David Gibbins Books in Order
David Gibbins has written 14 books, published between 2005 and 2025. The first book is Atlantis (2005) and the newest is Daughter of Attila (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 2005–2025
- Pages on record
- 4,651 in 11 of 14 books
- Reading time
- 78–116 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,651 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 14 titles with a page count on record.
Marine archaeologist Jack Howard is the figure David Gibbins built his fiction on. Gibbins, born in 1962, is an underwater archaeologist as well as a novelist, and the 14 catalogued books mix archaeological expeditions, treasure troves and antiquities with action and suspense. The catalogue opens with Atlantis (2005) and reaches Daughter of Attila (2025); Total War Rome is a second series beside Jack Howard. Gibbins remains actively publishing.
How many David Gibbins books are there?
David Gibbins has 14 books, released between 2005 and 2025. They include 2 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
David Gibbins Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 David Gibbins 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.
- 120054652/4
- 220064322/4
- 320084642/4
- 420095492/4
- 52010–2/4
- 620114742/4
- 720133522/4
- 820133902/4
- 920143732/4
- 1020152882/4
- 1120164642/4
- 1220174002/4
- 13A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks2024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
- 14Daughter of Attila2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
David Gibbins 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.
Jack Howard in order
10 booksTotal War Rome in order
2 booksStandalone books
2 books2 David Gibbins titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read David Gibbins books in order?
You only need to read David Gibbins books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with David Gibbins
Start with Atlantis (2005), the earliest published title.
What is the newest David Gibbins book?
Daughter of Attila (2025) is the newest David Gibbins book released so far.
Is there a new David Gibbins book coming?
No next David Gibbins book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
David Gibbins at a glance
- Still publishing
- David Gibbins published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- David Gibbins books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 4,651 pages across the 11 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 432 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most David Gibbins books, 8 of 14, were published in the 2010s.
What the David Gibbins books are about
12 of the 14 David Gibbins books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: marine archaeologists is tagged on 8 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Marine archaeologists 8 of 12 books
- Archaeological expeditions 3 of 12 books
- Archaeologists 3 of 12 books
- Historical fiction 3 of 12 books
- Action & adventure 2 of 12 books
- Antiquities 2 of 12 books
- Pyramids 2 of 12 books
- Rome 2 of 12 books
- Suspense 2 of 12 books
- Treasure troves 2 of 12 books