Lincoln Child Books in Order
Lincoln Child has written 16 books, published between 1984 and 2022. The first book is Dark Company (1984) and the newest is Chrysalis (2022). One more title is announced: Dead Man's Journey (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 16 + 1 announced
- Published
- 1984–2022
- Confirmed
- 16 of 17 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,432 in 12 of 17 books
- Reading time
- 74–111 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,432 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 17 titles with a page count on record.
Lincoln Child, born October 13, 1957, is an American writer of techno-thrillers and horror. Child is most widely known for novels co-written with Douglas Preston, among them the Agent Pendergast and Gideon Crew series; Relic, the pair's first joint novel, was made into a film. Child has also written eight solo novels, including the Jeremy Logan series. More than 20 of the joint novels and most of the solo books reached the New York Times bestseller list, and the joint books are noted for thorough research and scientific accuracy. The catalogue lists 17 titles, starting with Dark Company (1984) and including Deep Storm (2007) and Chrysalis (2022); Dead Man's Journey is scheduled for 2027.
How many Lincoln Child books are there?
Lincoln Child has 16 published books, released between 1984 and 2022. They include 2 separate series. One more, Dead Man's Journey (2027), is announced.
Lincoln Child Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 Lincoln Child books in the order they were released, 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.
- 11984–3/4
- 219852553/4
- 31987–3/4
- 419881803/4
- 520003883/4
- 620024643/4
- 720064644/4
- 820074193/4
- 920076564/4
- 1020084483/4
- 1120123203/4
- 1220152903/4
- 132017–3/4
- 1420172443/4
- 152019–2/4
- 1620223043/4
- 172027–3/4
Lincoln Child 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.
Dr. Jeremy Logan in order
6 booksPendergast in order
3 booksLincoln Child Short Story
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Tales of the Dark in order
2 booksLincoln Child Standalone Novels
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Lincoln Child Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Nora Kelly in order
1 bookLincoln Child Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Lincoln Child books run from Dark Company (1984) to Chrysalis (2022), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Lincoln Child in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Lincoln Child books in order?
You only need to read Lincoln Child books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Lincoln Child
Start with Dark Company (1984), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Lincoln Child book?
Chrysalis (2022) is the newest Lincoln Child book released so far.
Is there a new Lincoln Child book coming?
Yes. Dead Man's Journey (2027) is the next Lincoln Child book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.
Lincoln Child at a glance
- Still publishing
- Lincoln Child is still publishing. Dead Man's Journey is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Lincoln Child books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 4,432 pages across the 12 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 354 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Lincoln Child books, 6 of 17, were published in the 2000s.
- Corroboration
- 2 of the 17 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 16 in at least three.
What the Lincoln Child books are about
13 of the 17 Lincoln Child books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 6 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 6 of 13 books
- Science fiction 3 of 13 books
- Archaeological expeditions 2 of 13 books
- College teachers 2 of 13 books
- Ghosts 2 of 13 books
- Government investigators 2 of 13 books
- Suspense 2 of 13 books