Jean Van Hamme

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  • Bibliography:
    83 Books (5 Series)
  • First Book:
    August 1986
  • Latest Book:
    February 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Lady S.

1 - Here's to Suzie! (Dec-2008)
2 - Latitude 59 Degrees North (Jun-2010)
3 - Game of Fools (Jan-2012)
4 - A Mole in D.C. (Nov-2013)
5 - Portuguese Medley (Apr-2015)
6 - A Second of Eternity (Feb-2019)

Largo Winch

1 - Heir (May-2008)
2 - Takeover Bid (Oct-2008)
3 - Dutch Connection (Apr-2009)
4 - The Hour of the Tiger (Dec-2009)
5 - See Venice... (May-2010)
6 - ...And Die (Aug-2010)
7 - Golden Gate (Apr-2011)
8 - Shadow (Jul-2011)
9 - The Price of Money (Jun-2012)
10 - The Law of the Dollar (Jul-2012)
11 - The Three Eyes of the Guardians of the Tao: Largo Winch Vol. 11 (Jun-2013)
12 - The Way and the Virtue (Jul-2013)
13 - Cold Black Sea (Jul-2014)
14 - Red-Hot Wrath (Aug-2014)
15 - Crossing Paths (May-2015)
16 - 20 Seconds (Nov-2016)

Thorgal

1 - Thorgal, Child of the Stars (Aug-1986)
2 - The Three Elders of Aran (Nov-2007)
3 - Beyond the Shadows (Jun-2008)
4 - The Archers (Oct-2008)
5 - The Land of Qa (Jun-2009)
6 - City of The Lost God (Dec-2009)
7 - The Master of the Mountains (Jun-2010)
8 - Wolf Cub (Oct-2010)
9 - The Guardian of the Keys (Dec-2010)
10 - The Sun Sword (Jan-2012)
11 - The Invisible Fortress (Feb-2012)
12 - The Brand of the Exiles (Jan-2013)
13 - Ogotai's Crown (Mar-2013)
14 - Giants (Aug-2013)
15 - The Cage (Jul-2014)
16 - Arachnea (Aug-2015)
17 - The Blue Plague (May-2016)
18 - The Kingdom Beneath the Sand (Jun-2017)
19 - The Barbarian (Apr-2018)

Wayne Shelton

1 - The Mission (Nov-2013)
2 - The Betrayal (Apr-2014)
3 - The Contract (Feb-2016)

XIII

1 - The Day of the Black Sun (Aug-2010)
2 - Where the Indian Walks (Oct-2010)
3 - All the Tears of Hell (Dec-2010)
4 - SPADS (Feb-2011)
5 - Full Red (Apr-2011)
6 - The Jason Fly Case (Jul-2011)
7 - The Night of August Third (Jul-2011)
8 - Thirteen to One (Oct-2011)
9 - For Maria (Jan-2012)
10 - El Cascador (Feb-2012)
11 - Three Silver Watches (Apr-2012)
12 - The Trial (Jun-2012)
13 - Top Secret (Aug-2012)
14 - Release the Hounds (Nov-2012)
15 - Operation Montecristo (Jan-2013)
16 - Maximilian's Gold (Feb-2013)
17 - The Irish Version (Apr-2013)
18 - The Last Round (Jun-2013)

Book List in Order: 83 titles

  • Thorgal, Child of the Stars

    Thorgal - 1

    In the wild and inhospitable European far north, in the land of Scandinavian myth and runic legend, Viking warriors discover a child in a space capsule. Leif Haraldson adopts him and gives him the names of his gods: Thorgal Aegirsson, son of Thor (go...

  • The Sorceress Betrayed

  • Day of the Black Sun

  • Where the Indian Walks . . .

  • All the Tears of Hell

  • XIII

    A man without a past wakes up in an unknown place. His only clues to his true identity are his remarkable fighting skills and a tattoo: XIII. Things get dicey quick as a band of killers find his trail and the pursuit begins. But this is only the begi...

