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Home / Authors / Dave Duncan Dave Duncan Canadian-born author Dave Duncan is best known for the epic fantasy *The Seventh Sword* series and the *King’s Blades* saga. A prolific storyteller, he was a finalist for the Hugo Award and inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. This page provides the Dave Duncan books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
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1987 A Rose-Red City POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1988 The Reluctant Swordsman POoTSSB · 1 Buy ↗ 1988 The Coming of Wisdom POoTSSB · 2 Buy ↗ 1988 The Destiny of the Sword POoTSSB · 3 Buy ↗ 1989 West of January POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1990 Magic Casement POoAMoHWB · 1 Buy ↗ 1990 Strings POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 1991 Faery Lands Forlorn POoAMoHWB · 2 Buy ↗ 1991 Perilous Seas POoAMoHWB · 3 Buy ↗ 1992 The Reaver Road POoOB · 1 Buy ↗ 1992 The Cutting Edge POoAHoMB · 1 Buy ↗ 1992 Emperor and Clown POoAMoHWB · 4 Buy ↗ 1993 Upland Outlaws POoAHoMB · 2 Buy ↗ 1993 The Stricken Field POoAHoMB · 3 Buy ↗ 1994 The Living God POoAHoMB · 4 Buy ↗ 1995 Past Imperative POoTGGB · 1 Buy ↗ 1995 Demon Sword POoYoLB · 1 Buy ↗ 1995 The Hunters' Haunt POoOB · 2 Buy ↗ 1995 The Cursed POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 1996 Present Tense POoTGGB · 2 Buy ↗ 1997 Demon Rider POoYoLB · 2 Buy ↗ 1997 Future Indefinite POoTGGB · 3 Buy ↗ 1998 The Gilded Chain POoTKBB · 1 Buy ↗ 1998 Demon Knight POoYoLB · 3 Buy ↗ 1998 Daughter of Troy POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 1999 Sir Stalwart POoTKDB · 1 Buy ↗ 1999 Lord of the Fire Lands POoTKBB · 2 Buy ↗ 2000 The Crooked House POoTKDB · 2 Buy ↗ 2000 Sky of Swords POoTKBB · 3 Buy ↗ 2001 Silvercloak POoTKDB · 3 Buy ↗ 2002 Paragon Lost POoTKBB · 4 Buy ↗ 2003 Impossible Odds POoTKBB · 5 Buy ↗ 2004 The Jaguar Knights POoTKBB · 6 Buy ↗ 2006 Children of Chaos POoDB · 1 Buy ↗ 2006 The Monster War POoTKDB · 4 Buy ↗ 2007 The Alchemist's Apprentice POoVTB · 1 Buy ↗ 2007 Mother of Lies POoDB · 2 Buy ↗ 2008 The Alchemist's Code POoVTB · 2 Buy ↗ 2008 Ill Met in the Arena POoSN · 8 Buy ↗ 2009 The Alchemist's Pursuit POoVTB · 3 Buy ↗ 2010 Speak to the Devil POoTBMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2010 Pock's World POoSN · 9 Buy ↗ 2011 When the Saints POoTBMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2012 The Death of Nnanji POoTSSB · 4 Buy ↗ 2012 Against the Light POoSN · 10 Buy ↗ 2012 Wildcatter POoSN · 11 Buy ↗ 2013 The Runner and the Wizard POoIoGB · 1 Buy ↗ 2013 King of Swords POoTSB · 1 Buy ↗ 2013 The Speaker and the Saints POoTBMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2014 Queen of Stars POoTSB · 2 Buy ↗ 2014 The Runner and the Saint POoIoGB · 2 Buy ↗ 2014 The Runner and the Kelpie POoIoGB · 3 Buy ↗ 2015 The Adventures of Ivor POoIoGB · 4 Buy ↗ 2015 The Eye of Strife POoSN · 12 Buy ↗ 2015 Irona 700 POoSN · 13 Buy ↗ 2016 Eocene Station POoSN · 14 Buy ↗ 2017 Ironfoot POoTEGB · 1 Buy ↗ 2017 One Velvet Glove POoTKBB · 7 Buy ↗ 2017 Portal of a Thousand Worlds POoSN · 15 Buy ↗ 2018 Trial by Treason POoTEGB · 2 Buy ↗ 2019 Merlin Redux POoTEGB · 3 Buy ↗ 2019 The Ethical Swordsman POoTKBB · 8 Buy ↗ 2023 Pillar of Darkness POoSN · 16 Buy ↗ 2024 The Traitor's Son POoSN · 17 Buy ↗ 2024 Corridor to Nightmare POoSN · 18 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of The King's Blades Books 8 books · 1998–2019
