Richard North Patterson

  • 95

    Catalog books

  • 25

    Works

  • 1980 to 2016

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Richard North Patterson has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 95 catalog-linked books across 1980 to 2016, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with Escape the Night and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1980 to 2016; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Ballantine Books and Goldmann.

Best Place To Start

Escape the Night

Ballantine Books • 1986 • longer commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • common used copies from Ballantine Books and Goldmann

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1980 to 2016; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Ballantine Books and Goldmann.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Escape the Night

    Ballantine Books • 1986 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1986 • 371 pages.

  2. LASKO TANGENT, THE

    Ballantine Books • 1980 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1980 • 229 pages.

  3. Devil's Light

    Quercus • 2011 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2011 • 352 pages.

  4. Lasko Tangent

    Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. • 2010 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2010 • 255 pages.

  5. Eclipse

    Pan Books • 2009 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2009 • 400 pages.

  6. Spire

    Holt & Company, Henry • 2009 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2009 • 384 pages.

  7. The spire

    Pan • 2009 • longer commitment

    readers who are comfortable with a bigger first commitment

  8. La Loi de Lasko

    L'Archipel • 2003 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2003 • 300 pages.

  9. Das Siegel des Schweigens. Sonderausgabe.

    Goldmann • 2002 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 316 pages.

  10. Equation à une inconnue

    Archipel • 2002 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 301 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • LASKO TANGENT, THE is the easier short commitment, while Escape the Night asks for more reading time up front.
  • LASKO TANGENT, THE gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Escape the Night leans later in the catalog.
  • Devil's Light is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from Escape the Night.

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