  • The Three Elders of Aran

    Thorgal - 2

    In these new adventures, Aaricia is crowned Queen, and Thorgal will have to face many difficult tests to track down his beauty. Then they spend some happy days together in the countryside... Their first child is announced. But, alas, everything is tu...

  • Heir

    Largo Winch - 1

    Largo Winczlav, born in Yugoslavia, is an orphan. Thousands of miles away, one of the richest men in the world will change Largo's destiny. This man, Nerio Winch, wants to find an heir to his empire and adopts Largo, offering him the best education. ...

  • Beyond the Shadows

    Thorgal - 3

    Taken aback by Aaricia's disappearance, Thorgal is only a shadow of his former self. Eaten away with remorse, the young Shania accompanies him and protects him, hoping to find his pardon. Approached by two strangers, Worgan and Galathorn, they discov...



  • The Archers

    Thorgal - 4

    Jolan has become a robust kid who is interested in everything. The strange signs he draws without knowing their meaning thoroughly intrigue his parents. During one escapade, he makes friends with a boy his age. The child seems to be lost and is terri...

  • Takeover Bid

    Largo Winch - 2

    A veritable secret war for power takes place behind the scenes in big financial groups. One of the most common methods of attack is the takeover bid: A would-be buyer offers to acquire all available shares of a rival at a determined price in order to...

  • Here's to Suzie!

    Lady S. - 1

    Adopted daughter and principal collaborator of James Fitzroy, roving ambassador, special correspondent for the American Secretary of State in Europe, Susan is a clever, multilingual young woman, in full bloom and perfectly happy in the eyes of an att...

  • The Strange Encounter

    The two gentlemen-spies travel to America and take on a 177-year-old evil. Blake and Mortimer head to the United States to investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding the discovery of a 177-year-old body, which appears to have died very rece...

  • Dutch Connection

    Largo Winch - 3

    The jeans-wearing billionaire is down and out in Paris! In H, Largo is giving a cocktail party to launch his foundation for war orphans when a waiter brings out a colleague's severed head on a tray. He has been murdered by drug traffickers Largo is a...

  • The Land of Qa

    Thorgal - 5

    The Land of Qa: Kriss de Valnor, the deadly warrior-woman and Thorgal's archenemy, has Thorgal's and Aaricia's son abducted. She demands that Thorgal and Aaricia go on a quest to find the magical mask if they want to save their son.The Eyes of Tanatl...

  • City of The Lost God

    Thorgal - 6

    This two-volume book includes Between Earth and Sun. City of the Lost God: Thorgal, Aaricia and Kriss of Valnor are finally approaching Mavaxatl, the city of the lost god. When Thorgal understands the real goal of their mission and Kriss's duplicity,...

  • The Hour of the Tiger

    Largo Winch - 4

    Largo's best friend, Simon Ovronnaz, is being targeted by the secret services of Myanmar (formerly Burma). Simon and his girlfriend are wrongfully convicted of murder and imprisoned. After a very flawed trial, Simon is condemned to death and transfer...

  • See Venice...

    Largo Winch - 5

    A man runs through the dark back alleys of Venice, pursued by three men. He breaks into a travel agency and faxes Largo Winch a scribbled message before being gunned down. The message says only: Beware of the doge. Our millionaire businessman hero th...

  • Latitude 59 Degrees North

    Lady S. - 2

    Suzan Fitzroy is in Sweden, where her adopted father is filling in for the American Ambassador. Her quiet life in Stockholm is disrupted when the mysterious Orion, the secretive anti-terror agent, contacts her: He has another job for her. The simple ...



  • The Master of the Mountains

    Thorgal - 7

    Thorgal and his family are back in Europe, where pregnant Aaricia insists on giving birth in Northland. Unable to find a ship to sail north in winter, Thorgal sets off by land to find a drakkar. His trip takes him through the land of Saxegaard, Maste...

