Daniel M. Ford Books in Order

Daniel M. Ford has written 8 books, published between 2016 and 2025. The first book is Ordination (2016) and the newest is Advocate (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
2016–2025
Pages on record
2,350 in 5 of 8 books
Reading time
39–59 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,350 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 8 titles with a page count on record.

Daniel M. Ford writes fantasy. Subjects recorded against the 8 catalogued books include epic fantasy, wizards, magic, knights and knighthood, good and evil, imaginary places and imaginary wars. Three series stand under the name: Paladin Trilogy, Warden and Jack Dixon. Ordination (2016) is the earliest title and Advocate (2025) the newest, with Stillbright (2017), Crusade (2018), Body Broker (2019), Cheap Heat (2020), The Warden (2023) and Necrobane (2024) between them. Five books carry a page count, with a median of 464 pages.

How many Daniel M. Ford books are there?

Daniel M. Ford has 8 books, released between 2016 and 2025. They include 3 separate series.

Daniel M. Ford Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 Daniel M. Ford 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. 1
    OrdinationPaladin Trilogy #12016 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016464
  2. 2
    StillbrightPaladin Trilogy #22017 · 546 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017546
  3. 3
    CrusadePaladin Trilogy #32018 · 772 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018772
  4. 4
    Body BrokerJack Dixon #12019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019
  5. 5
    Cheap HeatJack Dixon #22020 · 248 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020248
  6. 6
    The WardenWarden #12023 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2023320
  7. 7
    NecrobaneWarden #22024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024
  8. 8
    AdvocateWarden #32025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025

Daniel M. Ford 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.

Paladin Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Ordination
  2. 2. Stillbright
  3. 3. Crusade

Warden in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Warden
  2. 2. Necrobane
  3. 3. Advocate

Jack Dixon in order

2 books
  1. 1. Body Broker
  2. 2. Cheap Heat

Do you have to read Daniel M. Ford books in order?

You only need to read Daniel M. Ford books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Daniel M. Ford

Start with Ordination (2016), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Daniel M. Ford book?

Advocate (2025) is the newest Daniel M. Ford book released so far.

Is there a new Daniel M. Ford book coming?

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

Daniel M. Ford at a glance

Still publishing
Daniel M. Ford published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Daniel M. Ford books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,350 pages across the 5 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 464 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Daniel M. Ford books, 4 of 8, were published in the 2020s.

What the Daniel M. Ford books are about

7 of the 8 Daniel M. Ford 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 3 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.