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Tim Johnston Books in Order

Tim Johnston has written 5 books, published between 2002 and 2023. The first book is Never So Green (2002) and the newest is Distant Sons (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
5
Published
2002–2023
Pages on record
1,154 in 4 of 5 books
Reading time
19–29 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,154 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 5 titles with a page count on record.

See all 5 books in order Printable Tim Johnston checklist

Tim Johnston was an American novelist and short story writer. Five books make up the catalogue: the novel Never So Green (2002), the story collection Irish Girl (2009), and the novels Descent (2015), The Current (2019) and Distant Sons (2023). Fathers and sons, stepfamilies, kidnapping and abuse are the recurring subjects. Johnston died in May 2026.

How many Tim Johnston books are there?

Tim Johnston has 5 books, released between 2002 and 2023.

Tim Johnston Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 5 Tim Johnston 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 Never So Green by Tim Johnston (2002)
  2. Cover of Irish Girl by Tim Johnston (2009)
  3. Cover of Descent by Tim Johnston (2015)
  4. Cover of The Current by Tim Johnston (2019)
  1. 1
    Never So Green2002 · 227 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002227
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  2. 2
    Irish Girl2009 · 137 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009137
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Descent2015 · 374 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015374
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    The Current2019 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019416
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Distant Sons2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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Tim Johnston 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.

Standalone books

5 books

5 Tim Johnston titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Tim Johnston books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 5 Tim Johnston books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Tim Johnston

Start with Never So Green (2002), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Tim Johnston book?

Distant Sons (2023) is the newest Tim Johnston book released so far.

Is there a new Tim Johnston book coming?

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

Tim Johnston at a glance

Died
Tim Johnston died in 2026, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Tim Johnston on record dates from 2023.
Release pace
Tim Johnston books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
Length
1,154 pages across the 4 of 5 books with a recorded length, a median of 300 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Tim Johnston books, 2 of 5, were published in the 2010s.

What the Tim Johnston books are about

4 of the 5 Tim Johnston books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.