Dave Duncan Reading Order

4 books (1992–1994)

Start with The Cutting Edge, the first of 4 books in the A Handful of Men series.

#	Title
1	The Cutting Edge 1992Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Stricken Field 1993Buy 🇺🇸
3	Upland Outlaws 1993Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Living God 1994Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (1990–1992)

Start with Magic Casement, the first of 4 books in the A Man of His Word series.

#	Title
1	Magic Casement 1990Buy 🇺🇸
2	Faery Lands Forlorn 1991Buy 🇺🇸
3	Perilous Seas 1991Buy 🇺🇸
4	Emperor and Clown 1992Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1994–2013)

Start with Northern Stars and read in order.

#	Title
1	Northern Stars 1994Buy 🇺🇸
2	Arrowdreams: An Anthology of Alternate Canadas 1997Buy 🇺🇸
3	Imaginarium 2013 2013Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2006–2007)

Start with Children of Chaos and read in order.

#	Title
1	Children of Chaos 2006Buy 🇺🇸
2	Mother of Lies 2007Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (2013–2015)

Start with The Runner and the Wizard, the first of 4 books in the Ivor of Glenbroch series.

#	Title
1	The Runner and the Wizard 2013Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Runner and the Kelpie 2014Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Runner and the Saint 2014Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Adventures of Ivor 2015Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (1992–1995)

Start with The Reaver Road and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Reaver Road 1992Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Hunters' Haunt 1995Buy 🇺🇸

18 books (1987–2024)

Start with A Rose-Red City, the first of 18 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	A Rose-Red City 1987Buy 🇺🇸
2	Shadow 1987Buy 🇺🇸
3	West of January 1989Buy 🇺🇸
4	Strings 1990Buy 🇺🇸
5	Hero! 1991Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Cursed 1995Buy 🇺🇸
7	Daughter of Troy 1998Buy 🇺🇸
8	Ill Met in the Arena 2008Buy 🇺🇸
9	Pock's World 2010Buy 🇺🇸
10	Against the Light 2012Buy 🇺🇸
11	Wildcatter 2012Buy 🇺🇸
12	Irona 700 2015Buy 🇺🇸
13	The Eye of Strife 2015Buy 🇺🇸
14	Eocene Station 2016Buy 🇺🇸
15	Portal of a Thousand Worlds 2017Buy 🇺🇸
16	Pillar of Darkness 2023Buy 🇺🇸
17	Corridor to Nightmare 2024Buy 🇺🇸
18	The Traitor's Son 2024Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2010–2013)

Start with Speak to the Devil and read in order.

#	Title
1	Speak to the Devil 2010Buy 🇺🇸
2	When the Saints 2011Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Speaker and the Saints 2013Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2017–2019)

Start with Ironfoot and read in order.

#	Title
1	Ironfoot 2017Buy 🇺🇸
2	Trial by Treason 2018Buy 🇺🇸
3	Merlin Redux 2019Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1995–1997)

Start with Past Imperative and read in order.

#	Title
1	Past Imperative 1995Buy 🇺🇸
2	Present Tense 1996Buy 🇺🇸
3	Future Indefinite 1997Buy 🇺🇸

8 books (1998–2019)

Start with The Gilded Chain, the first of 8 books in the The King's Blades series.

#	Title
1	The Gilded Chain 1998Buy 🇺🇸
2	Lord of the Fire Lands 1999Buy 🇺🇸
3	Sky of Swords 2000Buy 🇺🇸
4	Paragon Lost 2002Buy 🇺🇸
5	Impossible Odds 2003Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Jaguar Knights 2004Buy 🇺🇸
7	One Velvet Glove 2017Buy 🇺🇸
8	The Ethical Swordsman 2019Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (1999–2006)

Start with Sir Stalwart, the first of 4 books in the The King's Daggers series.

#	Title
1	Sir Stalwart 1999Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Crooked House 2000Buy 🇺🇸
3	Silvercloak 2001Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Monster War 2006Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (1988–2012)

Start with The Coming of Wisdom, the first of 4 books in the The Seventh Sword series.

#	Title
1	The Coming of Wisdom 1988Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Destiny of the Sword 1988Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Reluctant Swordsman 1988Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Death of Nnanji 2012Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2013–2014)

Start with King of Swords and read in order.

#	Title
1	King of Swords 2013Buy 🇺🇸
2	Queen of Stars 2014Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2007–2009)

Start with The Alchemist's Apprentice and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Alchemist's Apprentice 2007Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Alchemist's Code 2008Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Alchemist's Pursuit 2009Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1995–1998)

Start with Demon Sword and read in order.

#	Title
1	Demon Sword 1995Buy 🇺🇸
2	Demon Rider 1997Buy 🇺🇸
3	Demon Knight 1998Buy 🇺🇸