Order of John Banville / Benjamin Black Books

John Banville is an Irish novelist, playwright, and screenwriter who frequently writes under the pseudonym Benjamin Black. He is recognized for his dark humor and a precise, forensic-like style that is rich and dense, akin to poetry. Recently, he has taken on the role of writing Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe character under the name Benjamin Black. Banville made his publishing debut in 1970 with the collection Long Lankin, followed by his first novel, Nightspawn, released in 1971. Below is a list of John Banville's books in the order of their original publication.

John Banville / Benjamin Black became a published novelist in 1970 with the novel Long Lankin. Below is a list of John Banville / Benjamin Black's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Philip Marlowe Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Black-Eyed Blonde / Marlowe (As: Benjamin Black)	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Goodbye Coast (By: Joe Ide)	(2022)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Quirke Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Christine Falls	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Silver Swan	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Elegy for April	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Death in Summer	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Vengeance	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Holy Orders	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Even the Dead	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
April in Spain	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Lock-Up	(2023)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The Revolutions Trilogy Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Doctor Copernicus	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Kepler	(1981)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Newton Letter	(1982)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The Cleave Trilogy Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Eclipse	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Shroud	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ancient Light	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Frames: The Freddie Montgomery Trilogy Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Book of Evidence	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ghosts	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Athena	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of St. John Strafford Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Secret Guests (As: Benjamin Black)	(2020)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Snow	(2020)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
April in Spain	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Lock-Up	(2023)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Drowned	(2024)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Nightspawn	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Birchwood	(1973)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mefisto	(1986)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Untouchable	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Sea	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Lemur (As:Benjamin Black)	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Infinities	(2009)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Blue Guitar	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Wolf on a String / Prague Nights (As:Benjamin Black)	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mrs. Osmond	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Singularities	(2022)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Venetian Vespers	(2025)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
God's Gift	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Long Lankin	(1970)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Supreme Fictions of John Banville	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Poetry Collections Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Timeless Voices, Modern Echoes (As: Benjamin Black)	(2024)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Plays Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Broken Jug	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Conversation in the Mountains	(2020)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Possessed of a Past: A John Banville Reader	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Time Pieces	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Writer and the City Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Flaneur (By: Edmund White)	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Florence, a Delicate Case (By: David Leavitt)	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Prague Pictures	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ghost Town: Tales of Manhattan Then and Now (By: Patrick McGrath)	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Oxford Revisited: A City Revisited (By: Justin Cartwright)	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Benjamin Black Poetry Collections Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Timeless Voices, Modern Echoes	(2024)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Believer Book of Writers Talking to Writers	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Paris Review Issue 188	(2009)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Imagined Lives	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Picador Book of 40	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Best European Fiction 2013	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Review of Contemporary Fiction: Roberto Calasso Issue	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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