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C.S. Forester Books in Order

11 series including Horatio Hornblower Series, Chronological Horatio Hornblower Series and more

★ 8 NYT bestsellers 11 series 71 books Latest: U 97 (2020)

Since 1924, C.S. Forester has published 71 books. Those titles are spread across 11 series, led by Horatio Hornblower with 11 books. U 97 (2020) is the most recent addition we've catalogued.

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1 Horatio Hornblower 2 Chronological Horatio Hornblower 3 Horatio Hornblower Collections 4 Horatio Hornblower Non-Fiction 5 C.S. Forester Other Novels 6 C.S. Forester Short Stories/Novellas 7 C.S. Forester Short Story Collections 8 C.S. Forester Children's Books 9 C.S. Forester Plays 10 C.S. Forester Non-Fiction 11 C.S. Forester Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

8 books

C.S. Forester has placed 8 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 57 weeks on the charts.

Cover of Lieutenant Hornblower
Lieutenant Hornblower
Horatio Hornblower Series

13 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #5 · debuted Apr 1952

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The Age of Fighting Sail
C.S. Forester Non-Fiction

9 weeks on the Times Hardcover Nonfiction list · peaked at #10 · debuted Aug 1956

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Bestseller chart data from BestsellerStats.net — explore C.S. Forester’s complete chart history, week by week.

Reading Order

11 series · 71 books
The Happy Return / Beat to Quarters by C.S. Forester

Horatio Hornblower Series

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1 The Happy Return / Beat to Quarters 1937 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Ship of the Line 1938 🏆 James Tait Black Memorial Prize 1938Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Flying Colours 1938 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Commodore / Commodore Hornblower 1945 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Lord Hornblower 1946 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Mr. Midshipman Hornblower 1950 🎬 4 adaptations → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Lieutenant Hornblower 1952 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 Hornblower and the Atropos 1953 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies / Hornblower in the West Indies 1957 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 Hornblower and the Hotspur 1962 🎬 3 adaptations → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 Hornblower During the Crisis / Hornblower and the Crisis 1967 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
The Happy Return / Beat to Quarters by C.S. Forester

Horatio Hornblower Series Chronological

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1 The Happy Return / Beat to Quarters 1937 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Ship of the Line 1938 🏆 James Tait Black Memorial Prize 1938Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Flying Colours 1938 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Commodore / Commodore Hornblower 1945 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Lord Hornblower 1946 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Mr. Midshipman Hornblower 1950 🎬 4 adaptations → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Lieutenant Hornblower 1952 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 Hornblower and the Atropos 1953 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies / Hornblower in the West Indies 1957 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 Hornblower and the Hotspur 1962 🎬 3 adaptations → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 Hornblower During the Crisis / Hornblower and the Crisis 1967 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Horatio Hornblower Collections

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1 Captain Hornblower R.N. 1965 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
The Hornblower Companion (Short Story) by C.S. Forester

Horatio Hornblower Non-Fiction

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1 The Hornblower Companion (Short Story) 1964 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

C.S. Forester Other Novels

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1 The Paid Piper 1924 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 A Pawn Among Kings 1924 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Payment Deferred 1926 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Wonderful Week 1927 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Love Lies Dreaming 1927 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 The Shadow of the Hawk / The Daughter of the Hawk 1928 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Single-Handed 1929 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 Brown on Resolution 1929 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 Plain Murder 1930 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 Two-and-twenty (Short Story) 1931 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 Rifleman Dodd / Death to the French 1932 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 The Gun 1933 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 The Peacemaker 1934 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14 The African Queen 1935 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
15 The Pursued 1935 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
16 Marionettes at home 1936 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
17 The General 1936 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
18 The Earthly Paradise 1940 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
19 The Captain from Connecticut 1941 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
20 The Ship 1943 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
21 The Sky and the Forest 1948 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
22 Randall and the River Of Time 1950 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
23 The Good Shepherd / Greyhound 1955 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
24 The Barbary Pirates 1956 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

C.S. Forester Short Stories/Novellas

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1 African Queen (Short Story) 1980 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
The Nightmare by C.S. Forester

C.S. Forester Short Story Collections

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1 The Nightmare 1954 🏆 California Book Award 1954Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Man in the Yellow Raft 1969 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Gold from Crete 1970 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

C.S. Forester Children's Books

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1 Poo-Poo and the Dragons (Short Story) 1968 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

C.S. Forester Plays

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1 U 97 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Napoleon and His Court by C.S. Forester

C.S. Forester Non-Fiction

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1 Napoleon and His Court 1924 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Josephine, Napoleon's Empress 1925 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Victor Emmanuel II and the Union of Italy 1927 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Louis XIV: King of France and Navarre 1928 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Lord Nelson / Nelson 1929 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 The Voyage of the Annie Marble 1929 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 The Adventures of John Wetherell 1954 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 The Naval War of 1812 / The Age of Fighting Sail 1957 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 The Age of Fighting Sail 1957 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 Hunting the Bismarck / Sink the Bismarck / The Last Nine Days of the Bismarck (Short Story) 1958 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 Long Before Forty 1967 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 Fatal Fascination: A Choice of Crime with Christopher Sykes, Eric Linklater, Nigel Balchin 1968 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

C.S. Forester Anthologies

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1 Stories for the Dead of Night 1957 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 65 Great Tales Of Horror 1981 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Mysterious Sea Stories 1987 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Fifty Best Mysteries 1993 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 High Seas: Stories of Battle and Adventure from the Age of Sail 2002 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
About the Author

Cecil Scott Forester, an Englishman, was born in Cairo in 1899, the son of a British army officer. He was educated in London, and for a time he studied medicine. After a World War I stint in the infantry, however, he decided to be a poet. This was a shortlived pursuit and he soon turned to biography and fiction. He then wrote many best-selling novels—African Queen and The General among them—before he wrote the first of his Hornblower stories in 1937.

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