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Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart Books in Order

Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart has written 37 books, published between 1996 and 2023. The first book is BUGS: All Under Control (As: Sandy Mitchell) (1996) and the newest is Ciaphas Cain - The Anthology (2023). Publication order is the reading order below. 26 of the 37 books listed here are in the Ciaphas Cain series, which has its own page: Ciaphas Cain books in order.

Books
37
Published
1996–2023
Pages on record
6,122 in 16 of 37 books
See all 37 books in order Printable Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart checklist

Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart is a single catalogue entry covering two names, with 37 books listed between 1996 and 2023. Three groupings are recorded: Ciaphas Cain, Blood on the Reik and Dark Heresy. Subjects name Ciaphas Cain as a character and the Warhammer game, along with space warfare, imaginary wars and battles, humour and military fiction. The listing opens with BUGS: All Under Control (1996) and closes with Ciaphas Cain - The Anthology (2023). Several titles carry other names beside the entry's own, among them Gillian Philip, Alan Durant, Anne Rooney, Dennis Hamley and Julia Williams.

How many Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart books are there?

Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart has 37 books, released between 1996 and 2023. They include 3 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.

Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 37 Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart 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 BUGS: All Under Control (As: Sandy Mitchell) by Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart (1996)
  2. Cover of For the Emperor by Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart, book 1 of the Ciaphas Cain series (2003)
  3. Cover of Caves of Ice by Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart, book 2 of the Ciaphas Cain series (2004)
  4. Cover of Death's Messenger by Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart, book 1 of the Blood on the Reik series (2005)
  5. Cover of Death's City by Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart, book 2 of the Blood on the Reik series (2005)
  6. Cover of The Traitor's Hand by Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart, book 3 of the Ciaphas Cain series (2005)
  7. Cover of Death's Legacy by Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart, book 3 of the Blood on the Reik series (2006)
  8. Cover of Death or Glory by Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart, book 4 of the Ciaphas Cain series (2006)
  9. Cover of Hero of the Imperium by Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart, book 5 of the Ciaphas Cain series (2007)
  10. Cover of Duty Calls by Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart, book 9 of the Ciaphas Cain series (2007)
  11. Cover of Scourge the Heretic by Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart, book 1 of the Dark Heresy series (2008)
  12. Cover of Cain's Last Stand by Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart, book 10 of the Ciaphas Cain series (2008)
  13. Cover of Innocence Proves Nothing by Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart, book 2 of the Dark Heresy series (2009)
  14. Cover of Funny Stories, book 7 of the Shades series (2009)
  15. Cover of Ghost Stories, book 9 of the Shades series (2010)
  16. Cover of The Emperor's Finest by Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart, book 11 of the Ciaphas Cain series (2010)
  17. Cover of Defender of the Imperium by Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart, book 12 of the Ciaphas Cain series (2010)
  18. Cover of Dead in the Water by Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart, book 14 of the Ciaphas Cain series (2011)
  19. Cover of The Last Ditch by Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart, book 17 of the Ciaphas Cain series (2012)
  20. Cover of The Greater Good by Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart, book 19 of the Ciaphas Cain series (2013)
  21. Cover of Choose Your Enemies by Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart, book 22 of the Ciaphas Cain series (2019)
  1. 1
    BUGS: All Under Control (As: Sandy Mitchell)1996 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996288
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  2. 2
    For the EmperorCiaphas Cain #12003 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003416
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  3. 3
    Caves of IceCiaphas Cain #22004 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004256
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  4. 4
    Death's MessengerBlood on the Reik #12005 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005416
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  5. 5
    Death's CityBlood on the Reik #22005 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005416
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  6. 6
    The Traitor's HandCiaphas Cain #32005 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005416
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  7. 7
    Death's LegacyBlood on the Reik #32006 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006416
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  8. 8
    Death or GloryCiaphas Cain #42006 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006416
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  9. 9
    Hero of the ImperiumCiaphas Cain #52007 · 768 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007768
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  10. 10
    Fight or FlightCiaphas Cain #62007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  11. 11
    Duty CallsCiaphas Cain #92007 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007416
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  12. 12
    Scourge the HereticDark Heresy #12008 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008416
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  13. 13
    Cain's Last StandCiaphas Cain #102008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  14. 14
    Innocence Proves NothingDark Heresy #22009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  15. 15
    Funny StoriesShades #72009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  16. 16
    Ghost StoriesShades #92010 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201064
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  17. 17
    The Emperor's FinestCiaphas Cain #112010 · 315 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010315
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  18. 18
    Defender of the ImperiumCiaphas Cain #122010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  19. 19
    Traitor's GambitCiaphas Cain #132010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  20. 20
    Dead in the WaterCiaphas Cain #142011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  21. 21
    Sector ThirteenCiaphas Cain #152011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  22. 22
    The Smallest DetailCiaphas Cain #162012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  23. 23
    The Last DitchCiaphas Cain #172012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  24. 24
    A Mug of RecaffCiaphas Cain #182012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  25. 25
    The Greater GoodCiaphas Cain #192013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  26. 26
    Hidden DepthsCiaphas Cain #202014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  27. 27
    Shooting the Rift2016 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016400
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  28. 28
    A Fistful of Elven Gold2018 · 303 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018303
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  29. 29
    Saviour of the ImperiumCiaphas Cain #212018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  30. 30
    Choose Your EnemiesCiaphas Cain #222019 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019400
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  31. 31
    Old Soldiers Never DieCiaphas Cain #232020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  32. 32
    Last Night at the ResplendentCiaphas Cain #242020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  33. 33
    The Bigger They AreCiaphas Cain #252021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  34. 34
    Origins (As: Sandy Mitchell, With: Chris Roberson,Scott K. Andrews)Sniper Elite #32022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  35. 35
    The Only Good OrkCiaphas Cain #262022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  36. 36
    VaingloriousCiaphas Cain #272023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  37. 37
    Ciaphas Cain - The AnthologyCiaphas Cain #282023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart 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.

Blood on the Reik in order

3 books
  1. 1. Death's Messenger
  2. 2. Death's City
  3. 3. Death's Legacy

Dark Heresy in order

2 books
  1. 1. Scourge the Heretic
  2. 2. Innocence Proves Nothing

Shades in order

2 books
  1. 7. Funny Stories
  2. 9. Ghost Stories

Sniper Elite in order

1 book
  1. 3. Origins (As: Sandy Mitchell, With: Chris Roberson,Scott K. Andrews)

Standalone books

3 books

3 Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart books in order?

You only need to read Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart

Start with For the Emperor (2003), the first Ciaphas Cain book. The earliest catalogued title overall is BUGS: All Under Control (As: Sandy Mitchell) (1996).

What is the newest Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart book?

Ciaphas Cain - The Anthology (2023) is the newest Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart book released so far.

Is there a new Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart book coming?

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

Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart at a glance

Paused
No new Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
6,122 pages across the 16 of 37 books with a recorded length, a median of 416 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart books, 15 of 37, were published in the 2010s.

What the Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart books are about

14 of the 37 Sandy Mitchell / Alex Stewart books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: ciaphas cain (fictitious character) is tagged on 5 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.