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Elizabeth Haydon Books in Order

Elizabeth Haydon has written 13 books, published between 1999 and 2016. The first book is Rhapsody (1999) and the newest is The Weaver's Lament (2016). Publication order is the reading order below. 9 of the 13 books listed here are in the Symphony of Ages series, which has its own page: Symphony of Ages books in order.

Books
13
Published
1999–2016
Total pages
6,595 across 13 books
Reading time
110–165 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,595 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

See all 13 books in order Printable Elizabeth Haydon checklist

Fantasy is Elizabeth Haydon's genre. Thirteen catalogued titles run from Rhapsody (1999) to The Weaver's Lament (2016), taking in Prophecy (2000), Destiny (2001), Requiem for the Sun (2002), Elegy for a Lost Star (2004), The Assassin King (2006), The Floating Island (2006), The Thief Queen's Daughter (2007), The Dragon's Lair (2008) and The Merchant Emperor (2014). Rhapsody, Achmed and Grunthor are the named characters; Symphony of Ages and the Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme are the two series. Dragons, quests, epic fantasy and children's fiction carry the subject tags.

How many Elizabeth Haydon books are there?

Elizabeth Haydon has 13 books, released between 1999 and 2016. They include 2 separate series.

Elizabeth Haydon Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Elizabeth Haydon 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 Rhapsody by Elizabeth Haydon, book 1 of the Symphony of Ages series (1999)
  2. Cover of Prophecy by Elizabeth Haydon, book 2 of the Symphony of Ages series (2000)
  3. Cover of Destiny by Elizabeth Haydon, book 3 of the Symphony of Ages series (2001)
  4. Cover of Elegy for a Lost Star by Elizabeth Haydon, book 5 of the Symphony of Ages series (2004)
  5. Cover of The Floating Island by Elizabeth Haydon, book 1 of the Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme series (2006)
  6. Cover of The Assassin King by Elizabeth Haydon, book 6 of the Symphony of Ages series (2006)
  7. Cover of The Thief Queen's Daughter by Elizabeth Haydon, book 2 of the Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme series (2007)
  8. Cover of The Dragon's Lair by Elizabeth Haydon, book 3 of the Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme series (2008)
  9. Cover of The Merchant Emperor by Elizabeth Haydon, book 7 of the Symphony of Ages series (2014)
  10. Cover of The Weaver's Lament by Elizabeth Haydon, book 9 of the Symphony of Ages series (2016)
  1. 1
    RhapsodySymphony of Ages #11999 · 672 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999672
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  2. 2
    ProphecySymphony of Ages #22000 · 736 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000736
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  3. 3
    DestinySymphony of Ages #32001 · 864 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001864
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  4. 4
    Requiem for the SunSymphony of Ages #42002 · 594 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002594
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  5. 5
    Elegy for a Lost StarSymphony of Ages #52004 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004448
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  6. 6
    The Floating IslandLost Journals of Ven Polypheme #12006 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006368
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  7. 7
    The Assassin KingSymphony of Ages #62006 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006432
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  8. 8
    The Thief Queen's DaughterLost Journals of Ven Polypheme #22007 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007320
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  9. 9
    The Dragon's LairLost Journals of Ven Polypheme #32008 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008384
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  10. 10
    The Tree of WaterLost Journals of Ven Polypheme #42014 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014400
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  11. 11
    The Merchant EmperorSymphony of Ages #72014 · 544 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014544
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  12. 12
    The Hollow QueenSymphony of Ages #82015 · 481 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015481
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  13. 13
    The Weaver's LamentSymphony of Ages #92016 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016352
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Elizabeth Haydon series and characters in order

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Elizabeth Haydon books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Symphony of Ages books in order

9 books by Elizabeth Haydon
  1. 1. Rhapsody
  2. 2. Prophecy
  3. 3. Destiny
  4. 4. Requiem for the Sun
  5. 5. Elegy for a Lost Star
  6. 6. The Assassin King
  7. 7. The Merchant Emperor
  8. 8. The Hollow Queen
  9. 9. The Weaver's Lament

Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Floating Island
  2. 2. The Thief Queen's Daughter
  3. 3. The Dragon's Lair
  4. 4. The Tree of Water

Do you have to read Elizabeth Haydon books in order?

You only need to read Elizabeth Haydon books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Elizabeth Haydon

Start with Rhapsody (1999), the first Symphony of Ages book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Elizabeth Haydon book?

The Weaver's Lament (2016) is the newest Elizabeth Haydon book released so far.

Is there a new Elizabeth Haydon book coming?

No next Elizabeth Haydon 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 Elizabeth Haydon

Wikidata records 3 nominations for Elizabeth Haydon. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2001Shortlistedfor Prophecy: Child of Earth
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2000Shortlistedfor Rhapsody: Child of Blood
  • Locus Award for Best First Novel2000Shortlistedfor Rhapsody: Child of Blood

Elizabeth Haydon at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Elizabeth Haydon title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Elizabeth Haydon books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
6,595 pages across all 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 448 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Elizabeth Haydon books, 8 of 13, were published in the 2000s.

What the Elizabeth Haydon books are about

All 13 Elizabeth Haydon 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 7 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.