Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 教父 | 1969 | Mario Puzo | N/A |
| 2 | Sicilyalı | 1984 | Mario Puzo | N/A |
| 3 | The Sicilian | 1984 | Mario Puzo | Buy |
| 4 | The Godfather | 1969 | Mario Puzo | Buy |
| 5 | Omerta | 1999 | Mario Puzo | Buy |
| 6 | The Godfather’s Revenge | 2006 | Mario Puzo | N/A |
| 7 | Corleone Ailesi | 2012 | Mario Puzo | N/A |
The Godfather, published in 1969, is the book that made Mario Puzo famous and changed how Americans think about organized crime in fiction. The novel follows the Corleone family, headed by Vito Corleone, as they navigate the world of the Mafia in post-war New York. It spent months on the bestseller lists and provided the source material for Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 film, which is widely regarded as one of the greatest movies ever made.
Puzo expanded the Corleone world with The Sicilian in 1984, which tells the story of Salvatore Giuliano, a Sicilian bandit whose fate intersects with the Corleone family. Omerta, published shortly after Puzo’s death in 1999, was his final novel. After his death, the series continued with books by other authors, including The Godfather’s Revenge by Mark Winegardner.
The series has been translated into many languages and remains in print worldwide. International editions in Turkish and Chinese reflect the global reach of the Corleone story. For readers approaching the series for the first time, the original 1969 novel remains the essential starting point and one of the most widely read crime novels in any language.