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Brian McClellan Books in Order

Brian McClellan has written 24 books, published between 2013 and 2026. The first book is Promise of Blood (2013) and the newest is Mr. Styke (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
24
Published
2013–2026
Pages on record
3,461 in 7 of 24 books
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Epic fantasy is Brian McClellan's field, with imaginary wars, kings and military campaigns as its furniture. The Powder Mage and Gods of Blood and Powder trilogies are McClellan's best known work, and the catalogue also holds the Glass Immortals, War Cry and Valkyrie Collections. McClellan has 24 catalogued books published between 2013 and 2026, opening with Promise of Blood and Hope's End, both 2013, and continuing through The Crimson Campaign and Murder at the Kinnen Hotel in 2014. Mr. Styke is dated 2026.

How many Brian McClellan books are there?

Brian McClellan has 24 books, released between 2013 and 2026. They include 4 separate series.

Brian McClellan Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 24 Brian McClellan 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.

  1. Cover of Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan, book 1 of the Powder Mage series (2013)
  2. Cover of The Crimson Campaign by Brian McClellan, book 4 of the Powder Mage series (2014)
  3. Cover of The Autumn Republic by Brian McClellan, book 10 of the Powder Mage series (2015)
  4. Cover of Sins of Empire by Brian McClellan, book 1 of the Gods of Blood and Powder series (2017)
  5. Cover of War Cry by Brian McClellan, book 1 of the War Cry series (2018)
  6. Cover of Wrath of Empire by Brian McClellan, book 2 of the Gods of Blood and Powder series (2018)
  7. Cover of Uncanny Collateral by Brian McClellan, book 1 of the Valkyrie Collections series (2019)
  8. Cover of Blood of Empire by Brian McClellan, book 3 of the Gods of Blood and Powder series (2019)
  1. 1
    Promise of BloodPowder Mage #12013 · 608 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013608
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  2. 2
    The Girl of Hrusch AvenuePowder Mage #22013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  3. 3
    Hope's EndPowder Mage #32013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  4. 4
    The Crimson CampaignPowder Mage #42014 · 640 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014640
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  5. 5
    ForswornPowder Mage #52014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  6. 6
    The Face in the WindowPowder Mage #62014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  7. 7
    Servant of the CrownPowder Mage #72014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  8. 8
    Murder at the Kinnen HotelPowder Mage #82014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  9. 9
    In the Field Marshal's ShadowPowder Mage #12015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  10. 10
    Return to HonorPowder Mage #92015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  11. 11
    The Autumn RepublicPowder Mage #102015 · 640 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015640
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  12. 12
    Ghosts of the Tristan BasinPowder Mage #112016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  13. 13
    Sins of EmpireGods of Blood and Powder #12017 · 640 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017640
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  14. 14
    The Mad LancersPowder Mage #122017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  15. 15
    War CryWar Cry #12018 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201896
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  16. 16
    Wrath of EmpireGods of Blood and Powder #22018 · 672 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018672
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  17. 17
    Siege of TilpurPowder Mage #132018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  18. 18
    Uncanny CollateralValkyrie Collections #12019 · 165 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019165
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  19. 19
    Blood of EmpireGods of Blood and Powder #32019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  20. 20
    Blood TallyValkyrie Collections #22020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  21. 21
    In the Shadow of LightningGlass Immortals #12022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  22. 22
    MontegoGlass Immortals #22023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  23. 23
    Swords, Cider, and Other DistractionsGlass Immortals #32025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  24. 24
    Mr. StykePowder Mage #142026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Brian McClellan characters in order

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Brian McClellan 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.

Powder Mage in order

15 books
  1. 1. Promise of Blood
  2. 1. In the Field Marshal's Shadow
  3. 2. The Girl of Hrusch Avenue
  4. 3. Hope's End
  5. 4. The Crimson Campaign
  6. 5. Forsworn
  7. 6. The Face in the Window
  8. 7. Servant of the Crown
  9. 8. Murder at the Kinnen Hotel
  10. 9. Return to Honor
  11. 10. The Autumn Republic
  12. 11. Ghosts of the Tristan Basin
  13. and 3 more in the table above

Gods of Blood and Powder in order

3 books
  1. 1. Sins of Empire
  2. 2. Wrath of Empire
  3. 3. Blood of Empire

Glass Immortals in order

3 books
  1. 1. In the Shadow of Lightning
  2. 2. Montego
  3. 3. Swords, Cider, and Other Distractions

Valkyrie Collections

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

War Cry in order

1 book
  1. 1. War Cry

Do you have to read Brian McClellan books in order?

You only need to read Brian McClellan books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Brian McClellan

Start with Promise of Blood (2013), the first Powder Mage Trilogy book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Brian McClellan book?

Mr. Styke (2026) is the newest Brian McClellan book released so far.

Is there a new Brian McClellan book coming?

No next Brian McClellan book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Brian McClellan at a glance

Still publishing
Brian McClellan published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Brian McClellan books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,461 pages across the 7 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 640 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Brian McClellan books, 19 of 24, were published in the 2010s.

What the Brian McClellan books are about

7 of the 24 Brian McClellan books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 6 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.