Joseph F.Girzone Books in Order
Joseph F.Girzone has written 32 books, published between 1979 and 2022. The first book is Kara the Lonely Falcon (1979) and the newest is The Village without a Heart (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 32
- Published
- 1979–2022
- Pages on record
- 4,827 in 25 of 32 books
- Reading time
- 80–121 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,827 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 25 of 32 titles with a page count on record.
Joshua, a figure who walks into modern life with the manner of a parable, is Joseph F. Girzone's central creation. Joshua (1983) leads to Joshua and the Children (1989), Joshua In The Holy Land (1992) and Joshua and the City (1995), inside a catalogue of 32 titles. Kara the Lonely Falcon (1979) opens the run and The Village without a Heart (2022) closes it. Religious fiction, devotional writing and parables define the work, at a median 205 pages per book.
How many Joseph F.Girzone books are there?
Joseph F.Girzone has 32 books, released between 1979 and 2022. 9 of them belong to the Joshua series.
Joseph F.Girzone Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 32 Joseph F.Girzone 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.
- 1Kara the Lonely Falcon1979 · 69 pages · confirmed 1/41979691/4
- 2Gloria a Diary1982 · confirmed 1/41982–1/4
- 319833011/4
- 419892241/4
- 5Who Will Teach Me1989 · 95 pages · confirmed 1/41989951/4
- 619902781/4
- 719922051/4
- 8Never Alone1994 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/419941281/4
- 919952421/4
- 10What Is God?1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 11Joey1997 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/419971601/4
- 12A Portrait of Jesus1998 · 179 pages · confirmed 1/419981791/4
- 1319992721/4
- 14Jesus2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 15Jesus His Life and Teachings2000 · 194 pages · confirmed 1/420001941/4
- 1620011641/4
- 17The Messenger2002 · 105 pages · confirmed 1/420021051/4
- 18Trinity2002 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420021281/4
- 1920052081/4
- 20My Struggle with Faith2006 · 370 pages · confirmed 1/420063701/4
- 2120072241/4
- 22The Wisdom of His Compassion2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 23The Homeless Bishop2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 24The End of Suffering2013 · 137 pages · confirmed 1/420131371/4
- 25Stories of Jesus2013 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/420131601/4
- 26Free to Live2017 · 270 pages · confirmed 1/420172701/4
- 27Joshua's Reflections2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 28Joshua's ReflectionsVolume 32017 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/420172201/4
- 29Joshua's Reflections Volume 42017 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/420172181/4
- 30Joshua for Kids2018 · 38 pages · confirmed 1/42018381/4
- 31Joshua's Reflection Volume 102018 · 238 pages · confirmed 1/420182381/4
- 32The Village without a Heart2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
Joseph F.Girzone series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Joshua books in order 9 books
Joseph F.Girzone 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.
Standalone books
23 books23 Joseph F.Girzone titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Joseph F.Girzone books in order?
You only need to read Joseph F.Girzone books in order within the Joshua series, which holds 9 of the 32 Joseph F.Girzone books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Joseph F.Girzone
Start with Joshua (1983), the first Joshua book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Kara the Lonely Falcon (1979).
What is the newest Joseph F.Girzone book?
The Village without a Heart (2022) is the newest Joseph F.Girzone book released so far.
Is there a new Joseph F.Girzone book coming?
No next Joseph F.Girzone book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Joseph F.Girzone at a glance
- Paused
- No new Joseph F.Girzone title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Joseph F.Girzone books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,827 pages across the 25 of 32 books with a recorded length, a median of 205 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Joseph F.Girzone books, 9 of 32, were published in the 2010s.
What the Joseph F.Girzone books are about
22 of the 32 Joseph F.Girzone books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: joshua (fictitious character) is tagged on 6 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Joshua (Fictitious character) 6 of 22 books
- Religious fiction 6 of 22 books
- Biography 5 of 22 books
- Joshua (fictitious character : girzone) 5 of 22 books
- Catholic authors 2 of 22 books
- Christian fiction 2 of 22 books
- Devotional literature 2 of 22 books
- Parables 2 of 22 books
- Person and offices 2 of 22 books