Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hope | 1997 | Glen Duncan | Buy |
| 2 | Love Remains | 2000 | Glen Duncan | Buy |
| 3 | I, Lucifer | 2002 | Glen Duncan | Buy |
| 4 | Weathercock | 2003 | Glen Duncan | Buy |
| 5 | Death of an Ordinary Man | 2004 | Glen Duncan | Buy |
| 6 | The Bloodstone Papers | 2006 | Glen Duncan | Buy |
| 7 | A Day And A Night And A Day | 2009 | Glen Duncan | Buy |
Glen Duncan’s standalone novels chart his development as a literary writer from his debut Hope (1997) through A Day and a Night and a Day (2009). I, Lucifer (2002) remains his most widely read standalone — a novel narrated by Satan himself, given one month in a human body to decide whether to accept God’s offer of redemption. The book’s dark wit and theological playfulness earned it a devoted following.
His other standalones explore equally provocative territory. Weathercock (2003) examines the nature of evil through a disturbing friendship, Death of an Ordinary Man (2004) tells the story of a ghost watching his own funeral, and The Bloodstone Papers (2006) confronts colonial violence in India. Each book pushes into uncomfortable questions about human nature with prose that is precise, often beautiful, and never sentimental.