Taylor Caldwell Books in Order
44 books are credited to Taylor Caldwell, published between 1938 and 2012; 1 of them appeared after Taylor Caldwell's death in 1985. The first book is Dynasty of Death (1938) and the newest is Unto All Men (2012). Publication order is the reading order below.
Taylor Caldwell also publishes as J. Miriam Reback, Marcus Holland, Max Reiner.
- Books
- 44
- Published
- 1938–2012
- Confirmed
- 44 of 44 titles
- Pages on record
- 6,492 in 14 of 44 books
Taylor Caldwell wrote long historical novels about families, faith and power, with physicians, statesmen, clergy and figures from the Bible among the subjects. Dynasty of Death (1938) opens both the catalogue and the Barbours and Bouchards sequence, which continues in Eagles Gather (1940) and The Final Hour (1944). Forty-four titles are catalogued, the last dated 2012, and the median book runs past 500 pages.
How many Taylor Caldwell books are there?
Taylor Caldwell has 44 books, released between 1938 and 2012. 1 of them were published after Taylor Caldwell's death in 1985. 3 of them belong to the Barbours/Bouchards series.
Taylor Caldwell Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 44 Taylor Caldwell 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.
- 11938–3/4
- 219405123/4
- 319406023/4
- 41941–3/4
- 51942–3/4
- 619435123/4
- 719446073/4
- 81945–3/4
- 91946–3/4
- 101947–3/4
- 111948–3/4
- 121949–3/4
- 131951–3/4
- 1419515403/4
- 151952–3/4
- 161953–3/4
- 171954–3/4
- 181955–3/4
- 191956–3/4
- 201957–3/4
- 211958–3/4
- 221961–3/4
- 231961–3/4
- 241963–3/4
- 251963–3/4
- 261963–3/4
- 2719657683/4
- 281965–3/4
- 2919662243/4
- 301967–3/4
- 311968–3/4
- 321970–3/4
- 331971–3/4
- 341972–3/4
- 3519745433/4
- 3619752863/4
- 3719752693/4
- 381975–3/4
- 391976–3/4
- 4019762923/4
- 4119773513/4
- 4219785103/4
- 4319804763/4
- 442012–3/4
Taylor Caldwell 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.
Taylor Caldwell Standalone Novels
39 books39 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Barbours/Bouchards in order
3 booksTaylor Caldwell Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Taylor Caldwell Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Taylor Caldwell Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Taylor Caldwell books run from Dynasty of Death (1938) to Unto All Men (2012), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Taylor Caldwell in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Taylor Caldwell books in order?
You only need to read Taylor Caldwell books in order within the Barbours/Bouchards series, which holds 3 of the 44 Taylor Caldwell books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Taylor Caldwell
Start with Dynasty of Death (1938), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Taylor Caldwell book?
Unto All Men (2012) is the newest Taylor Caldwell book released so far.
Is there a new Taylor Caldwell book coming?
No next Taylor Caldwell book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Taylor Caldwell at a glance
- Died
- Taylor Caldwell died in 1985, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Taylor Caldwell are still being published after Taylor Caldwell's death in 1985; the newest appeared in 2012.
- Release pace
- Taylor Caldwell books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 6,492 pages across the 14 of 44 books with a recorded length, a median of 511 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Taylor Caldwell books, 11 of 44, were published in the 1970s.
What the Taylor Caldwell books are about
35 of the 44 Taylor Caldwell books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fiction in english is tagged on 11 of 35. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fiction in English 11 of 35 books
- History 5 of 35 books
- Bible 3 of 35 books
- Historical fiction 3 of 35 books
- History of Biblical events 3 of 35 books
- Biography 2 of 35 books
- Christian fiction 2 of 35 books
- Christian saints 2 of 35 books
- Clergy 2 of 35 books
- Family life 2 of 35 books
- Inspiration 2 of 35 books