James Brogden Books in Order

James Brogden has written 11 books, published between 2012 and 2024. The first book is The Narrows (2012) and the newest is The Strandling (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2012–2024
Pages on record
1,968 in 5 of 11 books

James Brogden writes horror and fantasy. Catalogue subjects record dreams, visions, mythology, good and evil, missing children and teachers, with thrillers alongside them. Brogden's 11 books run from The Narrows (2012) to The Strandling (2024), all credited alone, and include Tourmaline (2013), Evocations (2015), Hekla's Children (2017), The Hollow Tree (2018), The Plague Stones (2019), Bone Harvest (2020) and Blood Drinker (2021). Tourmaline is the one series recorded, and Brogden remains actively publishing.

How many James Brogden books are there?

James Brogden has 11 books, released between 2012 and 2024. 2 of them belong to the Tourmaline series.

James Brogden Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 James Brogden 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. 1
    The Narrows2012 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012320
  2. 2
    TourmalineTourmaline #12013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  3. 3
    Evocations2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  4. 4
    The RealtTourmaline #22015 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015320
  5. 5
    Hekla's Children2017 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017400
  6. 6
    The Hollow Tree2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  7. 7
    The Plague Stones2019 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019432
  8. 8
    Bone Harvest2020 · 496 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020496
  9. 9
    The CacheWarhammer Horror #212020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020
  10. 10
    Blood DrinkerWarhammer Horror #282021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021
  11. 11
    The Strandling2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024

James Brogden 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.

Tourmaline in order

2 books
  1. 1. Tourmaline
  2. 2. The Realt

Warhammer Horror in order

2 books
  1. 21. The Cache
  2. 28. Blood Drinker

Standalone books

7 books

7 James Brogden titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read James Brogden books in order?

You only need to read James Brogden books in order within the Tourmaline series, which holds 2 of the 11 James Brogden books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with James Brogden

Start with The Narrows (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest James Brogden book?

The Strandling (2024) is the newest James Brogden book released so far.

Is there a new James Brogden book coming?

No next James Brogden book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

James Brogden at a glance

Still publishing
James Brogden published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
James Brogden books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,968 pages across the 5 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 400 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most James Brogden books, 7 of 11, were published in the 2010s.

What the James Brogden books are about

8 of the 11 James Brogden books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: horror is tagged on 3 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Horror 3 of 8 books
  • English literature 2 of 8 books
  • Fantasy 2 of 8 books