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Jack Cavanaugh Books in Order

Jack Cavanaugh has written 28 books, published between 1994 and 2024. The first book is The Puritans (1994) and the newest is I am NOT a Demon / Behold (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
28
Published
1994–2024
Pages on record
9,200 in 24 of 28 books
Reading time
153–230 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,200 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 24 of 28 titles with a page count on record.

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Jack Cavanaugh writes religious historical fiction, much of it in saga form. The American Family Portrait series is the longest run, opening the catalogue in 1994 with The Puritans and The Colonists and continuing through The Patriots, The Pioneers, The Adversaries and The Allies. Twenty-nine catalogued books reach I am NOT a Demon, also catalogued as Behold, in 2024, with Great Awakenings, Kingdom Wars, Songs in the Night, African Covenant and Book of Books alongside. The Reformation, the Second World War and South Africa supply further settings.

How many Jack Cavanaugh books are there?

Jack Cavanaugh has 28 books, released between 1994 and 2024. They include 6 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.

Jack Cavanaugh Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 28 Jack Cavanaugh 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 The Puritans by Jack Cavanaugh, book 1 of the American Family Portrait series (1994)
  2. Cover of The Colonists by Jack Cavanaugh, book 2 of the American Family Portrait series (1994)
  3. Cover of The Patriots by Jack Cavanaugh, book 3 of the American Family Portrait series (1995)
  4. Cover of The Adversaries by Jack Cavanaugh, book 4 of the American Family Portrait series (1996)
  5. Cover of The Pioneers by Jack Cavanaugh, book 5 of the American Family Portrait series (1996)
  6. Cover of The Pride and the Passion by Jack Cavanaugh, book 1 of the African Covenant series (1997)
  7. Cover of Quest for the Promised Land by Jack Cavanaugh, book 2 of the African Covenant series (1997)
  8. Cover of The Allies by Jack Cavanaugh, book 6 of the American Family Portrait series (1997)
  9. Cover of The Victors by Jack Cavanaugh, book 7 of the American Family Portrait series (1998)
  10. Cover of Glimpses of Truth by Jack Cavanaugh, book 1 of the Book of Books series (1999)
  11. Cover of The Peacemakers by Jack Cavanaugh, book 8 of the American Family Portrait series (1999)
  12. Cover of While Mortals Sleep by Jack Cavanaugh, book 1 of the Songs in the Night series (2001)
  13. Cover of Postmarked Heaven by Jack Cavanaugh (2002)
  14. Cover of His Watchful Eye by Jack Cavanaugh, book 2 of the Songs in the Night series (2002)
  15. Cover of Beyond the Sacred Page by Jack Cavanaugh, book 2 of the Book of Books series (2003)
  16. Cover of Above All Earthly Powers by Jack Cavanaugh, book 3 of the Songs in the Night series (2004)
  17. Cover of Death Watch by Jack Cavanaugh (2005)
  18. Cover of Dear Enemy by Jack Cavanaugh (2005)
  19. Cover of Fury by Jack Cavanaugh, book 4 of the Great Awakenings series (2006)
  20. Cover of A Hideous Beauty by Jack Cavanaugh, book 1 of the Kingdom Wars series (2007)
  21. Cover of The Guardians by Jack Cavanaugh, book 9 of the American Family Portrait series (2008)
  22. Cover of Heavenly Mortal by Jack Cavanaugh, book 3 of the Kingdom Wars series (2019)
  23. Cover of Halo of Brimstone by Jack Cavanaugh, book 4 of the Kingdom Wars series (2019)
  1. 1
    The PuritansAmerican Family Portrait #11994 · 513 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994513
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  2. 2
    The ColonistsAmerican Family Portrait #21994 · 484 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994484
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  3. 3
    The PatriotsAmerican Family Portrait #31995 · 536 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995536
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  4. 4
    The AdversariesAmerican Family Portrait #41996 · 544 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996544
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  5. 5
    The PioneersAmerican Family Portrait #51996 · 414 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996414
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  6. 6
    The Pride and the PassionAfrican Covenant #11997 · 331 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997331
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  7. 7
    Quest for the Promised LandAfrican Covenant #21997 · 287 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997287
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  8. 8
    The AlliesAmerican Family Portrait #61997 · 478 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997478
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  9. 9
    The VictorsAmerican Family Portrait #71998 · 469 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998469
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  10. 10
    Glimpses of TruthBook of Books #11999 · 318 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999318
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  11. 11
    The PeacemakersAmerican Family Portrait #81999 · 429 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999429
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  12. 12
    While Mortals SleepSongs in the Night #12001 · 378 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001378
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  13. 13
    Postmarked Heaven2002 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002224
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  14. 14
    His Watchful EyeSongs in the Night #22002 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002384
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  15. 15
    Beyond the Sacred PageBook of Books #22003 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003336
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  16. 16
    Above All Earthly PowersSongs in the Night #32004 · 380 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004380
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  17. 17
    FireGreat Awakenings #12005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
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  18. 18
    Death Watch2005 · 316 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005316
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  19. 19
    Dear Enemy2005 · 283 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005283
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  20. 20
    StormGreat Awakenings #32006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006–
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  21. 21
    FuryGreat Awakenings #42006 · 328 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006328
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  22. 22
    A Hideous BeautyKingdom Wars #12007 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007368
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  23. 23
    TartarusKingdom Wars #22008 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008352
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  24. 24
    The GuardiansAmerican Family Portrait #92008 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008432
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  25. 25
    The Arm of God2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  26. 26
    Heavenly MortalKingdom Wars #32019 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019320
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  27. 27
    Halo of BrimstoneKingdom Wars #42019 · 296 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019296
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  28. 28
    I am NOT a Demon / Behold2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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Jack Cavanaugh 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.

American Family Portrait in order

9 books
  1. 1. The Puritans
  2. 2. The Colonists
  3. 3. The Patriots
  4. 4. The Adversaries
  5. 5. The Pioneers
  6. 6. The Allies
  7. 7. The Victors
  8. 8. The Peacemakers
  9. 9. The Guardians

Kingdom Wars in order

4 books
  1. 1. A Hideous Beauty
  2. 2. Tartarus
  3. 3. Heavenly Mortal
  4. 4. Halo of Brimstone

Songs in the Night in order

3 books
  1. 1. While Mortals Sleep
  2. 2. His Watchful Eye
  3. 3. Above All Earthly Powers

Great Awakenings in order

3 books
  1. 1. Fire
  2. 3. Storm
  3. 4. Fury

African Covenant in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Pride and the Passion
  2. 2. Quest for the Promised Land

Book of Books in order

2 books
  1. 1. Glimpses of Truth
  2. 2. Beyond the Sacred Page

Standalone books

5 books

5 Jack Cavanaugh titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jack Cavanaugh books in order?

You only need to read Jack Cavanaugh books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Jack Cavanaugh

Start with The Puritans (1994), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jack Cavanaugh book?

I am NOT a Demon / Behold (2024) is the newest Jack Cavanaugh book released so far.

Is there a new Jack Cavanaugh book coming?

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

Jack Cavanaugh at a glance

Died
Jack Cavanaugh died in 2025, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Jack Cavanaugh on record dates from 2024.
Release pace
Jack Cavanaugh books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
9,200 pages across the 24 of 28 books with a recorded length, a median of 373 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jack Cavanaugh books, 13 of 28, were published in the 2000s.

What the Jack Cavanaugh books are about

25 of the 28 Jack Cavanaugh books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 10 of 25. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.