Jules Verne books in order
French writer
- Lived
- 1828–1905
- Country
- France
- Books
- 96
- Series
- 1
Jules Verne published 87 novels, 3 novellas, 1 short story collection, 3 non-fiction books, 1 children's book and 1 other book, beginning with Cinq Semaines En Ballon (1863). The series is Voyages Extraordinaires (58 books, starting with Cinq Semaines En Ballon). The best-known is A Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864).
Updated September 2026
Voyages Extraordinaires books in order (58)Series page
Reading order: 1 Cinq Semaines En Ballon (1863) · 2 The Adventures of Captain Hatteras (1864) · 3 A Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864) · 4 From the Earth to the Moon (1865) · 5 In Search of the Castaways (1864) · 6 Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1869) · 7 Around the Moon (1870) · 8 A Floating City (1871) · 9 The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa (1872) · 10 The Fur Country (1873) · … all 58 below
- 1.
Cinq Semaines En Ballon (1863)
- 2.
The Adventures of Captain Hatteras (1864)
- 3.
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Nov 1864)
- 4.
From the Earth to the Moon (1865)
- 5.
In Search of the Castaways (1864)
- 6.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Mar 1869)
- 7.
Around the Moon (1870)
- 8.
A Floating City (1871)
- 9.
The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa (Aug 1872)
- 10.
The Fur Country (1873)
- 11.
- 12.
The Mysterious Island (1888)
- 13.
- 14.
Michael Strogoff (1876)
- 15.
Off on a Comet (2008)
- 16.
The Child of the Cavern (1877)
- 17.
Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen (Dec 1878)
- 18.
The Begum's Fortune (1879)
- 19.
Tribulations of a Chinaman in China (1879)
- 20.
The Steam House (1880)
- 21.
Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon (1881)
- 22.
Godfrey Morgan (1882)
- 23.
The Green Ray (1882)
- 24.
Kéraban the Inflexible (1883)
- 25.
The Vanished Diamond (1884), with Paschal Grousset
- 26.
The Archipelago on Fire (1884)
- 27.
Mathias Sandorf (1885)
- 28.
The Lottery Ticket (1886)
- 29.
Robur the Conqueror (1886)
- 30.
Texar's Revenge, Or, North Against South (1887)
- 31.
The Flight to France (1887)
- 32.
Two Years' Vacation (1888)
- 33.
Family Without a Name (1889)
- 34.
The Purchase of the North Pole (1889)
- 35.
César Cascabel (1890)
- 36.
Mistress Branican (1891)
- 37.
The Castle From Carpathians (1892)
- 38.
Claudius Bombarnac (1892)
- 39.
Foundling Mick (1893)
- 40.
Captain Antifer (1894)
- 41.
Propeller Island (1895)
- 42.
Facing the Flag (1896)
- 43.
Clovis Dardentor (1896)
- 44.
An Antarctic Mystery (1897)
- 45.
The Mighty Orinoco (1898)
- 46.
The Will of an Eccentric (1899)
- 47.
The Castaways of the Flag (1900)
- 48.
The Village in the Treetops (1901)
- 49.
The Sea Serpent (1901)
- 50.
The Kip Brothers (1902)
- 51.
Traveling Scholarships (1903)
- 52.
A Drama in Livonia (1904)
- 53.
Master of the World (Nov 1904)
- 54.
Invasion of the Sea (1905)
Doctor Ox (1874)
The Golden Volcano (1906)
The Danube Pilot (1908), with Michel Verne
The Barsac Mission (1914), with Michel Verne
Where to start with Jules Verne
Start here
Cinq Semaines En Ballon
Book 1 of Voyages Extraordinaires, the series that includes A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Jules Verne's most-read book.
Shortest way in
The Baltimore Gun Club
One of the most-read, at about 206 pages.
