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Home / Authors / John Maddox Roberts John Maddox Roberts American author John Maddox Roberts is best known for the SPQR historical mystery series featuring Senator Decius Metellus. A prolific writer, his works have earned critical acclaim for meticulous Roman research. This page provides the John Maddox Roberts books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1977 The Strayed Sheep of Charun POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1979 Space Angel POoSAB · 1 Buy ↗ 1982 Conan the Invincible(By: Robert Jordan) POoAoCB · 1 Buy ↗ 1982 The Falcon Strikes POoFB · 1 Buy ↗ 1982 The Black Pope POoFB · 2 Buy ↗ 1982 Conan The Defender(By: Robert Jordan) POoAoCB · 2 Buy ↗ 1982 The Bloody Cross POoFB · 3 Buy ↗ 1983 King of the Wood POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1983 Cestus Dei POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1983 Conan the Triumphant(By: Robert Jordan) POoAoCB · 3 Buy ↗ 1983 Conan the Unconquered(By: Robert Jordan) POoAoCB · 4 Buy ↗ 1983 The King's Treasure POoFB · 4 Buy ↗ 1984 Conan the Victorious(By: Robert Jordan) POoAoCB · 5 Buy ↗ 1984 Conan the Magnificent(By: Robert Jordan) POoAoCB · 6 Buy ↗ 1984 Conan the Destroyer(By: Robert Jordan) POoAoCB · 7 Buy ↗ 1985 Act of God POoAOGB · 1 Buy ↗ 1985 The Cingulum POoTCB · 1 Buy ↗ 1985 Cloak of Illusion POoTCB · 2 Buy ↗ 1985 Conan the Valorous POoAoCB · 8 Buy ↗ 1985 The New Adventures of Conan POoAoCB · 9 Buy ↗ 1986 Conan The Raider(By: Leonard Carpenter) POoAoCB · 10 Buy ↗ 1986 Conan the Fearless(By: Steve Perry) POoAoCB · 11 Buy ↗ 1986 Conan The Renegade(By: Leonard Carpenter) POoAoCB · 12 Buy ↗ 1987 The Island Worlds POoAOGB · 2 Buy ↗ 1987 Conan the Champion POoAoCB · 13 Buy ↗ 1987 Conan the Defiant(By: Steve Perry) POoAoCB · 14 Buy ↗ 1988 Spacer POoSAB · 2 Buy ↗ 1988 The Sword, the Jewel and the Mirror POoTCB · 3 Buy ↗ 1988 Between the Stars POoAOGB · 3 Buy ↗ 1988 Conan, The Marauder POoAoCB · 15 Buy ↗ 1988 Conan the Warlord(By: Leonard Carpenter) POoAoCB · 16 Buy ↗ 1988 Conan the Valiant(By: Roland J. Green) POoAoCB · 17 Buy ↗ 1989 The Enigma Variations POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 1989 Conan the Great(By: Leonard Carpenter) POoAoCB · 18 Buy ↗ 1989 Conan The Hero(By: Leonard Carpenter) POoAoCB · 19 Buy ↗ 1989 Conan the Bold POoAoCB · 20 Buy ↗ 1989 Conan the Indomitable(By: Steve Perry) POoAoCB · 21 Buy ↗ 1990 The King's Gambit POoSB · 1 Buy ↗ 1990 The Islander POoSB · 1 Buy ↗ 1990 Delta Pavonis POoAOGB · 4 Buy ↗ 1990 Conan The Free Lance(By: Steve Perry) POoAoCB · 22 Buy ↗ 1990 Conan the Formidable(By: Steve Perry) POoAoCB · 23 Buy ↗ 1991 The Black Shields POoSB · 2 Buy ↗ 1991 The Catiline Conspiracy POoSB · 2 Buy ↗ 1991 Conan the Guardian(By: Roland J. Green) POoAoCB · 24 Buy ↗ 1991 Conan the Outcast(By: Leonard Carpenter) POoAoCB · 25 Buy ↗ 1991 Conan the Rogue POoAoCB · 26 Buy ↗ 1992 The Poisoned Land POoSB · 3 Buy ↗ 1992 The Sacrilege POoSB · 3 Buy ↗ 1992 The Temple of the Muses POoSB · 4 Buy ↗ 1992 Conan the Relentless(By: Roland J. Green) POoAoCB · 27 Buy ↗ 1992 Conan The Savage(By: Leonard Carpenter) POoAoCB · 28 Buy ↗ 1993 The Steel Kings POoSB · 4 Buy ↗ 1993 Conan and the Treasure of Python POoAoCB · 29 Buy ↗ 1993 Conan of the Red Brotherhood(By: Leonard Carpenter) POoAoCB · 30 Buy ↗ 1993 Conan and the Gods of the Mountain(By: Roland J. Green) POoAoCB · 31 Buy ↗ 1994 Typical American