Ethan Gage Books in Order
Ethan Gage by William Dietrich contains 8 books, published between 2007 and 2016. The first book is Napoleon's Pyramids (2007) and the newest is The Trojan Icon (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2007–2016
- Confirmed
- 8 of 8 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,475 in 7 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 41–62 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,475 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Ethan Gage is the adventurer at the centre of William Dietrich's historical action series, 8 books published between 2007 and 2016. Napoleon's Pyramids (2007) opens the run, followed by The Rosetta Key (2008), The Dakota Cipher (2009), The Barbary Pirates (2010), The Emerald Storm (2012), The Barbed Crown (2013), The Three Emperors (2014) and The Trojan Icon (2016). Gage chases relics and antiquities through quests and political intrigue at turning points of history, from the Great Pyramid in Egypt to North America. Humour and wit sit beside the action.
How many Ethan Gage books are there?
Ethan Gage has 8 books, released between 2007 and 2016.
Ethan Gage Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Ethan Gage 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.
- 1Napoleon's Pyramids2007 · 376 pages · confirmed 3/420073763/4
- 2The Rosetta Key2008 · 339 pages · confirmed 4/420083394/4
- 3The Dakota Cipher2009 · 355 pages · confirmed 3/420093553/4
- 4The Barbary Pirates2010 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/420103363/4
- 5The Emerald Storm2012 · 348 pages · confirmed 3/420123483/4
- 6The Barbed Crown2013 · 348 pages · confirmed 3/420133483/4
- 7The Three Emperors2014 · 373 pages · confirmed 3/420143733/4
- 8The Trojan Icon2016 · confirmed 4/42016–4/4
Is there a chronological order for Ethan Gage?
No separate chronological order is on record for Ethan Gage, 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 Ethan Gage books in order?
You should read the Ethan Gage books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Ethan Gage book also stands alone.
Where to start with Ethan Gage
Start with Napoleon's Pyramids (2007), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Ethan Gage book?
The Trojan Icon (2016) is the newest Ethan Gage book released so far.
Is there a new Ethan Gage book coming?
No next Ethan Gage book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Ethan Gage at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Ethan Gage title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Ethan Gage books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,475 pages across the 7 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 348 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ethan Gage books, 5 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 2 of the 8 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Ethan Gage books are about
7 of the 8 Ethan Gage 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 6 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Historical fiction 6 of 7 books
- Antiquities 3 of 7 books
- Action & adventure 2 of 7 books
- History 2 of 7 books
- Quests (expeditions) 2 of 7 books
More books by William Dietrich
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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