Philip Mercer Books in Order
Philip Mercer by Jack Du Brul contains 8 books, published between 1998 and 2015. The first book is Vulcan's Forge (1998) and the newest is The Lightning Stones (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1998–2015
- Confirmed
- 8 of 8 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,045 in 7 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 51–76 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,045 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.
Philip Mercer is Jack Du Brul's adventure series, with a geologist of that name as its lead. Mercer's expertise takes the plots into caves, ancient ruins and treasure hunts, against terrorists, Nazis and weapons of mass destruction, and the technical detail sits inside fast pursuit. Eight books run from Vulcan's Forge (1998) to The Lightning Stones (2015), through The Medusa Stone (2000), Pandora's Curse (2001) and Deep Fire Rising (2003), at a median length of 451 pages.
How many Philip Mercer books are there?
Philip Mercer has 8 books, released between 1998 and 2015.
Philip Mercer Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Philip Mercer 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.
- 1Vulcan's Forge1998 · 372 pages · confirmed 3/419983723/4
- 2Charon's Landing1999 · 496 pages · confirmed 3/419994963/4
- 3The Medusa Stone2000 · 451 pages · confirmed 3/420004513/4
- 4Pandora's Curse2001 · 472 pages · confirmed 3/420014723/4
- 5River Of Ruin2002 · 534 pages · confirmed 3/420025343/4
- 6Deep Fire Rising2003 · confirmed 4/42003–4/4
- 7Havoc2006 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/420063683/4
- 8The Lightning Stones2015 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/420153523/4
Is there a chronological order for Philip Mercer?
No separate chronological order is on record for Philip Mercer, 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 Philip Mercer books in order?
You should read the Philip Mercer books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Philip Mercer book also stands alone.
Where to start with Philip Mercer
Start with Vulcan's Forge (1998), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Philip Mercer book?
The Lightning Stones (2015) is the newest Philip Mercer book released so far.
Is there a new Philip Mercer book coming?
No next Philip Mercer book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Philip Mercer at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Philip Mercer title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Philip Mercer books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,045 pages across the 7 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 451 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Philip Mercer books, 5 of 8, were published in the 2000s.
- Corroboration
- 1 of the 8 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Philip Mercer books are about
All 8 Philip Mercer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: action & adventure is tagged on 6 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Action & adventure 6 of 8 books
- Geologists 5 of 8 books
- Thrillers 4 of 8 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 8 books
- Technological 2 of 8 books
- Treasure troves 2 of 8 books
More books by Jack Du Brul
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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