Reading order
Children of the Lamp reading order
- The Akhenaten Adventure2004
- The Blue Djinn of Babylon2005
- The Cobra King of Kathmandu2006
- The Day of the Djinn Warriors2007
- The Eye of the Forest2009
1- 7.77.7 / 1061 ratings
- Score
- 5 volumes
- Volumes
- 2004–2009
- Published
- about 35 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Adventure
- Genre
Quick answer
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Publication order
5 volumes2004–2009Completed
- Children’s fantasy by Philip Kerr, better known for his Bernie Gunther crime novels, writing as P. B. Kerr: twelve-year-old New York twins John and Philippa Gaunt discover, after their wisdom teeth come in, that they are djinn, and are sent by their uncle on adventures around the world, from an Egyptian pharaoh’s tomb to Babylon and Kathmandu, learning the rules and dangers of granting wishes.
- Brisk and full of facts about the places they visit.
- The Akhenaten Adventure is the one with enough ratings.
- Read in order.
A plan for the whole series
5 volumes, 1,879 pages, about 35 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 7 weeks.
Stages
2 stages, with 1 short book from outside the series between them. You finish around December 23, 2026, 9 days later than in one go.
- Stage 120 habout 4 weeksby November 25, 2026
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- Stage 214 h19 daysby December 23, 2026
- The end of the series
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How this plan is calculated
The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →
Every volume in order
Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
Which Children of the Lamp book is the longest?
“The Day of the Djinn Warriors” is the longest at 396 pages; the shortest is “The Akhenaten Adventure” with 355 pages.
What should I read after Children of the Lamp?
Other series by Philip Kerr: Berlin Noir trilogy.