Who This Author Is

Robert Harris has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 14 catalog-linked books across 1993 to 2025, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Classics & Literary Fiction.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Second Sleep and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1993 to 2025; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster.

Best Place To Start

Second Sleep

Penguin Random House • 2020 • longer commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster

Genres and themes: Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1993 to 2025; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Second Sleep

    Penguin Random House • 2020 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2020 • 432 pages.

  2. Feeding and Nutrition of Nonhuman Primates

    Elsevier Science & Technology Books • 2012 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2012 • 320 pages.

  3. Imperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome

    SIMON & SCHUSTER • 2006 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 305 pages.

  4. What to Listen for in Mozart

    Simon & Schuster • 2002 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 288 pages.

  5. What to Listen for in Beethoven

    Macfarlane Walter & Ross • 2000 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 304 pages.

  6. Archangel

    Penguin Random House • 1999 • quick commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  7. Archangel: A Novel

    Random House Inc • 1999 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 373 pages.

  8. Enigma

    Arrow • 1996 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 390 pages.

  9. Fatherland

    Harpercollins • 1993 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1993 • 380 pages.

  10. Precipice

    Penguin Books, Limited • 2025 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2025 • 464 pages.

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