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David Farland Books in Order

Find every David Farland book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 152 books / 14 series

American author David Farland, best known for the epic fantasy Runelords series, was a prolific writer and influential writing instructor. His works have sold millions of copies worldwide and earned multiple awards, including the Whitney Award for Best Novel. This page provides the David Farland books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All David Farland Books in Chronological Order

1985 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1 POoLRHPWotFB / 1 Buy
1986 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2 POoLRHPWotFB / 2 Buy
1987 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3 POoLRHPWotFB / 3 Buy
1988 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4 POoLRHPWotFB / 4 Buy
1989 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5 POoLRHPWotFB / 5 Buy
1990 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6 POoLRHPWotFB / 6 Buy
1991 Spirit Walker POoSCB / 1 Buy
1991 Serpent Catch POoSCB / 2 Buy
1991 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7 POoLRHPWotFB / 7 Buy
1992 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8 POoLRHPWotFB / 8 Buy
1993 Blade Kin POoSCB / 3 Buy
1993 Path of the Crushed Heart POoSCB / 4 Buy
1993 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9 POoLRHPWotFB / 9 Buy
1994 Goblins(By: Charles L. Grant) POoTXB / 1 Buy
1994 The Golden Queen POoTGQB / 2 Buy
1994 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10 POoLRHPWotFB / 10 Buy
1995 Beyond the Gate POoTGQB / 2 Buy
1995 Hunter(By: Charles L. Grant) POoTXB / 2 Buy
1995 Ground Zero(By: Kevin J. Anderson) POoTXB / 3 Buy
1995 Whirlwind(By: Charles L. Grant) POoTXB / 4 Buy
1995 Beyond the Gate(As:Dave Wolverton) POoTGQB / 4 Buy
1995 Ruins(By: Kevin J. Anderson) POoTXB / 5 Buy
1995 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11 POoLRHPWotFB / 11 Buy
1996 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12 POoLRHPWotFB / 12 Buy
1997 Lords of the Seventh Swarm POoTGQB / 5 Buy
1997 Antibodies(By: Kevin J. Anderson) POoTXB / 6 Buy
1997 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13 POoLRHPWotFB / 13 Buy
1998 The Runelords / The Sum of All Men POoTRB / 1 Buy
1998 Skin(By: Ben Mezrich) POoTXB / 7 Buy
1998 Fight the Future(By: Elizabeth Hand) POoTXB / 8 Buy
1998 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14 POoLRHPWotFB / 14 Buy
1999 Brotherhood of the Wolf POoTRB / 2 Buy
1999 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15 POoLRHPWotFB / 15 Buy
2000 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16 POoLRHPWotFB / 16 Buy
2001 Wizardborn POoTRB / 3 Buy
2001 Worldbinder POoTRB / 4 Buy
2001 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17 POoLRHPWotFB / 17 Buy
2002 The Lair of Bones POoTRB / 5 Buy
2002 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18 POoLRHPWotFB / 18 Buy
2002 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19 POoLRHPWotFB / 19 Buy
2004 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20 POoLRHPWotFB / 20 Buy
2005 Of Mice and Magic POoRB / 1 Buy
2005 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21 POoLRHPWotFB / 21 Buy
2006 Sons of the Oak POoTRB / 6 Buy
2006 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22 POoLRHPWotFB / 22 Buy
