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Jane Johnson Books in Order

Jane Johnson has written 19 books, published between 1997 and 2025. The first book is The Wild Road (1997) and the newest is Secrets of the Bees (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
19
Published
1997–2025
Pages on record
2,767 in 8 of 19 books
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Photo of Jane Johnson, author

Jane Johnson, born in 1960, is an English fiction editor and a writer of books for adults and children. Two pseudonyms appear besides the real name: Gabriel King, shared with M. John Harrison, and Jude Fisher. The Fellowship of the Ring Visual Companion (2001) carries the Jude Fisher name. The 19 catalogued books run from The Wild Road (1997) to Secrets of the Bees (2025), with Eidolon Chronicles, Tag, the Cat, Knot Garden and Moroccan among the series.

How many Jane Johnson books are there?

Jane Johnson has 19 books, released between 1997 and 2025. They include 4 series and 9 titles listed outside any series.

Jane Johnson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 Jane Johnson 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 Fellowship of the Ring Visual Companion (As:Jude Fisher) by Jane Johnson (2001)
  2. Cover of The Secret Country by Jane Johnson, book 1 of the Eidolon Chronicles (2005)
  3. Cover of Crossed Bones / The Tenth Gift by Jane Johnson, book 1 of the Moroccan series (2006)
  4. Cover of The Shadow World by Jane Johnson, book 2 of the Eidolon Chronicles (2006)
  5. Cover of The Salt Road by Jane Johnson, book 2 of the Moroccan series (2010)
  6. Cover of The Sultan's Wife by Jane Johnson, book 3 of the Moroccan series (2012)
  7. Cover of The Sea Gate by Jane Johnson (2021)
  8. Cover of The White Hare by Jane Johnson (2022)
  1. 1
    The Wild RoadTag, the Cat #11997 · confirmed 2/4
    1997–
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  2. 2
    The Golden CatTag, the Cat #21998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998–
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  3. 3
    The Fellowship of the Ring Visual Companion (As:Jude Fisher)2001 · 65 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200165
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  4. 4
    The Knot GardenKnot Garden #12001 · confirmed 2/4
    2001–
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  5. 5
    NonesuchKnot Garden #22002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
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  6. 6
    The Secret CountryEidolon Chronicles #12005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
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  7. 7
    Crossed Bones / The Tenth GiftMoroccan #12006 · 390 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006390
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  8. 8
    The Shadow WorldEidolon Chronicles #22006 · 277 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006277
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  9. 9
    Dragon's FireEidolon Chronicles #32007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007–
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  10. 10
    Maskmaker2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  11. 11
    The Salt RoadMoroccan #22010 · 390 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010390
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  12. 12
    Goldseekers2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  13. 13
    The Sultan's WifeMoroccan #32012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  14. 14
    Pillars of Light2016 · 496 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016496
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  15. 15
    Court of Lions2017 · 397 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017397
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  16. 16
    The Sea Gate2021 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021416
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  17. 17
    The White Hare2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  18. 18
    The Black Crescent2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  19. 19
    Secrets of the Bees2025 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2025336
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Jane Johnson 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.

Eidolon Chronicles in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Secret Country
  2. 2. The Shadow World
  3. 3. Dragon's Fire

Moroccan in order

3 books
  1. 1. Crossed Bones / The Tenth Gift
  2. 2. The Salt Road
  3. 3. The Sultan's Wife

Tag, the Cat in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Wild Road
  2. 2. The Golden Cat

Knot Garden in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Knot Garden
  2. 2. Nonesuch

Standalone books

9 books

9 Jane Johnson titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jane Johnson books in order?

You only need to read Jane Johnson 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 Jane Johnson

Start with The Wild Road (1997), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jane Johnson book?

Secrets of the Bees (2025) is the newest Jane Johnson book released so far.

Is there a new Jane Johnson book coming?

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

Jane Johnson at a glance

Still publishing
Jane Johnson published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Jane Johnson books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,767 pages across the 8 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 390 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jane Johnson books, 8 of 19, were published in the 2000s.

What the Jane Johnson books are about

10 of the 19 Jane Johnson 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 4 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.