Richard C. Hale Books in Order

Richard C. Hale has written 23 books, published between 2011 and 2022. The first book is Near Death (2011) and the newest is Horizons (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
23
Published
2011–2022
Pages on record
2,426 in 8 of 23 books

Near Death (2011) is both the first book and a series name for Richard C. Hale, who published 23 titles through 2022. Hale's other series are Jaxon Jennings, Blank and Last Dawn. Flash Mob, Frozen Past and The Camera followed in 2012, and Blank: Threads (2015) came a year after Blank (2014). Horizons (2022) is the most recent book, at a median length of 292 pages.

How many Richard C. Hale books are there?

Richard C. Hale has 23 books, released between 2011 and 2022. They include 4 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.

Richard C. Hale Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 23 Richard C. Hale 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.

  1. 1
    Near DeathNear Death #12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011
  2. 2
    Frozen PastJaxon Jennings #12012 · 328 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012328
  3. 3
    The Camera2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  4. 4
    Flash Mob2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  5. 5
    Cache 72Jaxon Jennings #22013 · 258 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013258
  6. 6
    Near SightedNear Death #22013 · 318 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013318
  7. 7
    The Sandbar2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013
  8. 8
    BlankBlank #12014 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014480
  9. 9
    Father FigureJaxon Jennings #32014 · 266 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014266
  10. 10
    Blank: ThreadsBlank #22015 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015336
  11. 11
    Blank: ApocalypseBlank #32016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016
  12. 12
    Sins of the DaughtersJaxon Jennings #42016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016
  13. 13
    Eye StrainJaxon Jennings #52017 · 236 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017236
  14. 14
    TrafficJaxon Jennings #62017 · 204 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017204
  15. 15
    DamagedJaxon Jennings #72018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018
  16. 16
    Blank: HomeBlank #42020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020
  17. 17
    Dead LastJaxon Jennings #82020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020
  18. 18
    ViralJaxon Jennings #92020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020
  19. 19
    Bone YardJaxon Jennings #102020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020
  20. 20
    ChaosLast Dawn #12022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022
  21. 21
    ApocalypseLast Dawn #22022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022
  22. 22
    After MidnightLast Dawn #32022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022
  23. 23
    HorizonsLast Dawn #42022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022

Richard C. Hale series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Richard C. Hale 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.

Blank in order

4 books
  1. 1. Blank
  2. 2. Blank: Threads
  3. 3. Blank: Apocalypse
  4. 4. Blank: Home

Last Dawn in order

4 books
  1. 1. Chaos
  2. 2. Apocalypse
  3. 3. After Midnight
  4. 4. Horizons

Near Death in order

2 books
  1. 1. Near Death
  2. 2. Near Sighted

Standalone books

3 books

3 Richard C. Hale titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Richard C. Hale books in order?

You only need to read Richard C. Hale 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 Richard C. Hale

Start with Frozen Past (2012), the first Jaxon Jennings book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Near Death (2011).

What is the newest Richard C. Hale book?

Horizons (2022) is the newest Richard C. Hale book released so far.

Is there a new Richard C. Hale book coming?

No next Richard C. Hale book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Richard C. Hale at a glance

Paused
No new Richard C. Hale title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Richard C. Hale books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,426 pages across the 8 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 292 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Richard C. Hale books, 15 of 23, were published in the 2010s.