Jeffrey Lord Books in Order
Jeffrey Lord has written 37 books, published between 1969 and 1984. The first book is The Bronze Axe (1969) and the newest is Warriors of Latan (1984). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 37
- Published
- 1969–1984
- Pages on record
- 1,878 in 10 of 37 books
Richard Blade is the character at the centre of every book published under the name Jeffrey Lord. The science fiction series runs to 37 titles between 1969 and 1984, starting with The Bronze Axe, Jewel of Tharn and The Jade Warrior and closing on Warriors of Latan. Dreams, space and time run through the catalogued subjects, in books such as Monster of the Maze, Dimension of Dreams and Undying World. Median length is 184 pages, and the 1970s is the heaviest decade.
Source: Wikidata
How many Jeffrey Lord books are there?
Jeffrey Lord has 37 books, released between 1969 and 1984.
Jeffrey Lord Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 37 Jeffrey Lord 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 October 2026.
- 11969–1/4
- 21969–1/4
- 31969–1/4
- 41970–1/4
- 51971–1/4
- 61972–1/4
- 719731901/4
- 81973–1/4
- 91974–1/4
- 101974–1/4
- 111974–1/4
- 121975–1/4
- 1319751961/4
- 1419751821/4
- 1519751831/4
- 1619751841/4
- 171976–1/4
- 181976–1/4
- 191976–1/4
- 201976–1/4
- 211976–1/4
- 221977–1/4
- 231977–1/4
- 241977–1/4
- 251977–1/4
- 261978–1/4
- 271978–1/4
- 281978–1/4
- 2919781831/4
- 3019791741/4
- 3119791871/4
- 3219791811/4
- 331980–1/4
- 341981–1/4
- 351981–1/4
- 361983–1/4
- 3719842181/4
Jeffrey Lord 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.
Richard Blade in order
37 books- 1. The Bronze Axe
- 2. The Jade Warrior
- 3. Jewel of Tharn
- 4. Slave of Sarma
- 5. Liberator of Jedd
- 6. Monster of the Maze
- 7. Pearl Of Patmos
- 8. Undying World
- 9. Kingdom of Royth
- 10. Ice Dragon
- 11. Dimension of Dreams
- 12. King Of Zunga
- and 25 more in the table above
Do you have to read Jeffrey Lord books in order?
You only need to read Jeffrey Lord books in order within the Richard Blade series, which holds 37 of the 37 Jeffrey Lord books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Jeffrey Lord
Start with The Bronze Axe (1969), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Jeffrey Lord book?
Warriors of Latan (1984) is the newest Jeffrey Lord book released so far.
Is there a new Jeffrey Lord book coming?
No next Jeffrey Lord book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Jeffrey Lord at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Jeffrey Lord title on record dates from 1984, 42 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Jeffrey Lord books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,878 pages across the 10 of 37 books with a recorded length, a median of 184 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jeffrey Lord books, 29 of 37, were published in the 1970s.
When Jeffrey Lord books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Jeffrey Lord titles appeared. 1970s was the most productive decade with 29 titles.
37 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Jeffrey Lord books are about
8 of the 37 Jeffrey Lord books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 2 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 2 of 8 books
- Richard Blade (Fictitious character) 2 of 8 books