Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnnie Sahib | 1952 | Paul Scott | Buy |
| 2 | Six Days in Marapore | 1953 | Paul Scott | Buy |
| 3 | The Alien Sky | 1953 | Paul Scott | Buy |
| 4 | A Male Child | 1956 | Paul Scott | Buy |
| 5 | The Chinese Love Pavilion | 1960 | Paul Scott | Buy |
| 6 | The Birds of Paradise | 1962 | Paul Scott | Buy |
| 7 | The Bender | 1963 | Paul Scott | Buy |
| 8 | The Corrida at San Feliu | 1964 | Paul Scott | Buy |
| 9 | Staying On | 1977 | Paul Scott | Buy |
| 10 | The Mark of the Warrior | 1979 | Paul Scott | Buy |
| 11 | After the Funeral | 1979 | Paul Scott | Buy |
Paul Scott published novels for nearly three decades, starting with Johnnie Sahib in 1952 and ending with works released shortly after his death in 1978. Many of his standalone novels explore the same territory as The Raj Quartet: the British experience in India, the end of colonial rule, and the complicated relationships between the two cultures. Six Days in Marapore, The Alien Sky, and The Chinese Love Pavilion are all set in India or Southeast Asia during and after World War II.
His most celebrated standalone is Staying On, which won the 1977 Booker Prize. The novel follows Colonel Tusker and Lucy Smalley, a retired British couple who remain in India after independence, losing their colonial status but unable or unwilling to leave. Scott also wrote novels set in England, including The Bender and The Corrida at San Feliu, which show his range beyond Indian subjects. His work is marked by careful prose, complex characters, and a willingness to examine the personal costs of empire.