Order of William F. Buckley, Jr. Books
William F. Buckley, Jr. (1925-2008) was an American author of mystery novels and non-fiction books. He wrote the Blackford Oakes series. Buckley is best known as a conservative commentator who founded National Review, wrote a syndicated newspaper column, and hosted the television show Firing Line for nearly 1,500 episodes. He is the father of author Christopher Buckley.
William F. Buckley, Jr. made his debut as a published novelist in 1976 with the novel Saving the Queen. He debuted as a non-fiction author in 1959 with Up from Liberalism. Below is a list of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Blackford Oakes Books
| Saving the Queen | (1976) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Stained Glass | (1978) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Who's on First | (1980) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Marco Polo, If You Can | (1981) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| The Story of Henri Tod | (1983) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| See You Later Alligator | (1985) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| High Jinx | (1986) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Mongoose, R.I.P. | (1987) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Tucker's Last Stand | (1990) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| A Very Private Plot | (1993) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| The Blackford Oakes Reader | (1995) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Last Call for Blackford Oakes | (2005) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Atlantic High | (1982) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| WindFall | (1994) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Brothers No More | (1995) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| The Lexicon | (1998) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Spytime | (2000) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Elvis in the Morning | (2001) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Nuremberg | (2002) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Getting It Right | (2003) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| The Redhunter | (2006) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| The Rake | (2007) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| God and Man at Yale | (1951) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| McCarthy and His Enemies | (1954) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Up from Liberalism | (1959) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| The Unmaking of a Mayor | (1966) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Airborne | (1970) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| The governor listeth; | (1970) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Did You Ever See A Dream Walking | (1970) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Cruising Speed--A Documentary | (1971) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Inveighing We Will Go | (1972) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Four Reforms--A Guide for the Seventies | (1973) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Essays on Hayek | (1976) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Overdrive | (1983) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Right Reason | (1985) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Tall Ships | (1986) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Racing Through Paradise | (1987) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Keeping the Tablets | (1988) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| On the Firing Line | (1989) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Gratitude | (1990) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| In Search of Anti-Semitism | (1992) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Speedlearning Selected Works of W.A. Mozart | (1993) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Happy Days Were Here Again | (1993) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| The Right Word | (1996) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Nearer, My God | (1997) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Let Us Talk of Many Things | (2000) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| The Fall of the Berlin Wall | (2004) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Miles Gone By | (2004) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Cancel Your Own Goddam Subscription | (2007) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Flying High | (2008) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| The Reagan I Knew | (2008) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Conversations with William F. Buckley Jr. | (2009) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Athwart History | (2010) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Buckley vs. Vidal | (2015) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| A Torch Kept Lit | (2016) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
Publication Order of American Heritage Books
(with Howard Zinn, Christopher Lasch, Leonard W. Levy)
| Social Thought of Jane Addams | (1965) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| New Deal Thought | (1966) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Freedom of the Press from Zenger to Jefferson | (1966) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| The South Since Reconstruction, | (1973) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| What's Wrong with Britain? | (1978) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| West Point: Two Centuries of Honor and Tradition | (2002) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Defining a Nation: Our America and the Sources of Its Strength | (2003) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| 40 Model Essays | (2005) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Elvis: All Shook Up: Stories And Insights | (2011) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
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William F. Buckley, Jr. Synopses: Saving the Queen by William F. Buckley, Jr. is the first book in the Blackford Oakes series. In 1952, Queen Elizabeth has just settled on to the throne of England, and the CIA is baffled at the breaches in security that are taking place. Worst of all, the leaks have been traced directly to Her Majesty’s chambers.
Stained Glass by William F. Buckley is the second book in the Blackford Oakes series. A detailed plot involves the restoration of war-damaged windows in a famous German chapel. When Blackford Oakes takes a sabbatical from his work with the CIA, he finds neither peace nor sanctuary.
Who’s on First is the third book in William F. Buckley Jr.’s Blackford Oakes series. Blackford Oakes heads a mission to kidnap a pair of extraordinary Russian scientists who can boost the United States ahead in the space race, unaware that KGB spymaster Bolgin is right on his trail.