2007 The Wizard of Ooze POoRB / 2 Buy
2007 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23 POoLRHPWotFB / 23 Buy
2008 Sweetly the Dragon Dreams POoSS / 1 Buy
2008 The Wyrmling Horde POoTRB / 7 Buy
2008 I Want to Believe(By: Max Allan Collins) POoTXB / 9 Buy
2008 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24 POoLRHPWotFB / 24 Buy
2009 In the Company of Angels POoSN / 1 Buy
2009 Freaky Fly Day POoRB / 3 Buy
2009 Chaosbound POoTRB / 8 Buy
2009 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25 POoLRHPWotFB / 25 Buy
2010 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26 POoLRHPWotFB / 26 Buy
2011 Nightingale POoNB / 1 Buy
2011 The 2011 Book Blogger's Cookbook POoTBBCB / 1 Buy
2011 After a Lean Winter POoSS / 2 Buy
2011 A Rarefied View At Dawn POoSS / 3 Buy
2011 We Blazed POoSS / 4 Buy
2011 Wheatfields Beyond POoSS / 5 Buy
2011 Siren Song at Midnight POoSS / 6 Buy
2011 The Mooncalfe POoSS / 7 Buy
2011 My Favorite Christmas POoSS / 8 Buy
2011 Feeding the Feral Children POoSS / 9 Buy
2011 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27 POoLRHPWotFB / 27 Buy
2012 Drawing on the Power of Resonance in Writing POoMDWB / 1 Buy
2012 The 2012 Book Blogger's Cookbook POoTBBCB / 2 Buy
2012 The Stone Mother's Curse POoSS / 10 Buy
2012 At The Virgin's Doorstep POoSS / 11 Buy
2012 Skyfish POoSS / 12 Buy
2012 The Smiling Man POoSS / 13 Buy
2012 Charley in the Wind POoSS / 14 Buy
2012 No Bird POoSS / 15 Buy
2012 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28 POoLRHPWotFB / 28 Buy
2013 Unnatural Worlds POoFRAOAMB / 1 Buy
2013 Dorothy Dreams(By: Simon R. Green) POoORB / 1 Buy
2013 Blockbuster Book Signings POoNB / 1 Buy
2013 Million Dollar Outlines POoMDWB / 2 Buy
2013 How to Save the World POoFRAOAMB / 2 Buy
2013 Emeralds to Emeralds, Dust to Dust(By: Seanan McGuire) POoORB / 2 Buy
2013 NaNoWriMo Inspirations POoNB / 2 Buy
2013 Write That Novel! POoNB / 3 Buy
2013 Time Streams POoFRAOAMB / 3 Buy
2013 The Boy Detective of Oz(By: Tad Williams) POoORB / 3 Buy
2013 A Meeting in Oz(By: Jeffrey Ford) POoORB / 4 Buy
2013 Off to See the Emperor(By: Orson Scott Card) POoORB / 5 Buy
2013 The Cobbler of Oz(By: Jonathan Maberry) POoORB / 6 Buy
2013 Lost Girls of Oz(By: Theodora Goss) POoORB / 7 Buy
2013 Blown Away(By: Jane Yolen) POoORB / 8 Buy
2013 A Tornado of Dorothys(By: Kat Howard) POoORB / 9 Buy
2013 Barbarians POoTRB / 9 Buy
2013 The Veiled Shanghai(By: Ken Liu) POoORB / 10 Buy
2013 Dead Blue POoORB / 11 Buy
2013 The Great Zeppelin Heist of Oz(By: C.C. Finlay,Rae Carson) POoORB / 12 Buy
2013 Beyond the Naked Eye(By: Rachel Swirsky) POoORB / 13 Buy
2013 City So Bright(By: Dale Bailey) POoORB / 14 Buy
2013 One Flew Over the Rainbow(By: Robin Wasserman) POoORB / 15 Buy
2013 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29 POoLRHPWotFB / 29 Buy
2014 Million Dollar Productivity(By: Kevin J. Anderson) POoMDWB / 3 Buy
2014 Million Dollar Book Signings POoNB / 4 Buy
2014 Million Dollar Professionalism for the Writer(By: Kevin J. Anderson,Rebecca Moesta) POoMDWB / 4 Buy
2014 Moonscapes POoFRAOAMB / 4 Buy
2014 The Non-User-Friendly Guide For Aspiring TV Writers(By: Steven L. Sears) POoMDWB / 5 Buy
2014 Daily Meditations: Writer Tips for 100 Days POoNB / 5 Buy
2014 Fantasy Adrift POoFRAOAMB / 5 Buy
2014 Fiction River: Fantastic Detectives POoFRAOAMB / 6 Buy
2014 Past Crime POoFRAOAMB / 7 Buy
2014 Ashes and Starlight POoTRB / 10 Buy