Town POoGTB · 1 Buy ↗ 1994 Queens of Land and Sea POoSB · 5 Buy ↗ 1994 Saturnalia POoSB · 5 Buy ↗ 1994 Conan and the Manhunters POoAoCB · 32 Buy ↗ 1994 Conan The Hunter(By: Sean A. Moore) POoAoCB · 33 Buy ↗ 1994 Conan Scourge of Bloody Coast(By: Leonard Carpenter) POoAoCB · 34 Buy ↗ 1994 Conan at the Demon's Gate(By: Roland J. Green) POoAoCB · 35 Buy ↗ 1995 Nobody Loves a Centurion POoSB · 6 Buy ↗ 1995 The Conan Chronicles(By: Robert Jordan) POoAoCB · 36 Buy ↗ 1995 Conan and the Amazon POoAoCB · 37 Buy ↗ 1995 Conan The Gladiator(By: Leonard Carpenter) POoAoCB · 38 Buy ↗ 1995 Conan and the Mists of Doom(By: Roland J. Green) POoAoCB · 39 Buy ↗ 1995 Conan and the Emerald Lotus(By: John C. Hocking) POoAoCB · 40 Buy ↗ 1996 Murder in Tarsis POoDCB · 1 Buy ↗ 1996 The Ghosts of Saigon POoGTB · 2 Buy ↗ 1996 The Tribune's Curse POoSB · 7 Buy ↗ 1996 Conan and the Shaman's Curse(By: Sean A. Moore) POoAoCB · 41 Buy ↗ 1996 Conan Lord of the Black River(By: Leonard Carpenter) POoAoCB · 42 Buy ↗ 1997 Desperate Highways POoGTB · 3 Buy ↗ 1997 The River God's Vengeance POoSB · 8 Buy ↗ 1997 Conan and the Death Lord of Thanza(By: Roland J. Green) POoAoCB · 43 Buy ↗ 1997 Conan and the Grim Grey God(By: Sean A. Moore) POoAoCB · 44 Buy ↗ 1999 Total Recall 2070: Machine Dreams POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 2000 Dalamar the Dark(By: Nancy Varian Berberick) POoDCB · 2 Buy ↗ 2000 The Citadel(By: Richard A. Knaak) POoDCB · 3 Buy ↗ 2000 Legacy of Prometheus POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 2000 The Princess and the Pirates POoSB · 9 Buy ↗ 2001 The Inheritance(By: Nancy Varian Berberick) POoDCB · 4 Buy ↗ 2001 A Point of Law POoSB · 10 Buy ↗ 2001 Under Vesuvius POoSB · 11 Buy ↗ 2002 Hannibal's Children POoHCB · 1 Buy ↗ 2003 Conan of Venarium(By: Harry Turtledove) POoAoCB · 45 Buy ↗ 2005 The Seven Hills POoHCB · 2 Buy ↗ 2005 Oracle of the Dead POoSB · 12 Buy ↗ 2010 The Year of Confusion POoSB · 13 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Falconer Books 4 books · 1982–1983
01 The Falcon Strikes 1982 Buy ↗ 02 The Black Pope 1982 Buy ↗ 03 The Bloody Cross 1982 Buy ↗ 04 The King's Treasure 1983 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Stormlands Books 5 books · 1990–1994
02 The Black Shields 1991 Buy ↗ 03 The Poisoned Land 1992 Buy ↗ 04 The Steel Kings 1993 Buy ↗ 05 Queens of Land and Sea 1994 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 6 books · 1977–2000
01 The Strayed Sheep of Charun 1977 Buy ↗ 02 King of the Wood 1983 Buy ↗ 04 The Enigma Variations 1989 Buy ↗ 05 Total Recall 2070: Machine Dreams 1999 Buy ↗ 06 Legacy of Prometheus 2000 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Space Angel Books 2 books · 1979–1988
Publication Order of Hannibal's Children Books 2 books · 2002–2005
01 Hannibal's Children 2002 Buy ↗ 02 The Seven Hills 2005 Buy ↗ Publication Order of SPQR Books 13 books · 1990–2010
01 The King's Gambit 1990 Buy ↗ 02 The Catiline Conspiracy 1991 Buy ↗ 04 The Temple of the Muses 1992 Buy ↗ 06 Nobody Loves a Centurion 1995 Buy ↗ 07 The Tribune's Curse 1996 Buy ↗ 08 The River God's Vengeance 1997 Buy ↗ 09 The Princess and the Pirates 2000 Buy ↗ 10 A Point of Law 2001 Buy ↗ 11 Under Vesuvius 2001 Buy ↗ 12 Oracle of the Dead 2005 Buy ↗ 13 The Year of Confusion 2010 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Dragonlance: Classics Books 4 books · 1996–2001
