Books in order
Elizabeth Peters books in order
Elizabeth Peters's Amelia Peabody series has 20 main books, starting with Crocodile on the Sandbank (1975). Here they are in reading order, with page counts and reading times.
Amelia Peabody
20 books · 1975–2017 · 142 h 26 min- #1Crocodile on the Sandbank1975
- #2The Curse of the Pharaohs1981
- #3The Mummy Case1985
- #4Lion in the Valley1986
- #5The Deeds of the Disturber1988
- #6The Last Camel Died at Noon1991
- #7The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog1992
- #8The Hippopotamus Pool1996
- #9Seeing a Large Cat1997
- #10The Ape Who Guards the Balance1998
- #11The Falcon at the Portal1999
- #12He Shall Thunder in the Sky2000
- #13Lord of the Silent2001
- #14The Golden One2002
- #15Children of the Storm2003
- #16Guardian of the Horizon2004
- #17The Serpent on the Crown2005
- #18Tomb of the Golden Bird2006
- #19A River in the Sky2010
- #20The Painted Queen2017
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Reading Elizabeth Peters
- What order should I read Elizabeth Peters's books in?
- Read Amelia Peabody in its numbered order, starting with Crocodile on the Sandbank.
- Which Elizabeth Peters book should I read first?
- Most readers start with the first book of the earliest series: Crocodile on the Sandbank (1975), book 1 of Amelia Peabody.