Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Spear | 2017 | J. R. Rain | Buy |
| 2 | Major Quatermain and the Garden of Eden | 2025 | J. R. Rain | Buy |
The Major Quatermain series by J.R. Rain draws on the classic adventure character from H. Rider Haggard’s novels. The Spear (2017) and Major Quatermain and the Garden of Eden (2025) send the hero on supernatural adventures.
The original Allan Quatermain appeared in Haggard’s King Solomon’s Mines (1885) and became one of the most famous adventure heroes in Victorian literature. Rain reimagines the character with a paranormal twist, placing him in scenarios that mix treasure hunting with supernatural elements. The Spear came out in 2017, and the second book did not arrive until eight years later.
That long gap between books means Major Quatermain and the Garden of Eden (2025) reads as a surprise continuation. Rain writes across so many series that gaps like this are not unusual in his catalog. Readers who enjoy public-domain characters given a modern, genre-blending treatment will find this short series worth checking out.