Standalone novels in order
A Drama in Mexico (1851)
The Count of Chanteleine (1864)
The Baltimore Gun Club (1865)
Five Weeks in a Balloon (1873)
The English at the North Pole (1874)
An Ideal City (1875)
Dr. Ox's Experiment (1875)
The Field of Ice (1877)
Dick Sand (1878)
Dick Sands, the Boy Captain (1879)
The Mutineers of the Bounty (1879)
Dick Sands (1880)
Hector Servadac (1880)
Godfrey Morgan: A Californian Mystery (1883)
The Waif of the Cynthia (1885), with Paschal Grousset
Ticket No. "9672" (1886)
Giant Raft (1893)
The Castle of the Carpathians (1894)
The Lighthouse at the End of the World (1905)
The Chase of the Golden Meteor (1908), with Michel Verne
The Survivors of the "Jonathan" (1909), with Michel Verne
Adrift in the Pacific (1910)
Hier Et Demain (1910), with Michel Verne
Le Secret De Wilhelm Storitz (1910)
The Humbug (1985)
Magellania (1987)
The Beautiful Yellow Danube (1988)
Backwards to Britain (1989)
Shipwrecked Family: Marooned with Uncle Robinson (1991)
Paris in the Twentieth Century (1994)
Around the World in 80 Days (2020)
Novellas in order
The Blockade Runners (1865)
Non-fiction in order
The Exploration of the World (1879)
The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century (1880)
The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century (1881)
Children's books in order
The Wreck of the Chancellor (1875)
Other books in order
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1955)
Film and TV adaptations
- Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962)Film · from Cinq Semaines En Ballon
- Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)Film · from A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
- Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)Film · from A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
- Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)TV · from A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
- Willy Fog 2TV · from A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
- In Search of the Castaways (1913)Film · from In Search of the Castaways
- The Children of Captain Grant (1936)Film · from In Search of the Castaways
- In Search of the Castaways (1962)Film · from In Search of the Castaways
- In Search of Captain Grant (1986)TV · from In Search of the Castaways
- The Conquest of the Pole (1912)Film · from The Adventures of Captain Hatteras
- A Trip to the Moon (1902)Film · from From the Earth to the Moon
- From the Earth to the Moon (1958)Film · from From the Earth to the Moon
- Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon (1967)Film · from From the Earth to the Moon
- Under the Seas (1907)Film · from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)Film · from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)Film · from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
- Nadia: The Secret of Blue WaterTV · from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
- A Trip to the Moon (1902)Film · from Around the Moon
- From the Earth to the Moon (1958)Film · from Around the Moon
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956)Film · from Around the World in Eighty Days
- Around the World in 80 Days (2004)Film · from Around the World in Eighty Days
- Around the World with Willy FogTV · from Around the World in Eighty Days
- Around the World in 80 DaysTV · from Around the World in Eighty Days
- Michel Strogoff (1956)Film · from Michael Strogoff
- The Triumph of Michael Strogoff (1961)Film · from Michael Strogoff
- Strogoff (1970)Film · from Michael Strogoff
- Michel StrogoffTV · from Michael Strogoff
- Fifteen-Year-Old Captain (1945)Film · from Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen
- Pilgrim's Captain (1986)Film · from Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen
- Tajemství Ocelového mesta (1978)Film · from The Begum's Fortune
- Up to His Ears (1965)Film · from Tribulations of a Chinaman in China
- I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)Film · from Tribulations of a Chinaman in China
- Captain NemoTV · from The Steam House
- Fire on the Amazon (1993)Film · from Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon
- Mystery on Monster Island (1981)Film · from Godfrey Morgan
- The Green Ray (1986)Film · from The Green Ray
- The Southern Star (1969)Film · from The Vanished Diamond
- The Isle of Zorda (1921)Film · from Mathias Sandorf
- Mathias Sandorf (1963)Film · from Mathias Sandorf
- Mathias Sandorf (1979)TV · from Mathias Sandorf
- Master of the World (1961)Film · from Robur the Conqueror
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)Film · from The Mysterious Island
- The Mysterious Island (1929)Film · from The Mysterious Island
- Mysterious Island (1961)Film · from The Mysterious Island
- Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)Film · from The Mysterious Island
- The Stolen Airship (1967)Film · from Two Years' Vacation
- Two Years Vacation (1974)TV · from Two Years' Vacation
- Adrift in the Pacific (1982)Film · from Two Years' Vacation
- The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians (1981)Film · from The Castle From Carpathians
- Invention for Destruction (1958)Film · from Facing the Flag
- Secret of Cerulean SandTV · from Facing the Flag
- Master of the World (1961)Film · from Master of the World
- The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)Film · from The Lighthouse at the End of the World
- Secret of Cerulean SandTV · from The Barsac Mission
- Valley of the Dragons (1961)Film · from Off on a Comet
- On the Comet (1970)TV · from Off on a Comet
Free to read
All free classicsTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas
A Journey into the Interior of the Earth
Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space
The Underground City
From the Earth to the Moon, Direct in Ninety-Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes
Celebrated Travels and Travellers, Part 1.
All Around the Moon
Celebrated Travels and Travellers, Part 2.
Round the World in Eighty Days
Celebrated Travels and Travellers, Part 3.
Abandoned
A Winter Amid the Ice, and Other Thrilling Stories
The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Among the Various Races and Countries of Central Asia
Around the World in Eighty Days. Junior Deluxe Edition
About Jules Verne
Jules Gabriel Verne was a French novelist, poet, and playwright.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Jules Verne FAQ
- How many books has Jules Verne written?
- Jules Verne published 87 novels, 3 novellas, 1 short story collection, 3 non-fiction books, 1 children's book and 1 other book that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Jules Verne's books in?
- Read each series in its own order: start Voyages Extraordinaires with Cinq Semaines En Ballon. The other books stand alone and can be read in any order.
- What is Jules Verne's last book?
- The Golden Volcano (1906).
- What is Jules Verne's most famous book?
- A Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864) is Jules Verne's most widely read book.
- Are Jules Verne's books connected?
- 58 books belong to 1 series (Voyages Extraordinaires); the other 38 books stand alone.
- Which Jules Verne books have been adapted?
- 27 books have been adapted for film or TV, including Cinq Semaines En Ballon (as Five Weeks in a Balloon, film, 1962), A Journey to the Centre of the Earth (as Journey to the Center of the Earth, film, 1959), In Search of the Castaways (film, 1913) and The Adventures of Captain Hatteras (as The Conquest of the Pole, film, 1912).
- Can I read Jules Verne's books for free?
- Yes. 38 books by Jules Verne are in the public domain in the US and free to read online or download here.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers, free texts from Project Gutenberg. Last updated September 2026.