Anthony Ryan Reading Order

3 books (2024–2026)

Anthony Ryan's Age of Wrath is an ongoing fantasy series comprising three books published between 2024 and 2026. The trilogy should be read in publication order, beginning with A Tide of Black Steel, followed by Born of an Iron Storm and Upon the Forge of Battle. With the series still in progress, readers can expect additional entries to follow the completed works.

Start with A Tide of Black Steel and read in order.

5 books (2016–2025)

Anthony Ryan has edited five anthology collections spanning from 2016 to 2025, with the series remaining ongoing. These volumes bring together speculative fiction across fantasy and science fiction genres, featuring stories from various authors. Begin with Unbound and proceed in publication order through the expanding collection. The series showcases diverse voices within the fantasy and science fiction communities through carefully curated short fiction selections.

Start with Unbound, the first of 4 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Unbound 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Unfettered II: New Tales By Masters of Fantasy 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The King Must Fall 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Deep Magic: Volume II: A Speculative Fiction Collection 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Deep Magic: Volume III 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2019–2020)

Anthony Ryan's Raven's Blade is a complete two-book fantasy series published between 2019 and 2020. The novels should be read in publication order, beginning with The Wolf's Call and continuing with The Black Song. This duology concludes Ryan's story arc and provides a definitive ending to the series.

Start with The Wolf's Call and read in order.

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1	The Wolf's Call 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Black Song 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2011–2024)

Anthony Ryan's Raven's Shadow is an eight-book fantasy series that began in 2011 and remains ongoing, with the most recent installment published in 2024. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Blood Song and continuing through The Book Burner's Fall. This sprawling fantasy epic follows a complex narrative across multiple interconnected stories and perspectives as the world of the Raven's Shadow unfolds.

Start with Blood Song, the first of 8 books in the Raven's Shadow series.

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1	Blood Song 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Tower Lord 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Queen of Fire 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Lord Collector 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A Duel of Evils 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Lady of Crows 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Many Are the Dead 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Book Burner's Fall 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2021–2021)

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1	Songs of the Dark 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2015–2018)

Anthony Ryan's completed short fiction collection consists of two fantasy and science fiction novellas published between 2015 and 2018. These standalone stories should be read in publication order, beginning with The Hall of the Diamond Queen followed by The Mist and the Blindness. The series is now complete.

Start with The Hall of the Diamond Queen and read in order.

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1	The Hall of the Diamond Queen 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Mist and the Blindness 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2012–2015)

The Slab City Blues series consists of five science fiction and fantasy books by Anthony Ryan, published between 2012 and 2015. These interconnected stories should be read in publication order, beginning with A Hymn to Gods Long Dead and continuing through The Ballad of Bad Jack, A Song for Madame Choi, Slab City Blues, and concluding with An Aria for Ragnarok. The complete series offers a finished narrative arc for readers seeking a self-contained set of tales.

Start with A Hymn to Gods Long Dead, the first of 5 books in the Slab City Blues series.

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1	A Hymn to Gods Long Dead 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Ballad of Bad Jack 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Song for Madame Choi 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Slab City Blues 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	An Aria for Ragnarok 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2019–2026)

Anthony Ryan has published two standalone novels in this series as of 2025, with the first entry A Pilgrimage of Swords releasing in 2019. Though labeled as standalone works, these fantasy and science fiction novels should be read in publication order beginning with A Pilgrimage of Swords. The series remains ongoing with new installments expected.

Start with A Pilgrimage of Swords and read in order.

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1	A Pilgrimage of Swords 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Feeding 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Reapers 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2021–2023)

The Covenant of Steel is a completed fantasy trilogy by Anthony Ryan, consisting of The Pariah, The Martyr, and The Traitor, published between 2021 and 2023. The three books should be read in publication order to follow the narrative properly. This series represents Ryan's work in the fantasy genre alongside his other science fiction and non-fiction offerings.

Start with The Pariah and read in order.

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1	The Pariah 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Martyr 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Traitor 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2016–2018)

Anthony Ryan's Draconis Memoria is a four-book fantasy series published between 2016 and 2018. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Sandrunners, followed by The Waking Fire, The Legion of Flame, and The Empire of Ashes. This concluded series combines fantasy and science fiction elements across its narrative.

Start with Sandrunners, the first of 4 books in the The Draconis Memoria series.

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1	Sandrunners 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Waking Fire 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Legion of Flame 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Empire of Ashes 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2019–2025)

Anthony Ryan's Seven Swords series comprises eight fantasy novels published between 2019 and 2025, with the saga still ongoing. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with A Pilgrimage of Swords and continuing through The Kraken's Tooth, City of Songs, To Blackfyre Keep, Across the Sorrow Sea, The Scarlet Ziggurat, The Road of Storms, and concluding with The Infernus Gate. This epic fantasy adventure unfolds across a richly detailed world, with each installment building on the narrative established in previous volumes.

Start with A Pilgrimage of Swords, the first of 8 books in the The Seven Swords series.

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1	A Pilgrimage of Swords 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Kraken's Tooth 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	City of Songs 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	To Blackfyre Keep 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Across the Sorrow Sea 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Scarlet Ziggurat 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Road of Storms 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Infernus Gate 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible