Wind Books in Order by June Lund Shiplett
Wind by June Lund Shiplett contains 8 books, published between 1978 and 1988. The first book is The Raging Winds of Heaven (1978) and the newest is The Gathering of Winds (1988). Publication order is the reading order below.
Other series are also called Wind: Wind Books in Order: 2 Different Series.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1978–1988
- Pages on record
- 1,476 in 6 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 25–37 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,476 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Wind is a historical romance series by June Lund Shiplett, with South Carolina and plantations among the recorded subjects. The 8 books were published from 1978 to 1988, beginning with The Raging Winds of Heaven (1978). Reap the Bitter Winds (1979) and Defy the Savage Winds (1980) are early entries, and The Gathering of Winds (1988) is the last. The series is marked likely complete.
How many Wind books are there?
Wind has 8 books, released between 1978 and 1988.
Wind Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Wind 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.
- 1The Raging Winds of Heaven1978 · 1 pages · confirmed 1/4197811/4
- 2Reap the Bitter Winds1979 · confirmed 1/41979–1/4
- 3The Wild Storms of Heaven1980 · confirmed 1/41980–1/4
- 4Defy the Savage Winds1980 · 1 pages · confirmed 1/4198011/4
- 5Thunder in the Wind1983 · 441 pages · confirmed 1/419834411/4
- 6Wild Winds Calling1984 · 10 pages · confirmed 1/41984101/4
- 7Winds of Betrayal1987 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/419874481/4
- 8The Gathering of Winds1988 · 575 pages · confirmed 1/419885751/4
Is there a chronological order for Wind?
No separate chronological order is on record for Wind, 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 Wind books in order?
You should read the Wind books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Wind book also stands alone.
Where to start with Wind
Start with The Raging Winds of Heaven (1978), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Wind book?
The Gathering of Winds (1988) is the newest Wind book released so far.
Is there a new Wind book coming?
No next Wind book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Wind at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Wind title on record dates from 1988, 38 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Wind books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,476 pages across the 6 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 226 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Wind books, 6 of 8, were published in the 1980s.
What the Wind books are about
All 8 Wind books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: romance is tagged on 2 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Romance 2 of 8 books
More books by June Lund Shiplett
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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