Derek Robinson Reading Order
1 series · 39 books
Derek Robinson is a British novelist celebrated for his darkly comic military aviation fiction, drawing on historical events with sharp wit and unflinching realism. Beyond his aviation novels, he has documented Bristol's troubled past through several historical works and contributed guides to rugby. His debut novel Goshawk Squadron earned a Booker Prize nomination in 1971 and established his reputation for blending historical detail with sardonic humor.
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Standalone Novels Series
Complete39 books
Derek Robinson's collection of 39 standalone novels spans from 1969 to 2005, offering readers independent stories that do not require sequential reading. These works should be approached in publication order to experience Robinson's literary development across the four decades he was active. The complete series encompasses a diverse range of themes and subjects, with titles including Goshawk Squadron, Good Clean Fight, and Hullo Russia Goodbye England among others. Readers can begin with any individual title that appeals to their interests, as each book stands alone as its own narrative.
Start with Rugby, the first of 39 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | A Damned Good Show |
| 2 | A Darker History Of Bristol Swindles Scandals And Skulduggery |
| 3 | A Splendid Little War |
| 4 | Analysis on Lie groups with polynomial growth |
| 5 | Bird poems |
| 6 | Bristle with pride Contents |
| 7 | Damned good show |
| 8 | Derek's Story |
| 9 | Epidemiology and the community control of disease in warm climate countries |
| 10 | Get Squash Straight |
| 11 | Good Clean Fight |
| 12 | Goshawk Squadron |
| 13 | Holy Smoke |
| 14 | Hornet's Sting |
| 15 | Hullo Russia Goodbye England |
| 16 | Improbable MD |
| 17 | Introduction to economics |
| 18 | Kentucky blues |
| 19 | Kentucky blues |
| 20 | Kramer's War |
| 21 | Les Abattoirs du ciel |
| 22 | Local labour markets and wage structures |
| 23 | Piece of Cake |
| 24 | Red Rag Blues |
| 25 | Rotten with Honor |
| 26 | Rugby |
| 27 | Shocking History of Bristol |
| 28 | Sick sentries of Bristle |
| 29 | The Richmond Vicars |
| 30 | Twenty Sentries of Bristle |
| 31 | Wage Drift, Fringe Benefits and Manpower Distribution |
| 32 | Year with Rudolf Nureyev |
| 33 | Rugby 1969 |
| 34 | A light unbroken 1986 |
| 35 | Goshawk Squadron 1986 |
| 36 | Piece of Cake 1990 |
| 37 | Artillery of Lies 1992 |
| 38 | A Good Clean Fight 1993 |
| 39 | Invasion, 1940 2005 |
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- Derek Robinson has 1 completed series.