Series · 40 books
Douglas Preston Books in Order
The complete Douglas Preston reading order — 40 books from 1986–2020.
- 01 Dinosaurs in the Attic Amazon — buy Dinosaurs in the Attic Bookshop — buy Dinosaurs in the Attic ThriftBooks — buy Dinosaurs in the Attic eBooks.com — buy Dinosaurs in the Attic
- 02 Cities of gold Amazon — buy Cities of gold Bookshop — buy Cities of gold ThriftBooks — buy Cities of gold eBooks.com — buy Cities of gold
- 03 Jennie Amazon — buy Jennie Bookshop — buy Jennie ThriftBooks — buy Jennie eBooks.com — buy Jennie
- 04 The Relic Amazon — buy The Relic Bookshop — buy The Relic ThriftBooks — buy The Relic eBooks.com — buy The Relic
- 05 Mount Dragon Amazon — buy Mount Dragon Bookshop — buy Mount Dragon ThriftBooks — buy Mount Dragon eBooks.com — buy Mount Dragon
- 06 The Monster of Florence Amazon — buy The Monster of Florence Bookshop — buy The Monster of Florence ThriftBooks — buy The Monster of Florence eBooks.com — buy The Monster of Florence
- 07 Reliquary Amazon — buy Reliquary Bookshop — buy Reliquary ThriftBooks — buy Reliquary eBooks.com — buy Reliquary
- 08 Riptide Amazon — buy Riptide Bookshop — buy Riptide ThriftBooks — buy Riptide eBooks.com — buy Riptide
- 09 Thunderhead Amazon — buy Thunderhead Bookshop — buy Thunderhead ThriftBooks — buy Thunderhead eBooks.com — buy Thunderhead
- 10 The ice limit Amazon — buy The ice limit Bookshop — buy The ice limit ThriftBooks — buy The ice limit eBooks.com — buy The ice limit
- 11 Ice Limit Amazon — buy Ice Limit Bookshop — buy Ice Limit ThriftBooks — buy Ice Limit eBooks.com — buy Ice Limit
- 12 The cabinet of curiosities Amazon — buy The cabinet of curiosities Bookshop — buy The cabinet of curiosities ThriftBooks — buy The cabinet of curiosities eBooks.com — buy The cabinet of curiosities
- 13 Still life with crows Amazon — buy Still life with crows Bookshop — buy Still life with crows ThriftBooks — buy Still life with crows eBooks.com — buy Still life with crows
- 14 Brimstone Amazon — buy Brimstone Bookshop — buy Brimstone ThriftBooks — buy Brimstone eBooks.com — buy Brimstone
- 15 The codex Amazon — buy The codex Bookshop — buy The codex ThriftBooks — buy The codex eBooks.com — buy The codex
- 16 Dance of death Amazon — buy Dance of death Bookshop — buy Dance of death ThriftBooks — buy Dance of death eBooks.com — buy Dance of death
- 17 Tyrannosaur Canyon Amazon — buy Tyrannosaur Canyon Bookshop — buy Tyrannosaur Canyon ThriftBooks — buy Tyrannosaur Canyon eBooks.com — buy Tyrannosaur Canyon
- 18 The Book of the Dead Amazon — buy The Book of the Dead Bookshop — buy The Book of the Dead ThriftBooks — buy The Book of the Dead eBooks.com — buy The Book of the Dead
- 19 Blasphemy Amazon — buy Blasphemy Bookshop — buy Blasphemy ThriftBooks — buy Blasphemy eBooks.com — buy Blasphemy
- 20 Cemetery dance Amazon — buy Cemetery dance Bookshop — buy Cemetery dance ThriftBooks — buy Cemetery dance eBooks.com — buy Cemetery dance
- 21 Impact Amazon — buy Impact Bookshop — buy Impact ThriftBooks — buy Impact eBooks.com — buy Impact
- 22 Fever dream Amazon — buy Fever dream Bookshop — buy Fever dream ThriftBooks — buy Fever dream eBooks.com — buy Fever dream
- 23 Gideon's sword Amazon — buy Gideon's sword Bookshop — buy Gideon's sword ThriftBooks — buy Gideon's sword eBooks.com — buy Gideon's sword
- 24 Cold vengeance Amazon — buy Cold vengeance Bookshop — buy Cold vengeance ThriftBooks — buy Cold vengeance eBooks.com — buy Cold vengeance
- 25 Two graves Amazon — buy Two graves Bookshop — buy Two graves ThriftBooks — buy Two graves eBooks.com — buy Two graves
- 26 Gideon's corpse Amazon — buy Gideon's corpse Bookshop — buy Gideon's corpse ThriftBooks — buy Gideon's corpse eBooks.com — buy Gideon's corpse
- 27 Extraction Amazon — buy Extraction Bookshop — buy Extraction ThriftBooks — buy Extraction eBooks.com — buy Extraction
- 28 White fire Amazon — buy White fire Bookshop — buy White fire ThriftBooks — buy White fire eBooks.com — buy White fire
- 29 The Kraken Project Amazon — buy The Kraken Project Bookshop — buy The Kraken Project ThriftBooks — buy The Kraken Project eBooks.com — buy The Kraken Project
