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William Ritter Books in Order

William Ritter has written 10 books, published between 2014 and 2023. The first book is Jackaby (2014) and the newest is Rook (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2014–2023
Pages on record
1,862 in 6 of 10 books
Reading time
31–47 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,862 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

See all 10 books in order Printable William Ritter checklist

William Ritter is an American writer of fantasy and mystery for young readers. Ten books are catalogued between Jackaby (2014) and Rook (2023), among them Beastly Bones (2015), Ghostly Echoes (2016), The Dire King (2017), Changeling (2019), The Unready Queen (2020) and Deepest, Darkest (2021). Jackaby and Oddmire are Ritter's catalogued series. Recorded subjects include imaginary creatures, monsters, the supernatural, murder and detective stories, in children's fiction.

How many William Ritter books are there?

William Ritter has 10 books, released between 2014 and 2023. They include 2 series and 1 title listed outside any series.

William Ritter Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 William Ritter 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 Jackaby by William Ritter, book 1 of the Jackaby series (2014)
  2. Cover of Beastly Bones by William Ritter, book 3 of the Jackaby series (2015)
  3. Cover of Ghostly Echoes by William Ritter, book 4 of the Jackaby series (2016)
  4. Cover of The Dire King by William Ritter, book 5 of the Jackaby series (2017)
  5. Cover of Changeling by William Ritter, book 1 of the Oddmire series (2019)
  6. Cover of The Unready Queen by William Ritter, book 2 of the Oddmire series (2020)
  7. Cover of Bloody Fool for Love by William Ritter, book 1 of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Prequels series (2022)
  1. 1
    JackabyJackaby #12014 · 299 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014299
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  2. 2
    The MapJackaby #22015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  3. 3
    Beastly BonesJackaby #32015 · 295 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015295
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  4. 4
    Ghostly EchoesJackaby #42016 · 340 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016340
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  5. 5
    The Dire KingJackaby #52017 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017352
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  6. 6
    ChangelingOddmire #12019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  7. 7
    The Unready QueenOddmire #22020 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020320
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  8. 8
    Deepest, DarkestOddmire #32021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  9. 9
    Bloody Fool for LoveBuffy the Vampire Slayer Prequels #12022 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2022256
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  10. 10
    Rook2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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William Ritter 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.

Jackaby in order

5 books
  1. 1. Jackaby
  2. 2. The Map
  3. 3. Beastly Bones
  4. 4. Ghostly Echoes
  5. 5. The Dire King

Oddmire in order

3 books
  1. 1. Changeling
  2. 2. The Unready Queen
  3. 3. Deepest, Darkest

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Prequels in order

1 book
  1. 1. Bloody Fool for Love

Standalone books

1 book

1 William Ritter title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read William Ritter books in order?

You only need to read William Ritter books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with William Ritter

Start with Jackaby (2014), the earliest published title.

What is the newest William Ritter book?

Rook (2023) is the newest William Ritter book released so far.

Is there a new William Ritter book coming?

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

William Ritter at a glance

Paused
No new William Ritter title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
William Ritter books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,862 pages across the 6 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 310 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most William Ritter books, 6 of 10, were published in the 2010s.

What the William Ritter books are about

7 of the 10 William Ritter 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 6 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.