Danielle Steel Books in Order
Danielle Steel has written 192 books, published between 1973 and 2026. The first book is Going Home (1973) and the newest is Celebration (2026). 2 more titles are announced, the first of them 24 Hours (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 192 + 2 announced
- Published
- 1973–2026
- Confirmed
- 194 of 194 titles
- Pages on record
- 44,508 in 134 of 194 books
- Reading time
- 742–1,113 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 44,508 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 134 of 194 titles with a page count on record.
Across 194 catalogued books, Danielle Steel writes contemporary romance and family drama: love stories, marriages, widowhood and the turns that reshape a life. The run starts with Going Home (1973) and continues through Celebration, with 24 Hours scheduled for 2027. Steel's catalogue also holds children's picture books, short stories and non-fiction beside the standalone novels that make up most of it.
How many Danielle Steel books are there?
Danielle Steel has 192 published books, released between 1973 and 2026. They include 3 separate series. 2 more are announced, starting with 24 Hours (2027).
Danielle Steel Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 194 Danielle Steel books in the order they were released, 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.
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- 2Passion's Promise / Golden MomentsDanielle Steel Standalone Novels #21976 · 350 pages · confirmed 4/419763504/4
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Danielle Steel 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.
Danielle Steel Standalone Novels
172 books172 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Max & Martha Children's in order
10 booksFreddie Children’s in order
4 booksDanielle Steel Non-Fiction
4 books4 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Danielle Steel Picture in order
3 booksDanielle Steel Short Story
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Danielle Steel Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Danielle Steel books run from Going Home (1973) to Celebration (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Danielle Steel in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Danielle Steel books in order?
You only need to read Danielle Steel books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Danielle Steel
Start with Going Home (1973), the earliest published title.
What is the first Danielle Steel book?
Going Home (1973) is the first Danielle Steel book, and the numbered table above starts with it.
What is the newest Danielle Steel book?
Celebration (2026) is the newest Danielle Steel book released so far.
Is there a new Danielle Steel book coming?
Yes. 24 Hours (2027) is the next Danielle Steel book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.
Awards Danielle Steel has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Danielle Steel. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Lucien Barrière Literary Award2002Won
Printable Danielle Steel Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 194 books in publication order is on the Danielle Steel reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
Danielle Steel at a glance
- Still publishing
- Danielle Steel is still publishing. 24 Hours is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Danielle Steel books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 44,508 pages across the 134 of 194 books with a recorded length, a median of 335 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Danielle Steel books, 49 of 194, were published in the 2020s.
- Corroboration
- 163 of the 194 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Danielle Steel books are about
160 of the 194 Danielle Steel books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: contemporary romance is tagged on 34 of 160. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Contemporary romance 34 of 160 books
- Romance 21 of 160 books
- Family life 18 of 160 books
- Man-woman relationships 18 of 160 books
- American literature 17 of 160 books
- Women 17 of 160 books
- Friendship 9 of 160 books
- Life change events 9 of 160 books
- Widows 8 of 160 books