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Prey Reading Order

Prey by John Sandford has 36 main books (1989–2026). Start with Rules of Prey (1989) and read the numbered books in order.

By John Sandford

Prey books in order

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  1. #1

    Rules of Prey

    1989 · 368 pages

    6 h 27 min
  2. #2

    Shadow Prey

    1990 · 358 pages

    6 h 16 min
  3. #3

    Eyes of Prey

    1991 · 358 pages

    6 h 16 min
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  5. #4

    Silent Prey

    1992 · 320 pages

    5 h 36 min
  6. #5

    Winter Prey

    1993 · 343 pages

    6 h
  7. #6

    Night Prey

    1994 · 336 pages

    5 h 53 min
  8. #7

    Mind Prey

    1995 · 368 pages

    6 h 27 min
  9. #8

    Sudden Prey

    1996 · 400 pages

    7 h
  10. #9

    Secret Prey

    1998 · 408 pages

    7 h 9 min
  11. #10

    Certain Prey

    1999 · 368 pages

    6 h 27 min
  12. #11

    Easy Prey

    2000 · 407 pages

    7 h 8 min
  13. #12

    Chosen Prey

    2001 · 370 pages

    6 h 29 min
  14. #13

    Mortal Prey

    2002 · 400 pages

    7 h
  15. #14

    Naked Prey

    2003 · 423 pages

    7 h 24 min
  16. #15

    Hidden Prey

    2004 · 325 pages

    5 h 41 min
  17. #16

    Broken Prey

    2005 · 390 pages

    6 h 50 min
  18. #17

    Invisible Prey

    2007 · 388 pages

    6 h 48 min
  19. #18

    Phantom Prey

    2008 · 384 pages

    6 h 43 min
  20. #19

    Wicked Prey

    2009 · 402 pages

    7 h 2 min
  21. #20

    Storm Prey

    2010 · 411 pages

    7 h 12 min
  22. #21

    Buried Prey

    2011 · 400 pages

    7 h
  23. #22

    Stolen Prey

    2012 · 416 pages

    7 h 17 min
  24. #23

    Silken Prey

    2013 · 430 pages

    7 h 32 min
  25. #24

    Field of Prey

    2014 · 407 pages

    7 h 8 min
  26. #25

    Gathering Prey

    2015 · 428 pages

    7 h 30 min
  27. #26

    Extreme Prey

    2016 · 448 pages

    7 h 51 min
  28. #27

    Golden Prey

    2017 · 400 pages

    7 h
  29. #28

    Twisted Prey

    2018 · 400 pages

    7 h
  30. #29

    Neon Prey

    2019 · 400 pages

    7 h
  31. #30

    Masked Prey

    2020 · 416 pages

    7 h 17 min
  32. #31

    Ocean Prey

    2021 · 488 pages

    8 h 33 min
  33. #32

    Righteous Prey

    2022 · 416 pages

    7 h 17 min
  34. #33

    Judgment Prey

    2023

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  35. #34

    Toxic Prey

    2024 · 440 pages

    7 h 42 min
  36. #35

    Lethal Prey

    2025 · 448 pages

    7 h 51 min
  37. #36

    Revenge Prey

    2026

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Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

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Prey: common questions

How many books are in the Prey series?
There are 36 main books in Prey. The most recent main book listed here is Revenge Prey (2026).
What order should I read Prey in?
Read Prey in its numbered order: Rules of Prey, Shadow Prey, Eyes of Prey, Silent Prey, and so on.
What is the first Prey book?
The first book is Rules of Prey by John Sandford, published in 1989.

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