Brad Strickland Books in Order
Brad Strickland has written 63 books, published between 1986 and 2022. The first book is To Stand Beneath the Sun (1986) and the newest is The Stone, the Cipher, and the Shadows (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 63
- Published
- 1986–2022
- Pages on record
- 8,910 in 52 of 63 books
- Reading time
- 149–223 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,910 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 52 of 63 titles with a page count on record.
Brad Strickland, born William Bradley Strickland on 27 October 1947, is an American writer mainly of fantasy and science fiction, using the name Brad Strickland for all but one novel, written as Will Bradley. Strickland's The Sign of the Sinister Sorcerer (2008) concluded the Lewis Barnavelt series created by John Bellairs, and Johnny Dixon also appears among the catalogue's characters. The catalogue lists 63 books from To Stand Beneath the Sun (1986) to The Stone, the Cipher, and the Shadows (2022). Series include Pirate Hunter, Thaumia, Mars Year One, Grimoire, King Kong of Skull Island and Dinotopia Digest. Subjects include children's fiction, magic, pirates, dogs and the supernatural.
How many Brad Strickland books are there?
Brad Strickland has 63 books, released between 1986 and 2022. They include 8 series and 11 titles listed outside any series.
Brad Strickland Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 63 Brad Strickland books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1To Stand Beneath the Sun1986 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419862561/4
- 219882881/4
- 3Shadowshow1988 · 388 pages · confirmed 1/419883881/4
- 419892741/4
- 5Children of the Knife1990 · 1 pages · confirmed 1/4199011/4
- 619912881/4
- 719921532/4
- 8Ark Liberty1992 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/419923361/4
- 919941182/4
- 1019941122/4
- 1119941301/4
- 1219952522/4
- 1319951112/4
- 1419951162/4
- 1519961162/4
- 161996–2/4
- 1719961761/4
- 1819971442/4
- 1919971411/4
- 2019971402/4
- 2119971422/4
- 2219971491/4
- 2319981441/4
- 2419981431/4
- 251998962/4
- 2619981411/4
- 271998–1/4
- 2819981491/4
- 2919981671/4
- 3019981411/4
- 311999961/4
- 3219991331/4
- 3319991661/4
- 3419991432/4
- 3519991392/4
- 36When Mack Came Back2000 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/420001121/4
- 3720001601/4
- 3820011491/4
- 3920011351/4
- 4020011601/4
- 4120022081/4
- 4220032081/4
- 4320032081/4
- 44The Ghost Finds a Body2003 · 204 pages · confirmed 1/420032041/4
- 4520031521/4
- 462004–1/4
- 4720041711/4
- 48The Mystery of the Rescued Rubies2004 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/42004481/4
- 4920051751/4
- 50Kong: King of Skull Island2005 · 163 pages · confirmed 1/420051631/4
- 51Merian C Cooper's King Kong2005 · 203 pages · confirmed 1/420052031/4
- 522006–1/4
- 532006–2/4
- 5420061761/4
- 5520073971/4
- 562008–1/4
- 572010–1/4
- 582011–1/4
- 59The Dancer in the Dark2011 · 202 pages · confirmed 1/420112021/4
- 60Wishing on a Star2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 612020–1/4
- 6220201901/4
- 632022–1/4
Brad Strickland books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Wishbone Mysteries in order
6 booksAdventures of Wishbone in order
5 booksJohnny Dixon in order
5 booksThaumia in order
3 books- 1. Moon Dreams
- 2. Nul's Quest
- 3. Wizard's Mole
Pirate Hunter in order
3 booksMars Year One in order
3 books- 1. Marooned!
- 2. Missing!
- 3. Marsquake!
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Young Adult) in order
2 books- 1. The Star Ghost
- 2. Stowaways
Mystery Files of Shelby Woo in order
2 books- 1. Frame-Up
- 2. Man Overboard
Grimoire in order
2 booksAcademy in order
2 booksKing Kong of Skull Island in order
2 booksAre You Afraid of the Dark? in order
2 booksStar Trek: The Next Generation - Starfleet Academy in order
2 books- 8. Starfall
- 9. Nova Command
Star Trek: TOS: Starfleet Academy in order
1 bookWishbone The Early Years in order
1 bookFull House Sisters in order
1 bookDinotopia Digest in order
1 book- 1. Survive!
Dragonflight in order
1 bookSabrina the Teenage Witch: Salem's Tails in order
1 bookFlight 29 Down in order
1 book- 4. The Storm
Standalone books
11 books11 Brad Strickland titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Brad Strickland books in order?
You only need to read Brad Strickland books in order within each series: the books listed here span 8 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Brad Strickland
Start with To Stand Beneath the Sun (1986), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Brad Strickland book?
The Stone, the Cipher, and the Shadows (2022) is the newest Brad Strickland book released so far.
Is there a new Brad Strickland book coming?
No next Brad Strickland book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Brad Strickland at a glance
- Paused
- No new Brad Strickland title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Brad Strickland books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,910 pages across the 52 of 63 books with a recorded length, a median of 150 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Brad Strickland books, 31 of 63, were published in the 1990s.
What the Brad Strickland books are about
53 of the 63 Brad Strickland books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 20 of 53. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 20 of 53 books
- Science fiction 13 of 53 books
- Dogs 11 of 53 books
- Mystery & detective 11 of 53 books
- Magic 10 of 53 books
- Adventure stories 8 of 53 books
- Supernatural 8 of 53 books
- Fantasy 6 of 53 books
- Wizards 6 of 53 books
- Pirates 5 of 53 books
- Paranormal fiction 4 of 53 books