Blade Books in Order
There are 48 Blade books, published between 1969 and 2017. The first book is The Bronze Axe (1969) and the newest is Hunt the Darkness (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 48
- Published
- 1969–2017
- Pages on record
- 3,480 in 15 of 48 books
Blade is a science fiction character created by Jeffrey Lord and filed under the subject heading Richard Blade. The listing gathers 48 books dated 1969 to 2017, from The Bronze Axe (1969) to Hunt the Darkness (2017), and covers two runs of the name: Richard Blade and Order of the Blade. Dreams, space and time are the recurring subjects. Stephanie Rowe is credited as co-author on 11 of the titles, and a typical volume runs 190 pages.
How many Blade books are there?
Blade has 48 books, released between 1969 and 2017.
Blade Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 48 Blade 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.
- 11969–1/4
- 21969–1/4
- 31969–1/4
- 41970–1/4
- 51971–1/4
- 61972–1/4
- 719731901/4
- 81973–1/4
- 91974–1/4
- 101974–1/4
- 111974–1/4
- 121975–1/4
- 1319751961/4
- 1419751821/4
- 1519751831/4
- 1619751841/4
- 171976–1/4
- 181976–1/4
- 191976–1/4
- 201976–1/4
- 211976–1/4
- 221977–1/4
- 231977–1/4
- 241977–1/4
- 251977–1/4
- 261978–1/4
- 271978–1/4
- 281978–1/4
- 2919781831/4
- 3019791741/4
- 3119791871/4
- 3219791811/4
- 331980–1/4
- 341981–1/4
- 351981–1/4
- 361983–1/4
- 3719842181/4
- 3820124802/4
- 392012–2/4
- 402012–2/4
- 412012–2/4
- 4220122602/4
- 4320133842/4
- 4420132802/4
- 4520131982/4
- 462014–2/4
- 472015–2/4
- 482017–2/4
Do you have to read Blade books in order?
You should read the Blade books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Blade book also stands alone.
Where to start with Blade
Start with The Bronze Axe (1969), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Blade book?
Hunt the Darkness (2017) is the newest Blade book released so far.
Is there a new Blade book coming?
No next Blade book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Blade at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Blade title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Blade books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,480 pages across the 15 of 48 books with a recorded length, a median of 190 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Blade books, 29 of 48, were published in the 1970s.
- Attribution
- Of the 48 titles, 37 are credited to Jeffrey Lord and 11 to Stephanie Rowe.
What the Blade books are about
8 of the 48 Blade books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 2 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 2 of 8 books
Series that include Blade books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Richard Blade books in order 37 books