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Kel Kade Books in Order

Kel Kade has written 11 books, published between 2015 and 2025. The first book is Free the Darkness (2015) and the newest is Ritual of Ruin (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2015–2025
Pages on record
1,268 in 3 of 11 books
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Kel Kade writes fantasy and adventure novels across three series: King's Dark Tidings, Shroud of Prophecy and Tales of Terralor. Eleven books carry Kade's name, published between 2015 and 2025, beginning with Free the Darkness (2015) and reaching Ritual of Ruin (2025). Fate of the Fallen (2019), A Mage of No Renown (2022) and Knight of Shadows (2024) fall in between. The median book runs 400 pages.

How many Kel Kade books are there?

Kel Kade has 11 books, released between 2015 and 2025. They include 3 separate series.

Kel Kade Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Kel Kade 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 Destiny of the Dead by Kel Kade, book 2 of the Shroud of Prophecy series (2021)
  2. Cover of Dragons and Demons by Kel Kade, book 5 of the King's Dark Tidings series (2022)
  1. 1
    Free the DarknessKing's Dark Tidings #12015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  2. 2
    Reign of MadnessKing's Dark Tidings #22016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  3. 3
    Legends of AhnKing's Dark Tidings #32017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  4. 4
    Kingdoms and ChaosKing's Dark Tidings #42018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  5. 5
    Fate of the FallenShroud of Prophecy #12019 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019400
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  6. 6
    Destiny of the DeadShroud of Prophecy #22021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  7. 7
    A Mage of No RenownTales of Terralor #12022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  8. 8
    Dragons and DemonsKing's Dark Tidings #52022 · 500 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2022500
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  9. 9
    Knight of ShadowsKing's Dark Tidings #62024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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  10. 10
    Sanctum of the SoulShroud of Prophecy #32025 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2025368
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  11. 11
    Ritual of RuinKing's Dark Tidings #72025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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Kel Kade 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.

King's Dark Tidings in order

7 books
  1. 1. Free the Darkness
  2. 2. Reign of Madness
  3. 3. Legends of Ahn
  4. 4. Kingdoms and Chaos
  5. 5. Dragons and Demons
  6. 6. Knight of Shadows
  7. 7. Ritual of Ruin

Shroud of Prophecy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Fate of the Fallen
  2. 2. Destiny of the Dead
  3. 3. Sanctum of the Soul

Tales of Terralor in order

1 book
  1. 1. A Mage of No Renown

Do you have to read Kel Kade books in order?

You only need to read Kel Kade books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Kel Kade

Start with Free the Darkness (2015), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Kel Kade book?

Ritual of Ruin (2025) is the newest Kel Kade book released so far.

Is there a new Kel Kade book coming?

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

Kel Kade at a glance

Still publishing
Kel Kade published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Kel Kade books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,268 pages across the 3 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 400 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kel Kade books, 6 of 11, were published in the 2020s.

What the Kel Kade books are about

1 of the 11 Kel Kade 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.