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Joel Rosenberg Books in Order

Joel Rosenberg has written 24 books, published between 1983 and 2006. The first book is The Sleeping Dragon (1983) and the newest is Knight Moves (2006). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
24
Published
1983–2006
Confirmed
24 of 24 titles
Pages on record
6,688 in 23 of 24 books
Reading time
111–167 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,688 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 23 of 24 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Joel Rosenberg, author

Joel Rosenberg (May 1, 1954 - June 2, 2011) was a Canadian American author of science fiction and fantasy, and the long-running Guardians of the Flame series is the work most associated with Rosenberg. Rosenberg was also active in the gun rights movement. The catalogue holds 24 books published from The Sleeping Dragon (1983) to Knight Moves (2006). Other series are Thousand Worlds, Keepers of the Hidden Ways, D'Shai, Sparky Hemingway and Morded's Heirs/Paladins. Subjects include magic, time travel and the imaginary land of D'Shai.

How many Joel Rosenberg books are there?

Joel Rosenberg has 24 books, released between 1983 and 2006. They include 6 separate series.

Joel Rosenberg Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 24 Joel Rosenberg books in the order they were released, 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 Sleeping Dragon by Joel Rosenberg, book 1 of the Guardians of the Flame series (1983)
  2. Cover of Ties of Blood and Silver by Joel Rosenberg, book 1 of the Thousand Worlds series (1984)
  3. Cover of The Sword and the Chain by Joel Rosenberg, book 2 of the Guardians of the Flame series (1984)
  4. Cover of Emile and the Dutchman by Joel Rosenberg, book 2 of the Thousand Worlds series (1985)
  5. Cover of The Silver Crown by Joel Rosenberg, book 3 of the Guardians of the Flame series (1985)
  6. Cover of The Heir Apparent by Joel Rosenberg, book 4 of the Guardians of the Flame series (1987)
  7. Cover of The Warrior Lives by Joel Rosenberg, book 5 of the Guardians of the Flame series (1988)
  8. Cover of Hero by Joel Rosenberg, book 4 of the Thousand Worlds series (1990)
  9. Cover of D'Shai by Joel Rosenberg, book 1 of the D'Shai series (1991)
  10. Cover of Hour of the Octopus by Joel Rosenberg, book 2 of the D'Shai series (1994)
  11. Cover of The Fire Duke by Joel Rosenberg, book 1 of the Keepers of the Hidden Ways series (1995)
  12. Cover of The Road Home by Joel Rosenberg, book 7 of the Guardians of the Flame series (1995)
  13. Cover of The Silver Stone by Joel Rosenberg, book 2 of the Keepers of the Hidden Ways series (1996)
  14. Cover of The Crimson Sky by Joel Rosenberg, book 3 of the Keepers of the Hidden Ways series (1998)
  15. Cover of Not Exactly the Three Musketeers by Joel Rosenberg, book 8 of the Guardians of the Flame series (1999)
  16. Cover of Not Quite Scaramouche by Joel Rosenberg, book 9 of the Guardians of the Flame series (2001)
  17. Cover of Home Front by Joel Rosenberg, book 1 of the Sparky Hemingway series (2003)
  18. Cover of Murder in LaMut by Joel Rosenberg, book 2 of the Legends Of The Riftwar series (2003)
  19. Cover of Not Really The Prisoner of Zenda by Joel Rosenberg, book 10 of the Guardians of the Flame series (2003)
  20. Cover of Paladins by Joel Rosenberg, book 1 of the Morded's Heirs/Paladins series (2004)
  21. Cover of Family Matters by Joel Rosenberg, book 2 of the Sparky Hemingway series (2004)
  22. Cover of Knight Moves by Joel Rosenberg, book 2 of the Morded's Heirs/Paladins series (2006)
  1. 1
    The Sleeping DragonGuardians of the Flame #11983 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1983256
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  2. 2
    Ties of Blood and SilverThousand Worlds #11984 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1984192
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  3. 3
    The Sword and the ChainGuardians of the Flame #21984 · 251 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1984251
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  4. 4
    Emile and the DutchmanThousand Worlds #21985 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985256
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  5. 5
    The Silver CrownGuardians of the Flame #31985 · 1 pages · confirmed 3/4
    19851
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  6. 6
    The Heir ApparentGuardians of the Flame #41987 · 1 pages · confirmed 3/4
    19871
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  7. 7
    Not For GloryThousand Worlds #31988 · confirmed 3/4
    1988–
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  8. 8
    The Warrior LivesGuardians of the Flame #51988 · 260 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988260
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  9. 9
    HeroThousand Worlds #41990 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990272
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  10. 10
    D'ShaiD'Shai #11991 · 178 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991178
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  11. 11
    The Road to EhvenorGuardians of the Flame #61991 · 312 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991312
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  12. 12
    Hour of the OctopusD'Shai #21994 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994272
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  13. 13
    The Fire DukeKeepers of the Hidden Ways #11995 · 354 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995354
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  14. 14
    The Road HomeGuardians of the Flame #71995 · 246 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995246
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  15. 15
    The Silver StoneKeepers of the Hidden Ways #21996 · 296 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996296
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  16. 16
    The Crimson SkyKeepers of the Hidden Ways #31998 · 341 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998341
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  17. 17
    Not Exactly the Three MusketeersGuardians of the Flame #81999 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999336
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  18. 18
    Not Quite ScaramoucheGuardians of the Flame #92001 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001304
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  19. 19
    Home FrontSparky Hemingway #12003 · 300 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003300
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  20. 20
    Murder in LaMutLegends Of The Riftwar #22003 · 324 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003324
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  21. 21
    Not Really The Prisoner of ZendaGuardians of the Flame #102003 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003384
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  22. 22
    PaladinsMorded's Heirs/Paladins #12004 · 688 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004688
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  23. 23
    Family MattersSparky Hemingway #22004 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004320
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  24. 24
    Knight MovesMorded's Heirs/Paladins #22006 · 544 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006544
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Joel Rosenberg series and characters in order

