Richard Swan Books in Order
Richard Swan has written 17 books, published between 2015 and 2026. The first book is Reclamation (2015) and the newest is World Ablaze (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 17
- Published
- 2015–2026
- Confirmed
- 1 of 17 titles
- Pages on record
- 544 in 1 of 17 books
Richard Swan is an English fantasy author best known for the Empire of the Wolf trilogy, and The Justice of Kings (2022) and The Tyranny of Faith (2023) appear in the catalogue. Grave Empire (2025) began the Great Silence trilogy in the same Empire of the Wolf setting and was nominated for the 2026 British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel. Swan also wrote the Art of War trilogy, Warhammer fiction for Black Library, and the dystopian science fiction novel Infinite State, scheduled with Tor Books for 2026. The catalogue counts 17 books from Reclamation (2015) to World Ablaze (2026). Subject headings name epic, high and dark fantasy.
How many Richard Swan books are there?
Richard Swan has 17 books, released between 2015 and 2026. They include 4 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
Richard Swan Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 Richard Swan 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.
- 12015–2/4
- 22016–2/4
- 32016–2/4
- 42016–2/4
- 52017–2/4
- 62018–2/4
- 72022–2/4
- 8Blood Harvest2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
- 92023–2/4
- 10Tears of Raphaela2024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
- 112024–2/4
- 1220255442/4
- 132025–2/4
- 142026–2/4
- 152026–2/4
- 162026–2/4
- 172026–3/4
Richard Swan 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.
Empire of the Wolf in order
5 booksArt of War Trilogy in order
4 booksAscendancy WarShort Stories/Novellas
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Great Silence in order
2 books- 1. Grave Empire
- 2. Steel Gods
Decurion Saga in order
1 bookWarhammer 40,000 in order
1 book- 246. World Ablaze
Standalone books
2 books2 Richard Swan titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Richard Swan books in order?
You only need to read Richard Swan 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 Swan
Start with Reclamation (2015), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Richard Swan book?
World Ablaze (2026) is the newest Richard Swan book released so far.
Is there a new Richard Swan book coming?
No next Richard Swan 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 Swan at a glance
- Still publishing
- Richard Swan published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Richard Swan books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 544 pages across the 1 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 544 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Richard Swan books, 11 of 17, were published in the 2020s.
What the Richard Swan books are about
2 of the 17 Richard Swan books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: dark fantasy is tagged on 2 of 2. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Dark Fantasy 2 of 2 books
- English literature 2 of 2 books
- Epic Fantasy 2 of 2 books
- Fantasy 2 of 2 books
- High Fantasy 2 of 2 books
- Fantasy, dark fantasy 1 of 2 books
- Fantasy, epic 1 of 2 books