Rich Larson Books in Order

Rich Larson has written 13 books, published between 2017 and 2025. The first book is Dark Warm Heart (2017) and the newest is The Sack of Burley Cottage (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2017–2025
Confirmed
1 of 13 titles
Pages on record
1,257 in 3 of 13 books

Rich Larson writes science fiction and short fiction. The catalogue holds 13 books dated between 2017 and 2025, from Dark Warm Heart (2017) to The Sack of Burley Cottage (2025), with the Violet Wars series under the Larson name. Recorded subjects include science fiction short stories, imaginary places, oppression and liberty. Titles in the run include Annex (2018), Tomorrow Factory (2018), Ymir (2022) and Even If Such Ways Are Bad (2023). George Cotronis, Rachael K. Jones, Bruce Golden, Holly Lyn Walrath and several other writers each share a credit on 1 title. Larson remains actively publishing.

How many Rich Larson books are there?

Rich Larson has 13 books, released between 2017 and 2025. 2 of them belong to the Violet Wars series.

Rich Larson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Rich Larson 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
    Dark Warm Heart2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  2. 2
    AnnexViolet Wars #12018 · 361 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018361
  3. 3
    Our King and His Court2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  4. 4
    Tomorrow Factory2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  5. 5
    Robots & Artificial Intelligence Short StoriesGothic Fantasy #252018 · 480 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018480
  6. 6
    Painless2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  7. 72020
  8. 82022
  9. 9
    YmirViolet Wars #22022 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2022416
  10. 10
    Even If Such Ways Are Bad2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023
  11. 11
    Headhunting2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023
  12. 12
    Changelog2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025
  13. 13
    The Sack of Burley Cottage2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025

Rich Larson 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.

Violet Wars in order

2 books
  1. 1. Annex
  2. 2. Ymir

Gothic Fantasy in order

1 book
  1. 25. Robots & Artificial Intelligence Short Stories

Standalone books

10 books

10 Rich Larson titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Rich Larson books in order?

You only need to read Rich Larson books in order within the Violet Wars series, which holds 2 of the 13 Rich Larson books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Rich Larson

Start with Dark Warm Heart (2017), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Rich Larson book?

The Sack of Burley Cottage (2025) is the newest Rich Larson book released so far.

Is there a new Rich Larson book coming?

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

Rich Larson at a glance

Still publishing
Rich Larson published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Rich Larson books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,257 pages across the 3 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 416 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Rich Larson books, 7 of 13, were published in the 2020s.

What the Rich Larson books are about

5 of the 13 Rich Larson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 3 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.