Kelly McCullough Books in Order

Kelly McCullough has written 17 books, published between 2006 and 2020. The first book is WebMage (2006) and the newest is Numismancer (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
2006–2020
Pages on record
3,058 in 10 of 17 books
Reading time
51–76 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,058 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 17 titles with a page count on record.

Kelly McCullough, born in 1967, is an American author of fantasy and science fiction who lives in Wisconsin. The McCullough catalogue runs to 17 books from WebMage (2006) to Numismancer (2020). The series are Webmage, Fallen Blade and Magic, Madness, and Mischief. Cybermancy, Codespell and MythOS followed WebMage, and Broken Blade (2011) and Bared Blade (2012) came later. Hackers, wizards, assassins and swordsmen are recorded subjects.

How many Kelly McCullough books are there?

Kelly McCullough has 17 books, released between 2006 and 2020. They include 3 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.

Kelly McCullough Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Kelly McCullough 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. 1
    WebMageWebmage #12006 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006320
  2. 2
    CybermancyWebmage #22007 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007288
  3. 3
    CodespellWebmage #32008 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008288
  4. 4
    MythOSWebmage #42009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009
  5. 5
    SpellcrashWebmage #52010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010
  6. 6
    Broken BladeFallen Blade #12011 · 292 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011292
  7. 7
    Bared BladeFallen Blade #22012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  8. 8
    Crossed BladesFallen Blade #32012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  9. 9
    Blade ReforgedFallen Blade #42013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  10. 10
    Drawn BladesFallen Blade #52014 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014304
  11. 11
    School for Sidekicks2015 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015336
  12. 122015
  13. 13
    Darkened BladeFallen Blade #62015 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015320
  14. 14
    Magic, Madness, and MischiefMagic, Madness, and Mischief #12018 · 282 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018282
  15. 15
    Spirits, Spells, and SnarkMagic, Madness, and Mischief #22019 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019320
  16. 16
    Winter of Discontent2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  17. 17
    Numismancer2020 · 308 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020308

Kelly McCullough 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.

Fallen Blade in order

6 books
  1. 1. Broken Blade
  2. 2. Bared Blade
  3. 3. Crossed Blades
  4. 4. Blade Reforged
  5. 5. Drawn Blades
  6. 6. Darkened Blade

Webmage in order

5 books
  1. 1. WebMage
  2. 2. Cybermancy
  3. 3. Codespell
  4. 4. MythOS
  5. 5. Spellcrash

Magic, Madness, and Mischief in order

2 books
  1. 1. Magic, Madness, and Mischief
  2. 2. Spirits, Spells, and Snark

Standalone books

4 books

4 Kelly McCullough titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Kelly McCullough books in order?

You only need to read Kelly McCullough 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 Kelly McCullough

Start with WebMage (2006), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Kelly McCullough book?

Numismancer (2020) is the newest Kelly McCullough book released so far.

Is there a new Kelly McCullough book coming?

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

Kelly McCullough at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Kelly McCullough title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Kelly McCullough books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,058 pages across the 10 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 306 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kelly McCullough books, 11 of 17, were published in the 2010s.

What the Kelly McCullough books are about

14 of the 17 Kelly McCullough 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 10 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.