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T.A. Barron Books in Order

T.A. Barron has written 29 books, published between 1990 and 2026. The first book is Heartlight (1990) and the newest is Naming Nature (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
29
Published
1990–2026
Pages on record
4,650 in 16 of 29 books
Reading time
78–116 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,650 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 29 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of T.A. Barron, author

T.A. Barron, born in 1952, is an American writer of fantasy for children and young adults, and of nature books. The Merlin Saga is the best-known work, running from The Lost Years (1996) through The Seven Songs (1997), The Raging Fires (1998), The Mirror of Fate (1999) and A Wizard's Wings (2000). The Adventures of Kate began earlier with Heartlight (1990) and The Ancient One (1992), and an Atlantis Saga followed. Wizards, dragons, magic and the natural world are the recurring subjects, alongside nature writing such as To Walk in Wilderness (1993). Twenty-nine titles are catalogued, reaching Naming Nature in 2026.

How many T.A. Barron books are there?

T.A. Barron has 29 books, released between 1990 and 2026. They include 3 series and 9 titles listed outside any series.

T.A. Barron Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 29 T.A. Barron 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 Heartlight by T.A. Barron, book 1 of the Adventures of Kate series (1990)
  2. Cover of The Ancient One by T.A. Barron, book 2 of the Adventures of Kate series (1992)
  3. Cover of The Merlin Effect by T.A. Barron, book 3 of the Adventures of Kate series (1994)
  4. Cover of Rocky Mountain National Park: A 100 Year Perspective by T.A. Barron (1995)
  5. Cover of The Seven Songs / The Seven Songs of Merlin by T.A. Barron, book 2 of the Merlin series (1997)
  6. Cover of The Raging Fires / The Fires of Merlin by T.A. Barron, book 3 of the Merlin series (1998)
  7. Cover of The Mirror of Fate / The Mirror of Merlin by T.A. Barron, book 4 of the Merlin series (1999)
  8. Cover of A Wizard's Wings / The Wings of Merlin by T.A. Barron, book 5 of the Merlin series (2000)
  9. Cover of The Hero's Trail: A Guide for a Heroic Life by T.A. Barron (2002)
  10. Cover of High as a Hawk by T.A. Barron (2004)
  11. Cover of Shadows on the Stars by T.A. Barron, book 6 of the Merlin series (2005)
  12. Cover of The Day the Stones Walked by T.A. Barron (2007)
  13. Cover of The Great Tree of Avalon / Child of the Dark Propechy by T.A. Barron, book 8 of the Merlin series (2007)
  14. Cover of The Dragon of Avalon / Merlin's Dragon by T.A. Barron, book 9 of the Merlin series (2008)
  15. Cover of Ultimate Magic by T.A. Barron, book 11 of the Merlin series (2010)
  16. Cover of Merlin: The Book of Magic by T.A. Barron, book 1 of the Merlin Saga Non-Fiction series (2011)
  17. Cover of Ghost Hands by T.A. Barron (2011)
  18. Cover of Atlantis Rising by T.A. Barron, book 1 of the Atlantis Saga (2013)
  19. Cover of Atlantis in Peril by T.A. Barron, book 2 of the Atlantis Saga (2015)
  20. Cover of The Wisdom of Merlin by T.A. Barron, book 2 of the Merlin Saga Non-Fiction series (2015)
  21. Cover of Atlantis Lost by T.A. Barron, book 3 of the Atlantis Saga (2016)
  1. 1
    HeartlightAdventures of Kate #11990 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990272
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  2. 2
    The Ancient OneAdventures of Kate #21992 · 339 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992339
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  3. 3
    To Walk in Wilderness: A Rocky Mountain Journal1993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993–
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  4. 4
    The Merlin EffectAdventures of Kate #31994 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994288
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  5. 5
    Rocky Mountain National Park: A 100 Year Perspective1995 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995216
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  6. 6
    The Lost Years / The Lost Years of MerlinMerlin #11996 · 326 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996326
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  7. 7
    The Seven Songs / The Seven Songs of MerlinMerlin #21997 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997336
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  8. 8
    The Raging Fires / The Fires of MerlinMerlin #31998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998–
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  9. 9
    The Mirror of Fate / The Mirror of MerlinMerlin #41999 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999272
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  10. 10
    Where Is Grandpa?2000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  11. 11
    A Wizard's Wings / The Wings of MerlinMerlin #52000 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000352
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  12. 12
    Tree Girl2001 · confirmed 2/4
    2001–
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  13. 13
    The Hero's Trail: A Guide for a Heroic Life2002 · 134 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002134
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  14. 14
    High as a Hawk2004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
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  15. 15
    Shadows on the StarsMerlin #62005 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005464
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  16. 16
    The Eternal FlameMerlin #72006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006–
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  17. 17
    The Day the Stones Walked2007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007–
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  18. 18
    The Great Tree of Avalon / Child of the Dark PropechyMerlin #82007 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007464
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  19. 19
    The Dragon of Avalon / Merlin's DragonMerlin #92008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  20. 20
    Doomraga's RevengeMerlin #102009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  21. 21
    Ultimate MagicMerlin #112010 · 258 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010258
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  22. 22
    Merlin: The Book of MagicMerlin Saga Non-Fiction #12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  23. 23
    Ghost Hands2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  24. 24
    Atlantis RisingAtlantis Saga #12013 · 371 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013371
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  25. 25
    Atlantis in PerilAtlantis Saga #22015 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015272
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  26. 26
    The Wisdom of MerlinMerlin Saga Non-Fiction #22015 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201580
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  27. 27
    Atlantis LostAtlantis Saga #32016 · 206 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016206
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  28. 28
    Giant: The Unlikely Origins of ShimMerlin #122021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  29. 29
    Naming Nature2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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T.A. Barron characters in order

