Craig Lancaster Books in Order

Craig Lancaster has written 13 books, published between 2009 and 2025. The first book is 600 Hours of Edward (2009) and the newest is Jane, Divided (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2009–2025
Pages on record
2,603 in 9 of 13 books
Reading time
43–65 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,603 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

Craig Lancaster, born February 9, 1970, is an American author, playwright and journalist who lives and writes in Montana. 600 Hours of Edward (2009), its sequel Edward Adrift (2013) and The Summer Son (2011) are Lancaster's best known novels, and Lancaster has won the High Plains Book Awards twice. The 13 catalogued books reach Jane, Divided (2025), and Edward is the listed series. Subjects include fathers and sons, Asperger's syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

How many Craig Lancaster books are there?

Craig Lancaster has 13 books, released between 2009 and 2025. 3 of them belong to the Edward series.

Craig Lancaster Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Craig Lancaster 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.

  1. 1
    600 Hours of EdwardEdward #12009 · 325 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009325
  2. 2
    Quantum Physics and the Art of Departure2011 · 241 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011241
  3. 3
    The Summer Son2011 · 312 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011312
  4. 4
    Edward AdriftEdward #22013 · 307 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013307
  5. 5
    The Fallow Season of Hugo Hunter2014 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014288
  6. 6
    This Is What I Want2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015
  7. 7
    The Art of Departure2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016
  8. 8
    Edward UnspooledEdward #32016 · 286 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016286
  9. 9
    Julep Street2017 · 238 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017238
  10. 10
    You, Me & Mr. Blue Sky2019 · 254 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019254
  11. 11
    And It Will Be A Beautiful Life2021 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021352
  12. 12
    Dreaming Northward2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024
  13. 13
    Jane, Divided2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025

Craig Lancaster 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.

Edward in order

3 books
  1. 1. 600 Hours of Edward
  2. 2. Edward Adrift
  3. 3. Edward Unspooled

Standalone books

10 books

10 Craig Lancaster titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Craig Lancaster books in order?

You only need to read Craig Lancaster books in order within the Edward series, which holds 3 of the 13 Craig Lancaster books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Craig Lancaster

Start with 600 Hours of Edward (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Craig Lancaster book?

Jane, Divided (2025) is the newest Craig Lancaster book released so far.

Is there a new Craig Lancaster book coming?

No next Craig Lancaster book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Craig Lancaster at a glance

Still publishing
Craig Lancaster published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Craig Lancaster books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,603 pages across the 9 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Craig Lancaster books, 9 of 13, were published in the 2010s.

What the Craig Lancaster books are about

6 of the 13 Craig Lancaster books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: family life is tagged on 2 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.