Series · 40 books
Tales of the City Books in Order
The complete Tales of the City reading order — 40 books from 1478–1998.
- 01 The Canterbury Tales Amazon — buy The Canterbury Tales Bookshop — buy The Canterbury Tales ThriftBooks — buy The Canterbury Tales eBooks.com — buy The Canterbury Tales
- 02 Robinson Crusoe Amazon — buy Robinson Crusoe Bookshop — buy Robinson Crusoe ThriftBooks — buy Robinson Crusoe eBooks.com — buy Robinson Crusoe
- 03 A Tale of Two Cities Amazon — buy A Tale of Two Cities Bookshop — buy A Tale of Two Cities ThriftBooks — buy A Tale of Two Cities eBooks.com — buy A Tale of Two Cities
- 04 Tales from Shakespeare [20 tales] Amazon — buy Tales from Shakespeare [20 tales] Bookshop — buy Tales from Shakespeare [20 tales] ThriftBooks — buy Tales from Shakespeare [20 tales] eBooks.com — buy Tales from Shakespeare [20 tales]
- 05 Tale of Two Cities Amazon — buy Tale of Two Cities Bookshop — buy Tale of Two Cities ThriftBooks — buy Tale of Two Cities eBooks.com — buy Tale of Two Cities
- 06 Kinder- und Hausmärchen Amazon — buy Kinder- und Hausmärchen Bookshop — buy Kinder- und Hausmärchen ThriftBooks — buy Kinder- und Hausmärchen eBooks.com — buy Kinder- und Hausmärchen
- 07 The spy Amazon — buy The spy Bookshop — buy The spy ThriftBooks — buy The spy eBooks.com — buy The spy
- 08 Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Amazon — buy Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Bookshop — buy Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales ThriftBooks — buy Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales eBooks.com — buy Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales
- 09 The water-babies: a fairy tale for a land-baby Amazon — buy The water-babies: a fairy tale for a land-baby Bookshop — buy The water-babies: a fairy tale for a land-baby ThriftBooks — buy The water-babies: a fairy tale for a land-baby eBooks.com — buy The water-babies: a fairy tale for a land-baby
- 10 The Gilded Age Amazon — buy The Gilded Age Bookshop — buy The Gilded Age ThriftBooks — buy The Gilded Age eBooks.com — buy The Gilded Age
- 11 Le avventure di Pinocchio Amazon — buy Le avventure di Pinocchio Bookshop — buy Le avventure di Pinocchio ThriftBooks — buy Le avventure di Pinocchio eBooks.com — buy Le avventure di Pinocchio
- 12 The Happy Prince and other tales Amazon — buy The Happy Prince and other tales Bookshop — buy The Happy Prince and other tales ThriftBooks — buy The Happy Prince and other tales eBooks.com — buy The Happy Prince and other tales
- 13 Plain tales from the hills Amazon — buy Plain tales from the hills Bookshop — buy Plain tales from the hills ThriftBooks — buy Plain tales from the hills eBooks.com — buy Plain tales from the hills
- 14 Tales of the city room Amazon — buy Tales of the city room Bookshop — buy Tales of the city room ThriftBooks — buy Tales of the city room eBooks.com — buy Tales of the city room
- 15 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Amazon — buy The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Bookshop — buy The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ThriftBooks — buy The Wonderful Wizard of Oz eBooks.com — buy The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- 16 The Magic City Amazon — buy The Magic City Bookshop — buy The Magic City ThriftBooks — buy The Magic City eBooks.com — buy The Magic City
- 17 Arabian Nights Amazon — buy Arabian Nights Bookshop — buy Arabian Nights ThriftBooks — buy Arabian Nights eBooks.com — buy Arabian Nights
- 18 Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [21 stories, 34 poems] Amazon — buy Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [21 stories, 34 poems] Bookshop — buy Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [21 stories, 34 poems] ThriftBooks — buy Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [21 stories, 34 poems] eBooks.com — buy Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [21 stories, 34 poems]
- 19 A Tale of Two Cities with Connections Amazon — buy A Tale of Two Cities with Connections Bookshop — buy A Tale of Two Cities with Connections ThriftBooks — buy A Tale of Two Cities with Connections eBooks.com — buy A Tale of Two Cities with Connections
- 20 Tales of Greek Heroes Amazon — buy Tales of Greek Heroes Bookshop — buy Tales of Greek Heroes ThriftBooks — buy Tales of Greek Heroes eBooks.com — buy Tales of Greek Heroes
- 21 Nine tomorrows Amazon — buy Nine tomorrows Bookshop — buy Nine tomorrows ThriftBooks — buy Nine tomorrows eBooks.com — buy Nine tomorrows
- 22 A Tale of Two Cities [adaptation] Amazon — buy A Tale of Two Cities [adaptation] Bookshop — buy A Tale of Two Cities [adaptation] ThriftBooks — buy A Tale of Two Cities [adaptation] eBooks.com — buy A Tale of Two Cities [adaptation]
- 23 Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Amazon — buy Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Bookshop — buy Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing ThriftBooks — buy Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing eBooks.com — buy Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
- 24 Tales of the City Amazon — buy Tales of the City Bookshop — buy Tales of the City ThriftBooks — buy Tales of the City eBooks.com — buy Tales of the City
