Howard Andrew Jones Books in Order
Howard Andrew Jones has written 13 books, published between 2011 and 2024. The first book is The Desert of Souls (2011) and the newest is Shadow of the Smoking Mountain (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 2011–2024
- Confirmed
- 3 of 13 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,968 in 8 of 13 books
- Reading time
- 49–74 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,968 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 13 titles with a page count on record.
Howard Andrew Jones (1968-2025) was an American speculative fiction and fantasy author and editor. Three of the series he is known for appear in the catalogue: Chronicles of Hanuvar, Chronicles of Sword and Sand, and the Ring-Sworn Trilogy. Thirteen books are catalogued between 2011 and 2024, from The Desert of Souls (2011) to Shadow of the Smoking Mountain (2024), and the run takes in Pathfinder Tales, tie-in fiction set in the world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Jones edited Tales from the Magician's Skull and worked as a managing editor at Black Gate from 2004.
How many Howard Andrew Jones books are there?
Howard Andrew Jones has 13 books, released between 2011 and 2024. They include 3 separate series.
Howard Andrew Jones Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 13 Howard Andrew 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.
- 120113091/4
- 22011–1/4
- 320113843/4
- 420123071/4
- 520134003/4
- 620173523/4
- 720193681/4
- 820194641/4
- 920213841/4
- 102022–1/4
- 112023–1/4
- 122023–1/4
- 132024–1/4
Howard Andrew 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.
Chronicles of Sword and Sand in order
3 booksRing-Sworn Trilogy in order
3 booksChronicles of Hanuvar in order
3 booksForgotten Realms: Pathfinder Tales in order
3 booksTales From The Magician's Skull in order
1 bookDo you have to read Howard Andrew Jones books in order?
You only need to read Howard Andrew Jones 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 Howard Andrew Jones
Start with The Desert of Souls (2011), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Howard Andrew Jones book?
Shadow of the Smoking Mountain (2024) is the newest Howard Andrew Jones book released so far.
Is there a new Howard Andrew Jones book coming?
No next Howard Andrew 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.
Award nominations for Howard Andrew Jones
Wikidata records 2 nominations for Howard Andrew Jones. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Dragon Award for Best Fantasy Novel2025Shortlistedfor Shadow of the Smoking Mountain
- Locus Award for Best First Novel2012Shortlistedfor The Desert of Souls
Howard Andrew Jones at a glance
- Died
- Howard Andrew Jones died in 2025, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Howard Andrew Jones on record dates from 2024.
- Release pace
- Howard Andrew Jones books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,968 pages across the 8 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 376 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Howard Andrew Jones books, 8 of 13, were published in the 2010s.
What the Howard Andrew Jones books are about
8 of the 13 Howard Andrew Jones 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 4 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 4 of 8 books
- Fantasy, historical 3 of 8 books
- Pathfinder Roleplaying Game 3 of 8 books
- Pathfinder Tales 3 of 8 books
- History 2 of 8 books
- Iran 2 of 8 books