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Jack Finney Books in Order

Jack Finney has written 16 books, published between 1940 and 1995. The first book is The Third Level (1940) and the newest is From Time to Time (1995). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
16
Published
1940–1995
Pages on record
1,491 in 6 of 16 books
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Jack Finney (1911-1995) wrote American science fiction and thrillers, and time travel is the thread running through the work. The catalogue holds 16 titles from The Third Level (1940) to From Time to Time (1995), taking in 5 Against the House (1954), The Body Snatchers (1955), also published as Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Assault on a Queen (1959) and Time and Again (1970). Ordinary people meeting extraordinary circumstances is the other recurring theme, and many of the books were adapted for film or television.

How many Jack Finney books are there?

Jack Finney has 16 books, released between 1940 and 1995. 2 of them belong to the Time and Again series.

Jack Finney Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 Jack Finney 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 Invasion of the Body Snatchers / The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney (1955)
  2. Cover of I Love Galesburg in the Springtime by Jack Finney (1963)
  3. Cover of Time and Again by Jack Finney, book 1 of the Time and Again series (1970)
  4. Cover of About Time by Jack Finney (1986)
  1. 1
    The Third Level1940 · confirmed 2/4
    1940–
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  2. 2
    5 Against the House1954 · confirmed 2/4
    1954–
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  3. 3
    Invasion of the Body Snatchers / The Body Snatchers1955 · 219 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1955219
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  4. 4
    The House of Numbers1957 · confirmed 2/4
    1957–
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  5. 5
    Assault on a Queen1959 · confirmed 2/4
    1959–
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  6. 6
    The Clock of Time1961 · confirmed 2/4
    1961–
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  7. 7
    I Love Galesburg in the Springtime1963 · 172 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1963172
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  8. 8
    Good Neighbor Sam1964 · confirmed 2/4
    1964–
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  9. 9
    The Woodrow Wilson Dime1968 · confirmed 2/4
    1968–
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  10. 10
    Time and AgainTime and Again #11970 · 399 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1970399
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  11. 11
    Marion's Wall1973 · 187 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1973187
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  12. 12
    The Night People1977 · confirmed 2/4
    1977–
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  13. 13
    Forgotten News1983 · 290 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983290
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  14. 14
    About Time1986 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986224
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  15. 15
    Three By Finney1987 · confirmed 2/4
    1987–
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  16. 16
    From Time to TimeTime and Again #21995 · confirmed 2/4
    1995–
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Jack Finney 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.

Time and Again in order

2 books
  1. 1. Time and Again
  2. 2. From Time to Time

Standalone books

14 books

14 Jack Finney titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jack Finney books in order?

You only need to read Jack Finney books in order within the Time and Again series, which holds 2 of the 16 Jack Finney books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Jack Finney

Start with The Third Level (1940), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jack Finney book?

From Time to Time (1995) is the newest Jack Finney book released so far.

Is there a new Jack Finney book coming?

No next Jack Finney 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 Jack Finney has won

Wikidata records 2 awards and 1 nomination for Jack Finney. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel1994Wonfor Time and Again
  • World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement1987Won
  • Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation1979Shortlistedfor Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Jack Finney at a glance

Died
Jack Finney died in 1995, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Jack Finney on record dates from 1995.
Release pace
Jack Finney books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
Length
1,491 pages across the 6 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 222 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jack Finney books, 4 of 16, were published in the 1960s.

What the Jack Finney books are about

5 of the 16 Jack Finney books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: time travel is tagged on 3 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.