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Robert Low Books in Order

Robert Low has written 15 books, published between 1997 and 2021. The first book is WG Grace (1997) and the newest is Shake Loose the Border (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
15
Published
1997–2021
Pages on record
2,384 in 6 of 15 books
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Robert Graham Low (8 July 1949 to 31 May 2021) was a Scottish journalist and historical fiction writer. The Oathsworn novels by Low take place in the Viking Age. Beyond Oathsworn, the catalogue lists the Kingdom Trilogy, Brothers Of The Sands and Border Reivers series. The Whale Road (2007), The Wolf Sea (2008), The White Raven (2009) and The Prow Beast (2010) are early titles, and The Lion Wakes (2011), Crowbone (2012) and Beasts Beyond the Wall (2019) follow. Shake Loose the Border (2021) is the newest.

How many Robert Low books are there?

Robert Low has 15 books, released between 1997 and 2021. They include 4 series and 1 title listed outside any series.

Robert Low Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Robert Low 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 WG Grace by Robert Low (1997)
  2. Cover of The Whale Road by Robert Low, book 1 of the Oathsworn series (2007)
  3. Cover of The Prow Beast by Robert Low, book 4 of the Oathsworn series (2010)
  4. Cover of The Lion Wakes by Robert Low, book 1 of the Kingdom Trilogy (2011)
  5. Cover of The Lion at Bay by Robert Low, book 2 of the Kingdom Trilogy (2012)
  6. Cover of Crowbone by Robert Low, book 5 of the Oathsworn series (2012)
  7. Cover of The Lion Rampant by Robert Low, book 3 of the Kingdom Trilogy (2013)
  1. 1
    WG Grace1997 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997320
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  2. 2
    The Whale RoadOathsworn #12007 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007400
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  3. 3
    The Wolf SeaOathsworn #22008 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008400
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  4. 4
    The White RavenOathsworn #32009 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009368
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  5. 5
    The Prow BeastOathsworn #42010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  6. 6
    The Lion WakesKingdom Trilogy #12011 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011432
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  7. 7
    The Lion at BayKingdom Trilogy #22012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  8. 8
    CrowboneOathsworn #52012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  9. 9
    The Lion RampantKingdom Trilogy #32013 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013464
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  10. 10
    Beasts Beyond the WallBrothers Of The Sands #12019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  11. 11
    The Red SerpentBrothers Of The Sands #22019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  12. 12
    A Dish of SpursBorder Reivers #12020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  13. 13
    Burning the WaterBorder Reivers #22020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  14. 14
    Beasts From the DarkBrothers Of The Sands #32020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  15. 15
    Shake Loose the BorderBorder Reivers #32021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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Robert Low 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.

Oathsworn in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Whale Road
  2. 2. The Wolf Sea
  3. 3. The White Raven
  4. 4. The Prow Beast
  5. 5. Crowbone

Kingdom Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Lion Wakes
  2. 2. The Lion at Bay
  3. 3. The Lion Rampant

Brothers Of The Sands in order

3 books
  1. 1. Beasts Beyond the Wall
  2. 2. The Red Serpent
  3. 3. Beasts From the Dark

Border Reivers in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Dish of Spurs
  2. 2. Burning the Water
  3. 3. Shake Loose the Border

Standalone books

1 book

1 Robert Low title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Robert Low books in order?

You only need to read Robert Low 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 Robert Low

Start with WG Grace (1997), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Robert Low book?

Shake Loose the Border (2021) is the newest Robert Low book released so far.

Is there a new Robert Low book coming?

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

Robert Low at a glance

Paused
No new Robert Low title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Robert Low books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,384 pages across the 6 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 400 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Robert Low books, 7 of 15, were published in the 2010s.

What the Robert Low books are about

9 of the 15 Robert Low books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 8 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.