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Anthony Ryan Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Anthony Ryan in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 37 books / 10 series

British author best known for the *Raven’s Shadow* trilogy, beginning with the internationally bestselling *Blood Song*. His works have sold over a million copies and earned critical acclaim for their epic scope. This page provides the Anthony Ryan books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Anthony Ryan in Publication Order

2011 Blood Song POoRSB / 1 Buy
2012 A Hymn to Gods Long Dead POoSCBB / 1 Buy
2013 The Ballad of Bad Jack POoSCBB / 2 Buy
2014 Tower Lord POoRSB / 2 Buy
2014 Slab City Blues POoSCBB / 3 Buy
2014 A Song for Madame Choi POoSCBB / 4 Buy
2015 The Hall of the Diamond Queen POoSS / 1 Buy
2015 Queen of Fire POoRSB / 3 Buy
2015 An Aria for Ragnarok POoSCBB / 5 Buy
2016 The Waking Fire POoTDMB / 1 Buy
2016 Sandrunners POoTDMB / 2 Buy
2016 The Lord Collector POoRSB / 4 Buy
2017 The Legion of Flame POoTDMB / 3 Buy
2017 The Lady of Crows POoRSB / 5 Buy
2017 A Duel of Evils POoRSB / 6 Buy
2018 The Mist and the Blindness POoSS / 2 Buy
2018 The Empire of Ashes POoTDMB / 4 Buy
2018 Many Are the Dead POoRSB / 7 Buy
2019 A Pilgrimage of Swords POoTSSB / 1 Buy
2019 The Wolf's Call POoRBB / 1 Buy
2020 The Black Song POoRBB / 2 Buy
2020 The Kraken's Tooth POoTSSB / 2 Buy
2021 The Pariah POoTCoSB / 1 Buy
2021 Songs of the Dark POoRSC / 1 Buy
2021 City of Songs POoTSSB / 3 Buy
2022 The Martyr POoTCoSB / 2 Buy
2022 To Blackfyre Keep POoTSSB / 4 Buy
2023 The Traitor POoTCoSB / 3 Buy
2023 The Scarlet Ziggurat POoTSSB / 5 Buy
2023 Across the Sorrow Sea POoTSSB / 6 Buy
2024 A Tide of Black Steel POoAoWB / 1 Buy
2024 The Road of Storms POoTSSB / 7 Buy
2024 The Book Burner's Fall POoRSB / 8 Buy
2025 The Feeding POoSN / 2 Buy
2025 Born of an Iron Storm POoAoWB / 2 Buy
2025 The Infernus Gate POoTSSB / 8 Buy
2026 Upon the Forge of Battle POoAoWB / 3 Buy

Complete Anthony Ryan Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Slab City Blues Reading Order 5 books / 2012-2015
01 A Hymn to Gods Long Dead 2012 Buy
02 The Ballad of Bad Jack 2013 Buy
03 Slab City Blues 2014 Buy
04 A Song for Madame Choi 2014 Buy
05 An Aria for Ragnarok 2015 Buy
The Seven Swords Reading Order 8 books / 2019-2025
01 A Pilgrimage of Swords 2019 Buy
02 The Kraken's Tooth 2020 Buy
03 City of Songs 2021 Buy
04 To Blackfyre Keep 2022 Buy
05 The Scarlet Ziggurat 2023 Buy
06 Across the Sorrow Sea 2023 Buy
07 The Road of Storms 2024 Buy
08 The Infernus Gate 2025 Buy
Age of Wrath Reading Order 3 books / 2024-2026
01 A Tide of Black Steel 2024 Buy
02 Born of an Iron Storm 2025 Buy
03 Upon the Forge of Battle 2026 Buy
01 The Waking Fire 2016 Buy
02 Sandrunners 2016 Buy
03 The Legion of Flame 2017 Buy
04 The Empire of Ashes 2018 Buy
Raven's Blade Reading Order 2 books / 2019-2020
01 The Wolf's Call 2019 Buy
02 The Black Song 2020 Buy
Raven's Shadow Reading Order 8 books / 2011-2024
01 Blood Song 2011 Buy
02 Tower Lord 2014 Buy
03 Queen of Fire 2015 Buy
04 The Lord Collector 2016 Buy
05 The Lady of Crows 2017 Buy
06 A Duel of Evils 2017 Buy
07 Many Are the Dead 2018 Buy
08 The Book Burner's Fall 2024 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 1 book / 2025
02 The Feeding 2025 Buy
01 The Pariah 2021 Buy
02 The Martyr 2022 Buy
03 The Traitor 2023 Buy
01 Songs of the Dark 2021 Buy
01 The Hall of the Diamond Queen 2015 Buy
02 The Mist and the Blindness 2018 Buy

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What is the best order to read Anthony Ryan books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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