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Craig Halloran Complete Bibliography

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 105 books / 17 series

American author Craig Halloran is best known for his epic fantasy series, *The Chronicles of the Dragon* and *The Shadowdance Wars*. His books have sold over one million copies worldwide. This page provides the Craig Halloran books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

Books by Craig Halloran in Publication Order

2009 Wrath of the Royals POoTDB / 1 Buy
2009 Zombie Day Care POoIB / 1 Buy
2011 Blades in the Night POoTDB / 2 Buy
2012 Jerk of All Trades POoSN / 1 Buy
2012 Zombie Rehab POoIB / 2 Buy
2012 Underling Revenge POoTDB / 3 Buy
2012 Danger and the Druid POoTDB / 4 Buy
2013 The Hero, The Sword and The Dragons POoCoDB / 1 Buy
2013 Dragon Bones and Tombstones POoCoDB / 2 Buy
2013 Terror at the Temple POoCoDB / 3 Buy
2013 Clutch of the Cleric POoCoDB / 4 Buy
2013 Outrage in the Outlands POoTDB / 5 Buy
2013 Hunt for the Hero POoCoDB / 5 Buy
2013 Chaos at the Castle POoTDB / 6 Buy
2014 Bish and Bone POoDBaBB / 1 Buy
2014 Black Blood POoDBaBB / 2 Buy
2014 Zombie Warfare POoIB / 3 Buy
2014 Red Death POoDBaBB / 3 Buy
2014 Siege at the Settlements POoCoDB / 6 Buy
2014 Fight and the Fury POoCoDB / 7 Buy
2014 War in the Winds POoCoDB / 8 Buy
2014 Strife in the Sky POoCoDB / 9 Buy
2014 Finale POoCoDB / 10 Buy
2015 Tail of the Dragon POoTCoDTotDB / 1 Buy
2015 Gorgon Thunder-Bot POoGTtIoWB / 1 Buy
2015 Nath Dragon Meets The Darkslayer POoCoHB / 1 Buy
2015 Smoke Rising POoSBHFB / 1 Buy
2015 I Smell Smoke POoSBHFB / 2 Buy
2015 Claws of the Dragon POoTCoDTotDB / 2 Buy
2015 Where There's Smoke POoSBHFB / 3 Buy
2015 Lethal Liasons POoDBaBB / 4 Buy
2015 Smoke on the Water POoSBHFB / 4 Buy
2015 Smoke and Mirrors POoSBHFB / 5 Buy
2016 Nath Dragon Meets The Darkslayer, Book 2 POoCoHB / 2 Buy
2016 Battle of the Dragon POoTCoDTotDB / 3 Buy
2016 Eyes of the Dragon POoTCoDTotDB / 4 Buy
2016 Flight of the Dragon POoTCoDTotDB / 5 Buy
2016 Torment and Terror POoDBaBB / 5 Buy
2016 Trial of the Dragon POoTCoDTotDB / 6 Buy
2016 Brigands and Badlands POoDBaBB / 6 Buy
2016 Up in Smoke POoSBHFB / 6 Buy
2016 War in the Wastelands POoDBaBB / 7 Buy
2016 Smoke Signals POoSBHFB / 7 Buy
2016 Holy Smoke POoSBHFB / 8 Buy
2017 The Quest for the Thunderstone POoOotNDSS / 1 Buy
2017 Exiled POoTLCoDTOoNDB / 1 Buy
2017 Escape from the Dominion POoTGECB / 1 Buy
