Peter Heller Books in Order
Peter Heller has written 11 books, published between 2004 and 2024. The first book is Hell or High Water (2004) and the newest is Burn (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 2004–2024
- Confirmed
- 11 of 11 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,528 in 8 of 11 books
- Reading time
- 42–63 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,528 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 11 titles with a page count on record.
Peter Heller writes both novels and outdoor non-fiction, the second drawn from kayaking, surfing and voyages against whaling fleets. Hell or High Water (2004), The Whale Warriors (2007) and Kook (2010) are the reported books; The Dog Stars (2012) begins the fiction, followed by The Painter, Celine, The Orchard and Burn. Eleven titles make up the catalogue, at a median of 328 pages.
How many Peter Heller books are there?
Peter Heller has 11 books, released between 2004 and 2024.
Peter Heller Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Peter Heller 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.
- 120043363/4
- 220073303/4
- 320103263/4
- 420123363/4
- 52014–3/4
- 620173523/4
- 720192723/4
- 82019–3/4
- 920212723/4
- 1020233043/4
- 112024–3/4
Peter Heller 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.
Peter Heller Standalone Novels
8 books8 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Peter Heller Non-Fiction
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Do you have to read Peter Heller books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 11 Peter Heller books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Peter Heller
Start with Hell or High Water (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Peter Heller book?
Burn (2024) is the newest Peter Heller book released so far.
Is there a new Peter Heller book coming?
No next Peter Heller book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for Peter Heller
Wikidata records 1 nomination for Peter Heller. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Arthur C. Clarke Award2013Shortlistedfor The Dog Stars
Peter Heller at a glance
- Still publishing
- Peter Heller published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Peter Heller books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,528 pages across the 8 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 328 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Peter Heller books, 6 of 11, were published in the 2010s.
What the Peter Heller books are about
7 of the 11 Peter Heller books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: american literature is tagged on 2 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- American literature 2 of 7 books