Calder Books in Order
Janet Dailey has written 16 Calder books, published between 1981 and 2025. The first book is This Calder Sky (1981) and the newest is Calder Strong (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 16
- Published
- 1981–2025
- Confirmed
- 16 of 16 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,347 in 8 of 16 books
- Reading time
- 56–84 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,347 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 16 titles with a page count on record.
Calder is the family name at the centre of 16 books by Janet Dailey, published from This Calder Sky (1981) to Calder Strong (2025). The Calder Saga and Calder Brand series carry the run between them. Montana ranch life supplies the setting, and widows, sheriffs, unmarried mothers and love stories supply the subjects. Four books appeared in the 1980s, the sequence resumed with Calder Pride (1999), and it continues.
How many Calder books are there?
Calder has 16 books, released between 1981 and 2025.
Calder Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 16 Calder 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.
- 119814963/4
- 219824483/4
- 319834283/4
- 419834183/4
- 519994503/4
- 62002–3/4
- 720033803/4
- 820043523/4
- 92005–3/4
- 1020063753/4
- 112010–3/4
- 122021–3/4
- 132022–3/4
- 142023–3/4
- 152024–3/4
- 162025–3/4
Do you have to read Calder books in order?
You should read the Calder books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Calder book also stands alone.
Where to start with Calder
Start with This Calder Sky (1981), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Calder book?
Calder Strong (2025) is the newest Calder book released so far.
Is there a new Calder book coming?
No next Calder book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Calder at a glance
- Still running
- Calder is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Calder books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 3,347 pages across the 8 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 423 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Calder books, 5 of 16, were published in the 2020s.
What the Calder books are about
10 of the 16 Calder books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: ranch life is tagged on 8 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Ranch life 8 of 10 books
- Romance 7 of 10 books
- Montana 3 of 10 books
- Man-woman relationships 2 of 10 books
- Westerns 2 of 10 books
More books by Janet Dailey
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Janet Dailey books in order 161 books