Blackthorn Key Books in Order
Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands contains 6 books, published between 2015 and 2023. The first book is The Blackthorn Key (2015) and the newest is The Raven's Revenge (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 2015–2023
- Confirmed
- 2 of 6 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,516 in 5 of 6 books
- Reading time
- 42–63 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,516 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 6 titles with a page count on record.
The Blackthorn Key is Kevin Sands's historical adventure series for young readers. In the first book (2015), Christopher Rowe works as apprentice to the London apothecary Master Benedict Blackthorn, learning codes, puzzles and the making of medicines, potions and weapons, until a cult starts killing the city's apothecaries and the murders reach his master's shop. Six books follow that opening through Mark of the Plague, The Assassin's Curse, Call of the Wraith and The Traitor's Blade to The Raven's Revenge (2023).
How many Blackthorn Key books are there?
Blackthorn Key has 6 books, released between 2015 and 2023.
Blackthorn Key Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 6 Blackthorn Key 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.
- 1The Blackthorn Key2015 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/420154002/4
- 2Mark of the Plague2016 · 560 pages · confirmed 2/420165602/4
- 3The Assassin's Curse2017 · 532 pages · confirmed 3/420175323/4
- 4Call of the Wraith2018 · 512 pages · confirmed 3/420185123/4
- 5The Traitor's Blade2021 · confirmed 2/42021–2/4
- 6The Raven's Revenge2023 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/420235122/4
Is there a chronological order for Blackthorn Key?
No separate chronological order is on record for Blackthorn Key, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Blackthorn Key books in order?
You should read the Blackthorn Key books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Blackthorn Key book also stands alone.
Where to start with Blackthorn Key
Start with The Blackthorn Key (2015), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Blackthorn Key book?
The Raven's Revenge (2023) is the newest Blackthorn Key book released so far.
Is there a new Blackthorn Key book coming?
No next Blackthorn Key book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Blackthorn Key at a glance
- Paused
- No new Blackthorn Key title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Blackthorn Key books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,516 pages across the 5 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 512 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Blackthorn Key books, 4 of 6, were published in the 2010s.
What the Blackthorn Key books are about
4 of the 6 Blackthorn Key books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: friendship is tagged on 4 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Friendship 4 of 4 books
- Children's fiction 4 of 4 books
- Supernatural 4 of 4 books
- Adventure stories 2 of 4 books
- Apprentices 2 of 4 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 4 books
- Paranormal fiction 2 of 4 books
- Pharmacists 2 of 4 books
- Amnesia 1 of 4 books
- Conspiracies 1 of 4 books
- Missing children 1 of 4 books
More books by Kevin Sands
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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