
Jules Verne Reading Order
14 series ยท 101 books ยท Born 8 February 1828
Jules Verne was a groundbreaking French novelist renowned for his contributions to the science fiction genre. With a remarkable catalog of 101 works spanning 14 series, including notable titles like Voyages Extraordinaires and Adventures of Captain Hatteras, Verne's imaginative storytelling captivated readers from 1853 until his passing in 2022. His most celebrated works, such as Around the World in Eighty Days and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, showcase his visionary exploration of technology and adventure.
Adventures of Captain Hatteras Series
Complete2 books (1866โ1866)
Start with The Desert of Ice and read in order.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Desert of Ice 1866Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 2 | The English at the North Pole 1866Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
Anthologies Series
Likely Complete7 books (1988โ2022)
Start with Science Fiction Stories, the first of 7 books in the Anthologies series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 | Science Fiction Stories 1988Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 2 | Classic Sea Stories 1996Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 3 | The Arctic 2007Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 4 | The Origins of Science Fiction 2010Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 5 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction 2010Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 6 | Beneath the Waves: Tales from the Deep 2018Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 7 | The Anthology of the Greatest Sci-Fi Classics 2022Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
Barsac Mission Series
Complete2 books (1905โ1905)
Start with Into the Niger Bend and read in order.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Into the Niger Bend 1905Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 2 | The City in the Sahara 1905Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
Captain Nemo Series
Complete2 books (1869โ1874)
Start with Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and read in order.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea 1869Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 2 | The Mysterious Island 1874Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
Children Of Captain Grant Series
Complete3 books (1867โ1867)
Start with Among the Cannibals and read in order.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Among the Cannibals 1867Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 2 | Mysterious Document 1867Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 3 | On the Track 1867Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
Collections Series
Complete2 books (1999โ2004)
Start with The Eternal Adam and Other Stories and read in order.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Eternal Adam and Other Stories 1999Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 2 | The Collected Works of Jules Verne 2004Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
Non-Fiction Series
Complete1 book (1879โ1879)
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Exploration of the World 1879Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
Second Fatherland Series
Complete2 books (1900โ1924)
Start with The Castaways of the Flag and read in order.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Castaways of the Flag 1900Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 2 | Their Island Home 1924Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
Short Stories/Novellas Series
Complete5 books (1853โ2018)
Start with The Pearl of Lima: A Story of True Love, the first of 5 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 | The Pearl of Lima: A Story of True Love 1853Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 2 | The Blockade Runners 1865Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 3 | A Fantasy of Dr. Ox 1872Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 4 | In the Year 2889 1889Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 5 | Carpathian Castle 2018Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
Short Story Collections Series
Complete2 books (1874โ1910)
Start with Doctor Ox And Other Stories and read in order.
| # | Title |
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| 1 | Doctor Ox And Other Stories 1874Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 2 | Yesterday And Tomorrow 1910Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
Standalone Novels Series
Complete10 books (1863โ1908)
Start with Paris in the Twentieth Century, the first of 10 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 | Paris in the Twentieth Century 1863Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 2 | Abandoned 1865Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 3 | The Baltimore Gun Club 1874Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 4 | Underground City 1877Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 5 | Magellania 1897Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 6 | The Golden Volcano 1906Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 7 | L'รฉtonnante aventure de la mission Barsac 1907Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 8 | La Agencia Thompson y Cia 1907Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 9 | The Danube Pilot 1908Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 10 | The Meteor Hunt 1908Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
Steam House Series
Complete2 books (1976โ2008)
Start with Tigers and Traitors and read in order.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tigers and Traitors 1976Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 2 | The Demon of Cawnpore 2008Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
Two Years Holiday Series
Complete2 books (1888โ1940)
Start with Adrift in the Pacific and read in order.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Adrift in the Pacific 1888Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 2 | Second Year Ashore 1940Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
Voyages Extraordinaires Series
Complete59 books (1863โ1910)
Start with Five Weeks in a Balloon, the first of 59 books in the Voyages Extraordinaires series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 | Five Weeks in a Balloon 1863Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 2 | Journey to the Center of the Earth 1864Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 3 | The Adventures of Captain Hatteras 1864Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 4 | From the Earth to the Moon 1865Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 5 | Captain Grant's Children 1867Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 6 | In Search Of The Castaways 1867Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 7 | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1869Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 8 | Round The Moon 1869Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 9 | A Floating City 1871Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 10 | The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa 1872Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 11 | Around the World in Eighty Days 1873Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 12 | The Fur Country 1873Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 13 | The Mysterious Island 1874Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 14 | The Survivors of the Chancellor 1875Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 15 | Michael Strogoff or, The Courier of the Czar 1876Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 16 | Child of the Cavern 1877Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 17 | Off On A Comet 1877Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 18 | Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen 1878Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 19 | The Begum's Fortune / Les Cinq Cents Millions de la Bรฉgum 1879Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 20 | The Tribulations of a Chinaman 1879Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 21 | The Steam House 1880Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 22 | Eight Hundred Leagues On The Amazon 1881Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 23 | Godfrey Morgan 1882Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 24 | The Green Ray 1882Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 25 | Keraban the Inflexible 1883Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 26 | The Archipelago On Fire 1884Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 27 | The Vanished Diamond: The Star of the South 1884Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 28 | Mathias Sandorf 1885Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 29 | The Lottery Ticket / Ticket No. "9672" 1885Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 30 | Robur the Conqueror 1886Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 31 | North Against South 1887Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 32 | The Flight To France 1887Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 33 | Two Years' Vacation 1888Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 34 | Family Without A Name 1889Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 35 | The Purchase of the North Pole: Topsy-Turvy 1889Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 36 | Caesar Cascabel 1890Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 37 | Mistress Branican 1891Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 38 | Claudius Bombarnac 1892Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 39 | The Castle of the Carpathians 1892Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 40 | Foundling Mick 1893Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 41 | Captain Antifer 1894Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 42 | Propeller Island 1895Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 43 | Clovis Dardentor 1896Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 44 | Facing The Flag 1896Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 45 | The Sphinx of the Ice / An Antarctic Mystery 1897Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 46 | The Survivors of the Jonathan 1897Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 47 | The Mighty Orinoco 1898Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 48 | Will Of An Eccentric 1899Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 49 | The Castaways of the Flag 1900Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 50 | Sea Serpent 1901Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 51 | Village in the Treetops 1901Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 52 | The Kip Brothers 1902Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 53 | Travel Scholarships 1903Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 54 | Drama In Livonia 1904Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 55 | Master of the World 1904Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 56 | Invasion of the Sea 1905Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 57 | The Lighthouse at the End of the World 1905Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 58 | The Chase of the Golden Meteor 1908Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
| 59 | The Secret of Wilhelm Storitz 1910Buy ๐บ๐ธ |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Jules Verne written?
- Jules Verne has written 101 books across 14 series. Their published works span from 1853 to 2022.
- What is the first book in each Jules Verne series?
- Here are the first books in Jules Verne's series: Adventures of Captain Hatteras: The Desert of Ice; Anthologies: Science Fiction Stories; Barsac Mission: Into the Niger Bend; Captain Nemo: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea; Children Of Captain Grant: Among the Cannibals.
- What order should I read Jules Verne's books?
- We recommend reading Jules Verne's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
- Are Jules Verne's series complete?
- Jules Verne has 13 completed series.

