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James Islington Books in Order

James Islington has written 6 books, published between 2014 and 2026. The first book is The Shadow of What Was Lost (2014) and the newest is Scion (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
6
Published
2014–2026
Confirmed
1 of 6 titles
Pages on record
1,424 in 2 of 6 books
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James Islington is an Australian author of high fantasy, born around 1981. The Licanius Trilogy is his first sequence, made up of The Shadow of What Was Lost (2014), An Echo of Things to Come (2017) and The Light of All That Falls (2019). Hierarchy followed, opening with The Will of the Many (2023) and continuing in The Strength of the Few (2025) and Scion (2026). Six books in total, and Islington is still publishing.

Davian, the protagonist of James Islington's Licanius Trilogy, discovers extraordinary abilities and uncovers his mysterious past amid ancient prophecies.

How many James Islington books are there?

James Islington has 6 books, released between 2014 and 2026. They include 2 series and 1 title listed outside any series.

James Islington Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 6 James Islington 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 The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington, book 1 of the Licanius Trilogy (2014)
  2. Cover of An Echo of Things to Come by James Islington, book 2 of the Licanius Trilogy (2017)
  3. Cover of The Light of All That Falls by James Islington, book 3 of the Licanius Trilogy (2019)
  4. Cover of The Will of the Many by James Islington, book 1 of the Hierarchy series (2023)
  1. 1
    The Shadow of What Was LostLicanius Trilogy #12014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
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  2. 2
    An Echo of Things to ComeLicanius Trilogy #22017 · 784 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017784
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  3. 3
    The Light of All That FallsLicanius Trilogy #32019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  4. 4
    The Will of the ManyHierarchy #12023 · 640 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2023640
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  5. 5
    The Strength of the FewHierarchy #22025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  6. 6
    Scion2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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James Islington series in order

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

James Islington 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.

Licanius Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Shadow of What Was Lost
  2. 2. An Echo of Things to Come
  3. 3. The Light of All That Falls

Standalone books

1 book

1 James Islington title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read James Islington books in order?

You only need to read James Islington 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 James Islington

Start with The Will of the Many (2023), the first Hierarchy book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Shadow of What Was Lost (2014).

What is the newest James Islington book?

Scion (2026) is the newest James Islington book released so far.

Is there a new James Islington book coming?

No next James Islington 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 Islington at a glance

Still publishing
James Islington published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
James Islington books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,424 pages across the 2 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 712 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most James Islington books, 3 of 6, were published in the 2020s.

What the James Islington books are about

4 of the 6 James Islington books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy, epic is tagged on 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

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Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.