Michael Cobley Books in Order
Michael Cobley has written 9 books, published between 2001 and 2018. The first book is ShadowKings (2001) and the newest is Splintered Suns (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2001–2018
- Pages on record
- 2,804 in 6 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 47–70 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,804 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Michael Cobley, born in 1959, is a British science fiction and fantasy author from Glasgow. Nine books are catalogued between 2001 and 2018, and two series are recorded under the name: Shadowkings and Humanity's Fire. ShadowKings (2001) opens the listing, followed by ShadowGod, Iron Mosaic, ShadowMasque, Seeds of Earth, The Orphaned Worlds, The Ascendant Stars, Ancestral Machines and Splintered Suns (2018). Subjects record space opera, space warfare, imaginary wars and battles, life on other planets, and the imaginary place Darien.
How many Michael Cobley books are there?
Michael Cobley has 9 books, released between 2001 and 2018. They include 2 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Michael Cobley Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Michael Cobley 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.
- 120014801/4
- 220034801/4
- 3Iron Mosaic2004 · 212 pages · confirmed 1/420042121/4
- 42005–1/4
- 520096321/4
- 62010–1/4
- 72011–1/4
- 820154721/4
- 920185281/4
Michael Cobley 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.
Humanity's Fire in order
5 booksShadowkings in order
3 books- 1. ShadowKings
- 2. ShadowGod
- 3. ShadowMasque
Standalone books
1 book1 Michael Cobley title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Michael Cobley books in order?
You only need to read Michael Cobley books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Michael Cobley
Start with ShadowKings (2001), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Michael Cobley book?
Splintered Suns (2018) is the newest Michael Cobley book released so far.
Is there a new Michael Cobley book coming?
No next Michael Cobley book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Michael Cobley at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Michael Cobley title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Michael Cobley books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,804 pages across the 6 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 480 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Michael Cobley books, 5 of 9, were published in the 2000s.
What the Michael Cobley books are about
8 of the 9 Michael Cobley books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: imaginary wars and battles is tagged on 4 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Imaginary wars and battles 4 of 8 books
- Space warfare 4 of 8 books
- Fantasy 3 of 8 books
- Life on other planets 3 of 8 books
- Science fiction 3 of 8 books
- Space opera 2 of 8 books