Jean M. Auel Books in Order
Jean M. Auel has written 6 books, published between 1980 and 2011. The first book is The Clan of the Cave Bear (1980) and the newest is The Land of Painted Caves (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.
Jean M. Auel is the pen name of Jean Marie Untinen.
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 1980–2011
- Confirmed
- 6 of 6 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,251 in 2 of 6 books
Earth's Children is the whole of Jean M. Auel's catalogue: six novels of prehistoric life opening with The Clan of the Cave Bear (1980) and closing with The Land of Painted Caves (2011). Ayla is the central character. Neanderthals, the glacial epoch, shamanism and sign language recur as subjects. The books are long, at a median of 626 pages.
How many Jean M. Auel books are there?
Jean M. Auel has 6 books, released between 1980 and 2011.
Jean M. Auel Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 6 Jean M. Auel 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.
- 119804943/4
- 21982–3/4
- 31985–3/4
- 41990–3/4
- 52002–3/4
- 620117573/4
Jean M. Auel 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.
Earth's Children in order
6 booksDo you have to read Jean M. Auel books in order?
You only need to read Jean M. Auel books in order within the Earth's Children series, which holds 6 of the 6 Jean M. Auel books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Jean M. Auel
Start with The Clan of the Cave Bear (1980), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Jean M. Auel book?
The Land of Painted Caves (2011) is the newest Jean M. Auel book released so far.
Is there a new Jean M. Auel book coming?
No next Jean M. Auel 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 Jean M. Auel has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Jean M. Auel. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Publieksprijs voor het Nederlandse Boek1990Won
Jean M. Auel at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Jean M. Auel title on record dates from 2011, 15 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Jean M. Auel books have appeared about one every 6 years on average.
- Length
- 1,251 pages across the 2 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 626 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jean M. Auel books, 3 of 6, were published in the 1980s.
What the Jean M. Auel books are about
5 of the 6 Jean M. Auel books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: ayla (fictitious character) is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Ayla (Fictitious character) 4 of 5 books
- Prehistoric peoples 4 of 5 books
- Glacial epoch 3 of 5 books
- Historical fiction 3 of 5 books
- Ayla (fictitious character : auel) 2 of 5 books
- Epic 1 of 5 books
- Epic fiction 1 of 5 books
- Europe 1 of 5 books
- Jondalar (Fictitious character) 1 of 5 books
- Neanderthals 1 of 5 books
- Préhistoire 1 of 5 books
- Prehistoric fiction 1 of 5 books