📖 About Calder

Calder is a series universe written by Janet Dailey. The complete collection runs to 16 books across 3 series, published between 1981 and 2025.

The main series is Publication Order of Calder Saga Books with 11 books. It opens with This Calder Sky (1981) and currently runs to Santa in Montana (2010).

Series included on this page:

🎯 Where to Start with Calder

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: This Calder Sky (1981), book 1 of Publication Order of Calder Saga Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

If you would rather follow the story timeline instead of the release sequence, a chronological order is listed below. It begins with This Calder Range (1982).

Each of the 3 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Calder Books in Order

Publication Order of Calder Saga Books
11 books
1
This Calder Sky book cover1This Calder Sky1981Buy on Amazon
This Calder Range book cover2This Calder Range1982Buy on Amazon
Stands a Calder Man book cover3Stands a Calder Man1983Buy on Amazon
Calder Born, Calder Bred book cover4Calder Born, Calder Bred1983Buy on Amazon
Calder Pride book cover5Calder Pride1999Buy on Amazon
Green Calder Grass book cover6Green Calder Grass2002Buy on Amazon
Shifting Calder Wind book cover7Shifting Calder Wind2003Buy on Amazon
Calder Promise book cover8Calder Promise2004Buy on Amazon
Lone Calder Star book cover9Lone Calder Star2005Buy on Amazon
Calder Storm book cover10Calder Storm2006Buy on Amazon
Santa in Montana book cover11Santa in Montana2010Buy on Amazon
Chronological Order of Calder Saga Books
11 books
2
This Calder Range book cover1This Calder Range1982Buy on Amazon
Stands a Calder Man book cover2Stands a Calder Man1983Buy on Amazon
This Calder Sky book cover3This Calder Sky1981Buy on Amazon
Calder Born, Calder Bred book cover4Calder Born, Calder Bred1983Buy on Amazon
Calder Pride book cover5Calder Pride1999Buy on Amazon
Green Calder Grass book cover6Green Calder Grass2002Buy on Amazon
Shifting Calder Wind book cover7Shifting Calder Wind2003Buy on Amazon
Calder Promise book cover8Calder Promise2004Buy on Amazon
Lone Calder Star book cover9Lone Calder Star2005Buy on Amazon
Calder Storm book cover10Calder Storm2006Buy on Amazon
Santa in Montana book cover11Santa in Montana2010Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Calder Brand Books
5 books
3
Calder Brand book cover1Calder Brand2021Buy on Amazon
Calder Grit book cover2Calder Grit2022Buy on Amazon
A Calder at Heart book cover3A Calder at Heart2023Buy on Amazon
Calder Country book cover4Calder Country2024Buy on Amazon
Calder Strong book cover5Calder Strong2025Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Calder books are there?
There are 16 books in the Calder collection, organised into 3 series and published between 1981 and 2025.
What is the first Calder book?
The first book is This Calder Sky, published in 1981.
What order should I read the Calder books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Calder books?
The Calder books were written by Janet Dailey.
Is the Calder series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Calder Saga Books, has 11 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Calder series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 1981, and the most recent in 2025.