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Tad Williams

American fantasy author Tad Williams is best known for the epic Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series. His works have sold over 30 million copies worldwide and influenced modern fantasy giants. This page provides the Tad Williams books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1985Tailchaser's SongPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1988The Dragonbone ChairPOoMSaTB · 1Buy ↗

1990Stone of FarewellPOoMSaTB · 2Buy ↗

1992Child of an Ancient CityPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1993To Green Angel TowerPOoMSaTB · 3Buy ↗

1993To Green Angel Tower, Part 2POoMSaTB · 4Buy ↗

1994Caliban's HourPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1996City of Golden ShadowPOoOB · 1Buy ↗

1998Legends(By: Stephen King,Anne McCaffrey,Robert Silverberg)POoLB · 1Buy ↗

1998River of Blue FirePOoOB · 2Buy ↗

1998Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King(By: Diana Gabaldon,George R.R. Martin,Orson Scott Card,Terry Brooks,Robert Silverberg,Neil Gaiman,Elizabeth Haydon)POoLB · 2Buy ↗

1998Tad Williams' Mirror WorldPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1999Legends 3(With: Terry Pratchett,Robert Jordan,Robert Silverberg,Ursula K. Le Guin)POoLB · 3Buy ↗

1999Mountain of Black GlassPOoOB · 3Buy ↗

2001Sea of Silver LightPOoOB · 4Buy ↗

2003The War of the FlowersPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

2004ShadowmarchPOoSB · 1Buy ↗

2006Rite: Short WorkPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

2007ShadowplayPOoSB · 2Buy ↗

2007The Helmet of Fate(With: Steve Niles,Bill Willingham,Gail Simone,Steve Gerber)POoSN · 6Buy ↗

2009The Dragons of Ordinary FarmPOoOFAB · 1Buy ↗

2010ShadowrisePOoSB · 3Buy ↗

2010ShadowheartPOoSB · 4Buy ↗

2011A Stark and Wormy KnightPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

2011The Secrets of Ordinary FarmPOoOFAB · 2Buy ↗

2012The Dirty Streets of HeavenPOoBDB · 1Buy ↗

2012Diary of a DragonPOoSN · 7Buy ↗

2013Dorothy Dreams(By: Simon R. Green)POoORB · 1Buy ↗

2013Happy Hour in HellPOoBDB · 2Buy ↗

2013Emeralds to Emeralds, Dust to Dust(By: Seanan McGuire)POoORB · 2Buy ↗

2013The Boy Detective of OzPOoORB · 3Buy ↗

2013A Meeting in Oz(By: Jeffrey Ford)POoORB · 4Buy ↗

2013Off to See the Emperor(By: Orson Scott Card)POoORB · 5Buy ↗

2013The Cobbler of Oz(By: Jonathan Maberry)POoORB · 6Buy ↗

2013Lost Girls of Oz(By: Theodora Goss)POoORB · 7Buy ↗

2013Blown Away(By: Jane Yolen)POoORB · 8Buy ↗

2013A Tornado of Dorothys(By: Kat Howard)POoORB · 9Buy ↗

2013The Veiled Shanghai(By: Ken Liu)POoORB · 10Buy ↗

2013Dead Blue(By: David Farland)POoORB · 11Buy ↗

2013The Great Zeppelin Heist of Oz(By: C.C. Finlay,Rae Carson)POoORB · 12Buy ↗

2013Beyond the Naked Eye(By: Rachel Swirsky)POoORB · 13Buy ↗

2013City So Bright(By: Dale Bailey)POoORB · 14Buy ↗

2013One Flew Over the Rainbow(By: Robin Wasserman)POoORB · 15Buy ↗

2014Sleeping Late on Judgement DayPOoBDB · 3Buy ↗

2014The Very Best of Tad WilliamsPOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

2014God Rest Ye Merry, GentlepigPOoBDB · 4Buy ↗

2017The Heart of What Was LostPOoTLKoOAB · 1Buy ↗

2017The Witchwood CrownPOoTLKoOAB · 2Buy ↗

2018Empire of GrassPOoTLKoOAB · 3Buy ↗

2021Brothers of the WindPOoTLKoOAB · 4Buy ↗

2022Into the NarrowdarkPOoTLKoOAB · 5Buy ↗

2024The Navigator's ChildrenPOoTLKoOAB · 6Buy ↗

2026The Splintered SunPOoOASB · 1Buy ↗

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Publication Order of Ordinary Farm Adventures Books2 books · 2009–2011

