Series · 40 books
Thorn Books in Order
The complete Thorn reading order — 40 books from 1858–2015.
- 01 Doctor Thorne Amazon — buy Doctor Thorne Bookshop — buy Doctor Thorne ThriftBooks — buy Doctor Thorne eBooks.com — buy Doctor Thorne
- 02 Thorn in My Heart Amazon — buy Thorn in My Heart Bookshop — buy Thorn in My Heart ThriftBooks — buy Thorn in My Heart eBooks.com — buy Thorn in My Heart
- 03 Instead of the Thorn Amazon — buy Instead of the Thorn Bookshop — buy Instead of the Thorn ThriftBooks — buy Instead of the Thorn eBooks.com — buy Instead of the Thorn
- 04 The Flowering Thorn Amazon — buy The Flowering Thorn ThriftBooks — buy The Flowering Thorn eBooks.com — buy The Flowering Thorn
- 05 Thorns Amazon — buy Thorns Bookshop — buy Thorns ThriftBooks — buy Thorns eBooks.com — buy Thorns
- 06 The Thorn Birds Amazon — buy The Thorn Birds Bookshop — buy The Thorn Birds ThriftBooks — buy The Thorn Birds eBooks.com — buy The Thorn Birds
- 07 The Whistling Thorn Amazon — buy The Whistling Thorn Bookshop — buy The Whistling Thorn ThriftBooks — buy The Whistling Thorn eBooks.com — buy The Whistling Thorn
- 08 Garden of thorns Amazon — buy Garden of thorns Bookshop — buy Garden of thorns ThriftBooks — buy Garden of thorns eBooks.com — buy Garden of thorns
- 09 If There Be Thorns Amazon — buy If There Be Thorns Bookshop — buy If There Be Thorns ThriftBooks — buy If There Be Thorns eBooks.com — buy If There Be Thorns
- 10 Thorne's way Amazon — buy Thorne's way Bookshop — buy Thorne's way ThriftBooks — buy Thorne's way eBooks.com — buy Thorne's way
- 11 Neither Roses Nor Thorns Amazon — buy Neither Roses Nor Thorns Bookshop — buy Neither Roses Nor Thorns ThriftBooks — buy Neither Roses Nor Thorns eBooks.com — buy Neither Roses Nor Thorns
- 12 The Dragonbone Chair Amazon — buy The Dragonbone Chair Bookshop — buy The Dragonbone Chair ThriftBooks — buy The Dragonbone Chair eBooks.com — buy The Dragonbone Chair
- 13 Thorne's wife Amazon — buy Thorne's wife Bookshop — buy Thorne's wife ThriftBooks — buy Thorne's wife eBooks.com — buy Thorne's wife
- 14 Harvest of thorns Amazon — buy Harvest of thorns Bookshop — buy Harvest of thorns ThriftBooks — buy Harvest of thorns eBooks.com — buy Harvest of thorns
- 15 Roses Have Thorns Amazon — buy Roses Have Thorns Bookshop — buy Roses Have Thorns ThriftBooks — buy Roses Have Thorns eBooks.com — buy Roses Have Thorns
- 16 Stone of Farewell (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, Book 2) Amazon — buy Stone of Farewell (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, Book 2) Bookshop — buy Stone of Farewell (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, Book 2) ThriftBooks — buy Stone of Farewell (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, Book 2) eBooks.com — buy Stone of Farewell (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, Book 2)
- 17 Rose Among Thorns Amazon — buy Rose Among Thorns Bookshop — buy Rose Among Thorns ThriftBooks — buy Rose Among Thorns eBooks.com — buy Rose Among Thorns
- 18 The Rose Without a Thorn Amazon — buy The Rose Without a Thorn Bookshop — buy The Rose Without a Thorn ThriftBooks — buy The Rose Without a Thorn eBooks.com — buy The Rose Without a Thorn
