A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Shogun Books in Order

The complete Shogun reading order — 40 books from 1827–2016.

  1. 01 Shogun 1827 Amazon — buy Shogun ThriftBooks — buy Shogun eBooks.com — buy Shogun
  2. 02 The shogun's daughter 1910 Amazon — buy The shogun's daughter ThriftBooks — buy The shogun's daughter eBooks.com — buy The shogun's daughter
  3. 03 Shogun's Daughter 1910 Amazon — buy Shogun's Daughter Bookshop — buy Shogun's Daughter ThriftBooks — buy Shogun's Daughter eBooks.com — buy Shogun's Daughter
  4. 04 Shōgun 1975 Amazon — buy Shōgun Bookshop — buy Shōgun ThriftBooks — buy Shōgun eBooks.com — buy Shōgun
  5. 05 James Clavell's Shōgun 1975 Amazon — buy James Clavell's Shōgun Bookshop — buy James Clavell's Shōgun ThriftBooks — buy James Clavell's Shōgun eBooks.com — buy James Clavell's Shōgun
  6. 06 Shogun, Volume Two 1975 Amazon — buy Shogun, Volume Two ThriftBooks — buy Shogun, Volume Two eBooks.com — buy Shogun, Volume Two
  7. 07 Shogun, Volume II 1975 Amazon — buy Shogun, Volume II ThriftBooks — buy Shogun, Volume II eBooks.com — buy Shogun, Volume II
  8. 08 Shogun, A Novel of Japan, Volume 1 1975 Amazon — buy Shogun, A Novel of Japan, Volume 1 ThriftBooks — buy Shogun, A Novel of Japan, Volume 1 eBooks.com — buy Shogun, A Novel of Japan, Volume 1
  9. 09 The Making of James Clavell's Shōgun 1980 Amazon — buy The Making of James Clavell's Shōgun Bookshop — buy The Making of James Clavell's Shōgun ThriftBooks — buy The Making of James Clavell's Shōgun eBooks.com — buy The Making of James Clavell's Shōgun
  10. 10 Sogun 1981 Amazon — buy Sogun ThriftBooks — buy Sogun eBooks.com — buy Sogun
  11. 11 Tokugawa Ieyasu: shogun 1983 Amazon — buy Tokugawa Ieyasu: shogun Bookshop — buy Tokugawa Ieyasu: shogun ThriftBooks — buy Tokugawa Ieyasu: shogun eBooks.com — buy Tokugawa Ieyasu: shogun
  12. 12 Commodore Perry in the land of the Shogun 1985 Amazon — buy Commodore Perry in the land of the Shogun Bookshop — buy Commodore Perry in the land of the Shogun ThriftBooks — buy Commodore Perry in the land of the Shogun eBooks.com — buy Commodore Perry in the land of the Shogun
  13. 13 Comment devenir un bon étranger en France 1985 Amazon — buy Comment devenir un bon étranger en France Bookshop — buy Comment devenir un bon étranger en France ThriftBooks — buy Comment devenir un bon étranger en France eBooks.com — buy Comment devenir un bon étranger en France
  14. 14 The fall of the shogun 1987 Amazon — buy The fall of the shogun Bookshop — buy The fall of the shogun ThriftBooks — buy The fall of the shogun eBooks.com — buy The fall of the shogun
  15. 15 Japanese Cooking Made Easy 1988 Amazon — buy Japanese Cooking Made Easy ThriftBooks — buy Japanese Cooking Made Easy eBooks.com — buy Japanese Cooking Made Easy
  16. 16 The Signore 1989 Amazon — buy The Signore Bookshop — buy The Signore ThriftBooks — buy The Signore eBooks.com — buy The Signore
  17. 17 Master Assassin 1992 Amazon — buy Master Assassin Bookshop — buy Master Assassin ThriftBooks — buy Master Assassin eBooks.com — buy Master Assassin
  18. 18 The shogun scrolls = 1997 Amazon — buy The shogun scrolls = Bookshop — buy The shogun scrolls = ThriftBooks — buy The shogun scrolls = eBooks.com — buy The shogun scrolls =
  19. 19 Saigo no shōgun 1998 Amazon — buy Saigo no shōgun Bookshop — buy Saigo no shōgun ThriftBooks — buy Saigo no shōgun eBooks.com — buy Saigo no shōgun
  20. 20 Shogun Part 1 Of 3 1999 Amazon — buy Shogun Part 1 Of 3 Bookshop — buy Shogun Part 1 Of 3 ThriftBooks — buy Shogun Part 1 Of 3 eBooks.com — buy Shogun Part 1 Of 3
  21. 21 The Making of High Performance Athletes 1999 Amazon — buy The Making of High Performance Athletes Bookshop — buy The Making of High Performance Athletes ThriftBooks — buy The Making of High Performance Athletes eBooks.com — buy The Making of High Performance Athletes
  22. 22 Kill the shogun 2000 Amazon — buy Kill the shogun Bookshop — buy Kill the shogun ThriftBooks — buy Kill the shogun eBooks.com — buy Kill the shogun
  23. 23 Samurai sketches 2001 Amazon — buy Samurai sketches Bookshop — buy Samurai sketches ThriftBooks — buy Samurai sketches eBooks.com — buy Samurai sketches
  24. 24 The Life-Giving Sword 2003 Amazon — buy The Life-Giving Sword Bookshop — buy The Life-Giving Sword ThriftBooks — buy The Life-Giving Sword eBooks.com — buy The Life-Giving Sword
  25. 25 Shinsengumi 2005 Amazon — buy Shinsengumi Bookshop — buy Shinsengumi ThriftBooks — buy Shinsengumi eBooks.com — buy Shinsengumi
  26. 26 Secret memoirs of the shoguns 2005 Amazon — buy Secret memoirs of the shoguns Bookshop — buy Secret memoirs of the shoguns ThriftBooks — buy Secret memoirs of the shoguns eBooks.com — buy Secret memoirs of the shoguns
  27. 27 You & your Mitsubishi Shogun (Pajero/Montero) 2005 Amazon — buy You & your Mitsubishi Shogun (Pajero/Montero) Bookshop — buy You & your Mitsubishi Shogun (Pajero/Montero) ThriftBooks — buy You & your Mitsubishi Shogun (Pajero/Montero) eBooks.com — buy You & your Mitsubishi Shogun (Pajero/Montero)
  28. 28 ha-Shogun ha-ḥamishi 2005 Amazon — buy ha-Shogun ha-ḥamishi ThriftBooks — buy ha-Shogun ha-ḥamishi eBooks.com — buy ha-Shogun ha-ḥamishi
  29. 29 The dog shogun 2006 Amazon — buy The dog shogun Bookshop — buy The dog shogun ThriftBooks — buy The dog shogun eBooks.com — buy The dog shogun
  30. 30 American shogun 2006 Amazon — buy American shogun Bookshop — buy American shogun ThriftBooks — buy American shogun eBooks.com — buy American shogun
  31. 31 Bakumatsu no shōgun 2009 Amazon — buy Bakumatsu no shōgun Bookshop — buy Bakumatsu no shōgun ThriftBooks — buy Bakumatsu no shōgun eBooks.com — buy Bakumatsu no shōgun
  32. 32 Keizers en Shogun 2009 Amazon — buy Keizers en Shogun Bookshop — buy Keizers en Shogun ThriftBooks — buy Keizers en Shogun eBooks.com — buy Keizers en Shogun
  33. 33 Samurai tales 2010 Amazon — buy Samurai tales Bookshop — buy Samurai tales ThriftBooks — buy Samurai tales eBooks.com — buy Samurai tales
  34. 34 The Courtesan and the Samurai 2010 Amazon — buy The Courtesan and the Samurai Bookshop — buy The Courtesan and the Samurai ThriftBooks — buy The Courtesan and the Samurai eBooks.com — buy The Courtesan and the Samurai
  35. 35 The Shogun's Scroll 2012 Amazon — buy The Shogun's Scroll Bookshop — buy The Shogun's Scroll ThriftBooks — buy The Shogun's Scroll eBooks.com — buy The Shogun's Scroll
  36. 36 Shoguns City 2013 Amazon — buy Shoguns City Bookshop — buy Shoguns City ThriftBooks — buy Shoguns City eBooks.com — buy Shoguns City
  37. 37 Company and the Shogun 2013 Amazon — buy Company and the Shogun Bookshop — buy Company and the Shogun ThriftBooks — buy Company and the Shogun eBooks.com — buy Company and the Shogun
  38. 38 Samurai's Daughter 2013 Amazon — buy Samurai's Daughter Bookshop — buy Samurai's Daughter ThriftBooks — buy Samurai's Daughter eBooks.com — buy Samurai's Daughter
  39. 39 Cresent The Book 2014 Amazon — buy Cresent The Book ThriftBooks — buy Cresent The Book eBooks.com — buy Cresent The Book
  40. 40 Shogun's Queen 2016 Amazon — buy Shogun's Queen Bookshop — buy Shogun's Queen ThriftBooks — buy Shogun's Queen eBooks.com — buy Shogun's Queen

