Craig Schaefer Reading Order

3 books (2025–2026)

Craig Schaefer's Castaways is an ongoing fantasy series currently comprising three books published between 2025 and 2026. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Castaways, followed by Firebreak and Rats. More installments are planned for this developing series.

Start with Castaways and read in order.

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1	Castaways 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Firebreak 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Rats 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2019–2020)

Craig Schaefer's Charlie McCabe series consists of two fantasy novels published between 2019 and 2020, following the story in publication order. The complete duology comprises The Loot and The Insider, offering a finished narrative arc for readers seeking a compact series experience.

Start with The Loot and read in order.

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1	The Loot 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Insider 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

13 books (2014–2026)

The Daniel Faust series is an ongoing fantasy sequence comprising twelve books published between 2014 and 2024. Readers should begin with Redemption Song and proceed through the series in publication order, continuing through the most recent entry, Triple World Score. The complete reading sequence includes Redemption Song, The Living End, The Long Way Down, A Plain-Dealing Villain, The Killing Floor Blues, The Castle Doctrine, The White Gold Score, Double or Nothing, The Neon Boneyard, The Locust Job, Down Among the Dead Men, Dig Two Graves, and Triple World Score.

Start with Redemption Song, the first of 12 books in the Daniel Faust series.

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1	Redemption Song 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Living End 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Long Way Down 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Plain-Dealing Villain 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Killing Floor Blues 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Castle Doctrine 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The White Gold Score 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Double or Nothing 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Neon Boneyard 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Locust Job 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Down Among the Dead Men 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Dig Two Graves 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Triple World Score 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2019–2020)

Craig Schaefer's Ghosts of Gotham Saga is a completed fantasy series consisting of two books published between 2019 and 2020. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Ghosts of Gotham followed by A Time for Witches.

Start with Ghosts of Gotham and read in order.

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1	Ghosts of Gotham 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Time for Witches 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2016–2024)

Harmony Black is an eight-book fantasy series by Craig Schaefer published between 2016 and 2024, with the series still ongoing. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Harmony Black and continuing through Red Knight Falling, Cold Spectrum, Glass Predator, Right to the Kill, Black Tie Required, Never Send Roses, and Snake Oil Bullet.

Start with Harmony Black, the first of 8 books in the Harmony Black series.

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1	Harmony Black 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Red Knight Falling 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Cold Spectrum 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Glass Predator 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Right to the Kill 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Black Tie Required 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Never Send Roses 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Snake Oil Bullet 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2021–2023)

Craig Schaefer's Midnight Scoop is a two-book fantasy series consisting of The Hungry Dreaming and The Wise Men of Gotham, published between 2021 and 2023. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order. Both books were released during this period, offering a self-contained story arc for fantasy readers.

Start with The Hungry Dreaming and read in order.

2 books (2026–2026)

4 books (2014–2016)

The Revanche Cycle is a four-book fantasy series by Craig Schaefer published between 2014 and 2016. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Winter's Reach and continuing through Terms of Surrender, The Instruments of Control, and concluding with Queen of the Night. This standalone fantasy cycle offers a closed narrative arc across its four volumes.

Start with Winter's Reach, the first of 4 books in the Revanche Cycle series.

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1	Winter's Reach 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Terms of Surrender 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Instruments of Control 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Queen of the Night 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2022–2022)

3 books (2018–2018)

The Wisdom's Grave Trilogy is a completed fantasy series by Craig Schaefer consisting of three books published in 2018. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Bring the Fire, followed by Detonation Boulevard, and concluding with Sworn to the Night. Each installment builds on the narrative established in the previous books, making sequential reading essential for following the story's progression.

Start with Bring the Fire and read in order.

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1	Bring the Fire 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Detonation Boulevard 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Sworn to the Night 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible