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Richard R.S. Ford Books in Order

Richard R.S. Ford has written 11 books, published between 2006 and 2025. The first book is The Cold Hand of Betrayal (2006) and the newest is Engines of War (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2006–2025
Pages on record
1,915 in 5 of 11 books
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Richard R.S. Ford writes fantasy. Catalogue subjects record kings and rulers, imaginary wars and battles, magic and cities. Four series are listed: Steelhaven, War of the Archons, Age of Uprising and Thaddeus Blaklok. The 11 catalogued books run from The Cold Hand of Betrayal (2006) to Engines of War (2025), taking in Kultus (2011), Herald of the Storm (2013), The Shattered Crown (2014), Lord of Ashes (2015), A Demon in Silver (2018), The Spear of Malice (2020), Engines of Empire (2022) and Engines of Chaos (2023). Two entries in the listing carry credits for Christian Z. Dunn and Marc Gascoigne.

How many Richard R.S. Ford books are there?

Richard R.S. Ford has 11 books, released between 2006 and 2025. They include 4 separate series.

Richard R.S. Ford Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Richard R.S. Ford 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 The Cold Hand of Betrayal, book 13 of the Warhammer series (2006)
  2. Cover of Herald of the Storm by Richard R.S. Ford, book 1 of the Steelhaven series (2013)
  3. Cover of The Shattered Crown by Richard R.S. Ford, book 2 of the Steelhaven series (2014)
  4. Cover of Lord of Ashes by Richard R.S. Ford, book 3 of the Steelhaven series (2015)
  5. Cover of Hangman's Gate by Richard R.S. Ford, book 2 of the War of the Archons series (2019)
  1. 1
    The Cold Hand of BetrayalWarhammer #132006 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006256
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  2. 2
    KultusThaddeus Blaklok #12011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  3. 3
    Herald of the StormSteelhaven #12013 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013400
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  4. 4
    The Shattered CrownSteelhaven #22014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  5. 5
    Lord of AshesSteelhaven #32015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  6. 6
    A Demon in SilverWar of the Archons #12018 · 459 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018459
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  7. 7
    Hangman's GateWar of the Archons #22019 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019400
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  8. 8
    The Spear of MaliceWar of the Archons #32020 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020400
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  9. 9
    Engines of EmpireAge of Uprising #12022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  10. 10
    Engines of ChaosAge of Uprising #22023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  11. 11
    Engines of WarAge of Uprising #32025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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Richard R.S. Ford 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.

Steelhaven in order

3 books
  1. 1. Herald of the Storm
  2. 2. The Shattered Crown
  3. 3. Lord of Ashes

War of the Archons in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Demon in Silver
  2. 2. Hangman's Gate
  3. 3. The Spear of Malice

Age of Uprising in order

3 books
  1. 1. Engines of Empire
  2. 2. Engines of Chaos
  3. 3. Engines of War

Thaddeus Blaklok in order

1 book
  1. 1. Kultus

Warhammer in order

1 book
  1. 13. The Cold Hand of Betrayal

Do you have to read Richard R.S. Ford books in order?

You only need to read Richard R.S. Ford books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Richard R.S. Ford

Start with The Cold Hand of Betrayal (2006), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Richard R.S. Ford book?

Engines of War (2025) is the newest Richard R.S. Ford book released so far.

Is there a new Richard R.S. Ford book coming?

No next Richard R.S. Ford book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Richard R.S. Ford at a glance

Still publishing
Richard R.S. Ford published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Richard R.S. Ford books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,915 pages across the 5 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 400 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Richard R.S. Ford books, 6 of 11, were published in the 2010s.

What the Richard R.S. Ford books are about

5 of the 11 Richard R.S. Ford 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 3 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.