Derek Prior Books in Order
Derek Prior has written 21 books, published between 2010 and 2023. The first book is Sword of the Archon (2010) and the newest is The Hunter: Takes a Demon to Catch a Demon (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 21
- Published
- 2010–2023
- Pages on record
- 1,822 in 6 of 21 books
Epic fantasy is the core of Derek Prior's 21 books, released from 2010 to 2023. Sword of the Archon (2010) is the first. Prior's series include Shader and Shader Origins, the Annals of the Nameless Dwarf, Sorcerers' Isle, the Memoirs of Harry Chesterton and the Plague Demon Chronicles. The Hunter: Takes a Demon to Catch a Demon (2023) is the most recent title.
How many Derek Prior books are there?
Derek Prior has 21 books, released between 2010 and 2023. They include 6 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Derek Prior Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 21 Derek Prior 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.
- 120103901/4
- 22010881/4
- 320113681/4
- 4Ravine of Blood and Shadow / Carnifex: A Portent of BloodAnnals of the Nameless Dwarf #12012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 52012–1/4
- 620143481/4
- 72014–1/4
- 82015–1/4
- 92015–1/4
- 102015–1/4
- 112016–1/4
- 12Dead or Alivela of Shadrak the Unseen2017 · 268 pages · confirmed 1/420172681/4
- 1320183601/4
- 142019–1/4
- 152019–1/4
- 162019–1/4
- 172020–1/4
- 182021–1/4
- 192022–1/4
- 202022–1/4
- 212023–1/4
Derek Prior series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
Derek Prior 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.
Shader in order
4 booksShader Origins in order
2 booksSorcerers' Isle in order
2 booksMemoirs of Harry Chesterton in order
1 bookPlague Demon Chronicles in order
1 book- 1. Husk
Standalone books
1 book1 Derek Prior title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Derek Prior books in order?
You only need to read Derek Prior books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Derek Prior
Start with Ravine of Blood and Shadow / Carnifex: A Portent of Blood (2012), the first Annals of the Nameless Dwarf book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Sword of the Archon (2010).
What is the newest Derek Prior book?
The Hunter: Takes a Demon to Catch a Demon (2023) is the newest Derek Prior book released so far.
Is there a new Derek Prior book coming?
No next Derek Prior book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Derek Prior at a glance
- Paused
- No new Derek Prior title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Derek Prior books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,822 pages across the 6 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 354 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Derek Prior books, 16 of 21, were published in the 2010s.
What the Derek Prior books are about
3 of the 21 Derek Prior books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 1 of 3 books
- Fantasy, epic 1 of 3 books
- Great Britain 1 of 3 books
- Science fiction, action & adventure 1 of 3 books