publication order — 18 in total, spanning 1954–1995.
Publication Order of To the Ends of the Earth Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rites of Passage | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Close Quarters | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Fire Down Below | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lord of the Flies | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Inheritors | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Pincher Martin / The Two Deaths of Christopher Martin | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Free Fall | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Spire | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Pyramid | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Darkness Visible | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Paper Men | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Double Tongue | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sometime, Never | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Scorpion God | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hot Gates and Other Occasional Pieces | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | A Moving Target | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | An Egyptian Journal | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Plays
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brass Butterfly | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 18, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lord of the Flies | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Inheritors | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Pincher Martin / The Two Deaths of Christopher Martin | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Sometime, Never | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Brass Butterfly | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Free Fall | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Spire | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Hot Gates and Other Occasional Pieces | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Pyramid | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Scorpion God | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Darkness Visible | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Rites of Passage | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | A Moving Target | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Paper Men | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | An Egyptian Journal | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Close Quarters | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Fire Down Below | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Double Tongue | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
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