Kent Family Chronicles Books in Order
Kent Family Chronicles by John Jakes contains 8 books, published between 1974 and 1979. The first book is The Bastard (1974) and the newest is The Americans (1979). Publication order is the reading order below.
Also searched as The Kent Family Chronicles.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1974–1979
- Confirmed
- 8 of 8 titles
- Total pages
- 4,767 across 8 books
- Reading time
- 79–119 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,767 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
The Kent Family Chronicles is an eight-book historical saga by John Jakes, published between 1974 and 1979 at a book or two a year. The Bastard (1974) opens the run and The Americans (1979) closes it, by way of The Rebels, The Seekers, The Furies, The Titans, The Warriors and The Lawless. The fortunes of the Kent family carry American history forward, and frontier life, pioneer settlement and sieges appear among the subjects.
How many Kent Family Chronicles books are there?
Kent Family Chronicles has 8 books, released between 1974 and 1979.
Kent Family Chronicles Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Kent Family 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.
- 119745443/4
- 219754483/4
- 319755273/4
- 419764803/4
- 519765603/4
- 619775923/4
- 719788003/4
- 819798163/4
Do you have to read Kent Family Chronicles books in order?
You should read the Kent Family Chronicles books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Kent Family Chronicles book also stands alone.
Where to start with Kent Family Chronicles
Start with The Bastard (1974), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Kent Family Chronicles book?
The Americans (1979) is the newest Kent Family Chronicles book released so far.
Is there a new Kent Family Chronicles book coming?
No next Kent Family 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.
Kent Family Chronicles at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Kent Family Chronicles title on record dates from 1979, 47 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Kent Family Chronicles books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,767 pages across all 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 552 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Kent Family Chronicles books, 8 of 8, were published in the 1970s.
What the Kent Family Chronicles books are about
7 of the 8 Kent Family Chronicles books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 5 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Historical fiction 5 of 7 books
- Frontier and pioneer life 2 of 7 books
- History 2 of 7 books
- Kent family (Fictitious characters) 2 of 7 books
More books by John Jakes
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- John Jakes books in order 73 books