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Dave Duncan Books in Order
Every Dave Duncan book in publication order — 64 in total, spanning 1987–2019.
Publication Order of The Seventh Sword Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Reluctant Swordsman | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Coming of Wisdom | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Destiny of the Sword | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Death of Nnanji | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of A Man of His Word Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Magic Casement | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Faery Lands Forlorn | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Perilous Seas | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Emperor and Clown | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of A Handful of Men Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Cutting Edge | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Upland Outlaws | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Stricken Field | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Living God | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Omar Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Reaver Road | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Hunters' Haunt | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Years of Longdirk Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Demon Sword | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Demon Rider | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Demon Knight | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of The Great Game Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Past Imperative | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Present Tense | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Future Indefinite | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of The King's Blades Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Gilded Chain | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Lord of the Fire Lands | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Sky of Swords | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Paragon Lost | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Impossible Odds | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  The Jaguar Knights | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  One Velvet Glove | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  The Ethical Swordsman | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of The King's Daggers Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sir Stalwart | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Crooked House | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Silvercloak | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Monster War | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Dodec Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Children of Chaos | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Mother of Lies | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Venice Trilogy Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Alchemist's Apprentice | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Alchemist's Code | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Alchemist's Pursuit | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of The Brothers Magnus Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Speak to the Devil | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  When the Saints | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Speaker and the Saints | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of The Starfolk Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  King of Swords | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Queen of Stars | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of The Enchanter General Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ironfoot | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Trial by Treason | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Merlin Redux | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Ivor of Glenbroch Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Runner and the Wizard | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Runner and the Saint | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Runner and the Kelpie | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Adventures of Ivor | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A Rose-Red City | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Shadow | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  West of January | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Strings | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Hero! | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  The Cursed | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Daughter of Troy | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Ill Met in the Arena | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Pock's World | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Against the Light | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  Wildcatter | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  The Eye of Strife | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  Irona 700 | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  Eocene Station | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  Portal of a Thousand Worlds | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 64, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Rose-Red City | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Shadow | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Reluctant Swordsman | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Coming of Wisdom | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Destiny of the Sword | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | West of January | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Magic Casement | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Strings | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Faery Lands Forlorn | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Perilous Seas | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Hero! | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Emperor and Clown | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Cutting Edge | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Reaver Road | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Upland Outlaws | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Stricken Field | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | The Living God | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Hunters' Haunt | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Demon Sword | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Past Imperative | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | The Cursed | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Present Tense | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Demon Rider | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Future Indefinite | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Demon Knight | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | The Gilded Chain | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Daughter of Troy | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Lord of the Fire Lands | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Sir Stalwart | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Sky of Swords | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | The Crooked House | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Silvercloak | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Paragon Lost | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Impossible Odds | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | The Jaguar Knights | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | The Monster War | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Children of Chaos | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Mother of Lies | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | The Alchemist's Apprentice | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | The Alchemist's Code | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Ill Met in the Arena | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | The Alchemist's Pursuit | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Speak to the Devil | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | Pock's World | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | When the Saints | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | The Death of Nnanji | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | Against the Light | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | Wildcatter | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | The Speaker and the Saints | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | King of Swords | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | The Runner and the Wizard | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | Queen of Stars | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | The Runner and the Saint | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | The Runner and the Kelpie | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | The Adventures of Ivor | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | The Eye of Strife | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 | Irona 700 | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 | Eocene Station | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 | One Velvet Glove | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 | Ironfoot | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 61 | Portal of a Thousand Worlds | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 62 | Trial by Treason | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 63 | The Ethical Swordsman | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 64 | Merlin Redux | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
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