Edgar Pangborn Books in Order
12 books are credited to Edgar Pangborn, published between 1951 and 1978; 1 of them appeared after Edgar Pangborn's death in 1976. The first book is Angel's Egg (1951) and the newest is Still I Persist in Wondering (1978). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 1951–1978
- Pages on record
- 1,554 in 7 of 12 books
- Reading time
- 26–39 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,554 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 12 titles with a page count on record.
Angel's Egg (1951) is the earliest of 12 catalogued books by Edgar Pangborn, and Still I Persist in Wondering (1978) is the latest. West of the Sun (1953), A Mirror for Observers (1954), Wilderness of Spring (1958), The Trial of Callista Blake (1961), Davy (1964) and The Judgment of Eve (1966) fall in between. Tales of a Darkening World is the series on record. Pangborn, born February 25, 1909, and died February 1, 1976, was an American writer of mystery, historical fiction and science fiction.
How many Edgar Pangborn books are there?
Edgar Pangborn has 12 books, released between 1951 and 1978. 1 of them were published after Edgar Pangborn's death in 1976. 4 of them belong to the Tales of a Darkening World series.
Edgar Pangborn Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Edgar Pangborn 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.
- 1Angel's Egg1951 · confirmed 1/41951–1/4
- 2West of the Sun1953 · 242 pages · confirmed 1/419532421/4
- 3A Mirror for Observers1954 · 244 pages · confirmed 1/419542441/4
- 4The Music Master of Babylon1954 · confirmed 1/41954–1/4
- 5Wilderness of Spring1958 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/419581601/4
- 6The Good Neighbors1960 · confirmed 1/41960–1/4
- 7The Trial of Callista Blake1961 · confirmed 1/41961–1/4
- 819642871/4
- 919661591/4
- 10Good Neighbors and Others Strangers1973 · confirmed 1/41973–1/4
- 1119751741/4
- 1219782881/4
Edgar Pangborn 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.
Tales of a Darkening World in order
4 booksStandalone books
8 books8 Edgar Pangborn titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Edgar Pangborn books in order?
You only need to read Edgar Pangborn books in order within the Tales of a Darkening World series, which holds 4 of the 12 Edgar Pangborn books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Edgar Pangborn
Start with Angel's Egg (1951), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Edgar Pangborn book?
Still I Persist in Wondering (1978) is the newest Edgar Pangborn book released so far.
Is there a new Edgar Pangborn book coming?
No next Edgar Pangborn book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Edgar Pangborn at a glance
- Died
- Edgar Pangborn died in 1976, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Edgar Pangborn are still being published after Edgar Pangborn's death in 1976; the newest appeared in 1978.
- Release pace
- Edgar Pangborn books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 1,554 pages across the 7 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 242 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Edgar Pangborn books, 5 of 12, were published in the 1950s.
What the Edgar Pangborn books are about
6 of the 12 Edgar Pangborn books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 3 of 6 books