Stephen R. Lawhead Books in Order
Stephen R. Lawhead has written 44 books, published between 1982 and 2025. The first book is In the Hall of the Dragon King (1982) and the newest is Aurelia (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 44
- Published
- 1982–2025
- Pages on record
- 14,717 in 40 of 44 books
- Reading time
- 245–368 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 14,717 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 40 of 44 titles with a page count on record.
Stephen R. Lawhead, born 1950, is an American writer of fantasy, science fiction and historical fiction, with Celtic historical fiction the strand the name is most attached to. In the Hall of the Dragon King (1982) opens the Dragon King books and a catalogue of 44 titles that reaches Aurelia (2025). The Pendragon Cycle and King Raven take up Arthurian material and knighthood; the Song of Albion, Celtic Crusades, Eirlandia, Empyrion and Bright Empires follow. Children's books, among them the Howard and Riverbank Stories, sit alongside the novels.
How many Stephen R. Lawhead books are there?
Stephen R. Lawhead has 44 books, released between 1982 and 2025. They include 13 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.
Stephen R. Lawhead Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 44 Stephen R. Lawhead 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.
- 119823762/4
- 219834042/4
- 319833602/4
- 419855122/4
- 519854802/4
- 61986282/4
- 719864802/4
- 819874862/4
- 91987282/4
- 1019874452/4
- 111988902/4
- 121988282/4
- 131988–2/4
- 1419894482/4
- 1519901122/4
- 1619901122/4
- 171990–2/4
- 1819901122/4
- 1919914002/4
- 2019914002/4
- 2119914462/4
- 2219944362/4
- 23Byzantium1996 · 880 pages · confirmed 2/419968802/4
- 24Dream Thief1996 · 409 pages · confirmed 2/419964092/4
- 2519974002/4
- 2619994962/4
- 2720006242/4
- 2820014692/4
- 2920033612/4
- 302003962/4
- 31Patrick: Son of Ireland2003 · 592 pages · confirmed 2/420035922/4
- 3220043042/4
- 3320064962/4
- 3420074642/4
- 3520094522/4
- 3620104032/4
- 3720114002/4
- 382012–2/4
- 3920133882/4
- 4020143562/4
- 4120183362/4
- 4220193202/4
- 4320202882/4
- 442025–2/4
Stephen R. Lawhead series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Pendragon Cycle books in order 7 books
Stephen R. Lawhead 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.
Bright Empires in order
5 booksHoward in order
4 booksDragon King in order
3 booksCeltic Crusades in order
3 booksRiverbank Stories in order
3 booksSong of Albion in order
3 booksKing Raven in order
3 booksEirlandia in order
3 booksEmpyrion in order
2 booksBrown Ears in order
2 booksHero Graphic Novels in order
2 books- 1. Hero
- 2. Rogue Nation
Hero in order
1 bookStandalone books
3 books3 Stephen R. Lawhead titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Stephen R. Lawhead books in order?
You only need to read Stephen R. Lawhead books in order within each series: the books listed here span 13 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Stephen R. Lawhead
Start with Taliesin (1987), the first Pendragon Cycle book. The earliest catalogued title overall is In the Hall of the Dragon King (1982).
What is the newest Stephen R. Lawhead book?
Aurelia (2025) is the newest Stephen R. Lawhead book released so far.
Is there a new Stephen R. Lawhead book coming?
No next Stephen R. Lawhead book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for Stephen R. Lawhead
Wikidata records 1 nomination for Stephen R. Lawhead. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1990Shortlistedfor Arthur
Stephen R. Lawhead at a glance
- Still publishing
- Stephen R. Lawhead published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Stephen R. Lawhead books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 14,717 pages across the 40 of 44 books with a recorded length, a median of 400 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Stephen R. Lawhead books, 14 of 44, were published in the 1980s.
What the Stephen R. Lawhead books are about
40 of the 44 Stephen R. Lawhead 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 23 of 40. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 23 of 40 books
- Children's fiction 8 of 40 books
- Science fiction 8 of 40 books
- Adaptations 6 of 40 books
- Arthurian romances 6 of 40 books
- History 6 of 40 books
- Christian life 5 of 40 books
- Fantasy, epic 5 of 40 books
- Knights and knighthood 5 of 40 books
- Fantasy, historical 4 of 40 books
- Religious fiction 4 of 40 books