Black Pearl Books in Order
Black Pearl by Willo Davis Roberts contains 8 books, published between 1978 and 1980. The first book is Dark Dowry (1978) and the newest is The Gresham Ghost (1980). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1978–1980
- Pages on record
- 1,273 in 5 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 21–32 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,273 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Black Pearl is an eight-book run by Willo Davis Roberts, compressed into three years. Dark Dowry, The Cade Curse and The Stuart Stain all appeared in 1978, The Devil's Double, The Radkin Revenge, The Hellfire Heritage and The Macomber Menace in 1979, and The Gresham Ghost in 1980. Five books carry page counts, totalling 1,273 pages at a median of 255. No subjects are recorded for Black Pearl.
How many Black Pearl books are there?
Black Pearl has 8 books, released between 1978 and 1980.
Black Pearl Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Black Pearl 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.
- 1Dark Dowry1978 · 252 pages · confirmed 1/419782521/4
- 2The Cade Curse1978 · confirmed 1/41978–1/4
- 3The Stuart Stain1978 · 254 pages · confirmed 1/419782541/4
- 4The Devil's Double1979 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419792561/4
- 5The Radkin Revenge1979 · confirmed 1/41979–1/4
- 6The Hellfire Heritage1979 · 255 pages · confirmed 1/419792551/4
- 7The Macomber Menace1979 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419792561/4
- 8The Gresham Ghost1980 · confirmed 1/41980–1/4
Is there a chronological order for Black Pearl?
No separate chronological order is on record for Black Pearl, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Black Pearl books in order?
You should read the Black Pearl books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Black Pearl book also stands alone.
Where to start with Black Pearl
Start with Dark Dowry (1978), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Black Pearl book?
The Gresham Ghost (1980) is the newest Black Pearl book released so far.
Is there a new Black Pearl book coming?
No next Black Pearl book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Black Pearl at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Black Pearl title on record dates from 1980, 46 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Black Pearl books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,273 pages across the 5 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 255 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Black Pearl books, 7 of 8, were published in the 1970s.
More books by Willo Davis Roberts
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Willo Davis Roberts books in order 92 books