Robert Adams Books in Order
Robert Adams has written 27 books, published between 1975 and 1990. The first book is The Coming of the Horseclans (1975) and the newest is Guideposts To Danger (1990). Publication order is the reading order below. 18 of the 27 books listed here are in the Horseclans series, which has its own page: Horseclans books in order.
- Books
- 27
- Published
- 1975–1990
- Pages on record
- 4,073 in 22 of 27 books
- Reading time
- 68–102 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,073 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 22 of 27 titles with a page count on record.
Robert Adams was the publishing name of Franklin Robert Adams (1933–1990), an American writer of science fiction and fantasy. The Horseclans books are his best known work, starting with The Coming of the Horseclans in 1975. Adams also wrote the Castaways in Time and Stairway to Forever series. The catalogue lists 27 books up to 1990, including Swords of the Horseclans (1976) and The Witch Goddess (1982).
How many Robert Adams books are there?
Robert Adams has 27 books, released between 1975 and 1990. They include 3 separate series.
Robert Adams Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 27 Robert Adams 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.
- 119752281/4
- 219762401/4
- 31977–1/4
- 41979–1/4
- 5197911/4
- 619801641/4
- 71980–1/4
- 819812411/4
- 919811851/4
- 1019822011/4
- 1119831851/4
- 1219832011/4
- 1319831961/4
- 14198511/4
- 1519852531/4
- 161986–1/4
- 1719862241/4
- 181986101/4
- 1919872381/4
- 2019872231/4
- 211987101/4
- 2219882651/4
- 2319882371/4
- 2419882211/4
- 2519893111/4
- 2619892381/4
- 271990–1/4
Robert Adams series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Horseclans books in order 18 books
Robert Adams 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.
Castaways in Time in order
6 booksStairway to Forever in order
3 booksDo you have to read Robert Adams books in order?
You only need to read Robert Adams books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Robert Adams
Start with The Coming of the Horseclans (1975), the first Horseclans book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Robert Adams book?
Guideposts To Danger (1990) is the newest Robert Adams book released so far.
Is there a new Robert Adams book coming?
No next Robert Adams book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Robert Adams at a glance
- Died
- Robert Adams died in 1990, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Robert Adams on record dates from 1990.
- Release pace
- Robert Adams books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,073 pages across the 22 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 222 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Robert Adams books, 21 of 27, were published in the 1980s.
What the Robert Adams books are about
24 of the 27 Robert Adams books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 11 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 11 of 24 books
- Fantasy 6 of 24 books
- Clans 2 of 24 books
- Imaginary wars and battles 2 of 24 books
- Science fiction, action & adventure 2 of 24 books
- Westerns 2 of 24 books