G.P. Taylor Books in Order
G.P. Taylor has written 17 books, published between 2002 and 2017. The first book is Shadowmancer (2002) and the newest is The Fate of the Kings (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 17
- Published
- 2002–2017
- Pages on record
- 1,603 in 6 of 17 books
G.P. Taylor is the pen name of Graham Peter Taylor, born in 1958 in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England. Before writing full-time, Taylor worked as a police officer and a rock band roadie and became an Anglican vicar in Cloughton, North Yorkshire. Shadowmancer (2002), Tersias the Oracle (2004) and Wormwood (2005) are among his best-selling novels. The catalogue lists 17 books up to The Fate of the Kings (2017), across the Shadowmancer, Wormwood, Mariah Mundi, Vampyre Labyrinth and Dopple Ganger Chronicles series. Taylor lives in Whitby, North Yorkshire.
How many G.P. Taylor books are there?
G.P. Taylor has 17 books, released between 2002 and 2017. They include 5 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.
G.P. Taylor Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 G.P. Taylor 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.
- 12002–1/4
- 220043201/4
- 32005–1/4
- 4G.P. Taylor's Shadowmancer2006 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420061281/4
- 52006–1/4
- 62006–1/4
- 720073691/4
- 8The Tizzle Sisters & Erik2007 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/420071881/4
- 92007–1/4
- 102009–1/4
- 112009–1/4
- 122010–1/4
- 13YHWH The Flood, the Fish and the Giant2010 · 305 pages · confirmed 1/420103051/4
- 142011–1/4
- 152011–1/4
- 1620112931/4
- 17The Fate of the Kings2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
G.P. Taylor 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.
Dopple Ganger Chronicles in order
3 booksMariah Mundi in order
3 booksVampyre Labyrinth in order
3 books- 1. RedEye
- 2. Dust Blood
- 3. Oracle
Shadowmancer in order
2 booksWormwood in order
2 booksStandalone books
4 books4 G.P. Taylor titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read G.P. Taylor books in order?
You only need to read G.P. Taylor 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 G.P. Taylor
Start with Shadowmancer (2002), the earliest published title.
What is the newest G.P. Taylor book?
The Fate of the Kings (2017) is the newest G.P. Taylor book released so far.
Is there a new G.P. Taylor book coming?
No next G.P. Taylor book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
G.P. Taylor at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest G.P. Taylor title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- G.P. Taylor books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,603 pages across the 6 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 299 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most G.P. Taylor books, 11 of 17, were published in the 2000s.
What the G.P. Taylor books are about
8 of the 17 G.P. Taylor books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: orphans is tagged on 4 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Orphans 4 of 8 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 8 books
- Twins 3 of 8 books
- Robbers and outlaws 2 of 8 books
- Sisters 2 of 8 books
- Supernatural 2 of 8 books