Christopher Rowley Books in Order
Christopher Rowley has written 23 books, published between 1983 and 2010. The first book is The War for Eternity (1983) and the newest is Money Shot (2010). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 23
- Published
- 1983–2010
- Pages on record
- 6,853 in 18 of 23 books
- Reading time
- 114–171 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,853 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 23 titles with a page count on record.
Christopher Rowley, born in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1948 to an American mother and an English father, writes science fiction and fantasy. Rowley was educated mainly at Brentwood School in Essex, worked as a London journalist in the 1970s and moved to New York in 1977; he is also a former television screenwriter. His debut, The War for Eternity (1983), won the Compton Crook Award. Dragons and the character Bazil Broketail appear among his subjects, and his 23 books include the Fenrille, Vang and Books of Arna series.
How many Christopher Rowley books are there?
Christopher Rowley has 23 books, released between 1983 and 2010. They include 5 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.
Christopher Rowley Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 23 Christopher Rowley 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.
- 119833521/4
- 219853101/4
- 319863041/4
- 4Golden Sunlands1987 · confirmed 1/41987–1/4
- 519883841/4
- 619892521/4
- 71990–1/4
- 819924801/4
- 919934801/4
- 101993–1/4
- 1119944941/4
- 1219954161/4
- 13The Wizard and the Floating City1996 · 317 pages · confirmed 1/419963171/4
- 1419974161/4
- 1519984321/4
- 1619993731/4
- 1720004361/4
- 1820014481/4
- 1920024411/4
- 20Arkham Woods2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 2120102461/4
- 222010–1/4
- 2320102721/4
Christopher Rowley 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.
Battle Dragons in order
7 booksFenrille in order
4 booksVang in order
3 booksBooks of Arna in order
3 booksNetherworld in order
3 booksStandalone books
3 books3 Christopher Rowley titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Christopher Rowley books in order?
You only need to read Christopher Rowley 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 Christopher Rowley
Start with The War for Eternity (1983), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Christopher Rowley book?
Money Shot (2010) is the newest Christopher Rowley book released so far.
Is there a new Christopher Rowley book coming?
No next Christopher Rowley book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Christopher Rowley has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Christopher Rowley. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Compton Crook Award1984Won
Christopher Rowley at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Christopher Rowley title on record dates from 2010, 16 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Christopher Rowley books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,853 pages across the 18 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 400 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Christopher Rowley books, 10 of 23, were published in the 1990s.
What the Christopher Rowley books are about
16 of the 23 Christopher Rowley 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 10 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 10 of 16 books
- Broketail, bazil (fictitious character) 7 of 16 books
- Relkin (fictitious character) 7 of 16 books
- Dragons 3 of 16 books
- Science fiction 3 of 16 books
- Bazil Broketail (Fictitious character) 2 of 16 books
- Magic 2 of 16 books