  • ...And Die

    Largo Winch - 6

    Two of Largo's employees have been killed in his headquarters in New York. His friend Charity has been kidnapped in the middle of the Piazza San Marco. His only lead is a mysterious message: Beware of the Doge. As the bodies start piling up, Largo-ai...

  • The Day of the Black Sun

    XIII - 1

    A man washes ashore near an old couple's house, barely alive. He has forgotten everything, including his name. The only clues to his identity: a key sewn into his clothes, a bullet wound to the head. and the number XIII tattooed on his shoulder. A me...

  • Where the Indian Walks

    XIII - 2

    XIII is looking for a certain Kim Rowlands, a woman with whom he saw himself in a photograph. His search will yield a name-his, perhaps-and take him to a place that may be home. All families have secrets, though, and they can get a man killed. And wh...

  • Wolf Cub

    Thorgal - 8

    Thorgal, Aaricia and Jolan sail north toward home and encounter the drakkar of Wor the Magnificent, the new king of the Northland Vikings. When Thorgal refuses to follow Wor on a raid, he and his family are left to finish the short trip on foot. When...

  • All the Tears of Hell

    XIII - 3

    Convicted of murder and sent to a high-security prison for the criminally insane, XIII finds himself not only unable to continue searching for his past, but also at the mercy of his enemies. Unbeknownst to him, though, General Carrington and the beau...

  • The Guardian of the Keys

    Thorgal - 9

    Thorgal is back in his old village with his family, but once again his destiny catches up with him when Volsung of Nichor, sent by the snake Nidhogg, steals the belt of the Guardian of the Keys, which grants invulnerability. Nidhogg wants to destroy ...

  • SPADS

    XIII - 4

    Now called Ross Tanner, XIII joins the elite SPADS (Special Assault and Destruction Squad) to try to learn more about Captain Rowlands, his last identity. As if the shadowy threats hanging over his head weren't enough, he also has to contend with gru...

  • Full Red

    XIII - 5

    XIII, Jones and Betty Barnowsky escaped the deadly trap set by Colonel McCall. Lost in a hostile jungle, they must now make their way back to America. And they must be quick: In Washington, every ally the fugitives ever had has been arrested in prepa...

  • Golden Gate

    Largo Winch - 7

    Simon-Largo's friend-has been cast as the lead in a new TV series, Golden Gate. It's produced in part by one of Group W's subsidiaries. When the investigator sent by Dwight Cochrane to examine irregularities in the funding of the series disappears, L...



  • The Jason Fly Case

    XIII - 6

    With the conspiracy that nearly claimed his life dismantled, XIII can finally turn all his attention towards uncovering his own distant past. Armed with everything he could find on Jason Fly-the man he seems to be-he heads to Green Falls, where he gr...

  • The Night of August Third

    XIII - 7

    XIII and Jones are on the run. Hunted by local authorities, they're suspected of three murders, including that of The Mongoose's hired killer. The sheriff of Green Falls, henchman to the town's biggest landowner, is all too happy to accuse the fugiti...

  • Shadow

    Largo Winch - 8

    Largo Winch has been hoodwinked, framed and sent to jail. His enemies are celebrating their victory after taking control of his TV station. His friends are either in prison or in mortal danger. But Largo wasn''t born a billionaire. He knows how to fi...

  • Western

    Wyoming, 1868. Ambrosius Van Deer has come to Fort Laramie to meet Jess Chisum, a young man who claims he's found Van Deer's nephew Eddie. Ten years before, Edwyn Van Deer disappeared after his family was killed in a Lakota raid. Proof of his identit...

  • Thirteen to One

    XIII - 8

    XIII survived the trip back to his childhood home. The Mongoose has finally been caught and is in a high-security jail. But there is still one piece of the puzzle missing, and when President Sheridan asks him to discover who the Number I is, the man ...

