Patrick Leigh Fermor books in order
British author, scholar and soldier
- Lived
- 1915–2011
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Books
- 16
Patrick Leigh Fermor published 2 novels, 1 novella, 12 non-fiction books and 1 other book, beginning with A Time of Gifts (1977).
Updated September 2026
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A Time of Gifts
Patrick Leigh Fermor's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
Mani: Travels in the Southern Peloponnese (1958)
Mani (1999)
Novellas in order
The Violins of Saint-Jacques (1953)
Non-fiction in order
The Traveller's Tree (1950)
A Time of Gifts (1977)
Between the Woods and the Water (1986)
Roumeli (1988)
Three Letters from the Andes (1991)
A Time to Keep Silence (1997)
Words of Mercury (2003)
In Tearing Haste (2008)
The Broken Road (Sep 2013)
Abducting a General (2014)
Dashing for the Post (2016)
More Dashing (2018)
Other books in order
Vanishing Greece (1991)
About Patrick Leigh Fermor
Sir Patrick Michael Leigh Fermor was an English writer, scholar, soldier and polyglot. He played a prominent role in the Cretan resistance during the Second World War, and was widely seen as Britain's greatest living travel writer, on the basis of books such as A Time of Gifts (1977). A BBC journalist once termed him "a cross between Indiana Jones, James Bond and Graham Greene".
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Patrick Leigh Fermor FAQ
- How many books has Patrick Leigh Fermor written?
- Patrick Leigh Fermor published 2 novels, 1 novella, 12 non-fiction books and 1 other book that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Patrick Leigh Fermor's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with A Time of Gifts.
- What is Patrick Leigh Fermor's last book?
- The Broken Road (2013).
- What is Patrick Leigh Fermor's most famous book?
- A Time of Gifts (1977) is Patrick Leigh Fermor's most widely read book.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.