Preston W. Child Books in Order
Preston W. Child has written 112 books, published between 2014 and 2026. The first book is Ice Station Wolfenstein / Ice Station Thule (2014) and the newest is The Collector of Curses (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 112
- Published
- 2014–2026
Preston W. Child's catalogue holds 112 books from 2014 to 2026, with Ice Station Wolfenstein / Ice Station Thule (2014) listed first. Series credited to Child are Black Sun, Last Templars, Templar Legacy, Olivia Newton, Guardians of the Holy Grail, Louisiana Files and Artemis Team. Other titles include The Atlantis Scrolls (2015), Tomb of Odin (2015), Bones in the Bayou (2016) and The Collector of Curses (2026).
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How many Preston W. Child books are there?
Preston W. Child has 112 books, released between 2014 and 2026. They include 8 separate series.
Preston W. Child Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 112 Preston W. Child books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.
- 12014–1/4
- 22014–1/4
- 32014–1/4
- 42015–1/4
- 52015–1/4
- 62015–2/4
- 72015–1/4
- 82015–1/4
- 92015–1/4
- 102016–1/4
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- 122016–1/4
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- 142016–1/4
- 152016–2/4
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- 202016–1/4
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- 222017–1/4
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- 242017–1/4
- 252017–1/4
- 262017–1/4
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- 302018–1/4
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- 322019–1/4
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- 342019–1/4
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- 392020–1/4
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Preston W. 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.
Black Sun in order
57 books- 1. Ice Station Wolfenstein / Ice Station Thule
- 2. Deep Sea One / The Longinus Protocol
- 3. Black Sun Rising/ The Firestorm Code
- 4. The Quest for Valhalla/ The Valhalla Directive
- 5. Nazi Gold / The Chronos Paradox / The Time Paradox
- 6. The Black Sun Conspiracy/ The Flemish Deception
- 7. The Atlantis Scrolls
- 8. The Library of Forbidden Books
- 9. Tomb of Odin
- 10. The Tesla Experiment
- 11. The Seventh Secret
- 12. The Medusa Stone
- and 45 more in the table above
Last Templars in order
17 books- 1. The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar
- 2. Guardians of the Forbidden Library
- 3. The Scrolls of Destiny
- 4. The Hunt for the Book of Secrets
- 5. Operation Buckingham
- 6. Hunting the Dark Legion
- 7. The Lost City of El Dorado
- 8. The Secrets of the Seventh Arc
- 9. The Iron Vault Files
- 10. The Edison Conundrum
- 11. Sin City Secrets
- 12. The Assassination Catalyst
- and 5 more in the table above
Templar Legacy in order
11 books- 1. The Lost Library of the Knights Templar
- 2. The Forgotten Tomb of the Knights Templar
- 3. Mystery of the Knights Templar Castle
- 4. The Knights Templar Code
- 5. The Secret Vault of the Knights Templar
- 6. The Bermuda Triangle Mystery
- 7. The Secret of Merlin's Bones
- 8. The Treasure of the Voodoo Queen
- 9. Shadows over New Orleans
- 10. Guardians of the Abyss
- 11. The Devil's Key
Olivia Newton in order
10 booksGuardians of the Holy Grail in order
7 booksSoul Collector in order
4 booksLouisiana Files in order
3 booksArtemis Team in order
3 booksDo you have to read Preston W. Child books in order?
You only need to read Preston W. Child books in order within each series: the books listed here span 8 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Preston W. Child
Start with Ice Station Wolfenstein / Ice Station Thule (2014), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Preston W. Child book?
The Collector of Curses (2026) is the newest Preston W. Child book released so far.
Is there a new Preston W. Child book coming?
No next Preston W. Child book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Preston W. Child at a glance
- Still publishing
- Preston W. Child published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Preston W. Child books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Busiest decade
- Most Preston W. Child books, 74 of 112, were published in the 2020s.
When Preston W. Child books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Preston W. Child titles appeared. 2020s was the most productive decade with 74 titles.
112 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.