Sara Douglass Books in Order

Sara Douglass has written 21 books, published between 1995 and 2011. The first book is The Wayfarer Redemption / Battleaxe (1995) and the newest is The Devil's Diadem (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
21
Published
1995–2011
Pages on record
11,618 in 20 of 21 books
Reading time
194–290 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 11,618 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 20 of 21 titles with a page count on record.

Sara Douglass was the pen name of Sara Warneke (1957-2011), an Australian fantasy writer who lived in Hobart, Tasmania, and won the Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel. The Wayfarer Redemption opens her catalogue in 1995 and is set in the imagined land of Tencendor; the Troy Game books take up Brutus the Trojan, and DarkGlass Mountain follows. Twenty-one titles close with The Devil's Diadem (2011).

How many Sara Douglass books are there?

Sara Douglass has 21 books, released between 1995 and 2011. They include 5 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.

Sara Douglass Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 21 Sara Douglass 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
    The Wayfarer Redemption / BattleaxeWayfarer Redemption #11995 · 653 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995653
  2. 2
    EnchanterWayfarer Redemption #21996 · 688 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996688
  3. 3
    StarmanWayfarer Redemption #31996 · 688 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996688
  4. 4
    ThresholdDarkGlass Mountain Prequel #11997 · 454 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997454
  5. 5
    Beyond the Hanging WallDarkGlass Mountain Prequel #21997 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997352
  6. 6
    SinnerWayfarer Redemption #41997 · 576 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997576
  7. 7
    PilgrimWayfarer Redemption #51998 · 672 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998672
  8. 8
    The Betrayal Of Arthur1999 · 325 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999325
  9. 9
    CrusaderWayfarer Redemption #61999 · 544 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999544
  10. 10
    The Nameless DayCrucible #12000 · 576 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000576
  11. 11
    The Wounded HawkCrucible #22001 · 610 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001610
  12. 12
    Hades' DaughterTroy Game #12002 · 672 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002672
  13. 13
    The Crippled AngelCrucible #32002 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002512
  14. 14
    Gods' ConcubineTroy Game #22003 · 624 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003624
  15. 15
    Darkwitch RisingTroy Game #32005 · 768 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005768
  16. 16
    Druid's SwordTroy Game #42006 · 704 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006704
  17. 17
    The Serpent BrideDarkGlass Mountain #12007 · 736 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007736
  18. 18
    The Twisted CitadelDarkGlass Mountain #22008 · 656 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008656
  19. 19
    The Infinity GateDarkGlass Mountain #32009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009
  20. 20
    The Devil's Diadem2011 · 560 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011560
  21. 21
    The Hall of Lost Footsteps2011 · 248 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011248

Sara Douglass 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.

Wayfarer Redemption in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Wayfarer Redemption / Battleaxe
  2. 2. Enchanter
  3. 3. Starman
  4. 4. Sinner
  5. 5. Pilgrim
  6. 6. Crusader

Troy Game in order

4 books
  1. 1. Hades' Daughter
  2. 2. Gods' Concubine
  3. 3. Darkwitch Rising
  4. 4. Druid's Sword

Crucible in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Nameless Day
  2. 2. The Wounded Hawk
  3. 3. The Crippled Angel

DarkGlass Mountain in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Serpent Bride
  2. 2. The Twisted Citadel
  3. 3. The Infinity Gate

DarkGlass Mountain Prequel in order

2 books
  1. 1. Threshold
  2. 2. Beyond the Hanging Wall

Standalone books

3 books

3 Sara Douglass titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Sara Douglass Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Sara Douglass books run from The Wayfarer Redemption / Battleaxe (1995) to The Devil's Diadem (2011), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Sara Douglass in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Sara Douglass books in order?

You only need to read Sara Douglass books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Sara Douglass

Start with The Wayfarer Redemption / Battleaxe (1995), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Sara Douglass book?

The Devil's Diadem (2011) is the newest Sara Douglass book released so far.

Is there a new Sara Douglass book coming?

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

Awards Sara Douglass has won

Wikidata records 3 awards for Sara Douglass. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel2001Won
  • Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel1996Wonfor Enchanter
  • Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel1996Wonfor StarMan

Sara Douglass at a glance

Died
Sara Douglass died in 2011, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Sara Douglass on record dates from 2011.
Release pace
Sara Douglass books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
11,618 pages across the 20 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 617 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Sara Douglass books, 10 of 21, were published in the 2000s.

What the Sara Douglass books are about

20 of the 21 Sara Douglass books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 10 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.