John DeChancie Books in Order
John DeChancie has written 25 books, published between 1983 and 2015. The first book is Starrigger (1983) and the newest is The Pirates of Perilous (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 25
- Published
- 1983–2015
- Pages on record
- 1,296 in 7 of 25 books
John DeChancie, born in 1946, is an American author and a Pittsburgh native, most famous for the comic fantasy Castle series and the science fiction Skyway series. DeChancie also writes screenplays and teleplays alongside prose fiction. The catalogue holds 25 books published between 1983 and 2015, from Starrigger (1983) to The Pirates of Perilous (2015), taking in Red Limit Freeway (1984), Paradox Alley (1987), Castle Perilous (1988), Castle for Rent (1989) and Castle War! (1990). Castle Perilous, Skyway, Dr. Dimension and Castle Falkenstein are the series recorded. Juvenile biography sits in the listing too, with Gamal Abdel Nasser (1987) and Juan Perón (1987), and presidents, heads of state and biography among the subjects.
How many John DeChancie books are there?
John DeChancie has 25 books, released between 1983 and 2015. They include 4 series and 7 titles listed outside any series.
John DeChancie Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 25 John DeChancie 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.
- 11983–1/4
- 21984–1/4
- 3Crooked House1987 · confirmed 1/41987–1/4
- 41987–1/4
- 519871111/4
- 619871111/4
- 71988–1/4
- 81989–1/4
- 91989–1/4
- 101990–1/4
- 111991–1/4
- 121992–1/4
- 131992–1/4
- 1419932881/4
- 15The Kruton Interface1993 · confirmed 1/41993–1/4
- 16MagicNet1993 · confirmed 1/41993–1/4
- 171994–1/4
- 181994–1/4
- 1919952611/4
- 20Living With Aliens1995 · 1 pages · confirmed 1/4199511/4
- 2119963121/4
- 22Innerverse1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 23Other States of Being1999 · 212 pages · confirmed 1/419992121/4
- 24Far Cries2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 252015–1/4
John DeChancie series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Castle Perilous books in order 9 books
John DeChancie 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.
Skyway in order
3 booksDr. Dimension in order
2 booksCastle Falkenstein in order
2 booksWorld Leaders Past & Present in order
2 books- 30. Juan Perón
- 32. Gamal Abdel Nasser
Standalone books
7 books7 John DeChancie titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read John DeChancie books in order?
You only need to read John DeChancie 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 John DeChancie
Start with Castle Perilous (1988), the first Castle Perilous book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Starrigger (1983).
What is the newest John DeChancie book?
The Pirates of Perilous (2015) is the newest John DeChancie book released so far.
Is there a new John DeChancie book coming?
No next John DeChancie book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for John DeChancie
Wikidata records 1 nomination for John DeChancie. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Locus Award for Best First Novel1984Shortlistedfor Starrigger
John DeChancie at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest John DeChancie title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- John DeChancie books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,296 pages across the 7 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 212 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John DeChancie books, 14 of 25, were published in the 1990s.
What the John DeChancie books are about
6 of the 25 John DeChancie books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: biography is tagged on 2 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Biography 2 of 6 books
- Juvenile literature 2 of 6 books
- Presidents 2 of 6 books
- Science fiction 2 of 6 books