A Book in Order

Series · 18 books

Night Watch Books in Order

The complete Night Watch reading order — 18 books from 1805–2016.

  1. 01 Nachtwachen 1805 Amazon — buy Nachtwachen Bookshop — buy Nachtwachen ThriftBooks — buy Nachtwachen eBooks.com — buy Nachtwachen
  2. 02 The night watch; or, Tales of the sea 1828 Amazon — buy The night watch; or, Tales of the sea ThriftBooks — buy The night watch; or, Tales of the sea eBooks.com — buy The night watch; or, Tales of the sea
  3. 03 The morning watches, and Night watches 1853 Amazon — buy The morning watches, and Night watches ThriftBooks — buy The morning watches, and Night watches eBooks.com — buy The morning watches, and Night watches
  4. 04 Night watches 1914 Amazon — buy Night watches Bookshop — buy Night watches ThriftBooks — buy Night watches eBooks.com — buy Night watches
  5. 05 Death in the Night Watches 1945 Amazon — buy Death in the Night Watches Bookshop — buy Death in the Night Watches ThriftBooks — buy Death in the Night Watches eBooks.com — buy Death in the Night Watches
  6. 06 Rembrandt's Night watch 1949 Amazon — buy Rembrandt's Night watch ThriftBooks — buy Rembrandt's Night watch eBooks.com — buy Rembrandt's Night watch
  7. 07 The night watch 1951 Amazon — buy The night watch Bookshop — buy The night watch ThriftBooks — buy The night watch eBooks.com — buy The night watch
  8. 08 Night Watch 1960 Amazon — buy Night Watch Bookshop — buy Night Watch ThriftBooks — buy Night Watch eBooks.com — buy Night Watch
  9. 09 The long night watch 1983 Amazon — buy The long night watch Bookshop — buy The long night watch ThriftBooks — buy The long night watch eBooks.com — buy The long night watch
  10. 10 Alistair MacLean's Night watch 1989 Amazon — buy Alistair MacLean's Night watch Bookshop — buy Alistair MacLean's Night watch ThriftBooks — buy Alistair MacLean's Night watch eBooks.com — buy Alistair MacLean's Night watch
  11. 11 Night Watch (Tsr Books) 1990 Amazon — buy Night Watch (Tsr Books) Bookshop — buy Night Watch (Tsr Books) ThriftBooks — buy Night Watch (Tsr Books) eBooks.com — buy Night Watch (Tsr Books)
  12. 12 Pratchett Fiction Collection Eight-Book Set (Night Watch, Truth, Carpe Jugulum, Color of Magic, Fifth Elephant, Light Fantastic, Equal Rights, Thief of Time) 2003 Amazon — buy Pratchett Fiction Collection Eight-Book Set (Night Watch, Truth, Carpe Jugulum, Color of Magic, Fifth Elephant, Light Fantastic, Equal Rights, Thief of Time) Bookshop — buy Pratchett Fiction Collection Eight-Book Set (Night Watch, Truth, Carpe Jugulum, Color of Magic, Fifth Elephant, Light Fantastic, Equal Rights, Thief of Time) ThriftBooks — buy Pratchett Fiction Collection Eight-Book Set (Night Watch, Truth, Carpe Jugulum, Color of Magic, Fifth Elephant, Light Fantastic, Equal Rights, Thief of Time) eBooks.com — buy Pratchett Fiction Collection Eight-Book Set (Night Watch, Truth, Carpe Jugulum, Color of Magic, Fifth Elephant, Light Fantastic, Equal Rights, Thief of Time)
  13. 13 Terry Pratchett's Night Watch 2004 Amazon — buy Terry Pratchett's Night Watch Bookshop — buy Terry Pratchett's Night Watch ThriftBooks — buy Terry Pratchett's Night Watch eBooks.com — buy Terry Pratchett's Night Watch
  14. 14 LAST WATCH (Night Watch) 2006 Amazon — buy LAST WATCH (Night Watch) Bookshop — buy LAST WATCH (Night Watch) ThriftBooks — buy LAST WATCH (Night Watch) eBooks.com — buy LAST WATCH (Night Watch)
  15. 15 Keeping the night watch 2008 Amazon — buy Keeping the night watch Bookshop — buy Keeping the night watch ThriftBooks — buy Keeping the night watch eBooks.com — buy Keeping the night watch
  16. 16 New Watch 2013 Amazon — buy New Watch Bookshop — buy New Watch ThriftBooks — buy New Watch eBooks.com — buy New Watch
  17. 17 The night is watching 2013 Amazon — buy The night is watching Bookshop — buy The night is watching ThriftBooks — buy The night is watching eBooks.com — buy The night is watching
  18. 18 The Sixth Watch 2016 Amazon — buy The Sixth Watch Bookshop — buy The Sixth Watch ThriftBooks — buy The Sixth Watch eBooks.com — buy The Sixth Watch

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Nachtwachen 1805
2 The night watch; or, Tales of the sea 1828
3 The morning watches, and Night watches 1853
4 Night watches 1914
5 Death in the Night Watches 1945
6 Rembrandt's Night watch 1949
7 The night watch 1951
8 Night Watch 1960
9 The long night watch 1983
10 Alistair MacLean's Night watch 1989
11 Night Watch (Tsr Books) 1990
12 Pratchett Fiction Collection Eight-Book Set (Night Watch, Truth, Carpe Jugulum, Color of Magic, Fifth Elephant, Light Fantastic, Equal Rights, Thief of Time) 2003
13 Terry Pratchett's Night Watch 2004
14 LAST WATCH (Night Watch) 2006
15 Keeping the night watch 2008
16 New Watch 2013
17 The night is watching 2013
18 The Sixth Watch 2016

Night Watch reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Nachtwachen (1805). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Night Watch — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Night Watch books are there?

18 to date, spanning 1805–2016.

What is the newest Night Watch book?

The Sixth Watch, published in 2016.