Order of Dave Duncan Books

Dave Duncan is a well-known and award-winning writer of science fiction and fantasy who resides in Canada, originally from Scotland. He is recognized for his extensive world-building series, including King's Blade and The Seventh Sword. Born in Scotland, Duncan studied at the University of St. Andrews before relocating to Canada in 1960. There, he spent three decades working as a geologist in the petroleum industry before transitioning to writing science fiction. At the age of 53, after nearly 31 years in geology, he published his first novel and has continued to release books ever since.

Dave Duncan became a published novelist in 1987 with the novel A Rose-Red City. Below is a list of Dave Duncan's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of The Seventh Sword Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Reluctant Swordsman	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Coming of Wisdom	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Destiny of the Sword	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Death of Nnanji	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of A Man of His Word Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Magic Casement	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Faery Lands Forlorn	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Perilous Seas	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Emperor and Clown	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of A Handful of Men Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Cutting Edge	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Upland Outlaws	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Stricken Field	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Living God	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Omar Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Reaver Road	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Hunters' Haunt	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Years of Longdirk Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Demon Sword	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Demon Rider	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Demon Knight	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The Great Game Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Past Imperative	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Present Tense	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Future Indefinite	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The King's Blades Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Gilded Chain	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lord of the Fire Lands	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Sky of Swords	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Paragon Lost	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Impossible Odds	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Jaguar Knights	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
One Velvet Glove	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Ethical Swordsman	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The King's Daggers Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Sir Stalwart	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Crooked House	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Silvercloak	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Monster War	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Dodec Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Children of Chaos	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mother of Lies	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Venice Trilogy Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Alchemist's Apprentice	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Alchemist's Code	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Alchemist's Pursuit	(2009)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The Brothers Magnus Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Speak to the Devil	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
When the Saints	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Speaker and the Saints	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The Starfolk Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
King of Swords	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Queen of Stars	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The Enchanter General Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Ironfoot	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Trial by Treason	(2018)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Merlin Redux	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Ivor of Glenbroch Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Runner and the Wizard	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Runner and the Saint	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Runner and the Kelpie	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Adventures of Ivor	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
A Rose-Red City	(1987)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Shadow	(1987)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
West of January	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Strings	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hero!	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Cursed	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Daughter of Troy	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ill Met in the Arena	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Pock's World	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Against the Light	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Wildcatter	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Eye of Strife	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Irona 700	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Eocene Station	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Portal of a Thousand Worlds	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Pillar of Darkness	(2023)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Traitor's Son	(2024)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Corridor to Nightmare	(2024)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Northern Stars	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Arrowdreams: An Anthology of Alternate Canadas	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Imaginarium 2013	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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