Stephen R. Lawhead Reading Order

5 books (2010–2014)

Start with The Skin Map, the first of 5 books in the Bright Empires series.

#	Title
1	The Skin Map 2010Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Bone House 2011Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Spirit Well 2012Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Shadow Lamp 2013Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Fatal Tree 2014Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (1988–1990)

Start with Brown Ears and read in order.

#	Title
1	Brown Ears 1988Buy 🇺🇸
2	Brown Ears at Sea 1990Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2018–2020)

Start with In the Region of the Summer Stars and read in order.

#	Title
1	In the Region of the Summer Stars 2018Buy 🇺🇸
2	In the Land of the Everliving 2019Buy 🇺🇸
3	In the Kingdom of All Tomorrows 2020Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (1985–1986)

Start with The Search for Fierra and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Search for Fierra 1985Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Siege of Dome 1986Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2003–2017)

Start with City of Dreams and read in order.

#	Title
1	City of Dreams 2003Buy 🇺🇸
2	World Without End(With: Ross Lawhead,Mark Gilroy) 2017Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2003–2004)

Start with Hero and read in order.

#	Title
1	Hero 2003Buy 🇺🇸
2	Rogue Nation 2004Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (1986–1988)

Start with Howard Had a Spaceship, the first of 4 books in the Howard series.

#	Title
1	Howard Had a Spaceship 1986Buy 🇺🇸
2	Howard Had a Submarine 1987Buy 🇺🇸
3	Howard Had A Shrinking Machine 1988Buy 🇺🇸
4	Howard Had a Hot Air Balloon 1988Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2006–2009)

Start with Hood and read in order.

#	Title
1	Hood 2006Buy 🇺🇸
2	Scarlet 2007Buy 🇺🇸
3	Tuck 2009Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1990–1990)

Start with The Tale of Anabelle Hedgehog and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Tale of Anabelle Hedgehog 1990Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Tale of Jeremy Vole 1990Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Tale of Timothy Mallard 1990Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1996–2003)

Start with Byzantium and read in order.

#	Title
1	Byzantium 1996Buy 🇺🇸
2	Dream Thief 1996Buy 🇺🇸
3	Patrick: Son of Ireland 2003Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1985–2001)

Start with The Iron Lance and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Iron Lance 1985Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Black Rood 2000Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Mystic Rose 2001Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1982–1983)

Start with In the Hall of the Dragon King and read in order.

#	Title
1	In the Hall of the Dragon King 1982Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Sword and the Flame 1983Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Warlords of Nin 1983Buy 🇺🇸

7 books (1987–2025)

Start with Merlin, the first of 7 books in the The Pendragon Cycle series.

#	Title
1	Merlin 1987Buy 🇺🇸
2	Taliesin 1987Buy 🇺🇸
3	Arthur 1989Buy 🇺🇸
4	Pendragon 1994Buy 🇺🇸
5	Grail 1997Buy 🇺🇸
6	Avalon 1999Buy 🇺🇸
7	Aurelia 2025Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1991–1991)

Start with The Endless Knot and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Endless Knot 1991Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Paradise War 1991Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Silver Hand 1991Buy 🇺🇸