01The Dragons of Ordinary Farm2009Buy ↗

02The Secrets of Ordinary Farm2011Buy ↗

Publication Order of Otherland Books4 books · 1996–2001

01City of Golden Shadow1996Buy ↗

02River of Blue Fire1998Buy ↗

03Mountain of Black Glass1999Buy ↗

04Sea of Silver Light2001Buy ↗

Publication Order of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn Books4 books · 1988–1993

01The Dragonbone Chair1988Buy ↗

02Stone of Farewell1990Buy ↗

03To Green Angel Tower1993Buy ↗

04To Green Angel Tower, Part 21993Buy ↗

Publication Order of Legends Books3 books · 1998–1999

01Legends(By: Stephen King,Anne McCaffrey,Robert Silverberg)1998Buy ↗

02Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King(By: Diana Gabaldon,George R.R. Martin,Orson Scott Card,Terry Brooks,Robert Silverberg,Neil Gaiman,Elizabeth Haydon)1998Buy ↗

03Legends 3(With: Terry Pratchett,Robert Jordan,Robert Silverberg,Ursula K. Le Guin)1999Buy ↗

Publication Order of The Last King of Osten Ard Books6 books · 2017–2024

01The Heart of What Was Lost2017Buy ↗

02The Witchwood Crown2017Buy ↗

03Empire of Grass2018Buy ↗

04Brothers of the Wind2021Buy ↗

05Into the Narrowdark2022Buy ↗

06The Navigator's Children2024Buy ↗

Publication Order of Bobby Dollar Books4 books · 2012–2014

01The Dirty Streets of Heaven2012Buy ↗

02Happy Hour in Hell2013Buy ↗

03Sleeping Late on Judgement Day2014Buy ↗

04God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlepig2014Buy ↗

Publication Order of Oz Reimagined Books15 books · 2013–2013

01Dorothy Dreams(By: Simon R. Green)2013Buy ↗

02Emeralds to Emeralds, Dust to Dust(By: Seanan McGuire)2013Buy ↗

03The Boy Detective of Oz2013Buy ↗

04A Meeting in Oz(By: Jeffrey Ford)2013Buy ↗

05Off to See the Emperor(By: Orson Scott Card)2013Buy ↗

06The Cobbler of Oz(By: Jonathan Maberry)2013Buy ↗

07Lost Girls of Oz(By: Theodora Goss)2013Buy ↗

08Blown Away(By: Jane Yolen)2013Buy ↗

09A Tornado of Dorothys(By: Kat Howard)2013Buy ↗

10The Veiled Shanghai(By: Ken Liu)2013Buy ↗

11Dead Blue(By: David Farland)2013Buy ↗

12The Great Zeppelin Heist of Oz(By: C.C. Finlay,Rae Carson)2013Buy ↗

13Beyond the Naked Eye(By: Rachel Swirsky)2013Buy ↗

14City So Bright(By: Dale Bailey)2013Buy ↗

15One Flew Over the Rainbow(By: Robin Wasserman)2013Buy ↗

Publication Order of Osten Ard Saga Books1 book · 2026

01The Splintered Sun2026Buy ↗

Publication Order of Shadowmarch Books4 books · 2004–2010

01Shadowmarch2004Buy ↗

02Shadowplay2007Buy ↗

03Shadowrise2010Buy ↗

04Shadowheart2010Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels7 books · 1985–2012

01Tailchaser's Song1985Buy ↗

02Child of an Ancient City1992Buy ↗

03Caliban's Hour1994Buy ↗

04Tad Williams' Mirror World1998Buy ↗

05The War of the Flowers2003Buy ↗

06The Helmet of Fate(With: Steve Niles,Bill Willingham,Gail Simone,Steve Gerber)2007Buy ↗

07Diary of a Dragon2012Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections3 books · 2006–2014

01Rite: Short Work2006Buy ↗

02A Stark and Wormy Knight2011Buy ↗

03The Very Best of Tad Williams2014Buy ↗

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