Steve McHugh Books in Order
Steve McHugh has written 34 books, published between 2012 and 2026. The first book is Crimes Against Magic (2012) and the newest is A Murder of Crows: An Urban Fantasy Thriller (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 34
- Published
- 2012–2026
- Confirmed
- 33 of 34 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,139 in 5 of 34 books
Steve McHugh writes urban fantasy. The Hellequin Chronicles open the catalogue with Crimes Against Magic (2012), Born of Hatred (2012) and Infamous Reign (2013), and that run continues through With Silent Screams (2014), Lies Ripped Open (2015), Prison of Hope (2015), Promise of Wrath (2016) and Scorched Shadows (2017). Riftborn, the Avalon Chronicles, the Rebellion Chronicles, Assembly, Wardens and Union Empire follow, with standalone novels and short fiction alongside. Thirty-four books are catalogued through A Murder of Crows: An Urban Fantasy Thriller (2026). Magic, serial murders, criminal investigation and London recur as subjects.
How many Steve McHugh books are there?
Steve McHugh has 34 books, released between 2012 and 2026. They include 7 separate series.
Steve McHugh Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 34 Steve McHugh 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.
- 12012–3/4
- 22012–1/4
- 320125083/4
- 42013–3/4
- 520144543/4
- 62015–3/4
- 72015–3/4
- 82016–3/4
- 920175083/4
- 102018–3/4
- 1120183653/4
- 1220183043/4
- 132019–3/4
- 142019–3/4
- 152020–3/4
- 162020–3/4
- 172020–3/4
- 182021–3/4
- 192022–3/4
- 202022–3/4
- 212023–3/4
- 222023–3/4
- 232023–3/4
- 242023–3/4
- 252024–3/4
- 262024–3/4
- 272024–3/4
- 282025–3/4
- 292025–3/4
- 302025–3/4
- 31Hellequin Chronicles: Novellas and Short Stories: Collection 1Hellequin Chronicles #132025 · confirmed 3/42025–3/4
- 322026–3/4
- 332026–3/4
- 342026–3/4
Steve McHugh 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.
Hellequin Chronicles in order
13 books- 1. Crimes Against Magic
- 2. Born of Hatred
- 3. Infamous Reign
- 4. With Silent Screams
- 5. Prison of Hope
- 6. Lies Ripped Open
- 7. Promise of Wrath
- 8. Scorched Shadows
- 9. Frozen Rage
- 10. No Gods, Only Monsters
- 11. Undying
- 12. The King of Avalon
- and 1 more in the table above
Riftborn in order
5 booksAvalon Chronicles in order
4 booksAssembly in order
4 booksRebellion Chronicles in order
3 booksSteve McHugh Short Stories/Novellas
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Wardens in order
1 book- 1. Atoned
Steve McHugh Standalone Novels
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Union Empire in order
1 book- 1. Orbital Drop
Steve McHugh Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Steve McHugh books run from Crimes Against Magic (2012) to A Murder of Crows: An Urban Fantasy Thriller (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Steve McHugh in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Steve McHugh books in order?
You only need to read Steve McHugh books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Steve McHugh books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Crimes Against Magic (2012), the earliest published title. After it come Small Time Vengeance (Short Story) (2012), Born of Hatred (2012), Infamous Reign (2013) and With Silent Screams (2014); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Steve McHugh book?
A Murder of Crows: An Urban Fantasy Thriller (2026) is the newest Steve McHugh book released so far.
Is there a new Steve McHugh book coming?
No next Steve McHugh book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Steve McHugh at a glance
- Still publishing
- Steve McHugh published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Steve McHugh books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,139 pages across the 5 of 34 books with a recorded length, a median of 454 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Steve McHugh books, 20 of 34, were published in the 2020s.
What the Steve McHugh books are about
3 of the 34 Steve McHugh 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 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 2 of 3 books
- Magic 2 of 3 books
- Criminal investigation 1 of 3 books
- Fantasy, urban 1 of 3 books
- London (England) 1 of 3 books
- Mystery & detective 1 of 3 books
- Serial murders 1 of 3 books