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

Joel Rosenberg books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Guardians of the Flame books in order

10 books by Joel Rosenberg
  1. 1. The Sleeping Dragon
  2. 2. The Sword and the Chain
  3. 3. The Silver Crown
  4. 4. The Heir Apparent
  5. 5. The Warrior Lives
  6. 6. The Road to Ehvenor
  7. 7. The Road Home
  8. 8. Not Exactly the Three Musketeers
  9. 9. Not Quite Scaramouche
  10. 10. Not Really The Prisoner of Zenda

Thousand Worlds in order

4 books
  1. 1. Ties of Blood and Silver
  2. 2. Emile and the Dutchman
  3. 3. Not For Glory
  4. 4. Hero

Keepers of the Hidden Ways in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Fire Duke
  2. 2. The Silver Stone
  3. 3. The Crimson Sky

D'Shai in order

2 books
  1. 1. D'Shai
  2. 2. Hour of the Octopus

Sparky Hemingway in order

2 books
  1. 1. Home Front
  2. 2. Family Matters

Morded's Heirs/Paladins in order

2 books
  1. 1. Paladins
  2. 2. Knight Moves

Legends Of The Riftwar in order

1 book
  1. 2. Murder in LaMut

Joel Rosenberg Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Joel Rosenberg books run from The Sleeping Dragon (1983) to Knight Moves (2006), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Joel Rosenberg in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Joel Rosenberg books in order?

You only need to read Joel Rosenberg books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Joel Rosenberg

Start with The Sleeping Dragon (1983), the first Guardians of the Flame book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Joel Rosenberg book?

Knight Moves (2006) is the newest Joel Rosenberg book released so far.

Is there a new Joel Rosenberg book coming?

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

Joel Rosenberg at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Joel Rosenberg title on record dates from 2006, 20 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Joel Rosenberg books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
6,688 pages across the 23 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 296 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Joel Rosenberg books, 9 of 24, were published in the 1990s.

What the Joel Rosenberg books are about

22 of the 24 Joel Rosenberg 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 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.