2017 The Scarab's Curse / The Sorcerer's Curse POoSatSB / 1 Buy
2017 The Scarab's Power / The Sorcerer's Power POoSatSB / 2 Buy
2017 Flight from the Dominion POoTGECB / 2 Buy
2017 The Scarab's Command / The Sorcerer's Command POoSatSB / 3 Buy
2017 Brutal Beginnings POoTDB / 7 Buy
2017 Judgment of the Dragon POoTCoDTotDB / 7 Buy
2017 Wrath of the Dragon POoTCoDTotDB / 8 Buy
2017 Slaughter in the Streets POoDBaBB / 8 Buy
2017 Hunt of the Beast POoDBaBB / 9 Buy
2017 Power of the Dragon POoTCoDTotDB / 9 Buy
2017 The Battle for Bone POoDBaBB / 10 Buy
2017 Hour of the Dragon POoTCoDTotDB / 10 Buy
2018 The Red Citadel and the Sorcerer's Power POoSN / 2 Buy
2018 Enslaved POoTLCoDTOoNDB / 2 Buy
2018 Deadly POoTLCoDTOoNDB / 3 Buy
2018 Nath Dragon Meets The Darkslayer, Book 3 POoCoHB / 3 Buy
2018 Hunted POoTLCoDTOoNDB / 4 Buy
2018 The Sorcerer's Trick POoSatSB / 4 Buy
2018 Strife POoTLCoDTOoNDB / 5 Buy
2018 The Sorcerer's War POoSatSB / 5 Buy
2018 Smoke Happens POoSBHFB / 9 Buy
2018 Smoke Out POoSBHFB / 10 Buy
2018 The Darkslayer: Bish and Bone Collector's Edition: A Sword and Sorcery Epic Saga POoDBaBB / 11 Buy
2019 The King's Henchmen POoTHCB / 1 Buy
2019 The King's Assassin POoTHCB / 2 Buy
2019 The King's Prisoner POoTHCB / 3 Buy
2019 The King's Conjurer POoTHCB / 4 Buy
2019 The King's Enemies POoTHCB / 5 Buy
2020 Blood Brothers POoDWB / 1 Buy
2020 Black Frost POoDWB / 2 Buy
2020 Sky Rider POoDWB / 3 Buy
2020 Iron Bones POoDWB / 4 Buy
2020 Thunder in Gunder POoDWB / 5 Buy
2020 Monarch Madness POoDWB / 6 Buy
2020 Battleground POoDWB / 7 Buy
2020 Wizard Watch POoDWB / 8 Buy
2020 Prisoner Island POoDWB / 9 Buy
2020 Peril in the Dark POoDWB / 10 Buy
2020 Death in the Desert POoDWB / 11 Buy
2020 Claws and Steel POoDWB / 12 Buy
2020 Grey Cloak POoDWB / 13 Buy
2021 Barbarian Backlash POoDWB / 14 Buy
2021 The Devil's Snare POoDWB / 15 Buy
2021 Bedlam POoDWB / 16 Buy
2021 The Flaming Fence POoDWB / 17 Buy
2021 Ride the Sky POoDWB / 18 Buy
2021 Thunder Time POoDWB / 19 Buy
2021 Dark Mountain POoDWB / 20 Buy
2022 Smoke and Fire POoTSDHFB / 1 Buy
2022 Smoke Screen POoTSDHFB / 2 Buy
2022 Smoke Stack POoTSDHFB / 3 Buy
2022 Prison of the Dominion POoTGECB / 3 Buy
2023 Smoke Break POoTSDHFB / 4 Buy
2025 Valley of the Skulls POoTDCB / 1 Buy
2025 Death in the Hills POoTDCB / 2 Buy
2025 Echoes of the Slain POoTDCB / 3 Buy
2026 Legions of the Lost POoTDCB / 4 Buy
2026 Blood of the Warborn POoTDCB / 5 Buy

