Chris Jordan / Rodman Philbrick Books in Order
Chris Jordan / Rodman Philbrick has written 50 books, published between 1985 and 2024. The first book is Shadow Kills (1985) and the newest is Wild Wave (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 50
- Published
- 1985–2024
- Pages on record
- 7,384 in 33 of 50 books
- Reading time
- 123–185 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,384 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 33 of 50 titles with a page count on record.
Two names cover this catalogue: Chris Jordan on the thrillers and Rodman Philbrick on the children's and young adult fiction. Randall Shane heads one series, with J.D. Hawkins, T.D. Stash and Connie Kale heading three more; missing children, survival and private investigators recur in the subjects. Freak The Mighty, the House on Cherry Street and the Werewolf Chronicles sit on the younger side. The listing holds 50 books, from Shadow Kills (1985) to Wild Wave (2024).
How many Chris Jordan / Rodman Philbrick books are there?
Chris Jordan / Rodman Philbrick has 50 books, released between 1985 and 2024. They include 9 series and 24 titles listed outside any series.
Chris Jordan / Rodman Philbrick Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 50 Chris Jordan / Rodman Philbrick 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.
- 11985–1/4
- 2198611/4
- 31987–1/4
- 419882231/4
- 5Pulse1989 · confirmed 1/41989–1/4
- 61989–1/4
- 719892211/4
- 8The Big Chip1990 · 156 pages · confirmed 1/419901561/4
- 9The Seventh Sleeper1991 · 363 pages · confirmed 1/419913631/4
- 101991–1/4
- 11Hunger (As:William Dantz)1992 · 348 pages · confirmed 1/419923481/4
- 1219931761/4
- 13Brothers and Sinners1993 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/419933521/4
- 141995101/4
- 1519951421/4
- 161995–1/4
- 17Nine Levels Down (As:William Dantz)1995 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/419953121/4
- 1819961461/4
- 191996–1/4
- 2019961621/4
- 21The Fire Pony1996 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/41996961/4
- 2219971501/4
- 231997–1/4
- 2419971351/4
- 2519981661/4
- 26Abduction1998 · confirmed 1/41998–1/4
- 27Rem World2000 · 194 pages · confirmed 1/420001941/4
- 28Dark Matter2000 · 344 pages · confirmed 1/420003441/4
- 29The Last Book in the Universe2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 30Coffins2002 · 319 pages · confirmed 1/420023191/4
- 31The Young Man And The Sea2004 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/420041921/4
- 3220063171/4
- 3320074001/4
- 3420074001/4
- 35Lobster Boy2008 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/420081761/4
- 3620093601/4
- 37The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg2009 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/420092241/4
- 3820114001/4
- 39Listening To Kids In America2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 402012–1/4
- 4120141501/4
- 42Zane and the Hurricane2014 · 181 pages · confirmed 1/420141811/4
- 43Shooting Star2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 44The Big Dark2016 · 178 pages · confirmed 1/420161781/4
- 45The Courtship of Lily Mullins2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 46Who Killed Darius Drake?2017 · 182 pages · confirmed 1/420171821/4
- 47Wildfire2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 48Wild River2021 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/420212081/4
- 49We Own the Sky2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 502024–1/4
Chris Jordan / Rodman Philbrick 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.
Randall Shane in order
5 books- 1. Taken
- 2. Trapped
- 3. Lost
- 4. Torn
- 5. Measure of Darkness
J.D. Hawkins in order
4 booksVisitors in order
4 books- 1. Strange Invaders
- 2. Visitors
- 3. Things
- 4. Brain Stealers
T.D. Stash Crime Adventure in order
3 booksHouse on Cherry Street in order
3 booksWerewolf Chronicles in order
3 booksFreak The Mighty in order
2 booksConnie Kale in order
1 book- 1. Slow Dancer
Wilds in order
1 book- 1. Wild Wave
Standalone books
24 books24 Chris Jordan / Rodman Philbrick titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Chris Jordan / Rodman Philbrick books in order?
You only need to read Chris Jordan / Rodman Philbrick books in order within each series: the books listed here span 9 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Chris Jordan / Rodman Philbrick
Start with Shadow Kills (1985), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Chris Jordan / Rodman Philbrick book?
Wild Wave (2024) is the newest Chris Jordan / Rodman Philbrick book released so far.
Is there a new Chris Jordan / Rodman Philbrick book coming?
No next Chris Jordan / Rodman Philbrick book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Chris Jordan / Rodman Philbrick at a glance
- Still publishing
- Chris Jordan / Rodman Philbrick published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Chris Jordan / Rodman Philbrick books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,384 pages across the 33 of 50 books with a recorded length, a median of 192 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Chris Jordan / Rodman Philbrick books, 19 of 50, were published in the 1990s.
What the Chris Jordan / Rodman Philbrick books are about
36 of the 50 Chris Jordan / Rodman Philbrick 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 15 of 36. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 15 of 36 books
- Science fiction 5 of 36 books
- Friendship 4 of 36 books
- Horror 4 of 36 books
- Missing children 4 of 36 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 36 books
- Adventure stories 3 of 36 books
- Brothers 3 of 36 books
- Survival 3 of 36 books
- Thrillers 3 of 36 books