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Pendergast Universe · Douglas Preston

Pendergast Universe books in order

There are 38 books in Pendergast Universe. The latest, Pendergast: The Beginning, came out in 2026, and Douglas Preston hasn't announced another one yet.

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Release information last checked 24 October 2026.

Pendergast Universe books in order

  1. Relic
    Book 1
    Relic
    1995
  2. Mount Dragon
    Book 2
    Mount Dragon
    1996
  3. Reliquary
    Book 3
    Reliquary
    1997
  4. Riptide
    Book 4
    Riptide
    1998
  5. Thunderhead
    Book 5
    Thunderhead
    1999
  6. The Ice Limit
    Book 6
    The Ice Limit
    2000
  7. The Cabinet of Curiosities
    Book 7
    The Cabinet of Curiosities
    2002
  8. Still Life With Crows
    Book 8
    Still Life With Crows
    2003
  9. Brimstone
    Book 9
    Brimstone
    2004
  10. Dance of Death
    Book 10
    Dance of Death
    2005
  11. The Book of the Dead
    Book 11
    The Book of the Dead
    2006
  12. The Wheel of Darkness
    Book 12
    The Wheel of Darkness
    2007
  13. Cemetery Dance
    Book 13
    Cemetery Dance
    2009
  14. Fever Dream
    Book 14
    Fever Dream
    2010
  15. Gideon's Sword
    Book 15
    Gideon's Sword
    2011
  16. Cold Vengeance
    Book 16
    Cold Vengeance
    2011
  17. Gideon's Corpse
    Book 17
    Gideon's Corpse
    2012
  18. Extraction
    Book 18
    Extraction
    2012
  19. Two Graves
    Book 19
    Two Graves
    2012
  20. White Fire
    Book 20
    White Fire
    2013
  21. Blue Labyrinth
    Book 22
    Blue Labyrinth
    2014
  22. Crimson Shore
    Book 23
    Crimson Shore
    2015
  23. Beyond the Ice Limit
    Book 24
    Beyond the Ice Limit
    2016
  24. The Obsidian Chamber
    Book 25
    The Obsidian Chamber
    2016
  25. City of Endless Night
    Book 26
    City of Endless Night
    2018
  26. The Pharaoh Key
    Book 27
    The Pharaoh Key
    2018
  27. Verses for the Dead
    Book 28
    Verses for the Dead
    2018
  28. Old Bones
    Book 29
    Old Bones
    2019
  29. The Strange Case of Monsieur Bertin
    Book 30
    The Strange Case of Monsieur Bertin
    2019
  30. Crooked River
    Book 31
    Crooked River
    2020
  31. The Scorpion's Tail
    Book 32
    The Scorpion's Tail
    2021
  32. Bloodless
    Book 33
    Bloodless
    2021
  33. Diablo Mesa
    Book 34
    Diablo Mesa
    2022
  34. The Cabinet of Dr. Leng
    Book 35
    The Cabinet of Dr. Leng
    2023
  35. Dead Mountain
    Book 36
    Dead Mountain
    2023
  36. Angel of Vengeance
    Book 37
    Angel of Vengeance
    2024
  37. Badlands
    Book 38
    Badlands
    2025
  38. Pendergast: The Beginning
    Book 39
    Pendergast: The Beginning
    2026

What Pendergast Universe is about

From the description of Relic, the first book.

As taken from the author website (www.prestonchild.com): Just days before a massive exhibition opens at the popular New York Museum of Natural History, visitors are being savagely murdered in the museum's dark hallways and secret rooms. Autopsies indicate that the killer cannot be human... But the museum's directors plan to go ahead with a big bash to celebrate the new exhibition, in spite of the murders. Museum researcher Margo Green must find out who--or what--is doing the killing. But can she do it in time to stop the massacre

Pendergast Universe at a glance

Author
Douglas Preston
Books published
38
Still to come
None announced yet
First book published
1995

Questions readers ask

Is there going to be another Pendergast Universe book?

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How many books are in Pendergast Universe?

38 books have been published in Pendergast Universe so far.

What order should I read Pendergast Universe in?

Read the main books in order: 1. Relic, 2. Mount Dragon, 3. Reliquary, 4. Riptide, 5. Thunderhead, 6. The Ice Limit, 7. The Cabinet of Curiosities, 8. Still Life With Crows, 9. Brimstone, 10. Dance of Death, and so on.

Is Pendergast Universe finished?

Douglas Preston hasn't announced another Pendergast Universe book, so it may be finished. Series do come back, though, and AuthorPing will let you know if a new one is announced.

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