- 19 Black Thorn White Rose Amazon — buy Black Thorn White Rose Bookshop — buy Black Thorn White Rose ThriftBooks — buy Black Thorn White Rose eBooks.com — buy Black Thorn White Rose
- 20 A Thorn in Paradise Amazon — buy A Thorn in Paradise Bookshop — buy A Thorn in Paradise ThriftBooks — buy A Thorn in Paradise eBooks.com — buy A Thorn in Paradise
- 21 Screw the roses, send me the thorns Amazon — buy Screw the roses, send me the thorns Bookshop — buy Screw the roses, send me the thorns ThriftBooks — buy Screw the roses, send me the thorns eBooks.com — buy Screw the roses, send me the thorns
- 22 The Convenient Wife / Roses Have Thorns Amazon — buy The Convenient Wife / Roses Have Thorns Bookshop — buy The Convenient Wife / Roses Have Thorns ThriftBooks — buy The Convenient Wife / Roses Have Thorns eBooks.com — buy The Convenient Wife / Roses Have Thorns
- 23 By Oak, Ash, & Thorn Amazon — buy By Oak, Ash, & Thorn Bookshop — buy By Oak, Ash, & Thorn ThriftBooks — buy By Oak, Ash, & Thorn eBooks.com — buy By Oak, Ash, & Thorn
- 24 Thorn's Challenge Amazon — buy Thorn's Challenge Bookshop — buy Thorn's Challenge ThriftBooks — buy Thorn's Challenge eBooks.com — buy Thorn's Challenge
- 25 Alphabet of thorn Amazon — buy Alphabet of thorn Bookshop — buy Alphabet of thorn ThriftBooks — buy Alphabet of thorn eBooks.com — buy Alphabet of thorn
- 26 To Green Angel Tower, Book Three Amazon — buy To Green Angel Tower, Book Three Bookshop — buy To Green Angel Tower, Book Three ThriftBooks — buy To Green Angel Tower, Book Three eBooks.com — buy To Green Angel Tower, Book Three
- 27 Wildthorn Amazon — buy Wildthorn Bookshop — buy Wildthorn ThriftBooks — buy Wildthorn eBooks.com — buy Wildthorn
- 28 Thorn of Emberlain Amazon — buy Thorn of Emberlain Bookshop — buy Thorn of Emberlain ThriftBooks — buy Thorn of Emberlain eBooks.com — buy Thorn of Emberlain
- 29 Thorn Queen Amazon — buy Thorn Queen Bookshop — buy Thorn Queen ThriftBooks — buy Thorn Queen eBooks.com — buy Thorn Queen
- 30 The Thorn Amazon — buy The Thorn Bookshop — buy The Thorn ThriftBooks — buy The Thorn eBooks.com — buy The Thorn
- 31 Dollanganger Family Series (If There Be Thorns / Seeds of Yesterday) Amazon — buy Dollanganger Family Series (If There Be Thorns / Seeds of Yesterday) Bookshop — buy Dollanganger Family Series (If There Be Thorns / Seeds of Yesterday) ThriftBooks — buy Dollanganger Family Series (If There Be Thorns / Seeds of Yesterday) eBooks.com — buy Dollanganger Family Series (If There Be Thorns / Seeds of Yesterday)
- 32 Prince of Thorns Amazon — buy Prince of Thorns Bookshop — buy Prince of Thorns ThriftBooks — buy Prince of Thorns eBooks.com — buy Prince of Thorns
- 33 The Girl of Fire and Thorns Amazon — buy The Girl of Fire and Thorns Bookshop — buy The Girl of Fire and Thorns ThriftBooks — buy The Girl of Fire and Thorns eBooks.com — buy The Girl of Fire and Thorns
- 34 King of Thorns Amazon — buy King of Thorns Bookshop — buy King of Thorns ThriftBooks — buy King of Thorns eBooks.com — buy King of Thorns
