Phil Rickman Reading Order

1 book (2008–2008)

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1	The Best of Cemetery Dance II 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1996–2001)

Phil Rickman's Grayle Underhill and Bobby Maiden series consists of two complete novels published between 1996 and 2001. These fantasy-mystery thrillers should be read in publication order, beginning with The Cold Calling followed by Mean Spirit. The series blends supernatural elements with investigative intrigue through its paired protagonists.

Start with The Cold Calling and read in order.

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1	The Cold Calling 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Mean Spirit 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2010–2012)

Phil Rickman's John Dee Papers comprises two fantasy-mystery novels published between 2010 and 2012. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with The Bones of Avalon followed by The Heresy of Dr Dee. Both books blend fantasy and thriller elements within Rickman's signature storytelling style.

Start with The Bones of Avalon and read in order.

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1	The Bones of Avalon 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Heresy of Dr Dee 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2006–2007)

Phil Rickman's Marco series comprises two fantasy thrillers published in 2006 and 2007, following publication order from Marco's Pendulum through Marco and the Blade of Night. This complete duology blends mystery and fantastical elements across its two installments, best experienced sequentially as each book builds on the previous narrative.

Start with Marco's Pendulum and read in order.

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1	Marco's Pendulum 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Marco and the Blade of Night 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

17 books (1998–2026)

Phil Rickman's Merrily Watkins series comprises 17 books published between 1998 and 2026, with the sequence still ongoing. This fantasy-mystery series follows a cast of characters across interconnected stories that should be read in publication order, beginning with The Wine of Angels. The novels blend supernatural elements with dark mystery, exploring themes of faith, spirituality, and the unexplained as they unfold across the English countryside.

Start with The Wine of Angels, the first of 17 books in the Merrily Watkins series.

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1	The Wine of Angels 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Midwinter of the Spirit 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Crown of Lights 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Cure of Souls 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Lamp of the Wicked 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Prayer of the Night Shepherd 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Smile of a Ghost 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Remains of an Altar 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Fabric of Sin 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	To Dream of the Dead 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Secrets of Pain 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Magus of Hay 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The House of Susan Lulham 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Friends of the Dusk 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	All of a Winter's Night 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Fever of the World 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Echo of Crows 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2009–2009)

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1	Merrily's Border 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (1991–2014)

Phil Rickman's six standalone novels, published between 1991 and 2014, blend fantasy with mystery and thriller elements across diverse settings and narratives. Each book functions as an independent story, though readers looking to experience the full scope of Rickman's work should follow publication order beginning with Candlenight and concluding with Night After Night. The series is now complete.

Start with Candlenight, the first of 6 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Candlenight 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Curfew / Crybbe 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	December 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Man in the Moss 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Chalice 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Night After Night 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible