Mark Chadbourn Books in Order
Mark Chadbourn has written 32 books, published between 1993 and 2020. The first book is The Underground (1993) and the newest is The Bear King (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 32
- Published
- 1993–2020
- Pages on record
- 5,940 in 17 of 32 books
- Reading time
- 99–149 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,940 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 32 titles with a page count on record.
Mark Chadbourn is an English author of fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction and horror, and a scriptwriter; historical novels appear under the name James Wilde. Celtic mythology, magic, haunted houses and London run through the recorded subjects. The catalogue lists 32 books from The Underground (1993) to The Bear King (2020), and the run is marked likely complete. Age of Misrule, Dark Age, Kingdom of the Serpent, Swords of Albion and Hereward are the series on file, and Doctor Who appears in the character records.
How many Mark Chadbourn books are there?
Mark Chadbourn has 32 books, released between 1993 and 2020. They include 5 series and 8 titles listed outside any series.
Mark Chadbourn Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 32 Mark Chadbourn 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.
- 1The Underground1993 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/419932241/4
- 2Nocturne1994 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/419944001/4
- 3The Eternal1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 4Testimony1996 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419962561/4
- 5Scissorman1997 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/419973521/4
- 61999–1/4
- 720004651/4
- 820024531/4
- 920024801/4
- 10The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke2002 · 114 pages · confirmed 1/420021141/4
- 1120031202/4
- 1220054001/4
- 1320053251/4
- 1420063681/4
- 15Whisper Lane2006 · confirmed 1/42006–1/4
- 1620094241/4
- 172009–1/4
- 1820093681/4
- 1920092512/4
- 202011–1/4
- 2120114031/4
- 222012–1/4
- 232012–1/4
- 242013–1/4
- 25Lord of Silence2013 · 537 pages · confirmed 1/420135371/4
- 262014–1/4
- 272015–1/4
- 282016–1/4
- 292017–1/4
- 302017–1/4
- 312018–1/4
- 322020–1/4
Mark Chadbourn 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.
Dark Age in order
6 booksHereward in order
6 booksAge of Misrule in order
3 booksKingdom of the Serpent in order
3 booksSwords of Albion in order
3 booksRaven Chronicles Anthology
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Doctor Who Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Hellboy Graphic Novel in order
1 book- 15. The Ice Wolves
Standalone books
8 books8 Mark Chadbourn titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Mark Chadbourn books in order?
You only need to read Mark Chadbourn books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Mark Chadbourn
Start with The Underground (1993), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Mark Chadbourn book?
The Bear King (2020) is the newest Mark Chadbourn book released so far.
Is there a new Mark Chadbourn book coming?
No next Mark Chadbourn book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Mark Chadbourn has won
Wikidata records 2 awards and 8 nominations for Mark Chadbourn. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction2007Wonfor Whisper Lane
- British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction2003Wonfor The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke
- August Derleth Award2007Shortlistedfor Jack of Ravens
- August Derleth Award2006Shortlistedfor The Hounds of Avalon
- August Derleth Award2005Shortlistedfor The Queen of Sinister
- British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction2004Shortlistedfor Wonderland
- August Derleth Award2003Shortlistedfor The Devil in Green
- August Derleth Award2002Shortlistedfor Always Forever
- August Derleth Award2000Shortlistedfor World's End
- August Derleth Award1995Shortlistedfor Nocturne
Mark Chadbourn at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Mark Chadbourn title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Mark Chadbourn books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,940 pages across the 17 of 32 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mark Chadbourn books, 13 of 32, were published in the 2000s.
What the Mark Chadbourn books are about
16 of the 32 Mark Chadbourn 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 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 10 of 16 books
- Action & adventure 3 of 16 books
- Celtic Mythology 3 of 16 books
- Great Britain 3 of 16 books
- History 3 of 16 books
- Horror 2 of 16 books
- Magic 2 of 16 books
- Espionage 2 of 16 books