2014 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30 POoLRHPWotFB / 30 Buy
2015 Worldbuilding(By: Kevin J. Anderson) POoMDWB / 6 Buy
2015 Valor POoFRAOAMB / 8 Buy
2015 Risk Takers POoFRAOAMB / 9 Buy
2015 Trust No One(By: Gayle Lynds,Heather Graham,Jonathan Maberry,Max Allan Collins,Kevin J. Anderson,Tim Lebbon,Keith R.A. DeCandido,Brian Keene,Peter Clines,Gini Koch) POoTXB / 10 Buy
2015 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31 POoLRHPWotFB / 31 Buy
2016 Pros and Cons(By: Jody Lynn Nye,Bill Fawcett) POoMDWB / 7 Buy
2016 Last Stand POoFRAOAMB / 10 Buy
2016 The Truth Is Out There(With: Jonathan Maberry,Kelley Armstrong,Rachel Caine,Hank Schwaeble,Kami Garcia,Jon McGoran,Hank Phillippi Ryan) POoTXB / 11 Buy
2016 Ship of Fools POoSS / 16 Buy
2016 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32 POoLRHPWotFB / 32 Buy
2017 No Humans Allowed POoFRAOAMB / 11 Buy
2017 Editor's Choice POoFRAOAMB / 12 Buy
2017 Feel the Fear POoFRAOAMB / 13 Buy
2017 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33 POoLRHPWotFB / 33 Buy
2018 Silk Road Takedown POoNB / 6 Buy
2018 Writing as a Team Sport(By: Rebecca Moesta) POoMDWB / 8 Buy
2018 Justice POoFRAOAMB / 14 Buy
2018 Wishes POoFRAOAMB / 15 Buy
2018 Hard Choices POoFRAOAMB / 16 Buy
2018 Big and Shady POoSS / 17 Buy
2018 Woven of Shadow POoSS / 18 Buy
2018 Hellfire on the High Frontier POoSS / 19 Buy
2018 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34 POoLRHPWotFB / 34 Buy
2019 Writing Wonder POoNB / 7 Buy
2019 Once More, With Feeling(By: Jody Lynn Nye) POoMDWB / 9 Buy
2019 Feel the Love POoFRAOAMB / 17 Buy
2019 Fiction River: Superstitious POoFRAOAMB / 18 Buy
2019 The King's Despatcher POoSS / 20 Buy
2019 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35 POoLRHPWotFB / 35 Buy
2020 Doorways to Enchantment POoFRAOAMB / 19 Buy
2020 Fiction River: Stolen: An Original Anthology Magazine POoFRAOAMB / 20 Buy
2020 Time Travelers POoFRAOAMB / 21 Buy
2020 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36 POoLRHPWotFB / 36 Buy
2021 Slushpile Memories(By: Kevin J. Anderson) POoMDWB / 10 Buy
2021 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37 POoLRHPWotFB / 37 Buy
2022 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38 POoLRHPWotFB / 38 Buy
2023 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39 POoLRHPWotFB / 39 Buy
2024 Perihelion(By: Claudia Gray) POoTXB / 12 Buy
2024 L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40 POoLRHPWotFB / 40 Buy
2025 On Being a Dictator(By: Kevin J. Anderson,Martin L. Shoemaker,Greg Vose) POoMDWB / 11 Buy
2025 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41 POoLRHPWotFB / 41 Buy

David Farland Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Unnatural Worlds 2013 Buy
02 How to Save the World 2013 Buy
03 Time Streams 2013 Buy
04 Moonscapes 2014 Buy
05 Fantasy Adrift 2014 Buy
06 Fiction River: Fantastic Detectives 2014 Buy
07 Past Crime 2014 Buy
08 Valor 2015 Buy
09 Risk Takers 2015 Buy
10 Last Stand 2016 Buy
11 No Humans Allowed 2017 Buy
12 Editor's Choice 2017 Buy
13 Feel the Fear 2017 Buy
14 Justice 2018 Buy
15 Wishes 2018 Buy
16 Hard Choices 2018 Buy
17 Feel the Love 2019 Buy
18 Fiction River: Superstitious 2019 Buy
19 Doorways to Enchantment 2020 Buy
20 Fiction River: Stolen: An Original Anthology Magazine 2020 Buy
21 Time Travelers 2020 Buy
Ravenspell Books in Reading Order 3 books / 2005-2009
01 Of Mice and Magic 2005 Buy
