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Mitchell Hogan Books in Order

Mitchell Hogan has written 16 books, published between 2013 and 2022. The first book is A Crucible of Souls (2013) and the newest is Crucible of Lies (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
16
Published
2013–2022
Pages on record
3,290 in 7 of 16 books
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Mitchell Hogan writes epic fantasy, with wizards, magic and coming of age among the recorded subjects. Five series are listed: Sorcery Ascendant Sequence, Sorcery Ascendant Origins, Necromancer's Key, Tainted Cabal and Infernal Guardian. The catalogue counts 16 books from A Crucible of Souls (2013) to Crucible of Lies (2022), including Blood of Innocents (2014), A Shattered Empire (2016), Revenant Winds (2017) and Dawn of the Exile (2019). The books run long, with a median of 500 pages.

How many Mitchell Hogan books are there?

Mitchell Hogan has 16 books, released between 2013 and 2022. They include 5 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

Mitchell Hogan Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 Mitchell Hogan 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. Cover of A Crucible of Souls by Mitchell Hogan, book 1 of the Sorcery Ascendant Sequence (2013)
  2. Cover of Blood of Innocents by Mitchell Hogan, book 2 of the Sorcery Ascendant Sequence (2014)
  3. Cover of Inquisitor by Mitchell Hogan (2015)
  4. Cover of A Shattered Empire by Mitchell Hogan, book 4 of the Sorcery Ascendant Sequence (2016)
  5. Cover of Shadow of the Exile by Mitchell Hogan, book 1 of the Infernal Guardian series (2018)
  6. Cover of Dawn of the Exile by Mitchell Hogan, book 2 of the Infernal Guardian series (2019)
  1. 1
    A Crucible of SoulsSorcery Ascendant Sequence #12013 · 500 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013500
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  2. 2
    Blood of InnocentsSorcery Ascendant Sequence #22014 · 572 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014572
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  3. 3
    Inquisitor2015 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015304
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  4. 4
    At the Sign of the Crow and MoonSorcery Ascendant Sequence #32016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  5. 5
    A Shattered EmpireSorcery Ascendant Sequence #42016 · 592 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016592
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  6. 6
    Tower of the ForgottenTainted Cabal #12017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  7. 7
    Revenant WindsTainted Cabal #22017 · 530 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017530
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  8. 8
    Shadow of the ExileInfernal Guardian #12018 · 396 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018396
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  9. 9
    Steel and Sorcery2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  10. 10
    Dawn of the ExileInfernal Guardian #22019 · 396 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019396
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  11. 11
    IncursionNecromancer's Key #12020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  12. 12
    The Last ArrowSorcery Ascendant Sequence #52020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  13. 13
    CorruptionNecromancer's Key #22021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  14. 14
    SubversionNecromancer's Key #32021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  15. 15
    ConversionNecromancer's Key #42021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  16. 16
    Crucible of LiesSorcery Ascendant Origins #12022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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Mitchell Hogan 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.

Sorcery Ascendant Sequence in order

5 books
  1. 1. A Crucible of Souls
  2. 2. Blood of Innocents
  3. 3. At the Sign of the Crow and Moon
  4. 4. A Shattered Empire
  5. 5. The Last Arrow

Necromancer's Key in order

4 books
  1. 1. Incursion
  2. 2. Corruption
  3. 3. Subversion
  4. 4. Conversion

Tainted Cabal in order

2 books
  1. 1. Tower of the Forgotten
  2. 2. Revenant Winds

Infernal Guardian in order

2 books
  1. 1. Shadow of the Exile
  2. 2. Dawn of the Exile

Sorcery Ascendant Origins in order

1 book
  1. 1. Crucible of Lies

Standalone books

2 books

2 Mitchell Hogan titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Mitchell Hogan books in order?

You only need to read Mitchell Hogan books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Mitchell Hogan

Start with A Crucible of Souls (2013), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Mitchell Hogan book?

Crucible of Lies (2022) is the newest Mitchell Hogan book released so far.

Is there a new Mitchell Hogan book coming?

No next Mitchell Hogan book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Mitchell Hogan at a glance

Paused
No new Mitchell Hogan title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Mitchell Hogan books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,290 pages across the 7 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 500 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Mitchell Hogan books, 10 of 16, were published in the 2010s.

What the Mitchell Hogan books are about

5 of the 16 Mitchell Hogan 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 3 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.