- 25 Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected [24 stories] Amazon — buy Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected [24 stories] Bookshop — buy Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected [24 stories] ThriftBooks — buy Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected [24 stories] eBooks.com — buy Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected [24 stories]
- 26 Tales of the Unexpected [16 stories] Amazon — buy Tales of the Unexpected [16 stories] Bookshop — buy Tales of the Unexpected [16 stories] ThriftBooks — buy Tales of the Unexpected [16 stories] eBooks.com — buy Tales of the Unexpected [16 stories]
- 27 More Tales of the City Amazon — buy More Tales of the City Bookshop — buy More Tales of the City ThriftBooks — buy More Tales of the City eBooks.com — buy More Tales of the City
- 28 Further Tales of the City Amazon — buy Further Tales of the City Bookshop — buy Further Tales of the City ThriftBooks — buy Further Tales of the City eBooks.com — buy Further Tales of the City
- 29 Neveryóna Amazon — buy Neveryóna Bookshop — buy Neveryóna ThriftBooks — buy Neveryóna eBooks.com — buy Neveryóna
- 30 Babycakes (Tales of the City) Amazon — buy Babycakes (Tales of the City) Bookshop — buy Babycakes (Tales of the City) ThriftBooks — buy Babycakes (Tales of the City) eBooks.com — buy Babycakes (Tales of the City)
- 31 The Book of Lost Tales [2/2] Amazon — buy The Book of Lost Tales [2/2] Bookshop — buy The Book of Lost Tales [2/2] ThriftBooks — buy The Book of Lost Tales [2/2] eBooks.com — buy The Book of Lost Tales [2/2]
- 32 Significant Others Amazon — buy Significant Others Bookshop — buy Significant Others ThriftBooks — buy Significant Others eBooks.com — buy Significant Others
- 33 The Complete Tales of the City [books 1-6] Amazon — buy The Complete Tales of the City [books 1-6] Bookshop — buy The Complete Tales of the City [books 1-6] ThriftBooks — buy The Complete Tales of the City [books 1-6] eBooks.com — buy The Complete Tales of the City [books 1-6]
- 34 A Tale of Time City Amazon — buy A Tale of Time City Bookshop — buy A Tale of Time City ThriftBooks — buy A Tale of Time City eBooks.com — buy A Tale of Time City
- 35 28 Barbary Lane Amazon — buy 28 Barbary Lane Bookshop — buy 28 Barbary Lane ThriftBooks — buy 28 Barbary Lane eBooks.com — buy 28 Barbary Lane
- 36 Sure of You Amazon — buy Sure of You Bookshop — buy Sure of You ThriftBooks — buy Sure of You eBooks.com — buy Sure of You
- 37 Back to Barbary Lane Amazon — buy Back to Barbary Lane Bookshop — buy Back to Barbary Lane ThriftBooks — buy Back to Barbary Lane eBooks.com — buy Back to Barbary Lane
- 38 Chicago Stories Amazon — buy Chicago Stories Bookshop — buy Chicago Stories ThriftBooks — buy Chicago Stories eBooks.com — buy Chicago Stories
- 39 Batman Amazon — buy Batman Bookshop — buy Batman ThriftBooks — buy Batman eBooks.com — buy Batman
- 40 Transmetropolitan Amazon — buy Transmetropolitan Bookshop — buy Transmetropolitan ThriftBooks — buy Transmetropolitan eBooks.com — buy Transmetropolitan
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Canterbury Tales | 1478 | ||
| 2 | Robinson Crusoe | 1686 | ||
| 3 | A Tale of Two Cities | 1800 | ||
| 4 | Tales from Shakespeare [20 tales] | 1800 | ||
| 5 | Tale of Two Cities | 1800 | ||
| 6 | Kinder- und Hausmärchen | 1812 | ||
| 7 | The spy | 1821 | ||
| 8 | Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales | 1846 | ||
| 9 | The water-babies: a fairy tale for a land-baby | 1863 | ||
| 10 | The Gilded Age | 1873 | ||
| 11 | Le avventure di Pinocchio | 1883 | ||
| 12 | The Happy Prince and other tales | 1888 | ||
| 13 | Plain tales from the hills | 1888 | ||
| 14 | Tales of the city room | 1898 | ||
| 15 | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | 1899 | ||
| 16 | The Magic City | 1910 | ||
| 17 | Arabian Nights | 1932 | ||
| 18 | Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [21 stories, 34 poems] | 1940 | ||
| 19 | A Tale of Two Cities with Connections | 1952 | ||
| 20 | Tales of Greek Heroes | 1958 | ||
| 21 | Nine tomorrows | 1959 | ||
| 22 | A Tale of Two Cities [adaptation] | 1967 | ||
| 23 | Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing | 1972 | ||
| 24 | Tales of the City | 1978 | ||
| 25 | Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected [24 stories] | 1979 | ||
| 26 | Tales of the Unexpected [16 stories] | 1979 | ||
| 27 | More Tales of the City | 1980 | ||
| 28 | Further Tales of the City | 1982 | ||
| 29 | Neveryóna | 1983 | ||
| 30 | Babycakes (Tales of the City) | 1984 | ||
| 31 | The Book of Lost Tales [2/2] | 1984 | ||
| 32 | Significant Others | 1987 | ||
| 33 | The Complete Tales of the City [books 1-6] | 1987 | ||
| 34 | A Tale of Time City | 1987 | ||
| 35 | 28 Barbary Lane | 1989 | ||
| 36 | Sure of You | 1989 | ||
| 37 | Back to Barbary Lane | 1990 | ||
| 38 | Chicago Stories | 1993 | ||
| 39 | Batman | 1994 | ||
| 40 | Transmetropolitan | 1998 |
Tales of the City reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with The Canterbury Tales (1478). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Tales of the City — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Tales of the City books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1478–1998.
What is the newest Tales of the City book?
Transmetropolitan, published in 1998.