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Dr. Palfrey Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Dr. Palfrey books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Dr. Palfrey series? Start with "Traitor's Doom" (1942) and follow publication order through all 35 books.
The complete Dr. Palfrey reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Traitor's Doom
1942
The Legion of the Lost
1943
The Perilous Country / The Valley of Fear
1943
Dangerous Quest
1944
Death in the Rising Sun
1945
The Hounds of Vengeance
1945
Shadow of Doom
1946
The House of the Bears
1946
Dark Harvest
1947
The Wings of Peace
1948
The Sons of Satan
1948
The Dawn of Darkness
1949
The League of Light
1949
The Man Who Shook the World
1950
The Prophet of Fire
1951
The Killers of Innocence / The Children of Hate
1952
The Touch of Death
1954
The Mists of Fear
1955
The Flood
1956
The Plague of Silence
1958
The Drought / Dry Spell
1959
The Terror
1962
The Depths
1963
The Sleep
1964
The Inferno
1965
The Perilous Country
1966
The Famine
1967
The Blight
1968
The Oasis
1969
The Smog
1970
The Unbegotten
1971
The Insulators
1972
The Voiceless Ones
1974
The Thunder-Maker
1976
The Whirlwind
1979
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