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: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
61 books
Williwaw
by Gore Vidal
1946
In a Yellow Wood
by Gore Vidal
1947
The City and the Pillar and Seven Early Stories
by Gore Vidal
1948
The Season of Comfort
by Gore Vidal
1949
A Search for the King
by Gore Vidal
1950
Cry Shame!
by Gore Vidal
1950
Dark Green, Bright Red
by Gore Vidal
1950
Death in the Fifth Position
by Gore Vidal
1952
Death Before Bedtime
by Gore Vidal
1953
The Judgment Of Paris
by Gore Vidal
1953
Thieves Fall Out
by Gore Vidal
1953
Death Likes It Hot
by Gore Vidal
1954
Messiah
by Gore Vidal
1954
Visit to a Small Planet and Other Television Plays
by Gore Vidal
1957
Rocking the Boat
by Gore Vidal
1962
Julian
by Gore Vidal
1964
Washington, D.C.
by Gore Vidal
1967
Myra Breckinridge
by Gore Vidal
1968
Sex, death, and money
by Gore Vidal
1968
Reflections Upon a Sinking Ship
by Gore Vidal
1969
Two Sisters
by Gore Vidal
1970
Collected Essays
by Gore Vidal
1972
Burr
by Gore Vidal
1973
Recommended by:
Homage to Daniel Shays
by Gore Vidal
1973
Myron
by Gore Vidal
1974
1876
by Gore Vidal
1976
Kalki
by Gore Vidal
1976
Matters of Fact and of Fiction
by Gore Vidal
1977
Views from a Window
by Gore Vidal
1980
Creation
by Gore Vidal
1981
The Decline and Fall of the American Empire
by Gore Vidal
1981
The Second American Revolution and Other Essays, 1976-1982
by Gore Vidal
1982
Duluth
by Gore Vidal
1983
Lincoln
by Gore Vidal
1984
Recommended by:
Vidal in Venice
by Gore Vidal
1985
Armageddon?
by Gore Vidal
1987
At Home
by Gore Vidal
1987
Empire
by Gore Vidal
1987
Hollywood
by Gore Vidal
1989
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.
A View from the Diners Club
by Gore Vidal
1991
Live from Golgotha
by Gore Vidal
1992
Screening History
by Gore Vidal
1992
United States 1952-1992
by Gore Vidal
1993
Palimpsest
by Gore Vidal
1995
The Smithsonian Institution
by Gore Vidal
1998
Virgin Islands
by Gore Vidal
1998
Sexually Speaking
by Gore Vidal
1999
The Golden Age
by Gore Vidal
2000
The Last Empire
by Gore Vidal
2001
Dreaming War
by Gore Vidal
2002
Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace
by Gore Vidal
2002
Inventing a Nation
by Gore Vidal
2003
Imperial America
by Gore Vidal
2004
Point to Point Navigation
by Gore Vidal
2006
Selected Essays
by Gore Vidal
2007
The Selected Essays of Gore Vidal
by Gore Vidal
2007
Snapshots in History's Glare
by Gore Vidal
2009
I Told You So
by Gore Vidal
2012
Vidal vs. Mailer
by Norman Mailer
2013
Buckley vs. Vidal
by William F Buckley Jr
2015
This volume collects the famous 1968 television debates between William F. Buckley Jr. and Gore Vidal. It is a front-row seat to their clashes over protest, war, party politics, and the limits of televised civility.
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