  • For Maria

    XIII - 9

    Jason McLane is on holidays with Jones at some friends’ in Central America,when a peculiar priest offers him startling news: He may very well be a married man! And because nothing is ever simple in XIII’s life, his apparent wife is...

  • Game of Fools

    Lady S. - 3

    Suzan and her father are taking a well-deserved break in the south of France. But their holidays are cut short when several men burst into the house and kidnap James Fitzroy. What Suzie doesn’t know is that the attackers are actually...

  • The Sun Sword

    Thorgal - 10

    A wandering Thorgal is captured and enslaved by Orgoff, a cruel man who appointed himself the local lord after defeating the old one. Orgoff wields the dreadful power of the Sun Sword, which the peasants say makes him invulnerable. Thorgal, of course...

  • El Cascador

    XIII - 10

    Captured and imprisoned in the Roca Negra fortress, XIII is being tortured by the sinister Colonel Peralta. But, for all his pain and suffering, he’s also in the same building as Maria, the woman who may be his wife. And they have plenty of ded...

  • The Invisible Fortress

    Thorgal - 11

    Still travelling with Kris of Valnor, Thorgal runs afoul of a local tribe. When a mysterious old woman offers him a chance to escape the hostile villagers, he accepts. But there’s more to the bargain: She says that if he can make his way into the I...



  • Three Silver Watches

    XIII - 11

    XIII has freed a country, exposed a traitor, reunited with his wife.. and found his father. as he deals-somewhat against his will- with the aftermath of the revolution in Costa Verde, Sean Mullway re...

  • The Price of Money

    Largo Winch - 9

    A man shoots himself in front of Largo, live on TV. He was a guest on a financial talk show who had lost his company because of a Group W decision....

  • The Trial

    XIII - 12

    Called back to the USA by the frantic government, McLane and Jones discover that General Carrington has kidnapped Wally Sheridan, President of the United States! Holed up in a secret base he’s turned into a fortress, Carrington in...

  • The Law of the Dollar

    Largo Winch - 10

    Accused of murder and hated by an entire nation, Largo is hiding in Canada and feeling very much alone. But his friendships are stronger than his circumstances, and soon he’s able to counterattack against the various factions that...

  • Top Secret

    XIII - 13

    The Mongoose is dead. So is Number I. But, since he was the President of the United States, XIII’s friends are all on the run again. McLane, though, has been arrested, and he’s being judged in secret by the heads of the American...

  • The Curse of the 30 Pieces of Silver - Part 2: Blake & Mortimer: Vol. 14

    Captured and then abandoned by Olrik, Mortimer is now lost as sea with no provisions. Fortunately, he can always count on Blake. Once reunited, and with the help of some old friends, the two British gentlemen continue their dangerou...

  • The Curse of the 30 Pieces of Silver Part 1: Blake & Mortimer Vol. 13

    In Pennsylvania, Olrik escapes a federal prison by helicopter after a bloody attack. With Blake forced to cut short his holidays at the news, a disappointed Mortimer turns his attention to Greece, where an earthquake has uncovered a...

  • Release the Hounds

    XIII - 14

    Having escaped from the clutches of Irina’s organization, XIII is on the loose in America but still hunted by both Giordino’s NSA and Irina’s top assassin, Jessica. As he tries to return to his friends in San Miguel, he’s fo...

  • The Brand of the Exiles

    Thorgal - 12

    Thorgal has been gone for three years. Now, the last raiding expedition organised by the men of his village is late in returning. When a single survivor stumbles in to announce that their drakkar was boarded by the dreaded Shaigan, ...

  • Operation Montecristo

    XIII - 15

    Arrested by the Costaverdean authorities because of pressure from the US, XIII and his friends are awaiting their extradition. Instead, they’re freed by Costaverdean troops in disguise. But they can’t afford to stick around, as ...



