Michael Siemsen Books in Order

Michael Siemsen has written 9 books, published between 2010 and 2017. The first book is The Dig (2010) and the newest is The Shepherd of the Brilliant Valley (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
2010–2017
Pages on record
1,744 in 5 of 9 books
Reading time
29–44 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,744 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 9 titles with a page count on record.

Michael Siemsen has 9 catalogued books, published between 2010 and 2017. Matt Turner and A Demon's Story are the series grouped under the name. The Dig (2010) opens the run and The Shepherd of the Brilliant Valley (2017) closes it, taking in The Opal (2012), A Warm Place to Call Home: A Demon's Story (2013), Matty (2013), The Many Lives of Samuel Beauchamp (2013), Exigency (2014), The Smiths (2014) and Return (2015). Catalogue subjects record science fiction, thrillers, fantasy, young adult fiction, paranormal fiction, Africa, Kenya and New York.

How many Michael Siemsen books are there?

Michael Siemsen has 9 books, released between 2010 and 2017. They include 2 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.

Michael Siemsen Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Michael Siemsen 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. 1
    The DigMatt Turner #12010 · 378 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010378
  2. 2
    The OpalMatt Turner #22012 · 316 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012316
  3. 3
    A Warm Place to Call Home: A Demon's StoryA Demon's Story #12013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  4. 4
    The Many Lives of Samuel BeauchampA Demon's Story #22013 · 214 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013214
  5. 5
    MattyMatt Turner #32013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  6. 6
    Exigency2014 · 414 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014414
  7. 7
    The Smiths2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  8. 8
    ReturnMatt Turner #42015 · 422 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015422
  9. 92017

Michael Siemsen 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.

Matt Turner in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Dig
  2. 2. The Opal
  3. 3. Matty
  4. 4. Return

A Demon's Story in order

2 books
  1. 1. A Warm Place to Call Home: A Demon's Story
  2. 2. The Many Lives of Samuel Beauchamp

Standalone books

3 books

3 Michael Siemsen titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Michael Siemsen books in order?

You only need to read Michael Siemsen 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 Siemsen

Start with The Dig (2010), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Michael Siemsen book?

The Shepherd of the Brilliant Valley (2017) is the newest Michael Siemsen book released so far.

Is there a new Michael Siemsen book coming?

No next Michael Siemsen 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 Siemsen at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Michael Siemsen title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Michael Siemsen books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,744 pages across the 5 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 378 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Michael Siemsen books, 9 of 9, were published in the 2010s.

What the Michael Siemsen books are about

4 of the 9 Michael Siemsen 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 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.