Martin Amis books in order
British novelist
- Lived
- 1949–2023
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Books
- 26
Martin Amis published 18 novels, 2 short story collections, 5 non-fiction books and 1 other book, beginning with The Rachel Papers (1973). The best-known is Money (1984).
Updated September 2026
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Money
Martin Amis's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
The Rachel Papers (1973)
Dead Babies (1975)
Success (1978)
Other People (1981)
Money (1984)
Granta 25 (1989)
London Fields (Sep 1989)
Time's Arrow (Sep 1991)
The Information (1995)
Night Train (Oct 1997)
Experience (2000)
Yellow Dog (2003)
House of Meetings (2006)
Second Plane (2008)
The Pregnant Widow (Feb 2010)
Lionel Asbo (2012)
The Zone of Interest (Aug 2014)
Inside Story (2020)
Short story collections in order
Einstein's Monsters (Apr 1987)
Heavy Water and Other Stories (1998)
Non-fiction in order
The Moronic Inferno (1986)
Visiting Mrs. Nabokov and Other Excursions (1993)
The War Against Cliché (2001)
Koba the Dread (2002)
The Rub of Time (2017)
Other books in order
Invasion of the Space Invaders (2015)
Film and TV adaptations
- The Rachel Papers (1989)Film · from The Rachel Papers
- London Fields (2018)Film · from London Fields
- Out of Blue (2019)Film · from Night Train
- The Zone of Interest (2023)Film · from The Zone of Interest
About Martin Amis
Sir Martin Louis Amis was an English novelist, essayist, memoirist, screenwriter and critic. He is best known for his novels Money (1984) and London Fields (1989). He received the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his memoir Experience and was twice listed for the Booker Prize. Amis was a professor of creative writing at the University of Manchester's Centre for New Writing from 2007 until 2011. In 2008, The Times named him one of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Martin Amis FAQ
- How many books has Martin Amis written?
- Martin Amis published 18 novels, 2 short story collections, 5 non-fiction books and 1 other book that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Martin Amis's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Money.
- What is Martin Amis's last book?
- Inside Story (2020).
- What is Martin Amis's most famous book?
- Money (1984) is Martin Amis's most widely read book.
- Which Martin Amis books have been adapted?
- 4 books have been adapted for film or TV, including The Rachel Papers (film, 1989), London Fields (film, 2018), Night Train (as Out of Blue, film, 2019) and The Zone of Interest (film, 2023).
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.