Author

Olivia Manning

British author Olivia Manning is best known for her *Fortunes of War* series, a masterful depiction of WWII’s Eastern Front. A finalist for the Booker Prize, her work is celebrated for its vivid historical realism. This page provides the Olivia Manning books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1937 The Wind Changes PO · 1 No link

1947 The Remarkable Expedition PO · 2 No link

1949 Artist Among The Missing PO · 3 No link

1950 The Dreaming Shore PO · 4 No link

1951 School for Love PO · 5 No link

1953 A Different Face PO · 6 No link

1955 The Doves of Venus PO · 7 No link

1960 The Great Fortune PO · 1 No link

1962 The Spoilt City PO · 2 No link

1965 Friends and Heroes PO · 3 No link

1967 A Romantic Hero PO · 1 No link

1967 Extraordinary Cats PO · 1 No link

1969 The Play Room PO · 8 No link

1974 The Rain Forest PO · 9 No link

1977 The Danger Tree PO · 1 No link

1978 The Battle Lost and Won PO · 2 No link

1981 The Sum of Things PO · 3 No link

Book series

Publication Order of Standalone Novels 9 books · 1937–1974

01 The Wind Changes 1937 No link

02 The Remarkable Expedition 1947 No link

03 Artist Among The Missing 1949 No link

04 The Dreaming Shore 1950 No link

··· 5 more books in this series

Publication Order of Balkan Trilogy Books 3 books · 1960–1965

01 The Great Fortune 1960 No link

02 The Spoilt City 1962 No link

03 Friends and Heroes 1965 No link

Publication Order of Oliva Manning Short Story Collections 1 book · 1967

01 A Romantic Hero 1967 No link

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 1 book · 1967

01 Extraordinary Cats 1967 No link

Publication Order of Levant Trilogy Books 3 books · 1977–1981

01 The Danger Tree 1977 No link

02 The Battle Lost and Won 1978 No link

03 The Sum of Things 1981 No link