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Doris Lessing Books in Order (47 Book Series)

The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four, and FiveRe: Colonised Planet 5, ShikastaThe Sirian Experiments
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Doris Lessing has written a series of 47 books. Here, you can see them all in order! (plus the year each book was published)

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Last Updated: Monday 1 Jan, 2024

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    Chronological
    Total: 47 books
    1. 1
      The Grass Is Singing

      The Grass Is Singing

      Doris Lessing

      1950
    2. 2
      Martha Quest

      Martha Quest

      Children of Violence, Book 1

      Doris Lessing

      1952
    3. 3
      This Was the Old Chief's Country

      This Was the Old Chief's Country

      Doris Lessing's Collected African Stories, Book 1

      Doris Lessing

      1952
    4. 4
      A Proper Marriage

      A Proper Marriage

      Children of Violence, Book 2

      Doris Lessing

      1954
    5. 5
      Retreat to Innocence

      Retreat to Innocence

      Doris Lessing

      1956
    6. 6
      Going Home

      Going Home

      Doris Lessing

      1957
    7. 7
      A Ripple from the Storm

      A Ripple from the Storm

      Children of Violence, Book 3

      Doris Lessing

      1958
    8. 8
      In Pursuit Of The English

      In Pursuit Of The English

      Doris Lessing

      1960
    9. 9
      The Golden Notebook

      The Golden Notebook

      Doris Lessing

      1962
    10. 10
      A Man and Two Women

      A Man and Two Women

      Doris Lessing

      1963
    11. 11
      Winter in July

      Winter in July

      Doris Lessing

      1964
    12. 12
      The Black Madonna

      The Black Madonna

      Doris Lessing

      1966
    13. 13
      Particularly Cats

      Particularly Cats

      Doris Lessing

      1967
    14. 14
      On Cats

      On Cats

      Doris Lessing

      1967
    15. 15
      The Four-Gated City

      The Four-Gated City

      Children of Violence, Book 4

      Doris Lessing

      1969
    16. 16
      Landlocked

      Landlocked

      Children of Violence, Book 5

      Doris Lessing

      1969
    17. 17
      Briefing for a Descent Into Hell

      Briefing for a Descent Into Hell

      Doris Lessing

      1971
    18. 18
      The Summer Before the Dark

      The Summer Before the Dark

      Doris Lessing

      1973
    19. 19
      The Memoirs of a Survivor

      The Memoirs of a Survivor

      Doris Lessing

      1974
    20. 20
      A Small Personal Voice

      A Small Personal Voice

      Doris Lessing

      1974
    21. 21
      Re: Colonised Planet 5, Shikasta

      Re: Colonised Planet 5, Shikasta

      Canopus in Argos, Book 1

      Doris Lessing

      1979
    22. 22
      The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four, and Five

      The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four, and Five

      Canopus in Argos, Book 2

      Doris Lessing

      1980
    23. 23
      The Sirian Experiments

      The Sirian Experiments

      Canopus in Argos, Book 3

      Doris Lessing

      1980
    24. 24
      The Making of the Representative for Planet 8

      The Making of the Representative for Planet 8

      Canopus in Argos, Book 4

      Doris Lessing

      1982
    25. 25
      The Diary of Good Neighbour

      The Diary of Good Neighbour

      The Diaries of Jane Somers, Book 1

      Doris Lessing

      1983
    26. 26
      The Sentimental Agents in the Volyen Empire

      The Sentimental Agents in the Volyen Empire

      Canopus in Argos, Book 5

      Doris Lessing

      1983
    27. 27
      If the Old Could...

      If the Old Could...

      The Diaries of Jane Somers, Book 2

      Doris Lessing

      1984
    28. 28
      The Good Terrorist

      The Good Terrorist

      Doris Lessing

      1985
    29. 29
      Prisons We Choose to Live Inside

      Prisons We Choose to Live Inside

      Doris Lessing

      1986
    30. 30
      The Wind Blows Away Our Words

      The Wind Blows Away Our Words

      Doris Lessing

      1987
    31. 31
      The Fifth Child

      The Fifth Child

      Doris Lessing

      1988
    32. 32
      The Sun Between Their Feet

      The Sun Between Their Feet

      Doris Lessing's Collected African Stories, Book 2

      Doris Lessing

      1989
    33. 33
      African Laughter

      African Laughter

      Doris Lessing

      1992
    34. 34
      Playing The Game

      Playing The Game

      Doris Lessing

      1994
    35. 35
      Under My Skin

      Under My Skin

      Doris Lessing

      1994
    36. 36
      Love, Again

      Love, Again

      Doris Lessing

      1995
    37. 37
      Putting the Questions Differently

      Putting the Questions Differently

      Doris Lessing

      1996
    38. 38
      Walking in the Shade

      Walking in the Shade

      Doris Lessing

      1997
    39. 39
      Mara and Dann

      Mara and Dann

      Mara and Dann, Book 1

      Doris Lessing

      1999
    40. 40
      Ben, In the World: The Sequel to the Fifth Child

      Ben, In the World: The Sequel to the Fifth Child

      Fifth Child, Book 2

      Doris Lessing

      2000
    41. 41
      Old Age of El Magnifico

      Old Age of El Magnifico

      Doris Lessing

      2000
    42. 42
      Doris Lessing

      Doris Lessing

      Conversations

      Doris Lessing

      2000
    43. 43
      The Sweetest Dream

      The Sweetest Dream

      Doris Lessing

      2001
    44. 44
      Time Bites

      Time Bites

      Doris Lessing

      2004
    45. 45
      The Story of General Dann and Mara's Daughter, Griot and the Snow Dog

      The Story of General Dann and Mara's Daughter, Griot and the Snow Dog

      Mara and Dann, Book 2

      Doris Lessing

      2005
    46. 46
      The Cleft

      The Cleft

      Doris Lessing

      2007
    47. 47
      Alfred and Emily

      Alfred and Emily

      Doris Lessing

      2008

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