Order of Richard Preston Books

Richard Preston is an American author of medical suspense/thriller novels and non-fiction books. Preston has written fiction and non-fiction about topics such as bio-terrorism, viruses, redwood trees (a personal hobby) and more. He finished the Michael Crichton novel Micro following the author’s death. Richard is the brother of fellow bestselling novelist, Douglas Preston.

Richard Preston’s first book published came out in 1987, which was the non-fiction book First Light: The Search for the Edge of the Universe. His debut novel was The Cobra Event, published in 1998. Below is a list of Richard Preston’s books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Richard Preston Standalone Novels

The Cobra Event	(1997)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Micro (With: Michael Crichton)	(2011)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

Publication Order of Richard Preston Short Stories/Novellas

The Boat of Dreams: A Christmas Story

(2003)

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Publication Order of Richard Preston Non-Fiction Books

First Light	(1987)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
American Steel	(1991)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
The Hot Zone	(1994)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
The Demon in the Freezer	(2002)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
The Wild Trees	(2007)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Panic in Level 4	(2008)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Crisis in the Red Zone	(2019)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

Publication Order of Anthologies

Life Stories

(2000)

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Note: Micro was co-authored with Michael Crichton.