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Steve Jackson Books in Order

Steve Jackson has written 26 books, published between 1982 and 2022. The first book is The Warlock of Firetop Mountain (1982) and the newest is Secrets of Salamonis (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
26
Published
1982–2022
Pages on record
5,024 in 18 of 26 books
Reading time
84–126 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,024 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 26 titles with a page count on record.

See all 26 books in order Printable Steve Jackson checklist

Steve Jackson's catalogue opens with The Warlock of Firetop Mountain (1982) and holds 26 books through to Secrets of Salamonis (2022). Subject headings record plot-your-own stories, fantasy games, fantasy fiction and children's fiction, alongside crime, murder, case studies and biography. Titles from the 1980s include Starship Traveller (1983), The Citadel of Chaos (1983), House of Hell (1984), Appointment with F.E.A.R. (1985) and Creature of Havoc (1986). Ian Livingstone shares a credit on 3 titles and Jonathan Green on one. Saving Annie is the series recorded under the name.

How many Steve Jackson books are there?

Steve Jackson has 26 books, released between 1982 and 2022. 2 of them belong to the Saving Annie series.

Steve Jackson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 26 Steve Jackson 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. Cover of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, book 1 of the Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks series (1982)
  2. Cover of The Citadel of Chaos by Steve Jackson, book 2 of the Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks series (1983)
  3. Cover of Starship Traveller by Steve Jackson, book 4 of the Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks series (1983)
  4. Cover of Demons of the Deep by Steve Jackson, book 19 of the Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks series (1986)
  5. Cover of Creature of Havoc by Steve Jackson, book 24 of the Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks series (1986)
  6. Cover of No Stone Unturned by Steve Jackson (2002)
  7. Cover of Partners in Evil by Steve Jackson (2003)
  8. Cover of To the Edge and Back by Steve Jackson (2004)
  9. Cover of Not Lost Forever by Steve Jackson (2009)
  10. Cover of Love Me To Death by Steve Jackson (2011)
  11. Cover of Bogeyman by Steve Jackson (2014)
  12. Cover of No Angels by Steve Jackson (2020)
  13. Cover of Secrets of Salamonis, book 71 of the Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks series (2022)
  1. 1
    The Warlock of Firetop MountainFighting Fantasy Gamebooks #11982 · 232 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982232
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  2. 2
    The Citadel of ChaosFighting Fantasy Gamebooks #21983 · 232 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983232
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  3. 3
    Starship TravellerFighting Fantasy Gamebooks #41983 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983208
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  4. 4
    Scorpion SwampFighting Fantasy Gamebooks #81984 · 105 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984105
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  5. 5
    Caverns of the Snow WitchFighting Fantasy Gamebooks #91984 · confirmed 2/4
    1984–
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  6. 6
    House of HellFighting Fantasy Gamebooks #101984 · 300 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984300
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  7. 7
    Appointment with F.E.A.R.Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks #171985 · 232 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985232
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  8. 8
    Demons of the DeepFighting Fantasy Gamebooks #191986 · confirmed 2/4
    1986–
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  9. 9
    Trial of ChampionsFighting Fantasy Gamebooks #211986 · confirmed 2/4
    1986–
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  10. 10
    Robot CommandoFighting Fantasy Gamebooks #221986 · 200 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986200
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  11. 11
    Creature of HavocFighting Fantasy Gamebooks #241986 · 232 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986232
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  12. 12
    Monster1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  13. 13
    Rough Trade2001 · confirmed 1/4
    2001–
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  14. 14
    Lucky Lady2002 · 504 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002504
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  15. 15
    No Stone Unturned2002 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002448
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  16. 16
    Partners in Evil2003 · 351 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003351
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  17. 17
    To the Edge and Back2004 · 328 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004328
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  18. 18
    Not Lost Forever2009 · 294 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009294
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  19. 19
    Love Me To Death2011 · 302 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011302
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  20. 20
    Bogeyman2014 · 248 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014248
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  21. 21
    Smooth Talker2016 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016188
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  22. 22
    A Clockwork Murder2017 · 302 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017302
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  23. 23
    The FallSaving Annie #12018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  24. 24
    The InvestigatorSaving Annie #22018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  25. 25
    No Angels2020 · 318 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020318
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  26. 26
    Secrets of SalamonisFighting Fantasy Gamebooks #712022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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Steve Jackson 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.

Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks in order

12 books
  1. 1. The Warlock of Firetop Mountain
  2. 2. The Citadel of Chaos
  3. 4. Starship Traveller
  4. 8. Scorpion Swamp
  5. 9. Caverns of the Snow Witch
  6. 10. House of Hell
  7. 17. Appointment with F.E.A.R.
  8. 19. Demons of the Deep
  9. 21. Trial of Champions
  10. 22. Robot Commando
  11. 24. Creature of Havoc
  12. 71. Secrets of Salamonis

Saving Annie in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Fall
  2. 2. The Investigator

Standalone books

12 books

12 Steve Jackson titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Steve Jackson books in order?

You only need to read Steve Jackson books in order within the Saving Annie series, which holds 2 of the 26 Steve Jackson books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Steve Jackson

Start with The Warlock of Firetop Mountain (1982), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Steve Jackson book?

Secrets of Salamonis (2022) is the newest Steve Jackson book released so far.

Is there a new Steve Jackson book coming?

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

Steve Jackson at a glance

Paused
No new Steve Jackson title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Steve Jackson books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
5,024 pages across the 18 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 271 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Steve Jackson books, 11 of 26, were published in the 1980s.

What the Steve Jackson books are about

20 of the 26 Steve Jackson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 10 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.