Bruno
Nine-year-old son of a commandant
1 book · 2006First appears in The Boy in the Striped PyjamasJohn Boyne books in order · John Boyne reading order · 5 books · 2006 to 2022
John Boyne Books in Order and Reading Order
John Boyne is the Irish author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, one of the bestselling novels of the century, and of adult novels including The Heart’s Invisible Furies.
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John Boyne books in order
The first The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas book is The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2006). There are 5 books in all, published from 2006 to 2022, across 2 series and groups.
The John Boyne reading order: each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
2 books · Mostly set in Poland- 1The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas2006With BrunoBuy on Amazon
- 2All the Broken Places2022With Gretel · Set in LondonBuy on Amazon
Novels
3 books- 1The Absolutist2011With Tristan Sadler · Set in NorwichBuy on Amazon
- 2The Heart’s Invisible Furies2017With Cyril Avery · Set in DublinBuy on Amazon
- 3A Ladder to the Sky2018With Maurice Swift · Set in various placesBuy on Amazon
Who appears in which book
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Characters
6 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.
Bruno’s family
Shmuel
Boy behind the fence
1 book · 2006First appears in The Boy in the Striped PyjamasGretel
Bruno’s older sister
2 books · 2006 to 2022First appears in The Boy in the Striped PyjamasLeads
Tristan Sadler
First World War veteran
1 book · 2011First appears in The AbsolutistCyril Avery
Adopted Dubliner
1 book · 2017First appears in The Heart’s Invisible FuriesMaurice Swift
Ambitious writer
1 book · 2018First appears in A Ladder to the SkySimilar authors
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