Jan-Philipp Sendker Books in Order
Jan-Philipp Sendker has written 9 books, published between 2002 and 2026. The first book is The Art of Hearing Heartbeats (2002) and the newest is Akiko's Quiet Happiness (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2002–2026
- Pages on record
- 2,438 in 7 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 41–61 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,438 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Jan-Philipp Sendker is a German journalist and author whose books are catalogued in English translation. Nine titles run from The Art of Hearing Heartbeats (2002) to Akiko's Quiet Happiness (2026), and the catalogue groups them into three series: Art of Hearing Heartbeats, Rising Dragon and Japan-Reihe. Subjects record Hong Kong, journalists, missing persons, brothers and sisters, recluses and family life. Seven books have a recorded length, with a median of 340 pages.
How many Jan-Philipp Sendker books are there?
Jan-Philipp Sendker has 9 books, released between 2002 and 2026. They include 3 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
Jan-Philipp Sendker Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Jan-Philipp Sendker 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.
- 120023542/4
- 220073372/4
- 320123992/4
- 4The Long Path to Wisdom2018 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/420182882/4
- 520183402/4
- 620193202/4
- 720214002/4
- 8The Rebel and the Thief2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 92026–2/4
Jan-Philipp Sendker 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.
Art of Hearing Heartbeats in order
3 booksRising Dragon in order
3 booksJapan-Reihe in order
1 bookStandalone books
2 books2 Jan-Philipp Sendker titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Jan-Philipp Sendker books in order?
You only need to read Jan-Philipp Sendker books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Jan-Philipp Sendker
Start with The Art of Hearing Heartbeats (2002), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Jan-Philipp Sendker book?
Akiko's Quiet Happiness (2026) is the newest Jan-Philipp Sendker book released so far.
Is there a new Jan-Philipp Sendker book coming?
No next Jan-Philipp Sendker book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Jan-Philipp Sendker at a glance
- Still publishing
- Jan-Philipp Sendker published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Jan-Philipp Sendker books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 2,438 pages across the 7 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 340 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jan-Philipp Sendker books, 4 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
What the Jan-Philipp Sendker books are about
8 of the 9 Jan-Philipp Sendker books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 4 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 4 of 8 books
- Americans 3 of 8 books
- Contemporary romance 3 of 8 books