John Maddox Roberts Reading Order

8 books (1985–1990)

The Act of God series is a complete four-book science fiction sequence by John Maddox Roberts, published between 1985 and 1990. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Act of God and continuing through Act of God, The Island Worlds, Between the Stars, and Delta Pavonis. This finished series combines Roberts's talents for science fiction and action-adventure storytelling.

Start with Act of God, the first of 4 books in the Act Of God series.

#	Title
1	Act of God 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Act of God(By: Eric Kotani) 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Island Worlds 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Island Worlds(By: Eric Kotani) 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Between the Stars 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Between the Stars(By: Eric Kotani) 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Delta Pavonis 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Delta Pavonis(By: Eric Kotani) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

45 books (1982–2003)

The Adventures of Conan series encompasses 45 novels published between 1982 and 2003, following the legendary barbarian through various exploits across a fantasy world. Written by multiple authors including John Maddox Roberts, Robert Jordan, Leonard Carpenter, Steve Perry, and Roland J. Green, this complete series should be read in publication order to experience the character's development across the full saga. Begin with Conan the Defender and proceed chronologically through the 45 installments to fully appreciate this action-packed fantasy adventure series.

Start with Conan The Defender(By: Robert Jordan), the first of 45 books in the Adventures of Conan series.

#	Title
1	Conan The Defender(By: Robert Jordan) 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Conan the Invincible(By: Robert Jordan) 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Conan the Triumphant(By: Robert Jordan) 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Conan the Unconquered(By: Robert Jordan) 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Conan the Destroyer(By: Robert Jordan) 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Conan the Magnificent(By: Robert Jordan) 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Conan the Victorious(By: Robert Jordan) 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Conan the Valorous 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The New Adventures of Conan 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Conan The Raider(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Conan The Renegade(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Conan the Fearless(By: Steve Perry) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Conan the Champion 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Conan the Defiant(By: Steve Perry) 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Conan the Valiant(By: Roland J. Green) 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Conan the Warlord(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Conan, The Marauder 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Conan The Hero(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Conan the Bold 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Conan the Great(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Conan the Indomitable(By: Steve Perry) 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Conan The Free Lance(By: Steve Perry) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Conan the Formidable(By: Steve Perry) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Conan the Guardian(By: Roland J. Green) 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Conan the Outcast(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Conan the Rogue 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Conan The Savage(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Conan the Relentless(By: Roland J. Green) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Conan and the Gods of the Mountain(By: Roland J. Green) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Conan and the Treasure of Python 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Conan of the Red Brotherhood(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Conan Scourge of Bloody Coast(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Conan The Hunter(By: Sean A. Moore) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Conan and the Manhunters 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Conan at the Demon's Gate(By: Roland J. Green) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Conan The Gladiator(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Conan and the Amazon 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Conan and the Emerald Lotus(By: John C. Hocking) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Conan and the Mists of Doom(By: Roland J. Green) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	The Conan Chronicles(By: Robert Jordan) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	Conan Lord of the Black River(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	Conan and the Shaman's Curse(By: Sean A. Moore) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	Conan and the Death Lord of Thanza(By: Roland J. Green) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	Conan and the Grim Grey God(By: Sean A. Moore) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45	Conan of Venarium(By: Harry Turtledove) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1993–1993)

#	Title
1	Historical Whodunits 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1996–2001)

The Dragonlance: Classics series consists of four fantasy novels published between 1996 and 2001, completing a self-contained story arc set in the Dragonlance universe. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Murder in Tarsis by John Maddox Roberts, followed by Dalamar the Dark by Nancy Varian Berberick, The Citadel by Richard A. Knaak, and concluding with The Inheritance, also by Nancy Varian Berberick. This completed series blends action and adventure across its four installments.

Start with Murder in Tarsis, the first of 4 books in the Dragonlance: Classics series.

