Frank E Peretti Books in Order
Find Frank E. Peretti books in order, with short summaries, series overviews, and simple suggestions on where to start his spiritual‑warfare thrillers and kids' adventures.
Last updated: December 19, 2025
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Publication Order
30 books
The Mind Pirates
by Frank E Peretti
2015
Strange visions and stolen memories pull the Harbingers into a case involving a long‑ago murder, seventeenth‑century pirates, and a mysterious earring. To unmask the hidden enemy manipulating minds, the team must face dangers that blur time, reality, and guilt.
The Haunted
by Frank E Peretti
2015
Professor McKinney, an atheist ex‑priest, rejoins the Harbingers team to investigate a Victorian house that appears and disappears on a Seattle street. Inside, each member confronts terrifying visions tailored to their own fears, and a murder mystery wrapped in the supernatural.
Infestation
by Frank E Peretti
2015
After occult rituals in remote caves, a microscopic “plague” begins spreading, twisting minds and bodies. The Professor reluctantly returns to the Harbingers team as they race to learn whether the infestation is natural, supernatural, or both—and how to stop it.
Hybrids
by Frank E Peretti
2015
On a supposed vacation, the Harbingers encounter two unnerving black‑eyed children who seem more than human. As eerie events escalate, the team must decide whether the kids are victims or agents of a deeper, encroaching darkness.
Illusion
by Frank E Peretti
2012
Magicians Dane and Mandy Collins lose everything when a car crash apparently kills Mandy. Years later, Dane meets a teenage street performer identical to Mandy at nineteen, and a web of time shifts, secret experiments, and enduring love begins to unfold.
House
by Ted Dekker
2006
A troubled married couple and two strangers seek shelter in a remote Alabama inn, only to be trapped in a deadly game run by a masked killer and a haunted house that forces them to face their darkest secrets.
Monster
by Frank E Peretti
2005
A camping trip in the Idaho wilderness turns nightmarish when Rebecca Shelton is carried off by a huge, hairy creature. As her husband searches the forest, Rebecca discovers peaceful Bigfoot‑like beings—and a far more terrifying predator born from human tampering.
No More Bullies
by Frank E Peretti
2003
Drawing on his own painful school experiences, Frank Peretti talks directly about bullying—what it feels like, why it happens, and how it wounds both aggressors and targets—while offering practical, hope‑filled steps toward courage, compassion, and lasting change.
Wild and Wacky Totally True Bible Stories
by Frank E Peretti
2002
Peretti, in character as the eccentric Mr. Henry, retells key Bible stories with humor, voices, and sound effects so children laugh, listen, and remember core truths about God’s love, salvation, prayer, and everyday faith.
Wild and Wacky Bible Lessons On Obedience, Prayer, And Courage
by Frank E Peretti
2002
This teaching resource uses Frank Peretti’s offbeat Mr. Henry character, skits, games, and simple object lessons to help kids grasp what the Bible says about obeying God, talking with Him, and trusting Him when life feels risky or unfair.
Wild and Wacky Bible Lessons on Fear, Respect and Helping Others
by Frank E Peretti
2002
Designed for churches and families, this collection of ready‑to‑use sessions turns Bible accounts about fear, respect, and serving into wild skits, crafts, and discussions, helping kids see how trusting God changes the way they treat Him and other people.
Nightmare Academy
by Frank E Peretti
2002
Twin agents Elijah and Elisha Springfield infiltrate a mysterious boarding school linked to a boy whose mind has been wiped clean. Inside Knight‑Moore Academy they uncover brutal “training” methods, missing teens, and a chilling plan to erase students’ identities.
No More Victims
by Frank E Peretti
2001
This brief companion to The Wounded Spirit invites students to confront bullying head‑on, calling them to become “wounded healers” who protect the vulnerable, refuse silent complicity, and help turn schools into safer places for everyone.
Hangman's Curse
by Frank E Peretti
2001
The Springfield family’s Veritas Project goes undercover at a high school where football stars are collapsing under a supposed ghost’s curse. As twins Elijah and Elisha investigate, they uncover bullying, drug abuse, and a deadly scheme hiding behind urban legend.
The Wounded Spirit
by Frank E Peretti
2000
In this memoir‑style work, Peretti looks back on the physical deformity and relentless bullying he endured as a child, exploring how ridicule scars the soul and how empathy, faith, and a few brave adults helped him begin to heal.
The Visitation
by Frank E Peretti
1999
In the farming town of Antioch, burned‑out former pastor Travis Jordan watches as bizarre miracles and a charismatic stranger claiming to be Christ draw crowds. As the frenzy grows, Travis and a young minister dig into the man’s unsettling past.
The Legend of Annie Murphy
by Frank E Peretti
1997
Jake Cooper and his kids arrive in a ghost‑town mining camp where a century‑old legend says Annie Murphy murdered her husband and escaped hanging. As eerie sightings mount, the Coopers follow clues that blur the line between history, justice, and haunting.
Mayday at Two Thousand Five Hundred / Flying Blind
by Frank E Peretti
1997
Fourteen‑year‑old Jay Cooper is flying with his Uncle Rex when a passing jet throws their Cessna into chaos, knocking Rex unconscious and blinding Jay. With fuel fading and mountains ahead, Jay must somehow land the plane by faith and instinct.
The Secret of the Desert Stone
by Frank E Peretti
1996
In the African nation of Togwana, a two‑mile‑high stone column appears overnight. Archaeologist Jake Cooper and his children investigate the phenomenon, uncovering political danger, spiritual forces, and a mystery that threatens both a fragile country and their own safety.
The Deadly Curse of Toco-Rey
by Frank E Peretti
1996
On a jungle expedition in Central America, the Coopers confront a supposed curse that has already claimed treasure hunters’ lives. When Jay and Lila are kidnapped, Jake must weigh legends, greed, and his faith in order to bring his children home.
The Oath
by Frank E Peretti
1995
When a nature photographer is killed near the isolated mining town of Hyde River, his brother uncovers a community bound by a secret oath and stalked by a monstrous dragon. The investigation exposes a physical beast that mirrors the town’s unconfessed sin.
Prophet
by Frank E Peretti
1992
Television anchor John Barrett thinks he controls the news—until his father’s death and a suspicious abortion‑clinic story shake his confidence. As he investigates, mysterious “voices” and mounting pressure force him to decide what truth is worth sacrificing for.
All Is Well
by Frank E Peretti
1990
Young Daniel tries to help his widowed mother keep their home by selling a box of Christmas ornaments around the neighborhood. His small act of faith sparks unexpected generosity and a gentle reminder that, even in July, hope still shines.
Trapped at the Bottom of the Sea
by Frank E Peretti
1989
After a quarrel with her dad, Lila Cooper boards a military flight that’s hijacked and explodes over the Pacific. Sealed inside a secret weapons pod on the ocean floor, she prays for rescue as terrorists and rescuers race to reach her.
Piercing the Darkness
by Frank E Peretti
1989
In the rural community of Bacon’s Corner, drifter Sally Roe flees a shadowy past while a Christian school faces a devastating lawsuit and a father loses his children. Behind the headlines, angels and demons battle over truth, freedom, and prayer.
Tilly
by Frank E Peretti
1988
Kathy Ross is haunted by the abortion she had years earlier. A visit to a cemetery and a vivid dream lead her to meet the daughter she never knew, Tilly, in a tender story about grief, forgiveness, and unexpected grace.
The Tombs of Anak
by Frank E Peretti
1987
A young treasure seeker vanishes in a pit beneath an ancient Philistine site. Jay and Lila Cooper join the search and meet villagers terrified by Ha‑Raphah, a man‑eating giant whose legend hides a darker truth buried in the underground chambers.
This Present Darkness
by Frank E Peretti
1986
In the small town of Ashton, a skeptical newspaper editor and a young pastor uncover a New Age conspiracy to control the college and the community. As they investigate, unseen angelic and demonic armies clash in a vivid picture of spiritual warfare.
Escape from the Island of Aquarius
by Frank E Peretti
1986
Jay and Lila travel with their father to a remote South Sea island after a cry for help. There they find a bustling commune, a leader claiming to be a long‑lost missionary, and a crumbling island racing toward destruction.
