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I.J. Parker Books in Order

Every I.J. Parker book in publication order — 31 in total, spanning 2002–2018.

By series By year

Publication Order of Sugawara Akitada Books

#	Title	Year	Get it
1	Rashomon Gate	2002	Amazon US UK
2	The Hell Screen	2003	Amazon US UK
3	The Dragon Scroll	2005	Amazon US UK
4	Black Arrow	2006	Amazon US UK
5	Island of Exiles	2007	Amazon US UK
6	The Convict's Sword	2009	Amazon US UK
7	The Fires of the Gods	2010	Amazon US UK
8	The Masuda Affair	2010	Amazon US UK
9	Death on an Autumn River	2011	Amazon US UK
10	The Emperor's Woman	2012	Amazon US UK
11	Death of a Doll Maker	2013	Amazon US UK
12	The Crane Pavilion	2014	Amazon US UK
13	The Old Men of Omi	2014	Amazon US UK
14	The Shrine Virgin	2015	Amazon US UK
15	The Assassin's Daughter	2015	Amazon US UK
16	The Island of the Gods	2015	Amazon US UK
17	Ikiryo: Vengeance and Justice	2017	Amazon US UK
18	The Kindness of Dragons	2018	Amazon US UK

Publication Order of Sugawara Akitada Short Stories/Novellas

#	Title	Year	Get it
1	The Kamo Horse	2003	Amazon US UK
2	Fox Magic	2011	Amazon US UK
3	The Water Sprite	2011	Amazon US UK
4	The Curio Dealer's Wife	2011	Amazon US UK
5	Akitada's First Case	2011	Amazon US UK
6	Akitada and the Way of Justice	2011	Amazon US UK
7	Akitada's Holiday	2012	Amazon US UK
8	Three Tales of Love and Murder	2012	Amazon US UK
9	Confessions	2012	Amazon US UK

Publication Order of Hollow Reed Books

#	Title	Year	Get it
1	Dream of a Spring Night	2011	Amazon US UK
2	Dust Before the Wind	2012	Amazon US UK

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

#	Title	Year	Get it
1	The Sword Master	2012	Amazon US UK
2	The Left-Handed God	2013	Amazon US UK

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