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Phil Rickman Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 30 books / 6 series

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 Phil Rickman Books in Chronological Order

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

Phil Rickman Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Standalone Books in Reading Order 6 books / 1991-2014
01 Candlenight 1991 Buy
02 Curfew / Crybbe 1993 Buy
03 December 1994 Buy
04 The Man in the Moss 1994 Buy
05 The Chalice 1997 Buy
06 Night After Night 2014 Buy
01 Merrily's Border 2009 Buy
Marco Books in Reading Order 2 books / 2006-2007
01 Marco's Pendulum 2006 Buy
02 Marco and the Blade of Night 2007 Buy
01 The Bones of Avalon 2010 Buy
02 The Heresy of Dr Dee 2012 Buy
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
01 The Cold Calling 1996 Buy
02 Mean Spirit 2001 Buy

Where to start with Phil Rickman

What is the best order to read Phil Rickman 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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