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ⓘ About Lee Bacon
Lee Bacon is an American bestselling author of children books popularly known for his Joshua Dread children books. He was born and raised in Texas and later went to Pace University where he attended a master’s program in publishing. He started writing children book during his two years stay in Munich, Germany. His Joshua Dread series featuring superheroes and supervillains was nominated for a Nutmeg Award in 2015. The series was also picked by Texas Library Association for the Spirit of Texas Reading Program. It has been translated into German, Spanish, and French. Dread Star Dread Star, the first book in Lee Bacon series introduces us to the main character, Joshua Dread. To everyone around him, he was an ordinary kid in the block with ordinary parents.
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Who is Lee Bacon?
Lee Bacon is an American bestselling author of children books popularly known for his Joshua Dread children books. He was born and raised in Texas and later went to Pace University where he attended a master’s program in publishing. He started writing children book during his two years stay in Munich, Germany.
Which Lee Bacon series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Joshua Dread series, the earliest of Lee Bacon's multi-book series: it opens with Joshua Dread (2012) and runs to 4 books across 2012–2014, ending with The Dominion Key (2014). Lee Bacon's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Lee Bacon written?
Lee Bacon has 14 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2012 and 2025. 11 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Joshua Dread series with 4 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Lee Bacon's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Lee Bacon's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Joshua Dread (2012–2014, 4 books), Legendtopia (2016–2017, 2 books) and Lee Bacon Audiobooks (2019–2025, 3 books), plus 1 more.
How are Lee Bacon's books organised into series?
This guide splits Lee Bacon's 14 books into 4 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Joshua Dread (4 books, 2012–2014); Lee Bacon Audiobooks (3 books, 2019–2025); The Last Human (2 books, 2019–2024); Legendtopia (2 books, 2016–2017).