Complete Craig Halloran Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 The Quest for the Thunderstone 2017 Buy
01 Exiled 2017 Buy
02 Enslaved 2018 Buy
03 Deadly 2018 Buy
04 Hunted 2018 Buy
05 Strife 2018 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 2 books / 2012-2018
01 Jerk of All Trades 2012 Buy
02 The Red Citadel and the Sorcerer's Power 2018 Buy
01 Smoke and Fire 2022 Buy
02 Smoke Screen 2022 Buy
03 Smoke Stack 2022 Buy
04 Smoke Break 2023 Buy
The Darkslayer Reading Order 7 books / 2009-2017
01 Wrath of the Royals 2009 Buy
02 Blades in the Night 2011 Buy
03 Underling Revenge 2012 Buy
04 Danger and the Druid 2012 Buy
05 Outrage in the Outlands 2013 Buy
06 Chaos at the Castle 2013 Buy
07 Brutal Beginnings 2017 Buy
Dragon Wars Reading Order 20 books / 2020-2021
01 Blood Brothers 2020 Buy
02 Black Frost 2020 Buy
03 Sky Rider 2020 Buy
04 Iron Bones 2020 Buy
05 Thunder in Gunder 2020 Buy
06 Monarch Madness 2020 Buy
07 Battleground 2020 Buy
08 Wizard Watch 2020 Buy
09 Prisoner Island 2020 Buy
10 Peril in the Dark 2020 Buy
11 Death in the Desert 2020 Buy
12 Claws and Steel 2020 Buy
13 Grey Cloak 2020 Buy
14 Barbarian Backlash 2021 Buy
15 The Devil's Snare 2021 Buy
16 Bedlam 2021 Buy
17 The Flaming Fence 2021 Buy
18 Ride the Sky 2021 Buy
19 Thunder Time 2021 Buy
20 Dark Mountain 2021 Buy
Clash of Heroes Reading Order 3 books / 2015-2018
01 Nath Dragon Meets The Darkslayer 2015 Buy
02 Nath Dragon Meets The Darkslayer, Book 2 2016 Buy
03 Nath Dragon Meets The Darkslayer, Book 3 2018 Buy
01 Gorgon Thunder-Bot 2015 Buy
01 Escape from the Dominion 2017 Buy
02 Flight from the Dominion 2017 Buy
03 Prison of the Dominion 2022 Buy
01 Bish and Bone 2014 Buy
02 Black Blood 2014 Buy
03 Red Death 2014 Buy
04 Lethal Liasons 2015 Buy
05 Torment and Terror 2016 Buy
06 Brigands and Badlands 2016 Buy
07 War in the Wastelands 2016 Buy
08 Slaughter in the Streets 2017 Buy
09 Hunt of the Beast 2017 Buy
10 The Battle for Bone 2017 Buy
11 The Darkslayer: Bish and Bone Collector's Edition: A Sword and Sorcery Epic Saga 2018 Buy
01 Tail of the Dragon 2015 Buy
02 Claws of the Dragon 2015 Buy
03 Battle of the Dragon 2016 Buy
04 Eyes of the Dragon 2016 Buy
05 Flight of the Dragon 2016 Buy
06 Trial of the Dragon 2016 Buy
07 Judgment of the Dragon 2017 Buy
08 Wrath of the Dragon 2017 Buy
09 Power of the Dragon 2017 Buy
10 Hour of the Dragon 2017 Buy
01 Valley of the Skulls 2025 Buy
02 Death in the Hills 2025 Buy
03 Echoes of the Slain 2025 Buy
04 Legions of the Lost 2026 Buy
05 Blood of the Warborn 2026 Buy
01 Smoke Rising 2015 Buy
02 I Smell Smoke 2015 Buy
03 Where There's Smoke 2015 Buy
04 Smoke on the Water 2015 Buy
05 Smoke and Mirrors 2015 Buy
06 Up in Smoke 2016 Buy
07 Smoke Signals 2016 Buy
08 Holy Smoke 2016 Buy
09 Smoke Happens 2018 Buy
10 Smoke Out 2018 Buy
Chronicles of Dragon Reading Order 10 books / 2013-2014
01 The Hero, The Sword and The Dragons 2013 Buy
02 Dragon Bones and Tombstones 2013 Buy
03 Terror at the Temple 2013 Buy
04 Clutch of the Cleric 2013 Buy
05 Hunt for the Hero 2013 Buy
06 Siege at the Settlements 2014 Buy
07 Fight and the Fury 2014 Buy
08 War in the Winds 2014 Buy
09 Strife in the Sky 2014 Buy
10 Finale 2014 Buy
01 The King's Henchmen 2019 Buy
02 The King's Assassin 2019 Buy
03 The King's Prisoner 2019 Buy
04 The King's Conjurer 2019 Buy
05 The King's Enemies 2019 Buy
01 The Scarab's Curse / The Sorcerer's Curse 2017 Buy
02 The Scarab's Power / The Sorcerer's Power 2017 Buy
03 The Scarab's Command / The Sorcerer's Command 2017 Buy
04 The Sorcerer's Trick 2018 Buy
05 The Sorcerer's War 2018 Buy
Impact Reading Order 3 books / 2009-2014
01 Zombie Day Care 2009 Buy
02 Zombie Rehab 2012 Buy
03 Zombie Warfare 2014 Buy

Where to start with Craig Halloran

What is the best order to read Craig Halloran 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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