A. F. Kay Books in Order
A. F. Kay has written 12 books, published between 2019 and 2025. The first book is Shade's First Rule (2019) and the newest is The Twelfth Conclave (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 2019–2025
- Pages on record
- 436 in 1 of 12 books
A. F. Kay is a LitRPG author with 12 catalogued books from 2019 to 2025. Shade's First Rule (2019) is the first title, and The Twelfth Conclave (2025) is the newest. Between them come The Second Betrayal, Uru's Third Temple, The Sixth Rune and Tarot's Ninth Harbinger, among others. Kay is still publishing.
Divine Apostasy, one of A. F. Kay's LitRPG series, follows Ruwen through a game-like world where death is not permanent and player choices carry real consequences.
How many A. F. Kay books are there?
A. F. Kay has 12 books, released between 2019 and 2025.
A. F. Kay Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 A. F. Kay books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Shade's First Rule2019 · 436 pages · confirmed 1/420194361/4
- 2The Second Betrayal2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 3Uru's Third Temple2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 4The Fourth Secret2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 5Legion's Fifth Vault2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 6The Sixth Rune2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 7Shadow's Seventh Step2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 8The Eighth Harmony2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 9Tarot's Ninth Harbinger2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 10The Tenth Muse2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 11Zealot's Eleventh Crusade2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
- 12The Twelfth Conclave2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
A. F. Kay books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Standalone books
12 books12 A. F. Kay titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read A. F. Kay books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 12 A. F. Kay books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with A. F. Kay
Start with Shade's First Rule (2019), the earliest published title.
What is the newest A. F. Kay book?
The Twelfth Conclave (2025) is the newest A. F. Kay book released so far.
Is there a new A. F. Kay book coming?
No next A. F. Kay book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
A. F. Kay at a glance
- Still publishing
- A. F. Kay published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- A. F. Kay books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 436 pages across the 1 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 436 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most A. F. Kay books, 11 of 12, were published in the 2020s.