Temple Chronicles Books in Order
Temple Chronicles by Shayne Silvers contains 19 books, published between 2012 and 2022: 18 in the Temple Chronicles and 1 related title. The first book is Obsidian Son (2012) and the newest main-line book is Dark Horse (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 19
- Published
- 2012–2022
- Pages on record
- 3,330 in 10 of 19 books
- Reading time
- 56–83 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,330 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 19 titles with a page count on record.
Temple Chronicles is a character listing tied to Nate Temple in the work of Shayne Silvers. The 19 books date from Obsidian Son (2012) to Dark Horse (2022). Subjects are fantasy, suspense thrillers and action and adventure. Blood Debts (2015), Grimm (2016) and Silver Tongue (2016) are among the entries. Shayne Silvers also has a Templeverse Universe listing. No Temple Chronicles book is catalogued after 2022.
How many Temple Chronicles books are there?
Temple Chronicles has 19 books, released between 2012 and 2022. 18 of them belong to the Temple Chronicles, and 1 related title sit outside it: other titles.
Temple Chronicles Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 19 Temple 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.
- 120123262/4
- 220153582/4
- 32016–2/4
- 420163102/4
- 520173422/4
- 620173982/4
- 72017–2/4
- 82017–2/4
- 92017–2/4
- 1020173062/4
- 1120183242/4
- 1220183682/4
- 132018–2/4
- 142018–2/4
- 1520193062/4
- 1620192922/4
- 172020–2/4
- 182021–2/4
- 192022–2/4
Temple Chronicles Books in Chronological Order
In story order, Fairy Tale comes first and Dark Horse comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 18 books with a recorded story position run in that sequence below.
- 8Fairy Tale2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 1Obsidian Son2012 · 326 pages · confirmed 2/420123262/4
- 2Blood Debts2015 · 358 pages · confirmed 2/420153582/4
- 3Grimm2016 · confirmed 2/42016–2/4
- 4Silver Tongue2016 · 310 pages · confirmed 2/420163102/4
- 5Beast Master2017 · 342 pages · confirmed 2/420173422/4
- 6Tiny Gods2017 · 398 pages · confirmed 2/420173982/4
- 7Daddy Duty2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 9Wild Side2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 10War Hammer2017 · 306 pages · confirmed 2/420173062/4
- 11Nine Souls2018 · 324 pages · confirmed 2/420183242/4
- 12Horseman2018 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/420183682/4
- 14Legend2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 15Knightmare2019 · 306 pages · confirmed 2/420193062/4
- 16Ascension2019 · 292 pages · confirmed 2/420192922/4
- 17Carnage2020 · confirmed 2/42020–2/4
- 18Savage2021 · confirmed 2/42021–2/4
- 19Dark Horse2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
Do you have to read Temple Chronicles books in order?
You should read the Temple Chronicles in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 1 related title (other titles) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Temple Chronicles book also stands alone.
Where to start with Temple Chronicles
Start with Obsidian Son (2012), the earliest published book in the Temple Chronicles. In the chronological order, Fairy Tale comes first.
What is the newest Temple Chronicles book?
Dark Horse (2022) is the newest book in the Temple Chronicles.
Is there a new Temple Chronicles book coming?
No next Temple 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.
Temple Chronicles at a glance
- Paused
- No new main-line Temple Chronicles title has appeared for 4 years. The last was Dark Horse (2022).
- Release pace
- Temple Chronicles books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,330 pages across the 10 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 325 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Temple Chronicles books, 16 of 19, were published in the 2010s.
What the Temple Chronicles books are about
2 of the 19 Temple Chronicles books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 2 of 2. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 2 of 2 books
- Action & adventure 1 of 2 books
- Thrillers 1 of 2 books
More books by Shayne Silvers
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Shayne Silvers books in order 47 books