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Chris Wooding Books in Order

Chris Wooding has written 37 books, published between 1998 and 2023. The first book is Catchman (1998) and the newest is The Shadow Casket (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
37
Published
1998–2023
Pages on record
7,164 in 22 of 37 books
Reading time
119–179 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,164 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 22 of 37 titles with a page count on record.

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Chris Wooding is a British writer, born in Leicester on 28 February 1977 and now based in London. Wooding wrote a first book, Crashing, at nineteen, and Crashing was published in 1998. The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray was silver runner-up for the Nestle Smarties Book Prize, and Poison won the Lancashire Children's Book of the Year. The catalogue records 37 books from 1998 to 2023, with subjects spanning fantasy, science fiction, young adult and children's fiction. Wooding's series include Broken Sky, Tale of the Ketty Jay, Braided Path, Darkwater Legacy and Jack From the Earth. The catalogue marks Wooding as dormant.

How many Chris Wooding books are there?

Chris Wooding has 37 books, released between 1998 and 2023. They include 5 series and 11 titles listed outside any series.

Chris Wooding Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 37 Chris Wooding 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 Catchman by Chris Wooding, book 4 of the Point Horror Unleashed series (1998)
  2. Cover of Broken Sky Part 1 by Chris Wooding, book 1 of the Broken Sky series (1999)
  3. Cover of Broken Sky Part 2 by Chris Wooding, book 2 of the Broken Sky series (1999)
  4. Cover of Broken Sky Part 3 by Chris Wooding, book 3 of the Broken Sky series (1999)
  5. Cover of Broken Sky Part 4 by Chris Wooding, book 4 of the Broken Sky series (1999)
  6. Cover of Broken Sky Part 5 by Chris Wooding, book 5 of the Broken Sky series (1999)
  7. Cover of Broken Sky Part 6 by Chris Wooding, book 6 of the Broken Sky series (2000)
  8. Cover of Broken Sky Part 7 by Chris Wooding, book 7 of the Broken Sky series (2000)
  9. Cover of Broken Sky Part 8 by Chris Wooding, book 8 of the Broken Sky series (2000)
  10. Cover of The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding (2001)
  11. Cover of Broken Sky Part 9 by Chris Wooding, book 9 of the Broken Sky series (2001)
  12. Cover of The Weavers of Saramyr by Chris Wooding, book 1 of the Braided Path series (2003)
  13. Cover of Endgame by Chris Wooding (2003)
  14. Cover of Poison by Chris Wooding (2003)
  15. Cover of The Skein of Lament by Chris Wooding, book 2 of the Braided Path series (2004)
  16. Cover of The Ascendancy Veil by Chris Wooding, book 3 of the Braided Path series (2005)
  17. Cover of Storm Thief by Chris Wooding (2006)
  18. Cover of The Fade by Chris Wooding (2007)
  19. Cover of Malice by Chris Wooding, book 1 of the Malice series (2009)
  20. Cover of Retribution Falls by Chris Wooding, book 1 of the Tale of the Ketty Jay series (2009)
  21. Cover of Havoc by Chris Wooding, book 2 of the Malice series (2010)
  22. Cover of The Black Lung Captain by Chris Wooding, book 2 of the Tale of the Ketty Jay series (2010)
  23. Cover of The Iron Jackal by Chris Wooding, book 3 of the Tale of the Ketty Jay series (2011)
  24. Cover of Pandemonium by Chris Wooding (2012)
  1. 1
    CatchmanPoint Horror Unleashed #41998 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998208
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  2. 2
    Broken Sky Part 1Broken Sky #11999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
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  3. 3
    Broken Sky Part 2Broken Sky #21999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
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  4. 4
    Broken Sky Part 3Broken Sky #31999 · 189 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999189
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  5. 5
    Broken Sky Part 4Broken Sky #41999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
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  6. 6
    Broken Sky Part 5Broken Sky #51999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
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  7. 7
    Broken Sky Part 6Broken Sky #62000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  8. 8
    Broken Sky Part 7Broken Sky #72000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  9. 9
    Broken Sky Part 8Broken Sky #82000 · 188 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000188
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  10. 10
    The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray2001 · 292 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001292
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  11. 11
    Broken Sky Part 9Broken Sky #92001 · 188 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001188
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  12. 12
    The Weavers of SaramyrBraided Path #12003 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003384
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  13. 13
    Crashing2003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  14. 14
    Endgame2003 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003176
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  15. 15
    Kerosene2003 · 195 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003195
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  16. 16
    Poison2003 · 273 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003273
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  17. 17
    The Skein of LamentBraided Path #22004 · 405 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004405
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  18. 18
    The Ascendancy VeilBraided Path #32005 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005464
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  19. 19
    Storm Thief2006 · 310 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006310
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  20. 20
    The Fade2007 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007320
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  21. 21
    Broken Sky Act 2: CommunionBroken Sky #102008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  22. 22
    Broken Sky Act 3: The CitadelBroken Sky #112008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  23. 23
    MaliceMalice #12009 · 377 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009377
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  24. 24
    Retribution FallsTale of the Ketty Jay #12009 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009352
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  25. 25
    HavocMalice #22010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  26. 26
    The Black Lung CaptainTale of the Ketty Jay #22010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  27. 27
    The Iron JackalTale of the Ketty Jay #32011 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011480
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  28. 28
    Pandemonium2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  29. 29
    Pale2012 · 67 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201267
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  30. 30
    The Ace of SkullsTale of the Ketty Jay #42013 · 495 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013495
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  31. 31
    Silver2013 · 313 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013313
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  32. 32
    Velocity2015 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015336
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  33. 33
    Broken Sky: The Twilight WarBroken Sky #122017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  34. 34
    The Ember BladeDarkwater Legacy #12018 · 832 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018832
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  35. 35
    Jack from EarthJack From the Earth #12019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  36. 36
    Out of This WorldOut of This World #12020 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020320
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  37. 37
    The Shadow CasketDarkwater Legacy #22023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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Chris Wooding 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.

