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Pendragon Books in Order

D.J. MacHale has written 14 Pendragon books, published between 2002 and 2009: 13 in the 2 main-line series and 1 related title. The first book is The Merchant of Death (2002) and the newest main-line book is The Soldiers of Halla (2009). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2002–2009
Confirmed
10 of 14 titles
Pages on record
3,969 in 10 of 14 books
Reading time
66–99 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,969 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

See all 14 books in order Printable Pendragon checklist

Pendragon is D.J. MacHale's adventure fantasy series for young readers, in which travel between worlds is the premise and the story is told partly through journals. The Merchant of Death (2002) opens the run, with The Lost City of Faar, The Never War, The Reality Bug, Black Water and The Quillan Games following. Fourteen titles make up the set, companion volumes such as The Guide to the Territories of Halla included, closing with The Soldiers of Halla in 2009.

How many Pendragon books are there?

Pendragon has 14 books, released between 2002 and 2009. 13 of them belong to the 2 main-line series (Pendragon, Pendragon: Before The War), and 1 related title sit outside it: non-fiction.

Pendragon Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Pendragon 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 The Merchant of Death by D.J. MacHale, book 1 of the Pendragon series (2002)
  2. Cover of The Lost City of Faar by D.J. MacHale, book 2 of the Pendragon series (2003)
  3. Cover of The Never War by D.J. MacHale, book 3 of the Pendragon series (2003)
  4. Cover of The Reality Bug by D.J. MacHale, book 4 of the Pendragon series (2003)
  5. Cover of Black Water by D.J. MacHale, book 5 of the Pendragon series (2004)
  6. Cover of The Guide to the Territories of Halla by D.J. MacHale, book 1 of the Pendragon Non-Fiction series (2005)
  7. Cover of The Rivers of Zadaa by D.J. MacHale, book 6 of the Pendragon series (2005)
  8. Cover of The Quillan Games by D.J. MacHale, book 7 of the Pendragon series (2005)
  9. Cover of The Pilgrims of Rayne by D.J. MacHale, book 8 of the Pendragon series (2007)
  10. Cover of Raven Rise by D.J. MacHale, book 9 of the Pendragon series (2008)
  11. Cover of The Travelers, Book One by D.J. MacHale, book 1 of the Pendragon: Before The War series (2009)
  12. Cover of The Travelers, Book Two by D.J. MacHale, book 2 of the Pendragon: Before The War series (2009)
  13. Cover of The Travelers, Book Three by D.J. MacHale, book 3 of the Pendragon: Before The War series (2009)
  14. Cover of The Soldiers of Halla by D.J. MacHale, book 10 of the Pendragon series (2009)
  1. 1
    The Merchant of DeathPendragon #12002 · 375 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002375
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  2. 2
    The Lost City of FaarPendragon #22003 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003400
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  3. 3
    The Never WarPendragon #32003 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003336
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  4. 4
    The Reality BugPendragon #42003 · 375 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003375
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  5. 5
    Black WaterPendragon #52004 · 427 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004427
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  6. 6
    The Guide to the Territories of HallaPendragon Non-Fiction #12005 · 48 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200548
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  7. 7
    The Rivers of ZadaaPendragon #62005 · 405 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005405
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  8. 8
    The Quillan GamesPendragon #72005 · 496 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005496
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  9. 9
    The Pilgrims of RaynePendragon #82007 · 547 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007547
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  10. 10
    Raven RisePendragon #92008 · 560 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008560
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  11. 11
    The Travelers, Book OnePendragon: Before The War #12009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  12. 12
    The Travelers, Book TwoPendragon: Before The War #22009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  13. 13
    The Travelers, Book ThreePendragon: Before The War #32009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  14. 14
    The Soldiers of HallaPendragon #102009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009–
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Do you have to read Pendragon books in order?

You should read the 2 main-line series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 1 related title (non-fiction) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Pendragon book also stands alone.

Where to start with Pendragon

Start with The Merchant of Death (2002), the earliest published book in the 2 main-line series.

What is the newest Pendragon book?

The Soldiers of Halla (2009) is the newest book in the 2 main-line series.

Is there a new Pendragon book coming?

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

Pendragon at a glance

No recent titles
The newest main-line Pendragon title on record is The Soldiers of Halla (2009), 17 years ago.
Release pace
Pendragon books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,969 pages across the 10 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 402 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Pendragon books, 14 of 14, were published in the 2000s.

What the Pendragon books are about

All 14 Pendragon books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 11 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by D.J. MacHale

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.