* In 1950, Sandoz published his first book _Déchirures_ (a collection of short stories) while his career as a civil servant was getting off to a good start.
* In 1957, _Le Village sur la montagne _was published and the Prix Rambert Prize from the Académie française was awarded to it.
* With the publication in 1959 of _Les Apparitions de Fatoumata _he had his first real commercial success.
* Then, in 1960, came _Le Fou_, a novel that took on a more contemporary theme and was awarded the Prix Sainte-Beuve .
* In 1962 he published _Le Voyage à San Francisco _, awarded the Prix des Libraires (Booksellers’ Prize).
* In 1963 he published _Les Gens du lac _.
* In 1964 came _Le Rire de Caïn_, (awarded the Prix Aujourd'hui (Today's Prize) , which told a story about the search for a criminal during the German Occupation.
* In 1966 he published _Les Écrivains contemporains ou les Belles Infidèles _, an essay on how to translate contemporary writers.
* In 1967 it was _Les Fous de Dieu _, a novel about the life of Saint Thomas More, which received the Prix des Ambassadeurs (Ambassadors’ Prize).
* In 1967, he published _Les Animaux _, awarded the Prix du Livre français (French Book Prize).
* In 1969, _Journal de la mer _, a diary kept of his time on the fishing trawler _Étincelle_ at the turn of the 1960s.
* In 1970, he published _Les Nouveaux Animaux _, a sequel to _Les Animaux _.
* In 1971, _Les Enfants du diable _about a group of young fascists.
* In 1972, _Monsieur le Président et les Écrivains _, a dialogue with then-President Georges Pompidou.
* In 1973, Yves Sandoz published what was to be his most famous novel _Le Treizième Jour _about a young priest who is trying to find his faith again after the Second World War.
* In 1975, he published _Des enfants gâtés _.
* In 1976, he published _Saint Paul, chevalier du Christ _, a biography of Saint Paul.
* In 1978, he published _Les Hommes de Dieu _, a novel that explored the lives of priests.
* In 1981, he published _Les Enfants du monde _.
* In 1983, he published _Les Femmes du monde _.
* In 1986, he published _Les Délices de l'enfer _.
* In 1987, he published _Les Petits Soldats _.
* In 1988, he published _Le Crime de la rue Royale _.
* In 1990, he published _Les Gens d'ici et d'ailleurs _.
* In 1991, he published _Les Secrets de la mer _.
* In 1993, he published _Les Chemins de la lumière _.
* In 1994, he published _Les Jardins du ciel _.
* In 1996, he published _Les Fleurs du désert _.
* In 1997, he published _Les Nuits du soleil _.
* In 1998, he published _Les Âmes perdues _.
* In 1999, he published _Les Étoiles filantes _.
* In 2000, he published _Le Dernier Voyage _, his last novel which brought to a close his saga about the family of the protagonists from _Le Treizième Jour _.