Luke Rhinehart Books in Order
Luke Rhinehart has written 10 books, published between 1971 and 2016. The first book is The Dice Man (1971) and the newest is Invasion (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 1971–2016
- Pages on record
- 2,968 in 9 of 10 books
- Reading time
- 49–74 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,968 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 10 titles with a page count on record.
Luke Rhinehart was the pen name of George Powers Cockcroft, an American novelist, screenwriter and nonfiction writer who lived from November 15, 1932 to November 6, 2020. The Dice Man (1971) follows a psychiatrist who lets the roll of a die decide life choices, and the novel became a cult classic with critical and commercial success. Adventures of Wim (1986) and The Search for the Dice Man (1993) are spiritual sequels, and The Book of the Die is a companion. Other titles include Matari (1975), Long Voyage Back (1983) and Invasion (2016).
How many Luke Rhinehart books are there?
Luke Rhinehart has 10 books, released between 1971 and 2016. 3 of them belong to the Dice Man series.
Luke Rhinehart Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 Luke Rhinehart 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.
- 119715001/4
- 2Matari1975 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/419751861/4
- 3The Book of Est1976 · 271 pages · confirmed 1/419762711/4
- 4Long Voyage Back1983 · 396 pages · confirmed 1/419833961/4
- 519864161/4
- 6The Book of the Die1989 · 342 pages · confirmed 1/419893421/4
- 71993961/4
- 8Naked Before the World2006 · 316 pages · confirmed 1/420063161/4
- 9Jesus Invades George: An Alternative History2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 10Invasion2016 · 445 pages · confirmed 1/420164451/4
Luke Rhinehart 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.
Dice Man in order
3 booksStandalone books
7 books7 Luke Rhinehart titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Luke Rhinehart books in order?
You only need to read Luke Rhinehart books in order within the Dice Man series, which holds 3 of the 10 Luke Rhinehart books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Luke Rhinehart
Start with The Dice Man (1971), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Luke Rhinehart book?
Invasion (2016) is the newest Luke Rhinehart book released so far.
Is there a new Luke Rhinehart book coming?
No next Luke Rhinehart book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Luke Rhinehart at a glance
- Died
- Luke Rhinehart died in 2020, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Luke Rhinehart on record dates from 2016.
- Release pace
- Luke Rhinehart books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
- Length
- 2,968 pages across the 9 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 342 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Luke Rhinehart books, 3 of 10, were published in the 1980s.
What the Luke Rhinehart books are about
5 of the 10 Luke Rhinehart books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: humor is tagged on 2 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Humor 2 of 5 books
- Action & adventure 1 of 5 books
- Artists 1 of 5 books
- Decision making 1 of 5 books
- Erhard seminars training 1 of 5 books
- Extraterrestrial beings 1 of 5 books
- Gambling 1 of 5 books
- Philosophy 1 of 5 books
- Psychiatrists 1 of 5 books
- Psychiatry 1 of 5 books
- Psychoanalysis and culture 1 of 5 books
- Spain 1 of 5 books