  • Maximilian's Gold

    XIII - 16

    Convicted of murder and sent to a high-security prison for the criminally insane, XIII finds himself not only unable to continue searching for his past, but also at the mercy of his enemies. Unbeknownst to him, though, General Carrington and the beau...

  • Ogotai's Crown

    Thorgal - 13

    Jolan must save his whole family, with a little help from... himself!Three years ago, Thorgal lost his memory. Kriss of Valnor convinced him that he was her husband Shaigan, a merciless pirate, and they hav...

  • The Irish Version

    XIII - 17

    Little by little, XIII has reconstructed most of his life and figured out who he is. With one exception: There is still a gap in his college years, when Jason McLane became Kelly Brian. A gap that may...

  • The Last Round

    XIII - 18

    It’s the end of the road for everyone. The only question remaining is: Who will live?XIII and his friends have failed to recover Maximilian’s gold and are tired of hiding, running and struggling. When t...

  • The Three Eyes of the Guardians of the Tao: Largo Winch Vol. 11

    Largo Winch - 11

    Modern business and ancient philosophies in China -- an explosive cocktail for Largo Winch!A proposed deal between one of Winch's companies and a Chinese group would require that the young billionaire come ...

  • The Way and the Virtue

    Largo Winch - 12

    The triads of Hong Kong are about to be introduced to the Tao of the Billionaire. Largo has disappeared. His friends and employees are trying to find him while they keep the W Group ticking, but no one seems to know what has happened to him -- not...

  • Giants

    Thorgal - 14

    In their island fortress, Kriss and Shaigan still reign over their band of pirates and raiders. But Shaigan is beginning to have doubts, and when a prisoner who knew him calls him Thorgal, the child of the stars begs the gods of Asgard to give him ba...

  • The Mission

    Wayne Shelton - 1

    Meet Wayne Shelton, the man you call when you want the impossible done.When a high-ranking official of a small nation in the Caucasus is killed in a car accident, the plans of a massive multinational corporation ...

  • A Mole in D.C.

    Lady S. - 4

    Lady S. stands accused of being a spy -- and she didn’t even do anything this time!What better place to forget the murky world of international spies than… Washington, amid the murky world of politics? ...

  • The Betrayal

    Wayne Shelton - 2

    The scene is set for the breakout of the century.Wayne Shelton is ready to proceed with the mission and spring his quarry from a Khalak prison. There is a small concern over Madrier, the Frenchman who talked his ...

  • The Cage

    Thorgal - 15

    No such thing as a simple, happy homecoming for Thorgal...It is time at last for Thorgal to return to his family. After her rescue by Jolan however, Aaricia is not staying idle, and she tries to put together a fleet to attack Shaigan’s ...

  • Cold Black Sea

    Largo Winch - 13

    Largo must seek proof of his innocence in Turkey.Fresh from his old pilot Freddy’s wedding, Largo is back in New York for more celebrating â€" the departure of one of his employees. But during the party, a Turk...

  • Red-Hot Wrath

    Largo Winch - 14

    A decades-old vengeance against Winch is about to bear fruit.Largo is stuck on a boat with Silky. But this isn’t the end of a James Bond story: the vessel’s a container ship that bel...

  • Portuguese Medley

    Lady S. - 5

    Work, family, international politics, global terrorism… Another day in the life of Lady S!Shania, back in Europe after being expelled from the United States, has resumed her work with Orion and his shadowy orga...

  • Crossing Paths

    Largo Winch - 15

    The threads of multiple fates intertwine around Largo.Largo is in London for a board meeting with his group’s various CEOs. At the same time, he’s negotiating with a French aeronautics firm for a deal based upon a groundbreaking new t...

  • Arachnea

    Thorgal - 16

    A very literal trip to hell for Thorgal. Thorgal, his family and their friends Darek and Lehla have left their island to sail south and look for a safer place to live. After a storm scatters them, Thorgal and WolfCub’s boat...

