Order of Dorothy Dunnett Books
Dorothy Dunnett (1923-2001) was a Scottish novelist of historical fiction and mystery novels. She is best known for her Lymond Chronicles books and its prequel, The House of Niccolo. Aside from her historical novels, Dunnett also wrote the Johnson Johnson mystery series. Outside of series, she wrote King Hereafter, about the real Macbeth.
Dorothy Dunnett’s first novel was The Game of Kings, which was the beginning of her Lymond Chronicles series. She continued writing up until 2000, the year before her passing in 2001. Below is a list of all of Dorothy Dunnett’s books in order of publication and chronological order:
Publication Order of The Lymond Chronicles Books
The Game of Kings | (1961) | |
Queens’ Play | (1964) | |
The Disorderly Knights | (1966) | |
Pawn in Frankincense | (1969) | |
The Ringed Castle | (1971) | |
Checkmate | (1975) |
Publication Order of Johnson Johnson Books
Dolly and the Singing Bird | (1968) | |
Dolly and the Cookie Bird | (1970) | |
Dolly and the Doctor Bird | (1971) | |
Dolly and the Starry Bird | (1973) | |
Dolly and the Nanny Bird | (1976) | |
Dolly and the Bird of Paradise | (1983) | |
Moroccan Traffic | (1991) |
Chronological Order of Johnson Johnson Books
Dolly and the Nanny Bird | (1976) | |
Moroccan Traffic | (1991) | |
Dolly and the Singing Bird | (1968) | |
Dolly and the Cookie Bird | (1970) | |
Dolly and the Doctor Bird | (1971) | |
Dolly and the Starry Bird | (1973) | |
Dolly and the Bird of Paradise | (1983) |
Publication Order of Johnson Johnson Mystery Books
Rum Affair | (1991) | |
Roman Nights | (2012) | |
Ibiza Surprise | (2012) | |
Operation Nassau | (2012) |
Publication Order of The House of Niccolò Books
Niccolò Rising | (1986) | |
The Spring of the Ram | (1987) | |
Race of Scorpions | (1990) | |
Scales of Gold | (1991) | |
The Unicorn Hunt | (1993) | |
To Lie with Lions | (1995) | |
Caprice and Rondo | (1997) | |
Gemini | (2000) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
King Hereafter | (1982) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
The Scottish Highlands | (1988) | |
The Miraculous Mirror | (2012) |
Notes: Dolly and the Bird of Paradise was also titled Tropical Issue. Dolly and the Singing Bird was also published as Rum Affair and The Photogenic Soprano. Dolly and the Cookie Bird is also known as Ibiza Surprise and Murder in the Round. Dolly and the Doctor Bird is also known as Operation Nassau and Match for a Murderer. Dolly and the Starr Bird‘s alternate titles are Roman Nights and Murder in Focus. Dolly and the Nanny Bird was later retitled Split Code. Moroccan Traffic was published in the USA as Send a Fax to the Kasbah.