Book Series Guide

Douglas Preston · novel series

Agent Pendergast books in order

A thriller series featuring FBI Special Agent Aloysius X. L. Pendergast.

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Publication order

  1. 1 Cover of Relic
    Relic

    Book 1 · novel · 1995

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  2. 2 Cover of Reliquary
    Reliquary

    Book 2 · novel · 1997

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  3. 3 Cover of The Cabinet of Curiosities
    The Cabinet of Curiosities

    Book 3 · novel · 2002

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  4. 4 Cover of Still Life with Crows
    Still Life with Crows

    Book 4 · novel · 2003

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  5. 5 Cover of Brimstone
    Brimstone

    Book 5 · novel · 2004

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  6. 6 Cover of Dance of Death
    Dance of Death

    Book 6 · novel · 2005

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  7. 7 Cover of The Book of the Dead
    The Book of the Dead

    Book 7 · novel · 2006

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  8. 8
    The Wheel of Darkness

    Book 8 · novel · 2007

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  9. 9 Cover of Cemetery Dance
    Cemetery Dance

    Book 9 · novel · 2009

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  10. 10 Cover of Fever Dream
    Fever Dream

    Book 10 · novel · 2010

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  11. 11 Cover of Cold Vengeance
    Cold Vengeance

    Book 11 · novel · 2011

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  12. 12 Cover of Extraction
    Extraction

    Book 11.5 · short_story · 2012 Optional

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  13. 13 Cover of Two Graves
    Two Graves

    Book 12 · novel · 2012

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  14. 14 Cover of White Fire
    White Fire

    Book 13 · novel · 2013

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  15. 15 Cover of Gaslighted: Slappy the Ventriloquist Dummy vs. Aloysius Pendergast
    Gaslighted: Slappy the Ventriloquist Dummy vs. Aloysius Pendergast

    Book 13.5 · short_story · 2014 Optional

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  16. 16 Cover of Blue Labyrinth
    Blue Labyrinth

    Book 14 · novel · 2014

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  17. 17 Cover of Crimson Shore
    Crimson Shore

    Book 15 · novel · 2015

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  18. 18 Cover of The Obsidian Chamber
    The Obsidian Chamber

    Book 16 · novel · 2016

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  19. 19 Cover of City of Endless Night
    City of Endless Night

    Book 17 · novel · 2018

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  20. 20 Cover of Verses for the Dead
    Verses for the Dead

    Book 18 · novel · 2018

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  21. 21 Cover of Crooked River
    Crooked River

    Book 19 · novel · 2020

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  22. 22 Cover of Bloodless
    Bloodless

    Book 20 · novel · 2021

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  23. 23
    Aloysius X. L. Pendergast: A Mysterious Profile

    Book 20.5 · essay · 2022 Optional

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  24. 24 Cover of The Cabinet of Dr. Leng
    The Cabinet of Dr. Leng

    Book 21 · novel · 2023

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  25. 25 Cover of Angel of Vengeance
    Angel of Vengeance

    Book 22 · novel · 2024

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  26. 26 Cover of Pendergast: The Beginning
    Pendergast: The Beginning

    Book 23 · novel · 2026

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