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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
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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.

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 September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Sword by Jean Johnson, book 1 of the Sons of Destiny series (2007)
  2. Cover of The Wolf by Jean Johnson, book 2 of the Sons of Destiny series (2007)
  3. Cover of The Song by Jean Johnson, book 4 of the Sons of Destiny series (2008)
  4. Cover of The Cat by Jean Johnson, book 5 of the Sons of Destiny series (2008)
  5. Cover of The Storm by Jean Johnson, book 6 of the Sons of Destiny series (2008)
  6. Cover of The Flame by Jean Johnson, book 7 of the Sons of Destiny series (2008)
  7. Cover of Shifting Plains by Jean Johnson, book 1 of the Shifting Plains series (2009)
  8. Cover of The Mage by Jean Johnson, book 8 of the Sons of Destiny series (2009)
  9. Cover of Bedtime Stories by Jean Johnson (2010)
  10. Cover of An Officer's Duty by Jean Johnson, book 2 of the Theirs Not to Reason Why series (2012)
  11. Cover of The Tower by Jean Johnson, book 1 of the Guardians of Destiny series (2013)
  12. Cover of The Grove by Jean Johnson, book 2 of the Guardians of Destiny series (2013)
  13. Cover of Hardship by Jean Johnson, book 4 of the Theirs Not to Reason Why series (2014)
  14. Cover of Damnation by Jean Johnson, book 5 of the Theirs Not to Reason Why series (2014)
  15. Cover of The V'Dan by Jean Johnson, book 2 of the First Salik War series (2015)
  16. Cover of The Blockade by Jean Johnson, book 3 of the First Salik War series (2016)
  17. Cover of The Hilarious Giraffe by Jean Johnson (2018)
  18. Cover of Grit and Gold: The Death Valley Jayhawkers of 1849 by Jean Johnson (2018)
  19. Cover of Terrific Timothy Tree Climber by Jean Johnson (2019)
  1. 1
    The SwordSons of Destiny #12007 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007336
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  2. 2
    The WolfSons of Destiny #22007 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007304
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  3. 3
    The MasterSons of Destiny #32007 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007320
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  4. 4
    The SongSons of Destiny #42008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  5. 5
    The CatSons of Destiny #52008 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008384
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  6. 6
    The StormSons of Destiny #62008 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008352
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  7. 7
    The FlameSons of Destiny #72008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  8. 8
    Shifting PlainsShifting Plains #12009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  9. 9
    The MageSons of Destiny #82009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  10. 10
    Bedtime Stories2010 · 356 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010356
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  11. 11
    Finding DestinySons of Destiny #92010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  12. 12
    A Soldier's DutyTheirs Not to Reason Why #12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  13. 13
    An Officer's DutyTheirs Not to Reason Why #22012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  14. 14
    The ShifterShifting Plains #22012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  15. 15
    The TowerGuardians of Destiny #12013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  16. 16
    The GroveGuardians of Destiny #22013 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013416
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  17. 17
    HellfireTheirs Not to Reason Why #32013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  18. 18
    BirthrightFlame Seas #12014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  19. 19
    The GuildGuardians of Destiny #32014 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014400
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  20. 20
    HardshipTheirs Not to Reason Why #42014 · 312 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014312
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  21. 21
    DamnationTheirs Not to Reason Why #52014 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014384
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  22. 22
    The TerransFirst Salik War #12015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  23. 23
    The V'DanFirst Salik War #22015 · 404 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015404
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  24. 24
    Dawn of the Flame SeaFlame Seas #22016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  25. 25
    Demons of the Flame SeaFlame Seas #32016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  26. 26
    The BlockadeFirst Salik War #32016 · 335 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016335
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  27. 27
    Hallelujah Anyway: The Life and Times of David Johnson2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  28. 28
    Gods of the Flame SeaFlame Seas #42017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  29. 29
    The Hilarious Giraffe2018 · 26 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201826
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  30. 30
    Standing on Our Own Feet: How to Encourage Indigenous Churches to Operate from a Place of Dignity and Sustainability in Global Mission Workbook2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  31. 31
    The TempleGuardians of Destiny #42018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  32. 32
    We Are Not The Hero - The Participant's Guide2018 · 40 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201840
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  33. 33
    Grit and Gold: The Death Valley Jayhawkers of 18492018 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018288
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  34. 34
    Terrific Timothy Tree Climber2019 · 30 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201930
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Jean Johnson series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

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.

Theirs Not to Reason Why in order

5 books
  1. 1. A Soldier's Duty
  2. 2. An Officer's Duty
  3. 3. Hellfire
  4. 4. Hardship
  5. 5. Damnation

Guardians of Destiny in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Tower
  2. 2. The Grove
  3. 3. The Guild
  4. 4. The Temple

Flame Seas in order

4 books
  1. 1. Birthright
  2. 2. Dawn of the Flame Sea
  3. 3. Demons of the Flame Sea
  4. 4. Gods of the Flame Sea

First Salik War in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Terrans
  2. 2. The V'Dan
  3. 3. The Blockade

Shifting Plains in order

2 books
  1. 1. Shifting Plains
  2. 2. The Shifter

Standalone books

7 books

7 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 first Sons of Destiny book. It is also the earliest catalogued 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.

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.