#	Title
1	Murder in Tarsis 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Dalamar the Dark(By: Nancy Varian Berberick) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Citadel(By: Richard A. Knaak) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Inheritance(By: Nancy Varian Berberick) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1982–1983)

The Falconer series is a four-book fantasy adventure sequence by John Maddox Roberts, published between 1982 and 1983. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Black Pope and continuing through The Bloody Cross, The Falcon Strikes, and concluding with The King's Treasure. This closed series combines action and adventure storytelling across its relatively compact span.

Start with The Black Pope, the first of 4 books in the Falconer series.

#	Title
1	The Black Pope 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Bloody Cross 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Falcon Strikes 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The King's Treasure 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1994–1997)

The Gabe Treloar series by John Maddox Roberts consists of three complete books published between 1994 and 1997. Read the series in publication order, beginning with Typical American Town, followed by The Ghosts of Saigon, and concluding with Desperate Highways. Roberts blends elements of fantasy, science fiction, and adventure across this trilogy.

Start with Typical American Town and read in order.

#	Title
1	Typical American Town 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Ghosts of Saigon 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Desperate Highways 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2002–2005)

Hannibal's Children is a two-book fantasy series by John Maddox Roberts, published between 2002 and 2005. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Hannibal's Children followed by The Seven Hills. This finished series combines historical fiction with fantasy and adventure elements across its two installments.

Start with Hannibal's Children and read in order.

#	Title
1	Hannibal's Children 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Seven Hills 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

13 books (1990–2010)

The SPQR series by John Maddox Roberts consists of 13 historical fiction novels published between 1990 and 2010, following a complete story arc. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with The King's Gambit and concluding with The Year of Confusion. The series blends action and adventure with historical settings, offering readers a fully contained narrative across nearly two decades of releases.

Start with The King's Gambit, the first of 13 books in the SPQR series.

#	Title
1	The King's Gambit 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Catiline Conspiracy 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Sacrilege 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Temple of the Muses 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Saturnalia 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Nobody Loves a Centurion 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Tribune's Curse 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The River God's Vengeance 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Princess and the Pirates 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	A Point of Law 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Under Vesuvius 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Oracle of the Dead 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Year of Confusion 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1979–1988)

This complete science fiction series by John Maddox Roberts consists of two books published between 1979 and 1988. The novels should be read in publication order, beginning with Space Angel followed by Spacer, to experience the full narrative arc. Roberts brings his versatile storytelling across fantasy, science fiction, and adventure genres to this pair of interconnected works.

Start with Space Angel and read in order.

#	Title
1	Space Angel 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Spacer 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (1977–2000)

This series comprises six standalone novels by John Maddox Roberts published between 1977 and 2000, spanning fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, and adventure genres. Read in publication order beginning with The Strayed Sheep of Charun and concluding with Legacy of Prometheus, the series is now complete. Each novel stands independently, allowing readers to enjoy them individually or as a complete collection across the author's varied storytelling styles.

Start with The Strayed Sheep of Charun, the first of 6 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	The Strayed Sheep of Charun 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Cestus Dei 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	King of the Wood 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Enigma Variations 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Total Recall 2070: Machine Dreams 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Legacy of Prometheus 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Legacy of Prometheus(By: Eric Kotani) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1990–1994)

John Maddox Roberts' Stormlands is a complete fantasy series comprising five books published between 1990 and 1994. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Islander and continuing through The Black Shields, The Poisoned Land, The Steel Kings, and concluding with Queens of Land and Sea. This action-driven fantasy sequence offers a full narrative arc across its five installments.

Start with The Islander, the first of 5 books in the Stormlands series.

#	Title
1	The Islander 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Black Shields 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Poisoned Land 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Steel Kings 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Queens of Land and Sea 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1985–1988)

The Cingulum is a three-book fantasy series by John Maddox Roberts published between 1985 and 1988. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Cloak of Illusion, followed by The Cingulum, and concluding with The Sword, the Jewel and the Mirror. This action-driven fantasy adventure combines elements of magic and adventure across its interconnected narrative.

Start with Cloak of Illusion and read in order.

#	Title
1	Cloak of Illusion 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Cingulum 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Sword, the Jewel and the Mirror 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible