Order of Edgar Rice Burroughs Books
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) was an American novelist of adventure, fantasy, science fiction, western and romance novels. He is best known for his Tarzan and John Carter of Mars characters. Burroughs began writing fiction when he thought he could at least write as good as the pulp fiction magazine writers at the time.
Edgar Rice Burroughs’ first novel was Tarzan of the Apes, published in 1912. Below is a list of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ books in order of when they were originally published (as well as in chronological order):
Publication Order of Tarzan Books
| Tarzan of the Apes | (1912) |    |
| The Return of Tarzan | (1913) | |
| The Beasts of Tarzan | (1914) | |
| The Son of Tarzan | (1916) | |
| Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar | (1916) | |
| Jungle Tales of Tarzan | (1919) | |
| Tarzan the Untamed | (1919) | |
| Tarzan the Terrible | (1921) | |
| Tarzan and the Golden Lion | (1923) | |
| Tarzan and the Ant Men | (1924) | |
| The Tarzan Twins | (1927) | |
| Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle | (1927) | |
| Tarzan and the Lost Empire | (1928) | |
| Tarzan the Invincible | (1930) | |
| Tarzan Triumphant | (1931) | |
| Tarzan and the City of Gold | (1932) | |
| Tarzan and the Lion Man | (1934) | |
| Tarzan and the Leopard Men | (1935) | |
| Tarzan's Quest | (1935) | |
| Tarzan and the Forbidden City | (1938) | |
| Tarzan the Magnificent | (1939) | |
| Tarzan and the Foreign Legion | (1947) | |
| Tarzan and the Madman | (1964) | |
| Tarzan and the Castaways | (1965) | |
Publication Order of John Carter Of Mars Books
(with John Flint Roy)
| A Princess of Mars | (1912) | |
| The Gods of Mars | (1913) | |
| The Warlord of Mars | (1914) | |
| Thuvia, Maid of Mars | (1916) | |
| The Chessmen of Mars | (1922) | |
| The Mastermind of Mars | (1927) | |
| A Fighting Man of Mars | (1930) | |
| Swords of Mars | (1935) | |
| Synthetic Men of Mars | (1939) | |
| Llana of Gathol | (1941) | |
| John Carter of Mars | (1941) | |
| A Guide to Barsoom | (1976) | |
| John Carter: The Movie Novelization | (2012) | |
Publication Order of Mucker Books
| The Mucker | (1914) | |
| The Return of the Mucker | (1916) | |
| The Oakdale Affair | (1917) | |
Publication Order of Caspak Books
| The Land That Time Forgot | (1918) | |
| The People That Time Forgot | (1918) | |
| Out of Time's Abyss | (1918) | |
Publication Order of Pellucidar Books
(by John Eric Holmes)
| At the Earth's Core | (1914) | |
| Pellucidar | (1915) | |
| Tanar of Pellucidar | (1928) | |
| Tarzan at the Earth's Core | (1929) | |
| Back to the Stone Age | (1937) | |
| Savage Pellucidar | (1941) | |
| Land of Terror | (1944) | |
Publication Order of MoonBooks
| The Moon Maid | (1923) | |
| The Moon Men | (1925) | |
| The Red Hawk | (1925) | |
Publication Order of Venus Books
| Pirates of Venus | (1932) | |
| Lost on Venus | (1935) | |
| Carson of Venus | (1939) | |
| Escape on Venus | (1942) | |
| The Wizard of Venus | (1964) | |
Publication Order of The Apache Novels Books
| The War Chief | (1927) | |
| Apache Devil | (1928) | |
Publication Order of The Custer Siblings Books
| The Eternal Savage / The Eternal Lover | (1914) | |
| The Mad King | (1926) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Monster Men | (1913) | |
| The Outlaw of Torn | (1914) | |
| The Girl From Farris's | (1916) | |
| Beyond Thirty / The Lost Continent | (1916) | |
| The Lad and The Lion | (1917) | |
| The Rider | (1918) | |
| The Efficiency Expert | (1921) | |
| The Girl from Hollywood | (1922) | |
| The Bandit of Hell's Bend | (1924) | |
| Marcia of the Doorstep | (1924) | |
| The Cave Girl | (1925) | |
| The Land of Hidden Men / Jungle Girl | (1931) | |
| Deputy Sheriff of Comanche County | (1940) | |
| Beyond the Farthest Star | (1964) | |
| I Am a Barbarian | (1967) | |
| You Lucky Girl! A Love Story in Three Acts | (1999) | |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| The Cave Man | (2008) | |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Brother Men | (2005) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| A Princess of Mars- New Tales of the Red Planet | (2012) | |
| Amazing Stories: February 1943 | (2013) | |
| Classic Martian Stories | (2014) | |
Notes: A Princess of Mars was also published as Under the Moons of Mars. The Return of the Mucker is also titled The Man Without a Soul. Beyond Thirty is also known as The Lost Continent. The Eternal Lover was also published under the title The Eternal Savage. The Land of the Hidden Men is also titled Jungle Girl. Jungle Tales of Tarzan is also known as Tarzan’s Jungle Tales. Pirate Blood was written under the pseudonym of John Tyler McCulloch. The Lost Adventure was written with Joe R. Lansdale.
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