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  • Bibliography:
    21 Books
  • First Book:
    March 1997
  • Latest Book:
    January 2026
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Book List in Order: 21 titles



  • Children's Press is pleased to introduce True Books for a new generation!Completely redesigned for today's young, investigative reader, True Books are an indispensable addition to any library or classroom collection. Each book guides the reader throu...



  • It's the summer of 1971, and Andy Hanson, a junior high student, lives a quiet, uneventful life in the New York City borough of Staten Island. Now, however, he must confront what was once a simple assumption: who is his friend? A chance encounter wit...



  • Collects all 6 Issues! The fearless Mouse Guard are dispatched to find a missing merchant. Their search reveals much more than they expect, as they stumble across a traitor in the Guard's own ranks. The volume collects the first Mouse Guard series. F...



  • Collects all 6 issues, an epilogue and bonus content! In the Winter of 1152, the Guard face a food and supply shortage threatening the lives of many through a cold and icy season. Saxon, Kenzie, Lieam, and Sadie, led by Celanawe, traverse the snow-bl...



  • Collects Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard #1-4 plus Bonus Materials! Collects the first volume of Legends of the Guard, a new Mouse Guard anthology series featuring the work of artists and storytellers handpicked by series creator David Petersen. Bo...



  • Step out into a snowy Valentine’s Day with Jasper the bunny as he searches the forest valley for a special gift for his loved one. In his picture-book debut, David Petersen, the Eisner Award-winning creator of Mouse Guard, tells a delightful tal...



  • Collects Mouse Guard: The Black Axe #1-6 This prequel set in 1115, fulfils the promise the wise oldfur Celanawe made to tell Lieam of the day his paw first touched the Black Axe. The arrival of distant kin takes Celanawe on an adventure that will car...



  • Inside the June Alley Inn, located in the western mouse city of Barkstone, mice gather to tell tales, each trying to outdo the other. A competition, of sorts, begins. The rules: Every story must contain one truth, one lie, and have never been told in...







  • Every hero was once a child, listening to stories of the heroes who came before them. It is the same with the Mouse Guard. Six mouse fables are spun to a few familiar youngfurs, reminding us all to be brave, stay true to ourselves, and follow our hea...



  • Since its debut in 2005, Mouse Guard has become a New York Times bestseller, Eisner-Award winner, and an influential staple of comics and sequential art. In honor of the ten-year anniversary of the series’ debut issue, The Art of Mouse Guard is a s...



  • ArchLUG member Alice Finch previously gained acclaim for her 400,000-piece construction of Hogwarts and the 200,000-brick construction of Middle-Earth's Rivendell with fellow ArchLUG member David Frank. Now, Alice and her team bring their imaginative...



  • The ABCs, through the lens of the award-winning and fan-favorite world of Mouse Guard, featuring alphabetic poems by David Petersen and gorgeously illustrated paintings by Serena Malyon.Learn the ABCs in the world of David Petersen’s Mouse Guard wh...



  • The mandate of the J6G has always been to enrich the cultural life of the outer system starting with the Jupiter Independent Territories. We have the utmost gratitude to the Coalition Science Council for donating the unused wings of their orbital hea...



  • The Taurus-Littrow Lunar Repository is pleased to announce the grand opening of a long-anticipated addition to the Serenitatis Complex: the new Extrasolar Annex, which showcases the latest strides in exoplanetary archaeology and exploration. Since ou...



  • Heading for Mars this weekend? Stop by New Toronto, Colony 7 to enjoy the Museum of Exoplanetary Archaeology. Because there's more to Bradbury Ward than Asimov Park! And consider purchasing this full-color guide, which highlights more than 30 exhibit...



  • From the travel brochure: Coalition GOLD STAR Phasing Pass: For a year like no other! Go wherever you wish, as often as you wish, provided each trip leaves you further from Sol-3 Terminus. To start your return, reach the boundary beacon at 1460 ...



  • Welcome to the Terran Art Museum and Cultural Preservation Society. At the TAM-CPS we immerse ourselves in the very best of human culture, including the opportunities for growth afforded by extrasolar interaction. Our curators consistently aim to cre...



  • The origins of the legendary Black Axe are revealed for the very first time! In celebration of its 20th Anniversary, experience the earliest tale in Mouse Guard history... Adventure with the ancient weapon’s first mouse wielder and champion, ...






  • Celebrating Mouse Guard’s milestone 20th anniversary, BOOM! Studios and Archaia are proud to present a special facsimile edition of issue #1, in its original limited edition black and white printing! Presented as close to the original version ...



  • The origins of the legendary Black Axe and its first mouse wielder revealed for the first time!Eisner Award–winning creator David Petersen joins forces with Eisner-nominated artist Gabriel Rodríguez to bring a brand new prequel chapter i...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

David Petersen has published 21 books.

The next book by David Petersen, Dawn of the Black Axe, will be published in January 2026.

The first book by David Petersen, Petrified Forest National Park, was published in March 1997.

No. David Petersen does not write books in series.