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Agent Pendergast · Book 17

The Obsidian Chamber

by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Published
1 January 2016
Pages
407
ISBN-13
9781455536917
Type
novel
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About this book

Following "Crimson Shore" as the sixteenth Agent Pendergast novel, "The Obsidian Chamber" (2016, 407 pages) continues Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's long-running arc involving Pendergast's ward Constance Greene.

Key facts about The Obsidian Chamber

Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child wrote The Obsidian Chamber, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2016. The book has 407 pages.

We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781455536917 to find the main one.

The Obsidian Chamber is book 17 of 24 in the Agent Pendergast series. The series has 24 published books. However, the series starts with Relic (1995). 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

The Obsidian Chamber is book 17 in the Agent Pendergast series. It follows Crimson Shore. It is followed by City of Endless Night. 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…

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