  • The Contract

    Wayne Shelton - 3

    There’s a price on Shelton’s head â€" enough to buy a small country! Wayne Shelton has a sad duty to fulfill: give the heirs of his deceased team members their share of the pay for the disastrous Khalakjistan mission. But the solemnit...

  • The Blue Plague

    Thorgal - 17

    Thorgal and his family have left Arachnea’s island to continue seeking a place to live in peace. As they sail along unknown shores, they’re attacked by pirates, then rescued by Prince Zarkaj, who takes them to his palace and pampers t...

  • 20 Seconds

    Largo Winch - 16

    Poor Largo is beside himselfwith worry. The lovely Saidee, with whom he's fallen madly in love, hasvanished. In fact, she's ...

  • The Kingdom Beneath the Sand

    Thorgal - 18

    It's been two years now since Thorgal and his family left the north to look for some hypothetical country where men might live in peace and harmony. They are sailing along a deserted and inhospitable stretch of land...

  • The Barbarian

    Thorgal - 19

    Thorgal, his family, and his new friends Tiago and Ileniya have been captured by slavers while attempting to cross the desert. The two adult men are sold to the local governor as fodder for a cruel blood game, where young nobles in chario...

  • A Second of Eternity

    Lady S. - 6

    By publicly attacking his former Russian captor after his daughter had arranged for him to be declared dead, Shania’s father gets her in deep trouble. Soon, she and Anton are blackmailed into work for French Intelligence. Their mission: imp...

  • Story Without a Hero

    A plane from a South American company crashes in the jungle. Only half of the passengers and crew survive. Some businessmen, a university professor, a steward, an aging movie star, a banana republic general, a young boy and his...

  • Twenty Years Later

  • The Sacrifice

  • Kivu

    The province of Kivu in the Congo is rich in rare and precious minerals such as coltan, which is vital to our modern technology. However, that wealth is coveted by so many, within the Congo or abroad, that the entire regi...

  • Authorised Happiness

    When society pushes the ideals of social equality to their breaking point, the result can easily become plain absurd. For example, in order to avoid the chronic budget deficit of social security, what better way is there ...

  • Authorised Happiness Vol. 2

    A single card to access all the details of a man''s life - personal data, medical history, bank details - now that would make everything simpler, wouldn''t it? But what if the card stops working - would the person still exist within society? And in a...

  • Authorised Happiness 3

    Superintendent Carelli is getting old, and has already lost most of his illusions. But a routine case catapults him into the middle of a profound mystery: a young girl with no official existence gives him a photograph of a group of people &hellip...

  • The Last Swordfish

    Several months after the end of the Third World War – won thanks to the Swordfishes, the formidable jet bombers designed by Professor Mortimer – England is dismantling its base in the Makran, from which the final counter-attack was launch...

  • Vanko, 1848

    1848. In Ottoman-occupied Montenegro, young doctor Vanko Winczlav is one of the leaders of a popular uprising. Betrayed, wanted by the authorities, he flees the Balkans for the United States in the company of a Bulgarian refugee, Veska, whom he marri...

  • Tom and Lisa, 1910

    1910, Oklahoma. Thomas Winczlav, Milan’s son, sees his life turned upside down when he learns he is the heir to the O’Casey distilleries – a colossal fortune he’ll have to share with his twin sister Lisa, who lives in France. ...

  • Danitza, 1965

    1965. The growing financial empire of the Winch family is now in the hands of Nerio, Tom’s young son. And Nerio, who stands barely above five feet, whose schoolmates always despised because his only friend was the son of his African-American na...

  • The Fiery Arrow

    The Marduk expedition has returned victorious to Norlandia, bearing a precious sample of Uradium. Now the professor can test his revolutionary U Ray’s potency when combined with the miracle ore. But Austradia, the old enemy, won’t take th...

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Jean Van Hamme has published 83 books.

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The first book by Jean Van Hamme, Thorgal, Child of the Stars, was published in August 1986.

Yes. Jean Van Hamme has 5 series.
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