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Home / Authors / Phil Rickman Phil Rickman Phil Rickman is a British author best known for the Merrily Watkins series of supernatural crime novels. His books have sold over one million copies and earned a cult following for blending rural mystery with the paranormal. This page provides the Phil Rickman books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1991 Candlenight POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1993 Curfew / Crybbe POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1994 December POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1994 The Man in the Moss POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 1996 The Cold Calling POoGU&BMB · 1 Buy ↗ 1997 The Chalice POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 1998 The Wine of Angels POoMWB · 1 Buy ↗ 1999 Midwinter of the Spirit POoMWB · 2 Buy ↗ 2001 Mean Spirit POoGU&BMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2001 A Crown of Lights POoMWB · 3 Buy ↗ 2001 The Cure of Souls POoMWB · 4 Buy ↗ 2003 The Lamp of the Wicked POoMWB · 5 Buy ↗ 2004 The Prayer of the Night Shepherd POoMWB · 6 Buy ↗ 2005 The Smile of a Ghost POoMWB · 7 Buy ↗ 2006 Marco's Pendulum POoMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2006 The Remains of an Altar POoMWB · 8 Buy ↗ 2007 Marco and the Blade of Night POoMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2007 The Fabric of Sin POoMWB · 9 Buy ↗ 2008 To Dream of the Dead POoMWB · 10 Buy ↗ 2009 Merrily's Border POoMWCB · 1 Buy ↗ 2010 The Bones of Avalon POoJDPB · 1 Buy ↗ 2011 The Secrets of Pain POoMWB · 11 Buy ↗ 2012 The Heresy of Dr Dee POoJDPB · 2 Buy ↗ 2013 The Magus of Hay POoMWB · 12 Buy ↗ 2014 Night After Night POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 2014 The House of Susan Lulham POoMWB · 13 Buy ↗ 2015 Friends of the Dusk POoMWB · 14 Buy ↗ 2017 All of a Winter's Night POoMWB · 15 Buy ↗ 2019 The Fever of the World POoMWB · 16 Buy ↗ 2026 The Echo of Crows POoMWB · 17 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Standalone Novels 6 books · 1991–2014
02 Curfew / Crybbe 1993 Buy ↗ 04 The Man in the Moss 1994 Buy ↗ 06 Night After Night 2014 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Merrily Watkins Companion Books 1 book · 2009
01 Merrily's Border 2009 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Marco Books 2 books · 2006–2007
01 Marco's Pendulum 2006 Buy ↗ 02 Marco and the Blade of Night 2007 Buy ↗ Publication Order of John Dee Papers Books 2 books · 2010–2012
01 The Bones of Avalon 2010 Buy ↗ 02 The Heresy of Dr Dee 2012 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Merrily Watkins Books 17 books · 1998–2026
01 The Wine of Angels 1998 Buy ↗ 02 Midwinter of the Spirit 1999 Buy ↗ 03 A Crown of Lights 2001 Buy ↗ 04 The Cure of Souls 2001 Buy ↗ 05 The Lamp of the Wicked 2003 Buy ↗ 06 The Prayer of the Night Shepherd 2004 Buy ↗ 07 The Smile of a Ghost 2005 Buy ↗ 08 The Remains of an Altar 2006 Buy ↗ 09 The Fabric of Sin 2007 Buy ↗ 10 To Dream of the Dead 2008 Buy ↗ 11 The Secrets of Pain 2011 Buy ↗ 12 The Magus of Hay 2013 Buy ↗ 13 The House of Susan Lulham 2014 Buy ↗ 14 Friends of the Dusk 2015 Buy ↗ 15 All of a Winter's Night 2017 Buy ↗ 16 The Fever of the World 2019 Buy ↗ 17 The Echo of Crows 2026 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Grayle Underhill & Bobby Maiden Books 2 books · 1996–2001
01 The Cold Calling 1996 Buy ↗