Matthew J. Kirby Books in Order
Matthew J. Kirby has written 17 books, published between 2010 and 2026. The first book is The Clockwork Three (2010) and the newest is The Lost Horadrim (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 17
- Published
- 2010–2026
- Confirmed
- 1 of 17 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,962 in 9 of 17 books
- Reading time
- 49–74 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,962 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 17 titles with a page count on record.
Matthew J. Kirby is an American author who writes for middle grade and young adult readers. Kirby's 17 catalogued books run from The Clockwork Three (2010) to The Lost Horadrim (2026), and subject records name children's fiction, fantasy, science fiction, steampunk, horror, secret societies, assassins and orphans. Dark Gravity Sequence, Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants, Quantum League and Diablo IV are the series credited to Kirby. The median volume runs 343 pages.
How many Matthew J. Kirby books are there?
Matthew J. Kirby has 17 books, released between 2010 and 2026. They include 4 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.
Matthew J. Kirby Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 Matthew J. Kirby 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 Clockwork Three2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 2Icefall2011 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/420113362/4
- 3The Lost Kingdom2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 420131923/4
- 520153522/4
- 620163082/4
- 72016–2/4
- 820163432/4
- 9A Taste for Monsters2016 · 343 pages · confirmed 2/420163432/4
- 1020173682/4
- 1120174002/4
- 122020–2/4
- 132021–2/4
- 142023–2/4
- 15Star Splitter2023 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/420233202/4
- 162024–2/4
- 172026–2/4
Matthew J. Kirby 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 Gravity Sequence in order
3 booksAssassin's Creed: Last Descendants in order
3 booksDiablo Character Tome in order
2 booksQuantum League in order
1 bookAssassin’s Creed Valhalla in order
1 bookDiablo IV in order
1 bookInfinity Ring in order
1 bookStandalone books
5 books5 Matthew J. Kirby titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Matthew J. Kirby books in order?
You only need to read Matthew J. Kirby books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Matthew J. Kirby
Start with The Clockwork Three (2010), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Matthew J. Kirby book?
The Lost Horadrim (2026) is the newest Matthew J. Kirby book released so far.
Is there a new Matthew J. Kirby book coming?
No next Matthew J. Kirby 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 Matthew J. Kirby has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Matthew J. Kirby. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Edgar Awards2012Won
Matthew J. Kirby at a glance
- Still publishing
- Matthew J. Kirby published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Matthew J. Kirby books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,962 pages across the 9 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 343 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Matthew J. Kirby books, 11 of 17, were published in the 2010s.
What the Matthew J. Kirby books are about
12 of the 17 Matthew J. Kirby books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 7 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 7 of 12 books
- Adventure stories 6 of 12 books
- Fantasy 3 of 12 books
- Science fiction 3 of 12 books
- Assassins 2 of 12 books
- Horror 2 of 12 books
- Memory 2 of 12 books
- Secret societies 2 of 12 books