The Door in the Dragon's Throat
by Frank E Peretti
1985
The Coopers journey to the desert land of Nepur to investigate a cavern called the Dragon’s Throat and a sealed door said to doom anyone who opens it. Ancient curses, political intrigue, and real spiritual evil collide beneath the sands.
Where should I start?
If you want his classic spiritual‑warfare thrillers: This Present Darkness → Piercing the Darkness.
If you enjoy stand‑alone supernatural suspense: The Oath → The Visitation → Illusion → Monster.
If you're choosing adventures for kids (~9–13): The Door in the Dragon's Throat → Escape from the Island of Aquarius → The Tombs of Anak → Trapped at the Bottom of the Sea.
If you're picking page‑turners for teens: Hangman's Curse → Nightmare Academy.
If you want his personal, non‑fiction voice: The Wounded Spirit → No More Victims → No More Bullies.
Author bio
Frank E. Peretti was born in Lethbridge, Alberta, in 1951, but he grew up in Seattle, Washington, with a head full of monsters, stories, and questions about God. As a boy he was already gathering neighborhood kids on the front porch to tell them tales, acting out sound effects and creatures in the dark.
His childhood was also marked by pain. A condition called cystic hygroma left a large growth on his neck and jaw, leading to multiple surgeries, a badly swollen tongue, and a speech impediment. He was small for his age and an easy target. Classmates mocked his appearance and the way he talked, and years of bullying left him with the “wounded spirit” he would later write about so openly. Home, church, and his imagination became places of refuge.
Music was his first serious passion.
After high school he played banjo in a bluegrass band and later in a local Christian group. He married Barbara in 1972, and together they tried a small music ministry before he shifted toward formal study. Peretti spent time at the University of California in Los Angeles studying English, film, and screenwriting, then returned to the Pacific Northwest to help his father pastor a tiny Assembly of God church on Vashon Island. When that work ended in the early 1980s, he took construction and factory jobs to pay the bills and wrote stories late at night.
Those quiet hours eventually produced a children’s adventure, The Door in the Dragon’s Throat, and then the adult novel that changed his life, This Present Darkness, published in 1986. The book was rejected many times and sold slowly at first. Over time, word‑of‑mouth and a few well‑placed recommendations turned it into a phenomenon, and its sequel, Piercing the Darkness, cemented his reputation as a writer who could make spiritual warfare feel vivid and immediate.
Through the 1990s Peretti kept exploring that blend of suspense and faith. Prophet follows a television news anchor pulled into a bitter public fight over abortion. The Oath uses a dragon stalking a mining town to talk about how secret sin devours a community from the inside. The Visitation centers on a burned‑out pastor facing a self‑proclaimed messiah in a rural wheat town. Later novels such as Monster, House (co‑written with Ted Dekker), and Illusion add elements of horror, science fiction, and time‑bending romance while still circling questions of fear, guilt, and grace.
At the same time he never left younger readers behind. The Cooper Kids Adventure Series sends an archaeologist dad and his children into deserts, jungles, islands, and ruins in stories that feel a bit like family‑friendly Indiana Jones with a strong trust‑in‑God thread. The Veritas Project series follows a teenage brother and sister working with their parents to investigate strange cases for the government, something like a Christian spin on teen X‑Files. In his Mr. Henry audio stories and wild Bible lesson resources, Peretti plays an offbeat substitute teacher who retells Bible stories with jokes, sound effects, and very clear points for kids.
His nonfiction books The Wounded Spirit, No More Victims, and No More Bullies go back to the pain of his own school years and try to give bullied kids, parents, and teachers honest language for what is really happening, along with a call to protect the vulnerable.
Across all of this work certain threads keep showing up: unseen spiritual realities, small communities under pressure, the weight of hidden choices, and very human characters who discover that prayer and simple faith are not weak options. Peretti’s novels have sold well over ten million copies worldwide, yet he still talks more about individual readers than about numbers.
He and Barbara make their home in Idaho, where he enjoys simple things like woodworking, biking, and picking up the banjo again. For many people, his stories were a first glimpse of spiritual warfare or of a God who notices the kid standing alone by the lockers, and that concern continues to shape the way he writes.
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