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L.A. Meyer Books in Order

L.A. Meyer has written 12 books, published between 2002 and 2014. The first book is Bloody Jack (2002) and the newest is Wild Rover No More (2014). Publication order is the reading order below. All 12 books listed here are in the Bloody Jack series, which has its own page: Bloody Jack books in order.

Books
12
Published
2002–2014
Pages on record
2,623 in 6 of 12 books
Reading time
44–66 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,623 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

See all 12 books in order Printable L.A. Meyer checklist

L.A. Meyer was the pen name of Louis A. Meyer (January 1, 1942 to July 29, 2014), an author from Maine. Meyer is best known for the young-adult historical Jacky Faber Adventures, also called the Bloody Jack series. Meyer also wrote two picture books for children, painted, and co-owned the Clair de Loon art gallery in Bar Harbor. The catalogue lists 12 books from Bloody Jack (2002) to Wild Rover No More (2014), with subjects including pirates and seafaring life.

How many L.A. Meyer books are there?

L.A. Meyer has 12 books, released between 2002 and 2014.

L.A. Meyer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 L.A. Meyer 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 Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer, book 1 of the Bloody Jack series (2002)
  2. Cover of Curse of the Blue Tattoo by L.A. Meyer, book 2 of the Bloody Jack series (2004)
  3. Cover of Under the Jolly Roger by L.A. Meyer, book 3 of the Bloody Jack series (2005)
  4. Cover of In the Belly of the Bloodhound by L.A. Meyer, book 4 of the Bloody Jack series (2006)
  5. Cover of Mississippi Jack by L.A. Meyer, book 5 of the Bloody Jack series (2007)
  6. Cover of My Bonny Light Horseman by L.A. Meyer, book 6 of the Bloody Jack series (2008)
  7. Cover of Rapture of the Deep by L.A. Meyer, book 7 of the Bloody Jack series (2009)
  8. Cover of The Wake of the Lorelei Lee by L.A. Meyer, book 8 of the Bloody Jack series (2010)
  9. Cover of The Mark of the Golden Dragon by L.A. Meyer, book 9 of the Bloody Jack series (2011)
  10. Cover of Viva Jacquelina! by L.A. Meyer, book 10 of the Bloody Jack series (2012)
  11. Cover of Boston Jacky by L.A. Meyer, book 11 of the Bloody Jack series (2013)
  12. Cover of Wild Rover No More by L.A. Meyer, book 12 of the Bloody Jack series (2014)
  1. 1
    Bloody JackBloody Jack #12002 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002320
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  2. 2
    Curse of the Blue TattooBloody Jack #22004 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004512
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  3. 3
    Under the Jolly RogerBloody Jack #32005 · 544 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005544
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  4. 4
    In the Belly of the BloodhoundBloody Jack #42006 · 528 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006528
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  5. 5
    Mississippi JackBloody Jack #52007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007–
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  6. 6
    My Bonny Light HorsemanBloody Jack #62008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  7. 7
    Rapture of the DeepBloody Jack #72009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  8. 8
    The Wake of the Lorelei LeeBloody Jack #82010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  9. 9
    The Mark of the Golden DragonBloody Jack #92011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  10. 10
    Viva Jacquelina!Bloody Jack #102012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  11. 11
    Boston JackyBloody Jack #112013 · 364 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013364
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  12. 12
    Wild Rover No MoreBloody Jack #122014 · 355 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014355
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L.A. Meyer series in order

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

Do you have to read L.A. Meyer books in order?

You only need to read L.A. Meyer books in order within the Bloody Jack series, which holds 12 of the 12 L.A. Meyer books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with L.A. Meyer

Start with Bloody Jack (2002), the first Bloody Jack book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest L.A. Meyer book?

Wild Rover No More (2014) is the newest L.A. Meyer book released so far.

Is there a new L.A. Meyer book coming?

No next L.A. Meyer book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

L.A. Meyer at a glance

Died
L.A. Meyer died in 2014, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to L.A. Meyer on record dates from 2014.
Release pace
L.A. Meyer books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,623 pages across the 6 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 438 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most L.A. Meyer books, 7 of 12, were published in the 2000s.

What the L.A. Meyer books are about

All 12 L.A. Meyer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 7 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.