01 The Gilded Chain 1998 Buy ↗ 02 Lord of the Fire Lands 1999 Buy ↗ 05 Impossible Odds 2003 Buy ↗ 06 The Jaguar Knights 2004 Buy ↗ 07 One Velvet Glove 2017 Buy ↗ 08 The Ethical Swordsman 2019 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Enchanter General Books 3 books · 2017–2019
02 Trial by Treason 2018 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Omar Books 2 books · 1992–1995
01 The Reaver Road 1992 Buy ↗ 02 The Hunters' Haunt 1995 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Seventh Sword Books 4 books · 1988–2012
01 The Reluctant Swordsman 1988 Buy ↗ 02 The Coming of Wisdom 1988 Buy ↗ 03 The Destiny of the Sword 1988 Buy ↗ 04 The Death of Nnanji 2012 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Brothers Magnus Books 3 books · 2010–2013
01 Speak to the Devil 2010 Buy ↗ 02 When the Saints 2011 Buy ↗ 03 The Speaker and the Saints 2013 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Great Game Books 3 books · 1995–1997
01 Past Imperative 1995 Buy ↗ 03 Future Indefinite 1997 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The King's Daggers Books 4 books · 1999–2006
02 The Crooked House 2000 Buy ↗ 04 The Monster War 2006 Buy ↗ Publication Order of A Handful of Men Books 4 books · 1992–1994
01 The Cutting Edge 1992 Buy ↗ 02 Upland Outlaws 1993 Buy ↗ 03 The Stricken Field 1993 Buy ↗ 04 The Living God 1994 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Dodec Books 2 books · 2006–2007
01 Children of Chaos 2006 Buy ↗ 02 Mother of Lies 2007 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Starfolk Books 2 books · 2013–2014
01 King of Swords 2013 Buy ↗ 02 Queen of Stars 2014 Buy ↗ Publication Order of A Man of His Word Books 4 books · 1990–1992
01 Magic Casement 1990 Buy ↗ 02 Faery Lands Forlorn 1991 Buy ↗ 04 Emperor and Clown 1992 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Years of Longdirk Books 3 books · 1995–1998
Publication Order of Venice Trilogy Books 3 books · 2007–2009
01 The Alchemist's Apprentice 2007 Buy ↗ 02 The Alchemist's Code 2008 Buy ↗ 03 The Alchemist's Pursuit 2009 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Ivor of Glenbroch Books 4 books · 2013–2015
01 The Runner and the Wizard 2013 Buy ↗ 02 The Runner and the Saint 2014 Buy ↗ 03 The Runner and the Kelpie 2014 Buy ↗ 04 The Adventures of Ivor 2015 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 18 books · 1987–2024
01 A Rose-Red City 1987 Buy ↗ 03 West of January 1989 Buy ↗ 07 Daughter of Troy 1998 Buy ↗ 08 Ill Met in the Arena 2008 Buy ↗ 10 Against the Light 2012 Buy ↗ 12 The Eye of Strife 2015 Buy ↗ 14 Eocene Station 2016 Buy ↗ 15 Portal of a Thousand Worlds 2017 Buy ↗ 16 Pillar of Darkness 2023 Buy ↗ 17 The Traitor's Son 2024 Buy ↗ 18 Corridor to Nightmare 2024 Buy ↗