Gary Jennings Books in Order
15 books are credited to Gary Jennings, published between 1980 and 2012; 6 of them appeared after Gary Jennings's death in 1999. The first book is Aztec (1980) and the newest is Aztec Revenge (2012). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 15
- Published
- 1980–2012
- Pages on record
- 8,347 in 14 of 15 books
- Reading time
- 139–209 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,347 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 15 titles with a page count on record.
Gary Jennings (1928-1999) was an American author who wrote for children before Aztec (1980) turned him to adult historical fiction. Aztecs and the Indigenous peoples of Mexico supply his best known sequence; Spangle (1987) and The Center Ring take up the circus, The Journeyer (1984) travel and exploration, and Raptor (1992) the Goths. Titles in the Aztec line carry dates as late as 2012, well after Jennings's death, and 15 books are catalogued.
How many Gary Jennings books are there?
Gary Jennings has 15 books, released between 1980 and 2012. 6 of them were published after Gary Jennings's death in 1999. They include 2 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.
Gary Jennings Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 15 Gary Jennings 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.
- 1198010381/4
- 2The Journeyer1984 · 800 pages · confirmed 1/419848001/4
- 319878691/4
- 4The Lively Lives of Crispin Mobey (As: Gabriel Quyth)1988 · 243 pages · confirmed 1/419882431/4
- 5Raptor1992 · 916 pages · confirmed 1/419929161/4
- 619973841/4
- 719993841/4
- 819996151/4
- 919995121/4
- 1020017681/4
- 1120065761/4
- 1220085121/4
- 1320094101/4
- 142010–1/4
- 1520123201/4
Gary Jennings 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.
Aztec in order
8 books- 1. Aztec
- 2. Aztec Autumn
- 3. Aztec Blood
- 4. Aztec Rage
- 5. Aztec Fire
- 6. Apocalypse 2012
- 7. The 2012 Codex
- 8. Aztec Revenge
Spangle in order
4 booksStandalone books
3 books3 Gary Jennings titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Gary Jennings books in order?
You only need to read Gary Jennings 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 Gary Jennings
Start with Aztec (1980), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Gary Jennings book?
Aztec Revenge (2012) is the newest Gary Jennings book released so far.
Is there a new Gary Jennings book coming?
No next Gary Jennings 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 Gary Jennings has won
Wikidata records 1 award and 2 nominations for Gary Jennings. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Bancarella Literary Prize1982Wonfor Aztec
- Locus Award for Best Novelette1980Shortlistedfor The Relic
- Hugo Award for Best Short Story1963Shortlistedfor Myrrha
Gary Jennings at a glance
- Died
- Gary Jennings died in 1999, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Gary Jennings are still being published after Gary Jennings's death in 1999; the newest appeared in 2012.
- Release pace
- Gary Jennings books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 8,347 pages across the 14 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 544 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Gary Jennings books, 5 of 15, were published in the 1990s.
What the Gary Jennings books are about
All 15 Gary Jennings 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 10 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Historical fiction 10 of 15 books
- History 6 of 15 books
- Indians of mexico 6 of 15 books
- Aztecs 5 of 15 books
- Mexico 4 of 15 books
- Circus 2 of 15 books