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Shogun 1827
2 The shogun's daughter 1910
3 Shogun's Daughter 1910
4 Shōgun 1975
5 James Clavell's Shōgun 1975
6 Shogun, Volume Two 1975
7 Shogun, Volume II 1975
8 Shogun, A Novel of Japan, Volume 1 1975
9 The Making of James Clavell's Shōgun 1980
10 Sogun 1981
11 Tokugawa Ieyasu: shogun 1983
12 Commodore Perry in the land of the Shogun 1985
13 Comment devenir un bon étranger en France 1985
14 The fall of the shogun 1987
15 Japanese Cooking Made Easy 1988
16 The Signore 1989
17 Master Assassin 1992
18 The shogun scrolls = 1997
19 Saigo no shōgun 1998
20 Shogun Part 1 Of 3 1999
21 The Making of High Performance Athletes 1999
22 Kill the shogun 2000
23 Samurai sketches 2001
24 The Life-Giving Sword 2003
25 Shinsengumi 2005
26 Secret memoirs of the shoguns 2005
27 You & your Mitsubishi Shogun (Pajero/Montero) 2005
28 ha-Shogun ha-ḥamishi 2005
29 The dog shogun 2006
30 American shogun 2006
31 Bakumatsu no shōgun 2009
32 Keizers en Shogun 2009
33 Samurai tales 2010
34 The Courtesan and the Samurai 2010
35 The Shogun's Scroll 2012
36 Shoguns City 2013
37 Company and the Shogun 2013
38 Samurai's Daughter 2013
39 Cresent The Book 2014
40 Shogun's Queen 2016

Shogun reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Shogun (1827). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Shogun — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Shogun books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1827–2016.

What is the newest Shogun book?

Shogun's Queen, published in 2016.