Broken Sky in order

12 books
  1. 1. Broken Sky Part 1
  2. 2. Broken Sky Part 2
  3. 3. Broken Sky Part 3
  4. 4. Broken Sky Part 4
  5. 5. Broken Sky Part 5
  6. 6. Broken Sky Part 6
  7. 7. Broken Sky Part 7
  8. 8. Broken Sky Part 8
  9. 9. Broken Sky Part 9
  10. 10. Broken Sky Act 2: Communion
  11. 11. Broken Sky Act 3: The Citadel
  12. 12. Broken Sky: The Twilight War

Tale of the Ketty Jay in order

4 books
  1. 1. Retribution Falls
  2. 2. The Black Lung Captain
  3. 3. The Iron Jackal
  4. 4. The Ace of Skulls

Braided Path in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Weavers of Saramyr
  2. 2. The Skein of Lament
  3. 3. The Ascendancy Veil

Malice in order

2 books
  1. 1. Malice
  2. 2. Havoc

Darkwater Legacy in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Ember Blade
  2. 2. The Shadow Casket

Jack From the Earth in order

1 book
  1. 1. Jack from Earth

Out of This World in order

1 book
  1. 1. Out of This World

Point Horror Unleashed in order

1 book
  1. 4. Catchman

Standalone books

11 books

11 Chris Wooding titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Chris Wooding books in order?

You only need to read Chris Wooding books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Chris Wooding

Start with Catchman (1998), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Chris Wooding book?

The Shadow Casket (2023) is the newest Chris Wooding book released so far.

Is there a new Chris Wooding book coming?

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

Award nominations for Chris Wooding

Wikidata records 1 nomination for Chris Wooding. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Chris Wooding at a glance

Paused
No new Chris Wooding title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Chris Wooding books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
7,164 pages across the 22 of 37 books with a recorded length, a median of 316 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Chris Wooding books, 18 of 37, were published in the 2000s.

What the Chris Wooding books are about

31 of the 37 Chris Wooding books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 10 of 31. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.