Ian Irvine Books in Order
Ian Irvine has written 27 books, published between 1998 and 2020. The first book is The Tower on the Rift (1998) and the newest is The Sapphire Portal (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 27
- Published
- 1998–2020
- Pages on record
- 10,298 in 16 of 27 books
- Reading time
- 172–257 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,298 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 27 titles with a page count on record.
Ian Irvine is an Australian author of fantasy and eco-thrillers, born in 1950, and a marine scientist by profession. The Tower on the Rift (1998) opens 27 catalogued books closing with The Sapphire Portal (2020). The View from the Mirror, Well of Echoes, Song of Tears, Tainted Realm and Tales of the Three Worlds carry the fantasy, and books for children sit in the catalogue too. Magic, imaginary wars, environmental degradation and terrorism run through the subjects. Irvine's books appear in at least 12 countries.
How many Ian Irvine books are there?
Ian Irvine has 27 books, released between 1998 and 2020. They include 8 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Ian Irvine Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 27 Ian Irvine 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.
- 119986571/4
- 219996771/4
- 319996991/4
- 420003551/4
- 520006531/4
- 620016201/4
- 720026921/4
- 82003–1/4
- 920037201/4
- 1020043901/4
- 1120048481/4
- 122006–1/4
- 132006–1/4
- 142007–1/4
- 152007–1/4
- 162008–1/4
- 1720087841/4
- 182010–1/4
- 19Tribute to Hell2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 2020116771/4
- 2120126381/4
- 2220136561/4
- 232015–1/4
- 2420166241/4
- 2520176081/4
- 262020–1/4
- 272020–1/4
Ian Irvine 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.
View from the Mirror in order
4 booksWell of Echoes in order
4 books- 1. Geomancer
- 2. Tetrarch
- 3. Alchymist / Scrutator
- 4. Chimaera
Runcible Jones in order
4 booksGate of Good and Evil in order
4 booksHuman Rites in order
3 booksSong of Tears in order
3 booksTainted Realm in order
3 booksTales of the Three Worlds in order
1 bookStandalone books
1 book1 Ian Irvine title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Ian Irvine books in order?
You only need to read Ian Irvine books in order within each series: the books listed here span 8 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Ian Irvine
Start with The Tower on the Rift (1998), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Ian Irvine book?
The Sapphire Portal (2020) is the newest Ian Irvine book released so far.
Is there a new Ian Irvine book coming?
No next Ian Irvine book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Ian Irvine at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Ian Irvine title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Ian Irvine books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 10,298 pages across the 16 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 656 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ian Irvine books, 14 of 27, were published in the 2000s.
What the Ian Irvine books are about
17 of the 27 Ian Irvine 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 13 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 13 of 17 books
- Imaginary wars and battles 3 of 17 books
- Magic 3 of 17 books