Alastair Stone Chronicles Books in Order
Alastair Stone Chronicles by R.L. King contains 50 books, published between 2015 and 2025: 45 in the 2 main-line series and 5 related titles. The first book is Stone and a Hard Place (2015) and the newest main-line book is Hell of a Band (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 50
- Published
- 2015–2025
- Confirmed
- 26 of 50 titles
- Pages on record
- 7,715 in 17 of 50 books
Alastair Stone Chronicles is an urban fantasy series by R.L. King, following the mage Alastair Stone. Stone and a Hard Place (2015) opens the run and Hell of a Band (2025) is the newest of 50 books, with novellas and the Happenstance and Bron books extending the sequence. Many titles play on the name: Blood and Stone, Core of Stone, Flesh and Stone, Path of Stone. The median volume runs 436 pages, long for the genre.
How many Alastair Stone Chronicles books are there?
Alastair Stone Chronicles has 50 books, released between 2015 and 2025. 45 of them belong to the 2 main-line series (Alastair Stone Chronicles, Alastair Stone Chronicles: Happenstance and Bron), and 5 related titles sit outside it: short stories and novellas.
Alastair Stone Chronicles Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 50 Alastair Stone Chronicles 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.
- 120153642/4
- 220154122/4
- 320162463/4
- 420164363/4
- 520164263/4
- 620163783/4
- 720175583/4
- 820174982/4
- 920175302/4
- 1020175603/4
- 112017–3/4
- 122017–2/4
- 132018–2/4
- 142018–3/4
- 152018–2/4
- 1620185763/4
- 1720186163/4
- 1820184413/4
- 1920186833/4
- 2020191753/4
- 2120194013/4
- 222019–2/4
- 232019–2/4
- 242019–3/4
- 252020–2/4
- 262020–2/4
- 272020–2/4
- 282020–2/4
- 292020–2/4
- 302020–3/4
- 312020–3/4
- 322020–3/4
- 332021–3/4
- 3420214153/4
- 352021–3/4
- 362021–2/4
- 372021–2/4
- 382022–2/4
- 392022–2/4
- 402022–2/4
- 412023–2/4
- 422023–2/4
- 432023–2/4
- 442024–2/4
- 452024–2/4
- 462024–3/4
- 482025–3/4
- 492025–3/4
- 502025–3/4
Alastair Stone Chronicles Books in Chronological Order
In story order, Devil's Bargain comes first and Hell of a Band comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 42 books with a recorded story position run in that sequence below.
- 17Devil's Bargain2019 · 175 pages · confirmed 3/420191753/4
- 1Stone and a Hard Place2015 · 364 pages · confirmed 2/420153642/4
- 8The Forgotten2017 · 498 pages · confirmed 2/420174982/4
- 9The Threshold2017 · 530 pages · confirmed 2/420175302/4
- 2The Source2015 · 412 pages · confirmed 2/420154122/4
- 3Core of Stone2016 · 246 pages · confirmed 3/420162463/4
- 4Blood and Stone2016 · 436 pages · confirmed 3/420164363/4
- 5Heart of Stone2016 · 426 pages · confirmed 3/420164263/4
- 6Flesh and Stone2016 · 378 pages · confirmed 3/420163783/4
- 7The Infernal Heart2017 · 558 pages · confirmed 3/420175583/4
- 10The Other Side2017 · 560 pages · confirmed 3/420175603/4
- 11Path of Stone2017 · confirmed 3/42017–3/4
- 13Game of Stone2018 · 576 pages · confirmed 3/420185763/4
- 14Steel and Stone2018 · 616 pages · confirmed 3/420186163/4
- 15Stone and Claw2018 · 441 pages · confirmed 3/420184413/4
- 16The Seventh Stone2018 · 683 pages · confirmed 3/420186833/4
- 18Gathering Storm2019 · 401 pages · confirmed 3/420194013/4
- 21The Madness Below2019 · confirmed 3/42019–3/4
- 22Death's Door2020 · confirmed 3/42020–3/4
- 23Blood Brothers2020 · confirmed 3/42020–3/4
- 24Homecoming2020 · confirmed 3/42020–3/4
- 25Mortal Imperative2021 · confirmed 3/42021–3/4
- 26Balance of Power2021 · 415 pages · confirmed 3/420214153/4
- 27Rite of Passage2021 · confirmed 3/42021–3/4
- 12Necessary Sacrifices2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 19House of Stone2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 20Circle of Stone2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 28Winds of Change2021 · confirmed 2/42021–2/4
- 29Awakening2021 · confirmed 2/42021–2/4
- 30Blood Ties2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 31Vicious Circle2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 32The Lost Scion2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 33Demon Blade2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
- 34Strange Bedfellows2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
- 35Poisoned Vines2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
- 36Conflict of Interest2024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
- 37Lethal Exchange2024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
- 38Trial By Fire2024 · confirmed 3/42024–3/4
- 40Lightning in a Bottle2025 · confirmed 3/42025–3/4
- 41Family Plot2025 · confirmed 3/42025–3/4
- 42Hell of a Band2025 · confirmed 3/42025–3/4
Do you have to read Alastair Stone Chronicles books in order?
You should read the 2 main-line series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 5 related titles (short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Alastair Stone Chronicles book also stands alone.
Where to start with Alastair Stone Chronicles
Start with Stone and a Hard Place (2015), the earliest published book in the 2 main-line series. In the chronological order, Devil's Bargain comes first.
What is the newest Alastair Stone Chronicles book?
Hell of a Band (2025) is the newest book in the 2 main-line series.
Is there a new Alastair Stone Chronicles book coming?
No next Alastair Stone Chronicles book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Alastair Stone Chronicles at a glance
- Still running
- Alastair Stone Chronicles is still running, with a main-line title published as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Alastair Stone Chronicles books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,715 pages across the 17 of 50 books with a recorded length, a median of 436 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Alastair Stone Chronicles books, 26 of 50, were published in the 2020s.
What the Alastair Stone Chronicles books are about
1 of the 50 Alastair Stone Chronicles books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 1 of 1 books
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The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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