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

T.A. Barron 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.

Merlin in order

12 books
  1. 1. The Lost Years / The Lost Years of Merlin
  2. 2. The Seven Songs / The Seven Songs of Merlin
  3. 3. The Raging Fires / The Fires of Merlin
  4. 4. The Mirror of Fate / The Mirror of Merlin
  5. 5. A Wizard's Wings / The Wings of Merlin
  6. 6. Shadows on the Stars
  7. 7. The Eternal Flame
  8. 8. The Great Tree of Avalon / Child of the Dark Propechy
  9. 9. The Dragon of Avalon / Merlin's Dragon
  10. 10. Doomraga's Revenge
  11. 11. Ultimate Magic
  12. 12. Giant: The Unlikely Origins of Shim

Adventures of Kate in order

3 books
  1. 1. Heartlight
  2. 2. The Ancient One
  3. 3. The Merlin Effect

Atlantis Saga in order

3 books
  1. 1. Atlantis Rising
  2. 2. Atlantis in Peril
  3. 3. Atlantis Lost

Merlin Saga Non-Fiction

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Standalone books

9 books

9 T.A. Barron titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read T.A. Barron books in order?

You only need to read T.A. Barron 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 T.A. Barron

Start with The Lost Years / The Lost Years of Merlin (1996), the first Merlin Saga book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Heartlight (1990).

What is the newest T.A. Barron book?

Naming Nature (2026) is the newest T.A. Barron book released so far.

Is there a new T.A. Barron book coming?

No next T.A. Barron 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 T.A. Barron

Wikidata records 1 nomination for T.A. Barron. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature1993Shortlistedfor The Ancient One

T.A. Barron at a glance

Still publishing
T.A. Barron published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
T.A. Barron books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,650 pages across the 16 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 280 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most T.A. Barron books, 11 of 29, were published in the 2000s.

What the T.A. Barron books are about

26 of the 29 T.A. Barron books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 19 of 26. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.