Dragonrealm Books in Order
Richard A. Knaak has written 17 Dragonrealm books, published between 1989 and 2017. The first book is Firedrake (1989) and the newest is Cut from the Same Shadow and Other Tales (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 17
- Published
- 1989–2017
- Pages on record
- 3,781 in 12 of 17 books
- Reading time
- 63–95 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,781 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 17 titles with a page count on record.
Dragonrealm is an imaginary place in the epic fantasy of Richard A. Knaak, catalogued across 17 books from 1989 to 2017. Catalogue subjects include dragons, wizards, wolves and kings. Knaak's listed series are Dragonrealm: Origin of Dragonrealm, Legends of the Dragonrealm and Dragonrealm: The Turning War. Firedrake and Ice Dragon date from 1989, Shadow Steed and Wolfhelm from 1990. The Crystal Dragon (1992), The Dragon Crown (1994) and The Horse King (1997) come later, and Cut from the Same Shadow and Other Tales (2017) is the newest.
How many Dragonrealm books are there?
Dragonrealm has 17 books, released between 1989 and 2017.
Dragonrealm Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 Dragonrealm 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.
- 119892682/4
- 219892562/4
- 319902512/4
- 419902722/4
- 519913042/4
- 619912722/4
- 719922882/4
- 819922992/4
- 919943232/4
- 1019973522/4
- 112010–2/4
- 122012–2/4
- 132013–2/4
- 1420134962/4
- 1520144002/4
- 162015–2/4
- 172017–2/4
Do you have to read Dragonrealm books in order?
You should read the Dragonrealm books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Dragonrealm book also stands alone.
Where to start with Dragonrealm
Start with Firedrake (1989), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Dragonrealm book?
Cut from the Same Shadow and Other Tales (2017) is the newest Dragonrealm book released so far.
Is there a new Dragonrealm book coming?
No next Dragonrealm book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Dragonrealm at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Dragonrealm title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Dragonrealm books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,781 pages across the 12 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 294 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Dragonrealm books, 8 of 17, were published in the 1990s.
What the Dragonrealm books are about
12 of the 17 Dragonrealm books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy, epic is tagged on 10 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy, epic 10 of 12 books
- Dragons 3 of 12 books
- Fantasy 2 of 12 books
More books by Richard A. Knaak
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Richard A. Knaak books in order 96 books