02 The Wizard of Ooze 2007 Buy
03 Freaky Fly Day 2009 Buy
01 The 2011 Book Blogger's Cookbook 2011 Buy
02 The 2012 Book Blogger's Cookbook 2012 Buy
01 Nightingale 2011 Buy
01 Blockbuster Book Signings 2013 Buy
02 NaNoWriMo Inspirations 2013 Buy
03 Write That Novel! 2013 Buy
04 Million Dollar Book Signings 2014 Buy
05 Daily Meditations: Writer Tips for 100 Days 2014 Buy
06 Silk Road Takedown 2018 Buy
07 Writing Wonder 2019 Buy
01 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1 1985 Buy
02 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2 1986 Buy
03 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3 1987 Buy
04 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4 1988 Buy
05 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5 1989 Buy
06 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6 1990 Buy
07 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7 1991 Buy
08 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8 1992 Buy
09 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9 1993 Buy
10 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10 1994 Buy
11 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11 1995 Buy
12 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12 1996 Buy
13 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13 1997 Buy
14 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14 1998 Buy
15 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15 1999 Buy
16 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16 2000 Buy
17 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17 2001 Buy
18 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18 2002 Buy
19 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19 2002 Buy
20 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20 2004 Buy
21 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21 2005 Buy
22 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22 2006 Buy
23 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23 2007 Buy
24 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24 2008 Buy
25 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25 2009 Buy
26 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26 2010 Buy
27 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27 2011 Buy
28 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28 2012 Buy
29 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29 2013 Buy
30 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30 2014 Buy
31 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31 2015 Buy
32 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32 2016 Buy
33 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33 2017 Buy
34 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34 2018 Buy
35 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35 2019 Buy
36 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36 2020 Buy
37 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37 2021 Buy
38 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38 2022 Buy
39 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39 2023 Buy
40 L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40 2024 Buy
41 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41 2025 Buy
02 The Golden Queen 1994 Buy
02 Beyond the Gate 1995 Buy
04 Beyond the Gate(As:Dave Wolverton) 1995 Buy
05 Lords of the Seventh Swarm 1997 Buy
The X-Files Books in Reading Order 12 books / 1994-2024
01 Goblins(By: Charles L. Grant) 1994 Buy
