Christian Jacq Books in Order
Christian Jacq has written 37 books, published between 1983 and 2011. The first book is Magic and Mystery in Ancient Egypt / Egyptian Magic (1983) and the newest is The Beloved of Isis (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.
Christian Jacq also publishes as Christopher Carter, J. B. Livingstone.
- Books
- 37
- Published
- 1983–2011
- Pages on record
- 10,673 in 31 of 37 books
- Reading time
- 178–267 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,673 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 31 of 37 titles with a page count on record.
Christian Jacq is a French author and Egyptologist, born in 1947, and ancient Egypt is the subject of the fiction. A five-book sequence on the pharaoh Ramses is the best known work, joined by the Stone of Light, the Mysteries of Osiris, the Judge of Egypt, the Queen of Freedom and the Vengeance of the Gods. The catalogue holds 37 titles from Magic and Mystery in Ancient Egypt (1983) to The Beloved of Isis (2011), non-fiction on hieroglyphics and a Mozart series among them.
How many Christian Jacq books are there?
Christian Jacq has 37 books, released between 1983 and 2011. They include 7 series and 12 titles listed outside any series.
Christian Jacq Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 37 Christian Jacq 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.
- 1Magic and Mystery in Ancient Egypt / Egyptian Magic1983 · 187 pages · confirmed 2/419831872/4
- 2The Judgement of the Mummy1984 · confirmed 2/41984–2/4
- 3The Black Pharaoh1985 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/419853522/4
- 4Champollion the Egyptian1987 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/419874162/4
- 5Master Hiram and King Solomon1989 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/419893842/4
- 6The Tutankhamun Affair1992 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/419924802/4
- 719933842/4
- 819934002/4
- 9The Wisdom of Ptah-Hotep1993 · 180 pages · confirmed 2/419931802/4
- 10Fascinating Hieroglyphics1994 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/419942242/4
- 1119943592/4
- 1219953762/4
- 1319953622/4
- 14Tutankhamun: The Last Secret1995 · confirmed 2/41995–2/4
- 1519963772/4
- 1619963782/4
- 1719973562/4
- 18The Living Wisdom of Ancient Egypt1998 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/419981922/4
- 19For the Love of Philae1999 · 344 pages · confirmed 2/419993442/4
- 2020003882/4
- 2120004252/4
- 2220003922/4
- 2320003682/4
- 2420013532/4
- 2520023202/4
- 262002–2/4
- 2720034002/4
- 2820033202/4
- 2920043202/4
- 3020063452/4
- 312006–2/4
- 322006–2/4
- 3320073522/4
- 3420081742/4
- 35Egypt2009 · 333 pages · confirmed 2/420093332/4
- 3620114322/4
- 372011–2/4
Christian Jacq 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.
Ramsès in order
5 booksStone Of Light in order
4 booksMysteries Of Osiris in order
4 booksMozart in order
4 booksJudge Of Egypt in order
3 booksQueen Of Freedom in order
3 booksVengeance Of The Gods in order
2 booksStandalone books
12 books12 Christian Jacq titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Christian Jacq books in order?
You only need to read Christian Jacq books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Christian Jacq
Start with Magic and Mystery in Ancient Egypt / Egyptian Magic (1983), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Christian Jacq book?
The Beloved of Isis (2011) is the newest Christian Jacq book released so far.
Is there a new Christian Jacq book coming?
No next Christian Jacq book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Christian Jacq has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Christian Jacq. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Broquette-Gonin prize1982Won
Christian Jacq at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Christian Jacq title on record dates from 2011, 15 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Christian Jacq books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 10,673 pages across the 31 of 37 books with a recorded length, a median of 359 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Christian Jacq books, 16 of 37, were published in the 2000s.
What the Christian Jacq books are about
All 37 Christian Jacq books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 25 of 37. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Historical fiction 25 of 37 books
- Egypt 23 of 37 books
- History 22 of 37 books
- Civilization 10 of 37 books
- Romans, nouvelles 6 of 37 books
- Histoire 4 of 37 books
- Belletristische Darstellung 3 of 37 books
- Literature and fiction, historical fiction 3 of 37 books
- Egypt in fiction 2 of 37 books
- Egyptian language 2 of 37 books
- Freemasonry 2 of 37 books