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J.H. Brennan Books in Order

J.H. Brennan has written 60 books, published between 1971 and 2013. The first book is Five Keys to Past Lives (1971) and the newest is Whisperers (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
60
Published
1971–2013
Pages on record
9,914 in 49 of 60 books
Reading time
165–248 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,914 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 49 of 60 titles with a page count on record.

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J.H. Brennan wrote about the occult and wrote games for children. The nonfiction covers magic, reincarnation, astral projection, parapsychology and the New Age movement, starting with Astral Doorways and Five Keys to Past Lives in 1971 and taking in The Occult Reich (1974). The fiction includes the Sagas of the Demonspawn gamebooks, Barmy Jeffers and the prehistoric Shiva novels. The 60 catalogued titles date from 1971 to 2013, peaking in the 1980s.

How many J.H. Brennan books are there?

J.H. Brennan has 60 books, released between 1971 and 2013. They include 4 series and 42 titles listed outside any series.

J.H. Brennan Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 60 J.H. Brennan 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. Cover of Five Keys to Past Lives by J.H. Brennan (1971)
  2. Cover of Occult History of the World, V. 1 by J.H. Brennan (1976)
  3. Cover of How to Get Where You Want to Go by J.H. Brennan (1977)
  4. Cover of Dark Moon by J.H. Brennan (1981)
  5. Cover of Fire*Wolf by J.H. Brennan, book 1 of the Sagas of the Demonspawn series (1984)
  6. Cover of The Crypts of Terror by J.H. Brennan, book 2 of the Sagas of the Demonspawn series (1984)
  7. Cover of Discover Reincarnation - A Complete Course in Recalling Past Lives by J.H. Brennan (1984)
  8. Cover of Ancient Evil by J.H. Brennan, book 4 of the Sagas of the Demonspawn series (1985)
  9. Cover of Kingdom of Horror by J.H. Brennan, book 5 of the Grail Quest series (1985)
  10. Cover of The Curse of Frankenstein by J.H. Brennan (1986)
  11. Cover of Dracula's Castle by J.H. Brennan (1986)
  12. Cover of Shiva's Challenge by J.H. Brennan, book 1 of the Shiva series (1989)
  13. Cover of The Astral Projection Workbook by J.H. Brennan (1989)
  14. Cover of The Crone by J.H. Brennan (1990)
  15. Cover of Shiva by J.H. Brennan, book 2 of the Shiva series (1991)
  16. Cover of Understanding Reincarnation by J.H. Brennan (1991)
  17. Cover of Discover Astral Projection by J.H. Brennan (1991)
  18. Cover of Nostradamus by J.H. Brennan (1992)
  19. Cover of Ancient Spirit by J.H. Brennan (1993)
  20. Cover of Marcus Mustard by J.H. Brennan (1994)
  21. Cover of Mind, Body and Spirit by J.H. Brennan (1994)
  22. Cover of Body, Mind & Spirit by J.H. Brennan (1994)
  23. Cover of Discover Your Past Lives by J.H. Brennan (1994)
  24. Cover of A Guide to Megalithic Ireland by J.H. Brennan (1994)
  1. 1
    Five Keys to Past Lives1971 · 63 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197163
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  2. 2
    Astral Doorways1971 · confirmed 1/4
    1971–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Experimental Magic1972 · 126 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972126
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  4. 4
    The Occult Reich1974 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1974192
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  5. 5
    Beyond The Fourth Dimension1975 · 164 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1975164
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Occult History of the World, V. 11976 · confirmed 1/4
    1976–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    How to Get Where You Want to Go1977 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1977160
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  8. 8
    Good Con Guide1978 · confirmed 1/4
    1978–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Dark Moon1981 · 255 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981255
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  10. 10
    Reincarnation1981 · 94 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198194
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  11. 11
    Getting What You Want1982 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982160
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  12. 12
    Castle of DarknessGrail Quest #11984 · confirmed 1/4
    1984–
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  13. 13
    Fire*WolfSagas of the Demonspawn #11984 · 252 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984252
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  14. 14
    Den of DragonsGrail Quest #21984 · confirmed 1/4
    1984–
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  15. 15
    The Crypts of TerrorSagas of the Demonspawn #21984 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    The Gateway of DoomGrail Quest #31984 · confirmed 1/4
    1984–
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  17. 17
    Discover Reincarnation - A Complete Course in Recalling Past Lives1984 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984160
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  18. 18
    DemondoomSagas of the Demonspawn #31985 · 191 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985191
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  19. 19
    Ancient EvilSagas of the Demonspawn #41985 · 156 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985156
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  20. 20
    Voyage of TerrorGrail Quest #41985 · 233 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985233
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    Kingdom of HorrorGrail Quest #51985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    Mindreach1985 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985160
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    The Curse of Frankenstein1986 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986224
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  24. 24
    Dracula's Castle1986 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986208
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  25. 25
    Realm Of ChaosGrail Quest #61986 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986208
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  26. 26
    Tomb of NightmaresGrail Quest #71986 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986192
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  27. 27
    Monster Horror Show1987 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987256
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  28. 28
    Legion of the DeadGrail Quest #81987 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987192
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  29. 29
    Barmy Jeffers and the Quasimodo WalkBarmy Jeffers #11988 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988160
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  30. 30
    Return of Barmy Jeffers and the Quasimodo WalkBarmy Jeffers #21988 · 157 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988157
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J.H. Brennan series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

J.H. Brennan 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.

Sagas of the Demonspawn in order

4 books
  1. 1. Fire*Wolf
  2. 2. The Crypts of Terror
  3. 3. Demondoom
  4. 4. Ancient Evil

Barmy Jeffers in order

3 books
  1. 1. Barmy Jeffers and the Quasimodo Walk
  2. 2. Return of Barmy Jeffers and the Quasimodo Walk
  3. 3. Barmy Jeffers and the Shrinking Potion

Shiva in order

3 books
  1. 1. Shiva's Challenge
  2. 2. Shiva
  3. 3. Shiva Accused

Standalone books

42 books

42 J.H. Brennan titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read J.H. Brennan books in order?

You only need to read J.H. Brennan books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with J.H. Brennan

Start with Castle of Darkness (1984), the first Grail Quest book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Five Keys to Past Lives (1971).

What is the newest J.H. Brennan book?

Whisperers (2013) is the newest J.H. Brennan book released so far.

Is there a new J.H. Brennan book coming?

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

J.H. Brennan at a glance

No recent titles
The newest J.H. Brennan title on record dates from 2013, 13 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
J.H. Brennan books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
9,914 pages across the 49 of 60 books with a recorded length, a median of 192 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most J.H. Brennan books, 25 of 60, were published in the 1980s.

What the J.H. Brennan books are about

44 of the 60 J.H. Brennan books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: occultism is tagged on 8 of 44. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.