Earth Chronicles Books in Order
Earth Chronicles by Zecharia Sitchin contains 13 books, published between 1976 and 2010: 9 in the 2 main-line series and 4 related titles. The first book is The 12th Planet (1976) and the newest main-line book is The End of Days (2007). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 1976–2010
- Total pages
- 4,253 across 13 books
- Reading time
- 71–106 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,253 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Earth Chronicles is the entry for 13 Zecharia Sitchin books dated 1976 to 2010, alongside the Earth Chronicles Companion and Earth Chronicles Expeditions series. The 12th Planet (1976) comes first and There Were Giants Upon the Earth (2010) last. Subject tags include ancient civilization, extraterrestrial influences, interplanetary voyages, the Bible, cosmogony, immortality and DNA. The Stairway to Heaven, The Wars of Gods and Men, Genesis Revisited, When Time Began and The Cosmic Code are other titles.
How many Earth Chronicles books are there?
Earth Chronicles has 13 books, released between 1976 and 2010. 9 of them belong to the 2 main-line series (Earth Chronicles, Earth Chronicles Expeditions), and 4 related titles sit outside it: companion books.
Earth Chronicles Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 13 Earth Chronicles 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.
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- 319853771/4
- 419903431/4
- 519902981/4
- 619934101/4
- 719953901/4
- 819982981/4
- 920072431/4
- 1020072161/4
- 1120073261/4
- 1220092311/4
- 1320103461/4
Do you have to read Earth Chronicles books in order?
You should read the 2 main-line series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 4 related titles (companion books) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Earth Chronicles book also stands alone.
Where to start with Earth Chronicles
Start with The 12th Planet (1976), the earliest published book in the 2 main-line series.
What is the newest Earth Chronicles book?
The End of Days (2007) is the newest book in the 2 main-line series. The newest related title is There Were Giants Upon the Earth (2010).
Is there a new Earth Chronicles book coming?
No next Earth Chronicles book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Earth Chronicles at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line Earth Chronicles title on record is The End of Days (2007), 19 years ago. Related titles have appeared since.
- Release pace
- Earth Chronicles books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 4,253 pages across all 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 327 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Earth Chronicles books, 5 of 13, were published in the 1990s.
What the Earth Chronicles books are about
All 13 Earth Chronicles books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: ancient civilization is tagged on 12 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Ancient Civilization 12 of 13 books
- Extraterrestrial influences 12 of 13 books
- Civilization, Ancient 5 of 13 books
- History 5 of 13 books
- Interplanetary voyages 5 of 13 books
- Antiquities 4 of 13 books
- Life on other planets 3 of 13 books
- Miscellanea 3 of 13 books
- Archaeologists 2 of 13 books
- Archaeologists, biography 2 of 13 books
- Armageddon 2 of 13 books
- Bible 2 of 13 books
More books by Zecharia Sitchin
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Zecharia Sitchin books in order 16 books