Gore Vidal Books in Order
This page gathers the historical and political novels of Gore Vidal in order, with summaries, context for his Narratives of Empire, and guidance on how to begin exploring his work.
Last updated: December 16, 2025
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Publication Order
61 books
Buckley vs. Vidal
by William F Buckley Jr
2015
Vidal vs. Mailer
by Norman Mailer
2013
I Told You So
by Gore Vidal
2012
Snapshots in History's Glare
by Gore Vidal
2009
The Selected Essays of Gore Vidal
by Gore Vidal
2007
Selected Essays
by Gore Vidal
2007
Point to Point Navigation
by Gore Vidal
2006
Imperial America
by Gore Vidal
2004
Inventing a Nation
by Gore Vidal
2003
Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace
by Gore Vidal
2002
Dreaming War
by Gore Vidal
2002
The Last Empire
by Gore Vidal
2001
The Golden Age
by Gore Vidal
2000
Sexually Speaking
by Gore Vidal
1999
Virgin Islands
by Gore Vidal
1998
The Smithsonian Institution
by Gore Vidal
1998
Palimpsest
by Gore Vidal
1995
United States 1952-1992
by Gore Vidal
1993
Screening History
by Gore Vidal
1992
Live from Golgotha
by Gore Vidal
1992
A View from the Diners Club
by Gore Vidal
1991
Paths of Resistance
by Isabel Allende
1989
Paths of Resistance collects talks by writers including Isabel Allende, Charles McCarry, Gore Vidal, and others, reflecting on how political history, ideology, and personal conviction shape the modern novel and the risks of turning outrage into art.
Hollywood
by Gore Vidal
1989
Empire
by Gore Vidal
1987
At Home
by Gore Vidal
1987
Armageddon?
by Gore Vidal
1987
Vidal in Venice
by Gore Vidal
1985
Lincoln
by Gore Vidal
1984
Recommended by:
Duluth
by Gore Vidal
1983
The Second American Revolution and Other Essays, 1976-1982
by Gore Vidal
1982
The Decline and Fall of the American Empire
by Gore Vidal
1981
Creation
by Gore Vidal
1981
Views from a Window
by Gore Vidal
1980
Matters of Fact and of Fiction
by Gore Vidal
1977
Kalki
by Gore Vidal
1976
1876
by Gore Vidal
1976
Myron
by Gore Vidal
1974
Homage to Daniel Shays
by Gore Vidal
1973
Burr
by Gore Vidal
1973
Recommended by:
Collected Essays
by Gore Vidal
1972
Two Sisters
by Gore Vidal
1970
Reflections Upon a Sinking Ship
by Gore Vidal
1969
Sex, death, and money
by Gore Vidal
1968
Myra Breckinridge
by Gore Vidal
1968
Washington, D.C.
by Gore Vidal
1967
Julian
by Gore Vidal
1964
Rocking the Boat
by Gore Vidal
1962
Visit to a Small Planet and Other Television Plays
by Gore Vidal
1957
Messiah
by Gore Vidal
1954
Death Likes It Hot
by Gore Vidal
1954
Thieves Fall Out
by Gore Vidal
1953
The Judgment Of Paris
by Gore Vidal
1953
Death Before Bedtime
by Gore Vidal
1953
Death in the Fifth Position
by Gore Vidal
1952
Dark Green, Bright Red
by Gore Vidal
1950
Cry Shame!
by Gore Vidal
1950
A Search for the King
by Gore Vidal
1950
The Season of Comfort
by Gore Vidal
1949
The City and the Pillar and Seven Early Stories
by Gore Vidal
1948
In a Yellow Wood
by Gore Vidal
1947
Williwaw
by Gore Vidal
1946
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