Steven James Books in Order
Steven James has written 57 books, published between 2000 and 2025. The first book is Worship Sketches 2 Perform (2000) and the newest is Portal (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 57
- Published
- 2000–2025
- Confirmed
- 57 of 57 titles
- Pages on record
- 12,012 in 44 of 57 books
- Reading time
- 200–300 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 12,012 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 44 of 57 titles with a page count on record.
Steven James, born in 1969, writes psychological suspense alongside Christian education material. The Bowers Files, an eleven-book thriller sequence built around the criminologist Patrick Bowers, has taken four Christy Awards. The catalogue holds 57 books from Worship Sketches 2 Perform (2000) to Portal (2025), and subject tags span criminologists, suspense, Bible stories, American Christian drama and the teaching of storytelling in Christian ministry. Synapse, a standalone science fiction thriller, arrived on 8 October 2019 with starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Library Journal. Other headings include the Blur Trilogy, the Rift Trilogy, the Jevin Banks Experience and Travis Brock.
How many Steven James books are there?
Steven James has 57 books, released between 2000 and 2025. They include 7 separate series.
Steven James Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 57 Steven James 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.
- 120002473/4
- 220011583/4
- 320021993/4
- 420022733/4
- 5Creative Storytelling Guide for Children’s MinistrySteven James Non-Fiction #32002 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/420021923/4
- 62003983/4
- 724 Tandem Bible Hero Story Scripts For Children's MinistrySteven James Non-Fiction #52003 · 96 pages · confirmed 3/42003963/4
- 820031763/4
- 920041193/4
- 1020041123/4
- 1120042043/4
- 122005–3/4
- 132005–3/4
- 14Crazy & Creative Bible Stories for PreteensSteven James Non-Fiction #102005 · 112 pages · confirmed 3/420051123/4
- 1520051283/4
- 1620052433/4
- 1720062713/4
- 1820061273/4
- 192006–3/4
- 2020061923/4
- 2120062563/4
- 2220074323/4
- 2330 New Testament Interactive Stories for Young ChildrenSteven James Non-Fiction #162007 · 112 pages · confirmed 3/420071123/4
- 2430 Old Testament Interactive Stories for Young ChildrenSteven James Non-Fiction #172007 · 112 pages · confirmed 3/420071123/4
- 2520084323/4
- 2620081123/4
- 272009–3/4
- 282009–3/4
- 2920105233/4
- 302011–3/4
- 312012–3/4
- 322012–3/4
- 3320121853/4
- 34Story: Our Journey of Heartache and Grace from Eden to EvermoreSteven James Non-Fiction #212012 · 208 pages · confirmed 3/420122083/4
- 3520134553/4
- 3620134993/4
- 372013–3/4
- 3820143483/4
- 3920145333/4
- 402014–3/4
- 4120143523/4
- 4220155963/4
- 4320154123/4
- 4430 Simply Fabulous Bible Skits for Kids!Steven James Non-Fiction #252015 · 108 pages · confirmed 3/420151083/4
- 4520164903/4
- 4620161123/4
- 4720163603/4
- 4820175123/4
- 4920171503/4
- 5020181283/4
- 5120185763/4
- 5220193363/4
- 532022–3/4
- 542023–3/4
- 5520243503/4
- 562024–3/4
- 5720253763/4
Steven James characters in order
Each character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Patrick Bowers books in order 11 books
- Patrick Bowers Files books in order 11 books
Steven James books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Steven James Non-Fiction
28 books28 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Patrick Bowers Files books in order
9 books by Steven James- 1. The Pawn
- 2. The Rook
- 3. The Knight
- 4. The Bishop
- 5. The Queen
- 6. Opening Moves
- 7. The King
- 8. Checkmate
- 9. Every Wicked Man
Steven James Plays in order
4 booksSteven James Standalone Novels
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Blur Trilogy in order
3 booksJevin Banks Experience in order
2 books- 1. Placebo
- 2. Singularity
Bowers Files: The New York Years in order
2 booksTravis Brock in order
2 booksRift Trilogy in order
2 booksSteven James Short Story
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
ASPCA Kids: Pet Rescue Club in order
1 bookSteven James Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Steven James books run from Worship Sketches 2 Perform (2000) to Portal (2025), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Steven James in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Steven James books in order?
You only need to read Steven James books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Steven James
Start with the first book of the Steven James series you want to read: Patrick Bowers starts with The Pawn (2007) and Patrick Bowers Files starts with The Pawn (2007). The earliest catalogued title overall is Worship Sketches 2 Perform (2000).
What is the newest Steven James book?
Portal (2025) is the newest Steven James book released so far.
Is there a new Steven James book coming?
No next Steven James book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Steven James at a glance
- Still publishing
- Steven James published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Steven James books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 12,012 pages across the 44 of 57 books with a recorded length, a median of 226 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Steven James books, 28 of 57, were published in the 2000s.
What the Steven James books are about
41 of the 57 Steven James books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: criminologists is tagged on 8 of 41. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Criminologists 8 of 41 books
- Bible stories 6 of 41 books
- Patrick Bowers (Fictitious character) 6 of 41 books
- Christian education of children 4 of 41 books
- Storytelling in Christian education 4 of 41 books
- Study and teaching 4 of 41 books
- Suspense 4 of 41 books
- American Christian drama 3 of 41 books
- Children's fiction 3 of 41 books
- Christian life 3 of 41 books
- Drama in Christian education 3 of 41 books
- English Bible stories 3 of 41 books