- 35 Emperor of Thorns Amazon — buy Emperor of Thorns Bookshop — buy Emperor of Thorns ThriftBooks — buy Emperor of Thorns eBooks.com — buy Emperor of Thorns
- 36 The Thorn of Emberlain Amazon — buy The Thorn of Emberlain Bookshop — buy The Thorn of Emberlain ThriftBooks — buy The Thorn of Emberlain eBooks.com — buy The Thorn of Emberlain
- 37 A Court of Thorns and Roses Amazon — buy A Court of Thorns and Roses Bookshop — buy A Court of Thorns and Roses ThriftBooks — buy A Court of Thorns and Roses eBooks.com — buy A Court of Thorns and Roses
- 38 The rose and the thorn Amazon — buy The rose and the thorn Bookshop — buy The rose and the thorn ThriftBooks — buy The rose and the thorn eBooks.com — buy The rose and the thorn
- 39 The castle behind thorns Amazon — buy The castle behind thorns Bookshop — buy The castle behind thorns ThriftBooks — buy The castle behind thorns eBooks.com — buy The castle behind thorns
- 40 To Love Jason Thorn Amazon — buy To Love Jason Thorn Bookshop — buy To Love Jason Thorn ThriftBooks — buy To Love Jason Thorn eBooks.com — buy To Love Jason Thorn
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doctor Thorne | 1858 | ||
| 2 | Thorn in My Heart | 1900 | ||
| 3 | Instead of the Thorn | 1923 | ||
| 4 | The Flowering Thorn | 1934 | ||
| 5 | Thorns | 1967 | ||
| 6 | The Thorn Birds | 1977 | ||
| 7 | The Whistling Thorn | 1977 | ||
| 8 | Garden of thorns | 1980 | ||
| 9 | If There Be Thorns | 1981 | ||
| 10 | Thorne's way | 1982 | ||
| 11 | Neither Roses Nor Thorns | 1985 | ||
| 12 | The Dragonbone Chair | 1988 | ||
| 13 | Thorne's wife | 1989 | ||
| 14 | Harvest of thorns | 1989 | ||
| 15 | Roses Have Thorns | 1990 | ||
| 16 | Stone of Farewell (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, Book 2) | 1990 | ||
| 17 | Rose Among Thorns | 1992 | ||
| 18 | The Rose Without a Thorn | 1993 | ||
| 19 | Black Thorn White Rose | 1994 | ||
| 20 | A Thorn in Paradise | 1994 | ||
| 21 | Screw the roses, send me the thorns | 1995 | ||
| 22 | The Convenient Wife / Roses Have Thorns | 1995 | ||
| 23 | By Oak, Ash, & Thorn | 1995 | ||
| 24 | Thorn's Challenge | 2003 | ||
| 25 | Alphabet of thorn | 2004 | ||
| 26 | To Green Angel Tower, Book Three | 2005 | ||
| 27 | Wildthorn | 2009 | ||
| 28 | Thorn of Emberlain | 2009 | ||
| 29 | Thorn Queen | 2009 | ||
| 30 | The Thorn | 2010 | ||
| 31 | Dollanganger Family Series (If There Be Thorns / Seeds of Yesterday) | 2010 | ||
| 32 | Prince of Thorns | 2011 | ||
| 33 | The Girl of Fire and Thorns | 2011 | ||
| 34 | King of Thorns | 2012 | ||
| 35 | Emperor of Thorns | 2012 | ||
| 36 | The Thorn of Emberlain | 2012 | ||
| 37 | A Court of Thorns and Roses | 2013 | ||
| 38 | The rose and the thorn | 2013 | ||
| 39 | The castle behind thorns | 2014 | ||
| 40 | To Love Jason Thorn | 2015 |
Thorn reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with Doctor Thorne (1858). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Thorn — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Thorn books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1858–2015.
What is the newest Thorn book?
To Love Jason Thorn, published in 2015.