Mark Lawrence Books in Order
Mark Lawrence has written 38 books, published between 2004 and 2026. The first book is During the Dance (2004) and the newest is The Bookshop Book (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 38
- Published
- 2004–2026
- Confirmed
- 23 of 38 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,113 in 13 of 38 books
Mark Lawrence, born in 1966, is an American-British novelist and the author of The Broken Empire trilogy. Emperor of Thorns won the David Gemmell Award for Fantasy for best novel in 2014, and The Liar's Key took the same prize in 2016. Lawrence runs the annual Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off. The catalogue lists 38 works, from During the Dance (2004) and Prince of Thorns (2011) to The Bookshop Book (2026). Other series include Red Queen's War, Book of the Ancestor, Book of the Ice, Impossible Times and the Library Trilogy.
How many Mark Lawrence books are there?
Mark Lawrence has 38 books, released between 2004 and 2026. They include 9 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.
Mark Lawrence Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 38 Mark Lawrence 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.
- 1During the Dance2004 · confirmed 3/42004–3/4
- 22011–3/4
- 32012–2/4
- 42012–3/4
- 52013–2/4
- 62013–2/4
- 720134163/4
- 820144003/4
- 9Quick2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 102014–2/4
- 11Gunlaw2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
- 1220156533/4
- 13Blood of the Red2016 · confirmed 2/42016–2/4
- 1420164152/4
- 1520174672/4
- 16Road Brothers, Tales from the Broken Empire2017 · confirmed 3/42017–3/4
- 1720184153/4
- 182018–3/4
- 1920192043/4
- 2020192243/4
- 2120192393/4
- 2220193533/4
- 2320203843/4
- 242020–3/4
- 252021–3/4
- 262021–3/4
- 272021–3/4
- 2820223842/4
- 2920235593/4
- 302023–3/4
- 312023–2/4
- 322024–3/4
- 332024–3/4
- 342024–2/4
- 352025–2/4
- 362025–3/4
- 372026–2/4
- 382026–2/4
Mark Lawrence 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.
Library Trilogy in order
7 booksBook Of The Ancestor in order
6 books- 1. Red Sister
- 2. Grey Sister
- 3. Bound
- 4. Holy Sister
- 5. The Devil You Know
- 6. Thaw
Broken Empire in order
5 booksRed Queen's War in order
4 booksImpossible Times in order
3 booksBook Of The Ice in order
3 booksDark Tide in order
2 books- 1. Dark Tide
- 2. Darker Tide
Visitor in order
2 booksKindness Academy in order
1 bookStandalone books
5 books5 Mark Lawrence titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Mark Lawrence books in order?
You only need to read Mark Lawrence books in order within each series: the books listed here span 9 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Mark Lawrence
Start with During the Dance (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Mark Lawrence book?
The Bookshop Book (2026) is the newest Mark Lawrence book released so far.
Is there a new Mark Lawrence book coming?
No next Mark Lawrence book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Mark Lawrence at a glance
- Still publishing
- Mark Lawrence published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Mark Lawrence books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,113 pages across the 13 of 38 books with a recorded length, a median of 400 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mark Lawrence books, 21 of 38, were published in the 2010s.
What the Mark Lawrence books are about
11 of the 38 Mark Lawrence 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 8 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 8 of 11 books
- American literature 3 of 11 books
- Fantasy, epic 3 of 11 books
- Imaginary wars and battles 3 of 11 books
- Magic 3 of 11 books
- Princes 3 of 11 books
- Action & adventure 2 of 11 books
- Assassins 2 of 11 books
- Convents 2 of 11 books
- Fantasy, dark fantasy 2 of 11 books
- Queens 2 of 11 books
- Revenge 2 of 11 books