- 30 Blue Labyrinth Amazon — buy Blue Labyrinth Bookshop — buy Blue Labyrinth ThriftBooks — buy Blue Labyrinth eBooks.com — buy Blue Labyrinth
- 31 The Lost Island Amazon — buy The Lost Island Bookshop — buy The Lost Island ThriftBooks — buy The Lost Island eBooks.com — buy The Lost Island
- 32 Crimson shore Amazon — buy Crimson shore Bookshop — buy Crimson shore ThriftBooks — buy Crimson shore eBooks.com — buy Crimson shore
- 33 The Obsidian Chamber Amazon — buy The Obsidian Chamber Bookshop — buy The Obsidian Chamber ThriftBooks — buy The Obsidian Chamber eBooks.com — buy The Obsidian Chamber
- 34 Beyond the Ice Limit: A Gideon Crew Novel (Gideon Crew series) Amazon — buy Beyond the Ice Limit: A Gideon Crew Novel (Gideon Crew series) Bookshop — buy Beyond the Ice Limit: A Gideon Crew Novel (Gideon Crew series) ThriftBooks — buy Beyond the Ice Limit: A Gideon Crew Novel (Gideon Crew series) eBooks.com — buy Beyond the Ice Limit: A Gideon Crew Novel (Gideon Crew series)
- 35 The Lost City of the Monkey God Amazon — buy The Lost City of the Monkey God Bookshop — buy The Lost City of the Monkey God ThriftBooks — buy The Lost City of the Monkey God eBooks.com — buy The Lost City of the Monkey God
- 36 Verses for the Dead (Agent Pendergast) Amazon — buy Verses for the Dead (Agent Pendergast) Bookshop — buy Verses for the Dead (Agent Pendergast) ThriftBooks — buy Verses for the Dead (Agent Pendergast) eBooks.com — buy Verses for the Dead (Agent Pendergast)
- 37 City of Endless Night (Agent Pendergast series) Amazon — buy City of Endless Night (Agent Pendergast series) Bookshop — buy City of Endless Night (Agent Pendergast series) ThriftBooks — buy City of Endless Night (Agent Pendergast series) eBooks.com — buy City of Endless Night (Agent Pendergast series)
- 38 The pharaoh key Amazon — buy The pharaoh key Bookshop — buy The pharaoh key ThriftBooks — buy The pharaoh key eBooks.com — buy The pharaoh key
- 39 Old Bones Amazon — buy Old Bones Bookshop — buy Old Bones ThriftBooks — buy Old Bones eBooks.com — buy Old Bones
- 40 Crooked river Amazon — buy Crooked river Bookshop — buy Crooked river ThriftBooks — buy Crooked river eBooks.com — buy Crooked river
Reading tracker
Track your progress through Douglas Preston
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinosaurs in the Attic | 1986 | ||
| 2 | Cities of gold | 1992 | ||
| 3 | Jennie | 1994 | ||
| 4 | The Relic | 1995 | ||
| 5 | Mount Dragon | 1996 | ||
| 6 | The Monster of Florence | 1996 | ||
| 7 | Reliquary | 1997 | ||
| 8 | Riptide | 1998 | ||
| 9 | Thunderhead | 1999 | ||
| 10 | The ice limit | 2000 | ||
| 11 | Ice Limit | 2000 | ||
| 12 | The cabinet of curiosities | 2002 | ||
| 13 | Still life with crows | 2003 | ||
| 14 | Brimstone | 2004 | ||
| 15 | The codex | 2004 | ||
| 16 | Dance of death | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Tyrannosaur Canyon | 2005 | ||
| 18 | The Book of the Dead | 2006 | ||
| 19 | Blasphemy | 2008 | ||
| 20 | Cemetery dance | 2009 | ||
| 21 | Impact | 2010 | ||
| 22 | Fever dream | 2010 | ||
| 23 | Gideon's sword | 2011 | ||
| 24 | Cold vengeance | 2011 | ||
| 25 | Two graves | 2012 | ||
| 26 | Gideon's corpse | 2012 | ||
| 27 | Extraction | 2012 | ||
| 28 | White fire | 2013 | ||
| 29 | The Kraken Project | 2014 | ||
| 30 | Blue Labyrinth | 2014 | ||
| 31 | The Lost Island | 2014 | ||
| 32 | Crimson shore | 2015 | ||
| 33 | The Obsidian Chamber | 2016 | ||
| 34 | Beyond the Ice Limit: A Gideon Crew Novel (Gideon Crew series) | 2016 | ||
| 35 | The Lost City of the Monkey God | 2017 | ||
| 36 | Verses for the Dead (Agent Pendergast) | 2018 | ||
| 37 | City of Endless Night (Agent Pendergast series) | 2018 | ||
| 38 | The pharaoh key | 2018 | ||
| 39 | Old Bones | 2019 | ||
| 40 | Crooked river | 2020 |
Douglas Preston reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with Dinosaurs in the Attic (1986). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Douglas Preston — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Douglas Preston books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1986–2020.
What is the newest Douglas Preston book?
Crooked river, published in 2020.