Reading order · 3 books · 2013 to 2015
The Wide World Books in Order
The Wide World trilogy follows James “Max” Maxted, a former flying ace, as he investigates his father’s death at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, and is drawn into a web of espionage.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 2013 to 2015
- First book
- The Ways of the World
- Latest
- The Ends of the Earth (2015)
The reading order
Every The Wide World book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
3 books
- 1The Ways of the World2013With James "Max" MaxtedIn Paris in 1919, during the peace conference, Max Maxted, a former flying ace, sets out to find out how his father, a British diplomat, fell to his death from a roof.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Corners of the Globe2014With James "Max" MaxtedIn 1919, Max Maxted works for the German spymaster Fritz Lemmer while secretly loyal to British Intelligence, and his first mission takes him to the interned German fleet at Scapa Flow.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Ends of the Earth2015With James "Max" MaxtedWith the Treaty of Versailles signed, Max’s search for the truth about his father’s death moves to Tokyo, where Sir Henry once worked as a young agent.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read The Ways of the World, The Corners of the Globe and The Ends of the Earth in order. The story runs across all three.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | James "Max" Maxted | George Sorrell |
|---|---|---|
| 1 The Ways of the World | LLead | MMajor |
| 2 The Corners of the Globe | LLead | MMajor |
| 3 The Ends of the Earth | LLead | MMajor |
Characters in the The Wide World books
2 characters from Robert Goddard’s chart, with the number of The Wide World books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| James "Max" MaxtedFormer flying ace | 3 | The Ways of the World 2013 |
| George SorrellDetective who helps Max | 3 | The Ways of the World 2013 |