Brian Jacques Books in Order
Brian Jacques has written 42 books, published between 1986 and 2011. The first book is Redwall (1986) and the newest is The Rogue Crew (2011). Publication order is the reading order below. 22 of the 42 books listed here are in the Redwall series, which has its own page: Redwall books in order.
- Books
- 42
- Published
- 1986–2011
- Pages on record
- 9,958 in 37 of 42 books
- Reading time
- 166–249 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,958 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 37 of 42 titles with a page count on record.
Redwall made Brian Jacques (1939-2011) a fixture of children's fantasy. The English author's 42 catalogued books open with Redwall in 1986 and close with The Rogue Crew in 2011, most of them set in and around the imaginary Redwall Abbey and peopled by mice, badgers, otters and other animals. Jacques also wrote the Castaways of the Flying Dutchman series and two short story collections, Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales and The Ribbajack & Other Curious Yarns. The books are pitched at grades 3-5.
Mossflower Wood is a setting in the Redwall books, where vermin such as rats, weasels and foxes threaten the animals of Redwall Abbey. Unlikely heroes emerge to lead the defense of their home.
How many Brian Jacques books are there?
Brian Jacques has 42 books, released between 1986 and 2011. They include 6 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.
Brian Jacques Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 42 Brian Jacques 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.
- 119863512/4
- 219883842/4
- 319904482/4
- 4Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales1991 · 137 pages · confirmed 2/419911372/4
- 519913872/4
- 619923562/4
- 719933842/4
- 819943972/4
- 919953672/4
- 101996642/4
- 1119964082/4
- 121997142/4
- 1319973182/4
- 141998162/4
- 1519983652/4
- 1619993402/4
- 172000242/4
- 1820003682/4
- 192001162/4
- 2020013562/4
- 212001722/4
- 2220014032/4
- 232002222/4
- 2420023832/4
- 252003482/4
- 2620033522/4
- 272003222/4
- 2820034002/4
- 29The Ribbajack2004 · 168 pages · confirmed 2/420041682/4
- 30Pearls of Lutra2004 · 408 pages · confirmed 1/420044081/4
- 3120043842/4
- 322005962/4
- 3320053202/4
- 3420063202/4
- 352006–2/4
- 362006–2/4
- 372007–2/4
- 3820073362/4
- 392008–2/4
- 4020083682/4
- 4120103562/4
- 422011–2/4
Brian Jacques series and characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Redwall books in order 33 books
Brian Jacques books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Redwall books in order
22 books by Brian Jacques- 1. Redwall
- 2. Mossflower
- 3. Mattimeo
- 4. Mariel of Redwall
- 5. Salamandastron
- 6. Martin the Warrior
- 7. The Bellmaker
- 8. Outcast of Redwall
- 9. The Pearls of Lutra
- 10. The Long Patrol
- 11. Marlfox
- 12. The Legend of Luke
- and 10 more in the table above
Tribes of Redwall in order
5 booksRedwall Non-Fiction
4 books4 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Flying Dutchman in order
3 booksRedwall Picture in order
2 booksUrso Brunov Picture in order
2 booksA Tale of Redwall in order
1 bookStandalone books
3 books3 Brian Jacques titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Brian Jacques Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Brian Jacques books run from Redwall (1986) to The Rogue Crew (2011), the sequence in the table above. The Redwall series also has a separate in-universe order on record: Redwall books in chronological order. No other Brian Jacques story order is on record.
Do you have to read Brian Jacques books in order?
You only need to read Brian Jacques books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Brian Jacques
Start with Redwall (1986), the first Redwall book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Brian Jacques book?
The Rogue Crew (2011) is the newest Brian Jacques book released so far.
Is there a new Brian Jacques book coming?
No next Brian Jacques book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Brian Jacques at a glance
- Died
- Brian Jacques died in 2011, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Brian Jacques on record dates from 2011.
- Release pace
- Brian Jacques books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 9,958 pages across the 37 of 42 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Brian Jacques books, 24 of 42, were published in the 2000s.
What the Brian Jacques books are about
39 of the 42 Brian Jacques books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: animals is tagged on 32 of 39. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Animals 32 of 39 books
- Children's fiction 30 of 39 books
- Fantasy 23 of 39 books
- Redwall Abbey (Imaginary place) 23 of 39 books
- Mice 12 of 39 books
- Adventure stories 3 of 39 books
- Badgers 3 of 39 books
- Dogs 3 of 39 books
- Bears 2 of 39 books
- Children: grades 4-6 2 of 39 books