Merlin Saga Books in Order
Merlin Saga by T.A. Barron contains 14 books, published between 1996 and 2021: 12 in the Merlin series and 2 related titles. The first book is The Lost Years / The Lost Years of Merlin (1996) and the newest main-line book is Giant: The Unlikely Origins of Shim (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 1996–2021
- Pages on record
- 2,552 in 8 of 14 books
- Reading time
- 43–64 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,552 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 14 titles with a page count on record.
T.A. Barron's Merlin Saga listing covers 14 books from 1996 to 2021. The Lost Years of Merlin (1996) comes first, and some books carry two titles, such as The Seven Songs / The Seven Songs of Merlin (1997). Subject headings include Merlin, wizards, dragons, magic, Avalon and children's fiction. Shadows on the Stars (2005) and Doomraga's Revenge (2009) are later entries, and Giant: The Unlikely Origins of Shim (2021) is the newest.
How many Merlin Saga books are there?
Merlin Saga has 14 books, released between 1996 and 2021. 12 of them belong to the Merlin series, and 2 related titles sit outside it: non-fiction.
Merlin Saga Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 Merlin Saga 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.
- 119963262/4
- 219973362/4
- 31998–2/4
- 419992722/4
- 520003522/4
- 620054642/4
- 72006–2/4
- 820074642/4
- 92008–2/4
- 102009–2/4
- 1120102582/4
- 122011–2/4
- 132015802/4
- 142021–2/4
Do you have to read Merlin Saga books in order?
You should read the Merlin series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 2 related titles (non-fiction) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Merlin Saga book also stands alone.
Where to start with Merlin Saga
Start with The Lost Years / The Lost Years of Merlin (1996), the earliest published book in the Merlin series.
What is the newest Merlin Saga book?
Giant: The Unlikely Origins of Shim (2021) is the newest book in the Merlin series.
Is there a new Merlin Saga book coming?
No next Merlin Saga book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Merlin Saga at a glance
- Paused
- No new main-line Merlin Saga title has appeared for 5 years. The last was Giant: The Unlikely Origins of Shim (2021).
- Release pace
- Merlin Saga books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,552 pages across the 8 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 331 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Merlin Saga books, 6 of 14, were published in the 2000s.
What the Merlin Saga books are about
13 of the 14 Merlin Saga books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: wizards is tagged on 11 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Wizards 11 of 13 books
- Children's fiction 10 of 13 books
- Fantasy 8 of 13 books
- Merlin (legendary character) 8 of 13 books
- Magic 6 of 13 books
- Dragons 3 of 13 books
- Avalon (Legendary place) 2 of 13 books
More books by T.A. Barron
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- T.A. Barron books in order 29 books