02 Hunter(By: Charles L. Grant) 1995 Buy
03 Ground Zero(By: Kevin J. Anderson) 1995 Buy
04 Whirlwind(By: Charles L. Grant) 1995 Buy
05 Ruins(By: Kevin J. Anderson) 1995 Buy
06 Antibodies(By: Kevin J. Anderson) 1997 Buy
07 Skin(By: Ben Mezrich) 1998 Buy
08 Fight the Future(By: Elizabeth Hand) 1998 Buy
09 I Want to Believe(By: Max Allan Collins) 2008 Buy
10 Trust No One(By: Gayle Lynds,Heather Graham,Jonathan Maberry,Max Allan Collins,Kevin J. Anderson,Tim Lebbon,Keith R.A. DeCandido,Brian Keene,Peter Clines,Gini Koch) 2015 Buy
11 The Truth Is Out There(With: Jonathan Maberry,Kelley Armstrong,Rachel Caine,Hank Schwaeble,Kami Garcia,Jon McGoran,Hank Phillippi Ryan) 2016 Buy
12 Perihelion(By: Claudia Gray) 2024 Buy
01 In the Company of Angels 2009 Buy
01 Spirit Walker 1991 Buy
02 Serpent Catch 1991 Buy
03 Blade Kin 1993 Buy
04 Path of the Crushed Heart 1993 Buy
01 Drawing on the Power of Resonance in Writing 2012 Buy
02 Million Dollar Outlines 2013 Buy
03 Million Dollar Productivity(By: Kevin J. Anderson) 2014 Buy
04 Million Dollar Professionalism for the Writer(By: Kevin J. Anderson,Rebecca Moesta) 2014 Buy
05 The Non-User-Friendly Guide For Aspiring TV Writers(By: Steven L. Sears) 2014 Buy
06 Worldbuilding(By: Kevin J. Anderson) 2015 Buy
07 Pros and Cons(By: Jody Lynn Nye,Bill Fawcett) 2016 Buy
08 Writing as a Team Sport(By: Rebecca Moesta) 2018 Buy
09 Once More, With Feeling(By: Jody Lynn Nye) 2019 Buy
10 Slushpile Memories(By: Kevin J. Anderson) 2021 Buy
11 On Being a Dictator(By: Kevin J. Anderson,Martin L. Shoemaker,Greg Vose) 2025 Buy
01 Sweetly the Dragon Dreams 2008 Buy
02 After a Lean Winter 2011 Buy
03 A Rarefied View At Dawn 2011 Buy
04 We Blazed 2011 Buy
05 Wheatfields Beyond 2011 Buy
06 Siren Song at Midnight 2011 Buy
07 The Mooncalfe 2011 Buy
08 My Favorite Christmas 2011 Buy
09 Feeding the Feral Children 2011 Buy
10 The Stone Mother's Curse 2012 Buy
11 At The Virgin's Doorstep 2012 Buy
12 Skyfish 2012 Buy
13 The Smiling Man 2012 Buy
14 Charley in the Wind 2012 Buy
15 No Bird 2012 Buy
16 Ship of Fools 2016 Buy
17 Big and Shady 2018 Buy
18 Woven of Shadow 2018 Buy
19 Hellfire on the High Frontier 2018 Buy
20 The King's Despatcher 2019 Buy
01 Dorothy Dreams(By: Simon R. Green) 2013 Buy
02 Emeralds to Emeralds, Dust to Dust(By: Seanan McGuire) 2013 Buy
03 The Boy Detective of Oz(By: Tad Williams) 2013 Buy
04 A Meeting in Oz(By: Jeffrey Ford) 2013 Buy
05 Off to See the Emperor(By: Orson Scott Card) 2013 Buy
06 The Cobbler of Oz(By: Jonathan Maberry) 2013 Buy
07 Lost Girls of Oz(By: Theodora Goss) 2013 Buy
08 Blown Away(By: Jane Yolen) 2013 Buy
09 A Tornado of Dorothys(By: Kat Howard) 2013 Buy
10 The Veiled Shanghai(By: Ken Liu) 2013 Buy
11 Dead Blue 2013 Buy
12 The Great Zeppelin Heist of Oz(By: C.C. Finlay,Rae Carson) 2013 Buy
13 Beyond the Naked Eye(By: Rachel Swirsky) 2013 Buy
14 City So Bright(By: Dale Bailey) 2013 Buy
15 One Flew Over the Rainbow(By: Robin Wasserman) 2013 Buy
01 The Runelords / The Sum of All Men 1998 Buy
02 Brotherhood of the Wolf 1999 Buy
03 Wizardborn 2001 Buy
04 Worldbinder 2001 Buy
05 The Lair of Bones 2002 Buy
06 Sons of the Oak 2006 Buy
07 The Wyrmling Horde 2008 Buy
08 Chaosbound 2009 Buy
09 Barbarians 2013 Buy
10 Ashes and Starlight 2014 Buy

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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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