Malus Darkblade Books in Order
Dan Abnett has written 7 Malus Darkblade books, published between 2005 and 2009. The first book is The Daemon's Curse (2005) and the newest is The Chronicles of Malus Darkblade Volume Two (2009). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 7
- Published
- 2005–2009
- Total pages
- 3,568 across 7 books
- Reading time
- 59–89 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,568 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Malus Darkblade is the title character of Dan Abnett's Chronicles of Malus Darkblade, a fantasy sequence about elves. Bloodstorm and The Daemon's Curse opened the run in 2005, followed by Reaper of Souls in 2006 and Warpsword and Lord of Ruin in 2007. Two omnibus volumes, The Chronicles of Malus Darkblade Volume One (2008) and Volume Two (2009), collect the sequence, bringing the count to seven.
How many Malus Darkblade books are there?
Malus Darkblade has 7 books, released between 2005 and 2009.
Malus Darkblade Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 7 Malus Darkblade 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.
- 120054162/4
- 220054162/4
- 320064162/4
- 420074162/4
- 520074162/4
- 6The Chronicles of Malus Darkblade Volume OneChronicles of Malus Darkblade #62008 · 768 pages · confirmed 2/420087682/4
- 7The Chronicles of Malus Darkblade Volume TwoChronicles of Malus Darkblade #72009 · 720 pages · confirmed 2/420097202/4
Do you have to read Malus Darkblade books in order?
You should read the Malus Darkblade books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Malus Darkblade book also stands alone.
Where to start with Malus Darkblade
Start with The Daemon's Curse (2005), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Malus Darkblade book?
The Chronicles of Malus Darkblade Volume Two (2009) is the newest Malus Darkblade book released so far.
Is there a new Malus Darkblade book coming?
No next Malus Darkblade book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Malus Darkblade at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Malus Darkblade title on record dates from 2009, 17 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Malus Darkblade books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,568 pages across all 7 books with a recorded length, a median of 416 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Malus Darkblade books, 7 of 7, were published in the 2000s.
What the Malus Darkblade books are about
5 of the 7 Malus Darkblade books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: elves is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Elves 4 of 5 books
- Elfes 1 of 5 books
- Fantasy 1 of 5 books
- Fantasy, collections & anthologies 1 of 5 books
- Romans, nouvelles 1 of 5 books
More books by Dan Abnett
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Dan Abnett books in order 224 books