Michael Wallace Books in Order
Michael Wallace has written 53 books, published between 1996 and 2024. The first book is Global Inequalities (1996) and the newest is Fogland (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 53
- Published
- 1996–2024
- Pages on record
- 9,017 in 28 of 53 books
- Reading time
- 150–225 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,017 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 28 of 53 titles with a page count on record.
Michael Wallace's catalogue includes a run of titles dated 2011, among them The Righteous, The Wicked, Mighty and Strong, The Dark Citadel, The Devil's Deep and The Devil's Peak. Subjects include polygamy, cults, religious leaders, Utah, terrorists, the end of the world, Christian suspense and thrillers. Series include Righteous, Dark Citadel, Starship Blackbeard, Sword Saint, Void Queen Trilogy, Red Sword Trilogy and Quintana Trilogy. The Free Kingdoms and The Kingdom of the Bears are also 2011 titles, and Fogland (2024) is the newest.
How many Michael Wallace books are there?
Michael Wallace has 53 books, released between 1996 and 2024. They include 11 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.
Michael Wallace Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 53 Michael Wallace 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.
- 11996–2/4
- 22011–2/4
- 320112922/4
- 4The Kingdom of the Bears2011 · 238 pages · confirmed 2/420112382/4
- 520113302/4
- 620113322/4
- 720112302/4
- 82011–2/4
- 920113012/4
- 102011–2/4
- 112012–2/4
- 122012–2/4
- 13The Red Rooster2013 · 340 pages · confirmed 2/420133402/4
- 142013–2/4
- 152013–2/4
- 16Wolf Hook2013 · 330 pages · confirmed 2/420133302/4
- 17The Wolves of Paris2013 · 356 pages · confirmed 2/420133562/4
- 1820133552/4
- 1920142182/4
- 202014–2/4
- 2120143842/4
- 2220143252/4
- 2320152202/4
- 2420152382/4
- 2520152302/4
- 26Crow Hollow2015 · 335 pages · confirmed 2/420153352/4
- 272015–2/4
- 28The Crescent Spy2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
- 2920153192/4
- 3020163662/4
- 3120162322/4
- 3220162362/4
- 332016–2/4
- 3420162362/4
- 35Victoria Crossing2016 · confirmed 2/42016–2/4
- 3620174762/4
- 3720174552/4
- 382017–2/4
- 3920174892/4
- 40The Year of Counting Souls2017 · 332 pages · confirmed 2/420173322/4
- 4120183912/4
- 422018–2/4
- 4320184312/4
- 44The Rings of Berlin2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 452020–2/4
- 462020–2/4
- 472020–2/4
- 482020–2/4
- 492020–2/4
- 502020–2/4
- 512020–2/4
- 522021–2/4
- 53Fogland2024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
Michael Wallace series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Righteous books in order 10 books
Michael Wallace 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 Citadel in order
5 booksStarship Blackbeard in order
4 booksSword Saint in order
4 books- 1. Sword Saint
- 2. Crowlord
- 3. Shadow Walker
- 4. Bladedancer
Devil's Deep in order
3 booksVoid Queen Trilogy in order
3 books- 1. Queen of the Void
- 2. Star Wolf
- 3. Sun King
Sentinel Trilogy in order
3 booksRed Sword Trilogy in order
3 booksAlliance Trilogy in order
3 booksBurning Sky in order
3 booksQuintana Trilogy in order
1 bookSociology for a New Century in order
1 bookStandalone books
10 books10 Michael Wallace titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Michael Wallace books in order?
You only need to read Michael Wallace books in order within each series: the books listed here span 11 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Michael Wallace
Start with The Righteous (2011), the first Righteous book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Global Inequalities (1996).
What is the newest Michael Wallace book?
Fogland (2024) is the newest Michael Wallace book released so far.
Is there a new Michael Wallace book coming?
No next Michael Wallace 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 Wallace at a glance
- Still publishing
- Michael Wallace published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Michael Wallace books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 9,017 pages across the 28 of 53 books with a recorded length, a median of 330 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Michael Wallace books, 43 of 53, were published in the 2010s.
What the Michael Wallace books are about
12 of the 53 Michael Wallace books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: polygamy is tagged on 7 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Polygamy 7 of 12 books
- Cults 5 of 12 books
- End of the world 3 of 12 books
- Historical fiction 3 of 12 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 12 books