Alex Rutherford Books in Order
Alex Rutherford has written 8 books, published between 2009 and 2021. The first book is Raiders from the North (2009) and the newest is Fortune's Heir (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2009–2021
- Pages on record
- 1,829 in 4 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 30–46 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,829 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Alex Rutherford writes historical fiction and adventure, catalogued under subjects such as kings and rulers, India, the Taj Mahal, families and sibling rivalry. Eight books carry the name, from Raiders from the North (2009) to Fortune's Heir (2021), and they fall into two series: Empire of the Moghul and the Ballantyne Chronicles. A Rutherford book runs to roughly 448 pages. No new title has appeared since 2021.
How many Alex Rutherford books are there?
Alex Rutherford has 8 books, released between 2009 and 2021. They include 2 separate series.
Alex Rutherford Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Alex Rutherford 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.
- 120094481/4
- 220105121/4
- 32011–1/4
- 420124481/4
- 520134211/4
- 62015–1/4
- 72018–1/4
- 82021–1/4
Alex Rutherford 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.
Empire of the Moghul in order
6 booksBallantyne Chronicles in order
2 booksDo you have to read Alex Rutherford books in order?
You only need to read Alex Rutherford books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Alex Rutherford
Start with Raiders from the North (2009), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Alex Rutherford book?
Fortune's Heir (2021) is the newest Alex Rutherford book released so far.
Is there a new Alex Rutherford book coming?
No next Alex Rutherford book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Alex Rutherford at a glance
- Paused
- No new Alex Rutherford title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Alex Rutherford books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,829 pages across the 4 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 448 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Alex Rutherford books, 6 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the Alex Rutherford books are about
5 of the 8 Alex Rutherford books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Historical fiction 4 of 5 books
- Kings and rulers 3 of 5 books
- Action & adventure 2 of 5 books
- History 2 of 5 books
- Family life 1 of 5 books
- Grief 1 of 5 books
- India 1 of 5 books
- Sibling rivalry 1 of 5 books
- Taj Mahal (Agra, India) 1 of 5 books