Dan Jones Books in Order
Dan Jones has written 17 books, published between 2009 and 2026. The first book is Summer of Blood (2009) and the newest is Castles (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 17
- Published
- 2009–2026
- Pages on record
- 4,448 in 11 of 17 books
- Reading time
- 74–111 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,448 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 17 titles with a page count on record.
Medieval history is Dan Jones's subject, most of it non-fiction: Summer of Blood (2009), The Plantagenets (2012), Magna Carta (2014), The Wars of the Roses (2014), The Templars (2017) and Crusaders (2019). Seventeen titles are catalogued through Castles (2026), and Essex Dogs is the one named series. British history from 1066 to 1485, kings and rulers and the Middle Ages fill the subject tags.
How many Dan Jones books are there?
Dan Jones has 17 books, released between 2009 and 2026. 3 of them belong to the Essex Dogs series.
Dan Jones Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 Dan Jones 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.
- 1Summer of Blood2009 · 238 pages · confirmed 1/420092381/4
- 2The Plantagenets2012 · 534 pages · confirmed 1/420125341/4
- 3The Wars of the Roses / The Hollow Crown2014 · 392 pages · confirmed 1/420143921/4
- 4Magna Carta2014 · 191 pages · confirmed 1/420141911/4
- 5A Realm Divided2015 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/420153041/4
- 6The Templars2017 · 428 pages · confirmed 1/420174281/4
- 7The Color of Time2018 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/420184321/4
- 8Crusaders2019 · 425 pages · confirmed 1/420194251/4
- 9The World Aflame2019 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/420194481/4
- 10In the Reign of King John2020 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/420204001/4
- 11Powers and Thrones2021 · 656 pages · confirmed 1/420216561/4
- 12The Tale of the Tailor and the Three Dead Kings2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 132023–1/4
- 142024–1/4
- 15Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 162025–1/4
- 17Castles2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Dan Jones 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.
Essex Dogs in order
3 booksStandalone books
14 books14 Dan Jones titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Dan Jones Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Dan Jones books run from Summer of Blood (2009) to Castles (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Dan Jones in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Dan Jones books in order?
You only need to read Dan Jones books in order within the Essex Dogs series, which holds 3 of the 17 Dan Jones books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Dan Jones
Start with Summer of Blood (2009), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Dan Jones book?
Castles (2026) is the newest Dan Jones book released so far.
Is there a new Dan Jones book coming?
No next Dan Jones book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Dan Jones at a glance
- Still publishing
- Dan Jones published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Dan Jones books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,448 pages across the 11 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 425 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Dan Jones books, 8 of 17, were published in the 2020s.
What the Dan Jones books are about
10 of the 17 Dan Jones books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 7 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 7 of 10 books
- Great Britain, history 3 of 10 books
- Middle Ages 2 of 10 books
- Plantagenet, house of 2 of 10 books
- Politics and government 2 of 10 books
- World history 2 of 10 books