Django Wexler Reading Order

7 books (2015–2020)

Django Wexler's Anthologies series comprises seven short story collections published between 2015 and 2020, with the series now complete. These fantasy and young adult anthologies should be read in publication order, beginning with Coffee: Hot and continuing through Operation Arcana, Press Start to Play, Unfettered II: New Tales By Masters of Fantasy, Hath No Fury, From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back, and concluding with Silk & Steel. The series features contributions from various authors across multiple fantasy and speculative fiction genres.

Start with Coffee: Hot, the first of 7 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Coffee: Hot 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Operation Arcana 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Press Start to Play 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Unfettered II: New Tales By Masters of Fantasy 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Hath No Fury 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Silk & Steel 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2020–2023)

Django Wexler's Burningblade & Silvereye is a three-book fantasy series published between 2020 and 2023 that should be read in publication order. The complete series consists of Ashes of the Sun, Blood of the Chosen, and Emperor of Ruin, offering action-driven fantasy adventure with young adult appeal.

Start with Ashes of the Sun and read in order.

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1	Ashes of the Sun 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Blood of the Chosen 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Emperor of Ruin 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2024–2025)

Dark Lord Davi is an ongoing fantasy series by Django Wexler consisting of two books published in 2024 and 2025. The series follows publication order, beginning with How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying and continuing with Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me. This young adult action and adventure series should be read sequentially from the start.

Start with How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying and read in order.

1 book (2020–2020)

2 books (2014–2014)

The John Golden series comprises two fantasy adventure novels published in 2014, following the protagonist through interconnected stories that should be read in publication order. Beginning with Freelance Debugger, this complete duology continues with The Heroes of Mazaroth and delivers action-packed young adult fantasy from author Django Wexler.

Start with Freelance Debugger and read in order.

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1	Freelance Debugger 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Heroes of Mazaroth 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2015–2024)

1 book (2024–2024)

4 books (2005–2021)

Django Wexler's four standalone fantasy novels span from 2005 to 2021 and should be read in publication order: Memories of Empire, Shinigami, Hard Reboot, and Netherwings. Each book stands alone as its own complete story, though reading them in sequence offers the fullest experience of Wexler's evolving work across young adult fantasy and action-adventure genres. The series appears to be complete as of 2021.

Start with Memories of Empire, the first of 4 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Memories of Empire 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Shinigami 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Hard Reboot 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Netherwings 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2024–2024)

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1	Last Stop 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2014–2017)

The Forbidden Library is a complete fantasy series by Django Wexler consisting of four books published between 2014 and 2017. This young adult adventure should be read in publication order, beginning with The Forbidden Library and continuing through The Mad Apprentice, The Palace of Glass, and concluding with The Fall of the Readers. The series combines action, fantasy elements, and coming-of-age themes throughout its four-book arc.

Start with The Forbidden Library, the first of 4 books in the The Forbidden Library series.

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1	The Forbidden Library 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Mad Apprentice 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Palace of Glass 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Fall of the Readers 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2013–2018)

The Shadow Campaigns is a seven-book fantasy series by Django Wexler published between 2013 and 2018, now complete. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Penitent Damned and continuing through The Thousand Names, The Shadow Throne, The Price of Valor, The Shadow of Elysium, The Guns of Empire, and concluding with The Infernal Battalion. This action-driven fantasy series blends military campaigns with supernatural elements across its fully concluded narrative arc.

Start with The Penitent Damned, the first of 7 books in the The Shadow Campaigns series.

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1	The Penitent Damned 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Thousand Names 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Shadow Throne 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Price of Valor 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Shadow of Elysium 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Guns of Empire 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Infernal Battalion 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2026–2026)

1 book (2026–2026)

3 books (2019–2021)

The Wells of Sorcery is a complete fantasy series by Django Wexler comprising three books published between 2019 and 2021. The trilogy should be read in publication order, beginning with Ship of Smoke and Steel, followed by City of Stone and Silence, and concluding with Siege of Rage and Ruin. Aimed at young adult readers, the series combines action and adventure with fantasy worldbuilding.

Start with Ship of Smoke and Steel and read in order.

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1	Ship of Smoke and Steel 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	City of Stone and Silence 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Siege of Rage and Ruin 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible