Jean Johnson Books in Order
Jean Johnson has written 34 books, published between 2007 and 2019. The first book is The Sword (2007) and the newest is Terrific Timothy Tree Climber (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 34
- Published
- 2007–2019
- Pages on record
- 4,687 in 16 of 34 books
Jean Johnson writes fantasy romance and military science fiction. The Sons of Destiny sequence names each book for its brother -- The Sword, The Wolf, The Master, The Cat, The Storm, The Flame, The Song, The Mage -- and prophecy drives the run. Theirs Not to Reason Why and First Salik War move the work into space warfare with women soldiers, while Guardians of Destiny, Shifting Plains and Flame Seas continue the fantasy side. 34 books span 2007 to 2019, at a median of 336 pages.
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How many Jean Johnson books are there?
Jean Johnson has 34 books, released between 2007 and 2019. They include 6 series and 7 titles listed outside any series.
Jean Johnson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 34 Jean 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 November 2026.
- 120073362/4
- 220073042/4
- 320073202/4
- 42008–2/4
- 520083842/4
- 620083522/4
- 72008–2/4
- 82009–2/4
- 92009–2/4
- 10Bedtime Stories2010 · 356 pages · confirmed 2/420103562/4
- 112010–2/4
- 122011–2/4
- 132012–2/4
- 142012–2/4
- 152013–2/4
- 1620134162/4
- 172013–2/4
- 182014–2/4
- 1920144002/4
- 2020143122/4
- 2120143842/4
- 222015–2/4
- 2320154042/4
- 242016–2/4
- 252016–2/4
- 2620163352/4
- 27Hallelujah Anyway: The Life and Times of David Johnson2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 282017–2/4
- 29The Hilarious Giraffe2018 · 26 pages · confirmed 2/42018262/4
- 30Standing on Our Own Feet: How to Encourage Indigenous Churches to Operate from a Place of Dignity and Sustainability in Global Mission Workbook2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 312018–2/4
- 32We Are Not The Hero - The Participant's Guide2018 · 40 pages · confirmed 2/42018402/4
- 33Grit and Gold: The Death Valley Jayhawkers of 18492018 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/420182882/4
- 34Terrific Timothy Tree Climber2019 · 30 pages · confirmed 2/42019302/4
Jean 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.
Sons of Destiny in order
9 books- 1. The Sword
- 2. The Wolf
- 3. The Master
- 4. The Song
- 5. The Cat
- 6. The Storm
- 7. The Flame
- 8. The Mage
- 9. Finding Destiny
Theirs Not to Reason Why in order
5 books- 1. A Soldier's Duty
- 2. An Officer's Duty
- 3. Hellfire
- 4. Hardship
- 5. Damnation
Guardians of Destiny in order
4 books- 1. The Tower
- 2. The Grove
- 3. The Guild
- 4. The Temple
Flame Seas in order
4 booksFirst Salik War in order
3 books- 1. The Terrans
- 2. The V'Dan
- 3. The Blockade
Shifting Plains in order
2 booksStandalone books
7 books7 Jean Johnson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Jean Johnson books in order?
You only need to read Jean Johnson 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 Jean Johnson
Start with The Sword (2007), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Jean Johnson book?
Terrific Timothy Tree Climber (2019) is the newest Jean Johnson book released so far.
Is there a new Jean Johnson book coming?
No next Jean 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.
Jean Johnson at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Jean Johnson title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Jean Johnson books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,687 pages across the 16 of 34 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jean Johnson books, 25 of 34, were published in the 2010s.
When Jean Johnson books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Jean Johnson titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 25 titles.
34 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Jean Johnson books are about
20 of the 34 Jean Johnson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: romance, fantasy is tagged on 8 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Romance, fantasy 8 of 20 books
- Prophecies 4 of 20 books
- Romance 4 of 20 books
- Space warfare 4 of 20 books
- Brothers 3 of 20 books
- Paranormal romance 3 of 20 books
- Science fiction, action & adventure 3 of 20 books
- Twins 3 of 20 books
- Precognition 2 of 20 books
- Soldiers 2 of 20 books