Chris Wooding Reading Order

2 books (2007–2007)

Chris Wooding edited this complete two-book anthology series published in 2007, featuring fantasy, horror, and action & adventure stories from multiple contributors. Both volumes, The Restless Dead and This Is Push, should be read in publication order. These collections showcase diverse voices across genres that align with Wooding's own storytelling interests.

Start with The Restless Dead and read in order.

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1	The Restless Dead 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	This Is Push 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2003–2005)

The Braided Path is a complete fantasy series by Chris Wooding comprising three books released between 2003 and 2005. The trilogy should be read in publication order, beginning with The Weavers of Saramyr, followed by The Skein of Lament, and concluding with The Ascendancy Veil. Blending fantasy with horror and action elements, this series offers a connected narrative across all three installments.

Start with The Weavers of Saramyr and read in order.

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1	The Weavers of Saramyr 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Skein of Lament 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Ascendancy Veil 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

12 books (1999–2017)

Chris Wooding's Broken Sky is a 12-book fantasy and action series that spans nearly two decades from 1999 to 2017. The complete series follows publication order, beginning with Broken Sky Part 1 and progressing through nine numbered parts before transitioning into three acts: Communion, The Citadel, and The Twilight War. Readers should approach this finished series in the order it was published to fully experience the narrative arc across all installments.

Start with Broken Sky Part 1, the first of 12 books in the Broken Sky series.

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1	Broken Sky Part 1 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Broken Sky Part 2 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Broken Sky Part 3 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Broken Sky Part 4 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Broken Sky Part 5 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Broken Sky Part 6 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Broken Sky Part 7 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Broken Sky Part 8 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Broken Sky Part 9 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Broken Sky Act 2: Communion 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Broken Sky Act 3: The Citadel 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Broken Sky: The Twilight War 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2012–2012)

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1	Pandemonium 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2019–2019)

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1	Jack from Earth 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2009–2010)

Chris Wooding's Malice series is a complete two-book fantasy horror sequence that should be read in publication order. The first installment, Malice, was published in 2009, followed by Havoc in 2010. Both books blend fantasy, horror, and action adventure elements into a contained narrative arc.

Start with Malice and read in order.

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1	Malice 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Havoc 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2020–2020)

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1	Out of This World 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (1996–2000)

Point Horror Unleashed is a complete eight-book horror series published between 1996 and 2000, featuring contributions from multiple authors including Celia Rees, Philip Gross, Samantha Lee, and Chris Wooding. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Blood Sinister and concluding with The Cunning Man. Each installment stands as its own story while contributing to the overall collection of supernatural and horror tales.

Start with Blood Sinister(By: Celia Rees), the first of 8 books in the Point Horror Unleashed series.

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1	Blood Sinister(By: Celia Rees) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Transformer(By: Philip Gross) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Vanished(By: Celia Rees) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Catchman 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Facetaker(By: Philip Gross) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Amy(By: Samantha Lee) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Bogle(By: Samantha Lee) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Cunning Man(By: Celia Rees) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (2001–2015)

Chris Wooding published ten standalone novels between 2001 and 2015, spanning fantasy, horror, and action-adventure genres. Each book exists as its own complete story with no overarching narrative connecting them, allowing readers to start with any title that appeals to them, though publication order is recommended for following the author's evolving work. The series is now complete and includes The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray, Crashing, Endgame, Kerosene, Poison, Storm Thief, The Fade, Pale, Silver, and Velocity.

Start with The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray, the first of 10 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Crashing 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Endgame 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Kerosene 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Poison 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Storm Thief 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Fade 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Pale 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Silver 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Velocity 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2009–2013)

Chris Wooding's Tale of the Ketty Jay is a four-book fantasy adventure series published between 2009 and 2013. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Retribution Falls and concluding with The Ace of Skulls. Each installment follows the crew of an airship through increasingly high-stakes escapades blending action, fantasy worldbuilding, and darker supernatural elements.

Start with Retribution Falls, the first of 4 books in the Tale of the Ketty Jay series.

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1	Retribution Falls 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Black Lung Captain 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Iron Jackal 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Ace of Skulls 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2018–2023)

The Darkwater Legacy is a two-book fantasy horror series by Chris Wooding that began in 2018 and concluded in 2023. Both novels should be read in publication order, starting with The Ember Blade followed by The Shadow Casket. The series appears to be complete.

Start with The Ember Blade and read in order.

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1	The Ember Blade 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Shadow Casket 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible