Relic
- Published
- 1 January 1995
- Pages
- 471
- ISBN-13
- 9780812543261
- Type
- novel
About this book
Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's 1995 debut, "Relic" launches the Agent Pendergast series at the New York Museum of Natural History, introducing the aristocratic, unflappable FBI agent whose methods run well outside Bureau procedure; it was adapted into a 1997 film.
Key facts about Relic
Relic is a novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. Readers have had it since 1995. It runs to 471 pages.
Our list holds 2 editions of Relic. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780812543261 to find the main one.
Relic is book 1 of 24 in the Agent Pendergast series. The series has 24 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. Pendergast: The Beginning is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 27 January 2026.
Additionally, Douglas Preston writes Wyman Ford, Gideon Crew and Nora Kelly, plus 1 more series. Those series sit on our thriller shelf. Meanwhile, Paradox is the latest published Douglas Preston book on file, from 1 April 2026.
About Douglas Preston
Douglas Preston is an American author best known for co-writing the Agent Pendergast series with Lincoln Child, following eccentric FBI agent Aloysius Pendergast through cases that combine forensic thriller plotting with gothic horror, secret history, and outsized set pieces. See every Douglas Preston book in order.
Its place in Agent Pendergast
Relic is book 1 in the Agent Pendergast series. It is followed by Reliquary. See the full Agent Pendergast reading order.
Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast is an FBI investigator like no other: a wealthy, aristocratic New Orleans blue-blood with encyclopedic knowledge, unsettling composure, and a habit of solving cases through methods well outside FBI procedure — forensic deduction crossed with historical research, occult folklore and outright derring-do. Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child built the series out of their 1995 debut Relic (adapted into the 1997 film), and it has grown into a sprawling saga that ranges from New York…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781491576724
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780812543261