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Bloody Jack Books in Order

Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer contains 12 books, published between 2002 and 2014. The first book is Bloody Jack (2002) and the newest is Wild Rover No More (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2002–2014
Pages on record
2,623 in 6 of 12 books
Reading time
44–66 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,623 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

See all 12 books in order Printable Bloody Jack checklist

Bloody Jack is a 12-book adventure series for young readers by L.A. Meyer, published between 2002 and 2014. An orphan at sea gives the series its through-line, and pirates, spies, kidnapping and the disguising of sex roles supply the material. The first book carries the series name (2002), and the run continues through Curse of the Blue Tattoo (2004), Under the Jolly Roger (2005), Mississippi Jack (2007) and Rapture of the Deep (2009) to Wild Rover No More (2014).

How many Bloody Jack books are there?

Bloody Jack has 12 books, released between 2002 and 2014.

Bloody Jack Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Bloody Jack 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 Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer, book 1 of the Bloody Jack series (2002)
  2. Cover of Curse of the Blue Tattoo by L.A. Meyer, book 2 of the Bloody Jack series (2004)
  3. Cover of Under the Jolly Roger by L.A. Meyer, book 3 of the Bloody Jack series (2005)
  4. Cover of In the Belly of the Bloodhound by L.A. Meyer, book 4 of the Bloody Jack series (2006)
  5. Cover of Mississippi Jack by L.A. Meyer, book 5 of the Bloody Jack series (2007)
  6. Cover of My Bonny Light Horseman by L.A. Meyer, book 6 of the Bloody Jack series (2008)
  7. Cover of Rapture of the Deep by L.A. Meyer, book 7 of the Bloody Jack series (2009)
  8. Cover of The Wake of the Lorelei Lee by L.A. Meyer, book 8 of the Bloody Jack series (2010)
  9. Cover of The Mark of the Golden Dragon by L.A. Meyer, book 9 of the Bloody Jack series (2011)
  10. Cover of Viva Jacquelina! by L.A. Meyer, book 10 of the Bloody Jack series (2012)
  11. Cover of Boston Jacky by L.A. Meyer, book 11 of the Bloody Jack series (2013)
  12. Cover of Wild Rover No More by L.A. Meyer, book 12 of the Bloody Jack series (2014)
  1. 1
    Bloody Jack2002 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002320
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  2. 2
    Curse of the Blue Tattoo2004 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004512
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  3. 3
    Under the Jolly Roger2005 · 544 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005544
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  4. 4
    In the Belly of the Bloodhound2006 · 528 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006528
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  5. 5
    Mississippi Jack2007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007–
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  6. 6
    My Bonny Light Horseman2008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  7. 7
    Rapture of the Deep2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  8. 8
    The Wake of the Lorelei Lee2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  9. 9
    The Mark of the Golden Dragon2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  10. 10
    Viva Jacquelina!2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  11. 11
    Boston Jacky2013 · 364 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013364
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  12. 12
    Wild Rover No More2014 · 355 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014355
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Is there a chronological order for Bloody Jack?

No separate chronological order is on record for Bloody Jack, 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 Bloody Jack books in order?

You should read the Bloody Jack books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Bloody Jack book also stands alone.

Where to start with Bloody Jack

Start with Bloody Jack (2002), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Bloody Jack book?

Wild Rover No More (2014) is the newest Bloody Jack book released so far.

Is there a new Bloody Jack book coming?

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

Bloody Jack at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Bloody Jack title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Bloody Jack books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,623 pages across the 6 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 438 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Bloody Jack books, 7 of 12, were published in the 2000s.

What the Bloody Jack books are about

All 12 Bloody Jack books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 7 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by L.A. Meyer

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