01 Murder in Tarsis 1996 Buy ↗ 02 Dalamar the Dark(By: Nancy Varian Berberick) 2000 Buy ↗ 03 The Citadel(By: Richard A. Knaak) 2000 Buy ↗ 04 The Inheritance(By: Nancy Varian Berberick) 2001 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Cingulum Books 3 books · 1985–1988
02 Cloak of Illusion 1985 Buy ↗ 03 The Sword, the Jewel and the Mirror 1988 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Gabe Treloar Books 3 books · 1994–1997
01 Typical American Town 1994 Buy ↗ 02 The Ghosts of Saigon 1996 Buy ↗ 03 Desperate Highways 1997 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Adventures of Conan Books 45 books · 1982–2003
01 Conan the Invincible(By: Robert Jordan) 1982 Buy ↗ 02 Conan The Defender(By: Robert Jordan) 1982 Buy ↗ 03 Conan the Triumphant(By: Robert Jordan) 1983 Buy ↗ 04 Conan the Unconquered(By: Robert Jordan) 1983 Buy ↗ 05 Conan the Victorious(By: Robert Jordan) 1984 Buy ↗ 06 Conan the Magnificent(By: Robert Jordan) 1984 Buy ↗ 07 Conan the Destroyer(By: Robert Jordan) 1984 Buy ↗ 08 Conan the Valorous 1985 Buy ↗ 09 The New Adventures of Conan 1985 Buy ↗ 10 Conan The Raider(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1986 Buy ↗ 11 Conan the Fearless(By: Steve Perry) 1986 Buy ↗ 12 Conan The Renegade(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1986 Buy ↗ 13 Conan the Champion 1987 Buy ↗ 14 Conan the Defiant(By: Steve Perry) 1987 Buy ↗ 15 Conan, The Marauder 1988 Buy ↗ 16 Conan the Warlord(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1988 Buy ↗ 17 Conan the Valiant(By: Roland J. Green) 1988 Buy ↗ 18 Conan the Great(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1989 Buy ↗ 19 Conan The Hero(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1989 Buy ↗ 20 Conan the Bold 1989 Buy ↗ 21 Conan the Indomitable(By: Steve Perry) 1989 Buy ↗ 22 Conan The Free Lance(By: Steve Perry) 1990 Buy ↗ 23 Conan the Formidable(By: Steve Perry) 1990 Buy ↗ 24 Conan the Guardian(By: Roland J. Green) 1991 Buy ↗ 25 Conan the Outcast(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1991 Buy ↗ 26 Conan the Rogue 1991 Buy ↗ 27 Conan the Relentless(By: Roland J. Green) 1992 Buy ↗ 28 Conan The Savage(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1992 Buy ↗ 29 Conan and the Treasure of Python 1993 Buy ↗ 30 Conan of the Red Brotherhood(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1993 Buy ↗ 31 Conan and the Gods of the Mountain(By: Roland J. Green) 1993 Buy ↗ 32 Conan and the Manhunters 1994 Buy ↗ 33 Conan The Hunter(By: Sean A. Moore) 1994 Buy ↗ 34 Conan Scourge of Bloody Coast(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1994 Buy ↗ 35 Conan at the Demon's Gate(By: Roland J. Green) 1994 Buy ↗ 36 The Conan Chronicles(By: Robert Jordan) 1995 Buy ↗ 37 Conan and the Amazon 1995 Buy ↗ 38 Conan The Gladiator(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1995 Buy ↗ 39 Conan and the Mists of Doom(By: Roland J. Green) 1995 Buy ↗ 40 Conan and the Emerald Lotus(By: John C. Hocking) 1995 Buy ↗ 41 Conan and the Shaman's Curse(By: Sean A. Moore) 1996 Buy ↗ 42 Conan Lord of the Black River(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1996 Buy ↗ 43 Conan and the Death Lord of Thanza(By: Roland J. Green) 1997 Buy ↗ 44 Conan and the Grim Grey God(By: Sean A. Moore) 1997 Buy ↗ 45 Conan of Venarium(By: Harry Turtledove) 2003 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Act Of God Books 4 books · 1985–1990
02 The Island Worlds 1987 Buy ↗ 03 Between the Stars 1988 Buy ↗