John Forrester Books in Order
John Forrester has written 17 books, published between 2011 and 2021. The first book is Fire Mage Reborn (2011) and the newest is Reins of Power (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 17
- Published
- 2011–2021
- Pages on record
- 2,737 in 9 of 17 books
- Reading time
- 46–68 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,737 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 17 titles with a page count on record.
John Forrester writes fantasy involving magic, with 17 catalogued books from 2011 to 2021. Six series are on record: Blacklight Chronicles, Clarise Chambers, Princes of Naverstrom, Maledorian Chronicles, Song of the Gods and Shandian Chronicles. Fire Mage and Fire Mage Reborn both date from 2011, followed by Shadow Mage (2012), Sun Mage (2012) and Dragon Mage (2013). Lord of Dragons and Theft of Dragons appeared in 2014, and Reins of Power (2021) is the newest.
How many John Forrester books are there?
John Forrester has 17 books, released between 2011 and 2021. They include 6 separate series.
John Forrester Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 John Forrester 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.
- 12011–2/4
- 22011–2/4
- 320122282/4
- 420122862/4
- 520132562/4
- 62013–2/4
- 720143232/4
- 820142562/4
- 92014–2/4
- 1020143042/4
- 112015–2/4
- 1220163942/4
- 1320173462/4
- 1420183442/4
- 152019–2/4
- 162019–2/4
- 172021–2/4
John Forrester series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
John Forrester 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.
Clarise Chambers in order
2 booksMaledorian Chronicles in order
2 booksSong of the Gods in order
2 booksShandian Chronicles in order
1 bookDo you have to read John Forrester books in order?
You only need to read John Forrester 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 John Forrester
Start with Fire Mage Reborn (2011), the first Blacklight Chronicles book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest John Forrester book?
Reins of Power (2021) is the newest John Forrester book released so far.
Is there a new John Forrester book coming?
No next John Forrester book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
John Forrester at a glance
- Paused
- No new John Forrester title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- John Forrester books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,737 pages across the 9 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Forrester books, 16 of 17, were published in the 2010s.
What the John Forrester books are about
1 of the 17 John Forrester books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 1 of 1 books
- Children's fiction 1 of 1 books
- Magic 1 of 1 books