Otis Adelbert Kline Books in Order

27 books are credited to Otis Adelbert Kline, published between 1929 and 2022; 21 of them appeared after Otis Adelbert Kline's death in 1946. The first book is Planet of Peril (1929) and the newest is Stranger from Smallness (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
27
Published
1929–2022
Pages on record
1,238 in 6 of 27 books

Pulp-era adventure fiction defines Otis Adelbert Kline, an American novelist, songwriter and literary agent who lived from 1891 to 1946. Much of the Kline output appeared first in Weird Tales. Kline studied Arabic, as did E. Hoffmann Price, a friend and occasional collaborator. The catalogue records 27 books, from Planet of Peril (1929) to editions dated 2022, across the Robert Grandon, Jan of the Jungle, Swordsman of Mars and Dr. Dorp series.

Source: Wikidata

How many Otis Adelbert Kline books are there?

Otis Adelbert Kline has 27 books, released between 1929 and 2022. 21 of them were published after Otis Adelbert Kline's death in 1946. They include 4 series and 19 titles listed outside any series.

Otis Adelbert Kline Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 27 Otis Adelbert Kline 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 November 2026.

  1. 1
    Planet of PerilRobert Grandon #11929 · 132 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1929132
  2. 2
    Prince of PerilRobert Grandon #21930 · confirmed 1/4
    1930–
  3. 3
    Jan of the JungleJan of the Jungle #11931 · confirmed 1/4
    1931–
  4. 4
    The Swordsman of MarsSwordsman of Mars #11933 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1933240
  5. 5
    The Outlaws of MarsSwordsman of Mars #21933 · confirmed 1/4
    1933–
  6. 6
    Jan in IndiaJan of the Jungle #21935 · 190 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1935190
  7. 7
    The Dragoman's Revenge2007 · 212 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007212
  8. 8
    Man From The Moon2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
  9. 9
    Call of the Savage2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
  10. 10
    Stolen Centuries2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
  11. 112013–
  12. 12
    The Revenge of the Robot2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
  13. 13
    The Metal Monster2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
  14. 14
    The Secret Kingdom & Scratch One Asteroid2015 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015224
  15. 15
    The Malignant EntityDr. Dorp #12018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
  16. 16
    The Bride of Osiris2018 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018240
  17. 172018–
  18. 18
    The Thing of a Thousand Shapes2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
  19. 19
    Maza of the Moon2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
  20. 20
    Port of PerilRobert Grandon #32020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
  21. 21
    Meteor-Men of Mars2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
  22. 222021–
  23. 23
    The Iron World2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
  24. 242021–
  25. 252022–
  26. 26
    The Dragoman’s Secret2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
  27. 27
    Stranger from Smallness2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–

Otis Adelbert Kline 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.

Robert Grandon in order

3 books
  1. 1. Planet of Peril
  2. 2. Prince of Peril
  3. 3. Port of Peril

Jan of the Jungle in order

2 books
  1. 1. Jan of the Jungle
  2. 2. Jan in India

Swordsman of Mars in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Swordsman of Mars
  2. 2. The Outlaws of Mars

Dr. Dorp in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Malignant Entity

Standalone books

19 books

19 Otis Adelbert Kline titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Otis Adelbert Kline books in order?

You only need to read Otis Adelbert Kline 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 Otis Adelbert Kline

Start with Planet of Peril (1929), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Otis Adelbert Kline book?

Stranger from Smallness (2022) is the newest Otis Adelbert Kline book released so far.

Is there a new Otis Adelbert Kline book coming?

No next Otis Adelbert Kline book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Otis Adelbert Kline at a glance

Died
Otis Adelbert Kline died in 1946, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Otis Adelbert Kline are still being published after Otis Adelbert Kline's death in 1946; the newest appeared in 2022.
Release pace
Otis Adelbert Kline books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
Length
1,238 pages across the 6 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 218 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Otis Adelbert Kline books, 11 of 27, were published in the 2010s.

When Otis Adelbert Kline books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Otis Adelbert Kline titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 11 titles.

1920s
1
1930s
5
2000s
1
2010s
11
2020s
9

27 books total across 5 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Otis Adelbert Kline books are about

2 of the 27 Otis Adelbert Kline books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.