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Laurie Forest Books in Order

Laurie Forest has written 8 books, published between 2017 and 2025. The first book is The Black Witch (2017) and the newest is The Dryad Storm (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
2017–2025
Pages on record
3,217 in 5 of 8 books
Reading time
54–80 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,217 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 8 titles with a page count on record.

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Laurie Forest writes the Black Witch Chronicles, epic fantasy of magic, dragons, witches and religion. The Black Witch (2017) opens the run, followed by Wandfasted (2017), Light Mage (2018), The Iron Flower (2018), The Rebel Mages (2019), The Shadow Wand (2020), The Demon Tide (2022) and The Dryad Storm (2025). Eight books are catalogued, and Forest continues the series.

How many Laurie Forest books are there?

Laurie Forest has 8 books, released between 2017 and 2025.

Laurie Forest Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 Laurie Forest 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 The Black Witch by Laurie Forest, book 1 of the Black Witch Chronicles (2017)
  2. Cover of The Iron Flower by Laurie Forest, book 4 of the Black Witch Chronicles (2018)
  3. Cover of The Rebel Mages by Laurie Forest, book 5 of the Black Witch Chronicles (2019)
  4. Cover of The Demon Tide by Laurie Forest, book 7 of the Black Witch Chronicles (2022)
  1. 1
    The Black WitchBlack Witch Chronicles #12017 · 672 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017672
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  2. 2
    WandfastedBlack Witch Chronicles #22017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  3. 3
    Light MageBlack Witch Chronicles #32018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  4. 4
    The Iron FlowerBlack Witch Chronicles #42018 · 597 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018597
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  5. 5
    The Rebel MagesBlack Witch Chronicles #52019 · 608 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019608
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  6. 6
    The Shadow WandBlack Witch Chronicles #62020 · 640 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020640
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  7. 7
    The Demon TideBlack Witch Chronicles #72022 · 700 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2022700
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  8. 8
    The Dryad StormBlack Witch Chronicles #82025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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Laurie Forest 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.

Black Witch Chronicles in order

8 books
  1. 1. The Black Witch
  2. 2. Wandfasted
  3. 3. Light Mage
  4. 4. The Iron Flower
  5. 5. The Rebel Mages
  6. 6. The Shadow Wand
  7. 7. The Demon Tide
  8. 8. The Dryad Storm

Do you have to read Laurie Forest books in order?

You only need to read Laurie Forest books in order within the Black Witch Chronicles series, which holds 8 of the 8 Laurie Forest books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Laurie Forest

Start with The Black Witch (2017), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Laurie Forest book?

The Dryad Storm (2025) is the newest Laurie Forest book released so far.

Is there a new Laurie Forest book coming?

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

Laurie Forest at a glance

Still publishing
Laurie Forest published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Laurie Forest books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,217 pages across the 5 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 640 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Laurie Forest books, 5 of 8, were published in the 2010s.

What the Laurie Forest books are about

4 of the 8 Laurie Forest 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 4 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.