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Bryce Courtenay books in order · Bryce Courtenay reading order · 12 books · 1989 to 2012

Bryce Courtenay Books in Order and Reading Order

Historical fictionLiterary and generalWartime and twentieth centuryFamily sagaLiterary fiction

Bryce Courtenay, born in South Africa, became one of Australia’s bestselling novelists with The Power of One and his sweeping historical sagas.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip.

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Bryce Courtenay books in order

Where to start: The Power of One with The Power of One (1989); The Australian Trilogy with The Potato Factory (1995); The Persimmon Tree with The Persimmon Tree (2005). There are 12 books in all, published from 1989 to 2012, across 4 series and groups.

The Bryce Courtenay 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.

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The Power of One

2 books · Set in South AfricaFamily sagaLiterary fiction
  1. 1The Power of One1989With PeekayBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Tandia1991With TandiaBuy on Amazon

The Australian Trilogy

3 books · Set in HobartFamily saga
  1. 1The Potato Factory1995With Ikey Solomon and Mary AbacusBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Tommo & Hawk1997With Tommo Solomon and Hawk SolomonBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Solomon’s Song1999Buy on Amazon

The Persimmon Tree

2 books · Set in the PacificFamily sagaWartime and twentieth century
  1. 1The Persimmon Tree2005With Nick DuncanBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Fishing for Stars2008With Nick DuncanBuy on Amazon

Standalone

5 books · Set in AustraliaFamily saga
  1. 1Jessica1998Buy on Amazon
  2. 2Four Fires2001Buy on Amazon
  3. 3Brother Fish2004Buy on Amazon
  4. 4The Story of Danny Dunn2009Buy on Amazon
  5. 5Jack of Diamonds2012Buy on Amazon

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Characters

7 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

South Africa

Van Diemen’s Land and beyond

The Persimmon Tree

Similar authors

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