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C.L. Wilson Books in Order

C.L. Wilson has written 7 books, published between 2007 and 2017. The first book is Lord of the Fading Lands (2007) and the newest is The Sea King (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
7
Published
2007–2017
Pages on record
1,863 in 4 of 7 books
Reading time
31–47 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,863 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 7 titles with a page count on record.

See all 7 books in order Printable C.L. Wilson checklist

C.L. Wilson is an American author who crosses romance and high fantasy. The Tairen Soul series runs to five parts and is the best known work, with the Weathermages of Mystral books continuing from it. Seven titles are catalogued, from Lord of the Fading Lands (2007) to The Sea King (2017), at a median length of 434 pages. Wilson has also published a science fiction story collection, Futuristic Romance, and worked with Erica Ridley and Elissa Wilds on the collection One Enchanted Season.

How many C.L. Wilson books are there?

C.L. Wilson has 7 books, released between 2007 and 2017. They include 2 separate series.

C.L. Wilson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 7 C.L. Wilson 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 Lord of the Fading Lands by C.L. Wilson, book 1 of the Tairen Soul series (2007)
  2. Cover of Lady of Light and Shadows by C.L. Wilson, book 2 of the Tairen Soul series (2007)
  3. Cover of King of Sword and Sky by C.L. Wilson, book 3 of the Tairen Soul series (2008)
  4. Cover of Queen of Song and Souls by C.L. Wilson, book 4 of the Tairen Soul series (2009)
  5. Cover of Crown of Crystal Flame by C.L. Wilson, book 5 of the Tairen Soul series (2010)
  6. Cover of The Winter King by C.L. Wilson, book 1 of the Weathermages of Mystral series (2014)
  7. Cover of The Sea King by C.L. Wilson, book 2 of the Weathermages of Mystral series (2017)
  1. 1
    Lord of the Fading LandsTairen Soul #12007 · 402 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007402
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  2. 2
    Lady of Light and ShadowsTairen Soul #22007 · 386 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007386
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    King of Sword and SkyTairen Soul #32008 · 467 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008467
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Queen of Song and SoulsTairen Soul #42009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Crown of Crystal FlameTairen Soul #52010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    The Winter KingWeathermages of Mystral #12014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    The Sea KingWeathermages of Mystral #22017 · 608 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017608
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

C.L. Wilson 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.

Tairen Soul in order

5 books
  1. 1. Lord of the Fading Lands
  2. 2. Lady of Light and Shadows
  3. 3. King of Sword and Sky
  4. 4. Queen of Song and Souls
  5. 5. Crown of Crystal Flame

Weathermages of Mystral in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Winter King
  2. 2. The Sea King

Do you have to read C.L. Wilson books in order?

You only need to read C.L. Wilson 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 C.L. Wilson

Start with Lord of the Fading Lands (2007), the earliest published title.

What is the newest C.L. Wilson book?

The Sea King (2017) is the newest C.L. Wilson book released so far.

Is there a new C.L. Wilson book coming?

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

C.L. Wilson at a glance

No recent titles
The newest C.L. Wilson title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
C.L. Wilson books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,863 pages across the 4 of 7 books with a recorded length, a median of 434 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most C.L. Wilson books, 4 of 7, were published in the 2000s.

What the C.L. Wilson books are about

All 7 C.L. Wilson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: magic is tagged on 4 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.