Dragon Blood Books in Order

Dragon Blood by Lindsay Buroker contains 11 books, published between 2014 and 2017. The first book is Balanced on the Blade's Edge (2014) and the newest is Oaths (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2014–2017
Confirmed
11 of 11 titles
Pages on record
2,844 in 10 of 11 books
Reading time
47–71 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,844 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

Dragon Blood is an eleven-book series by Lindsay Buroker, published in quick succession. Four titles open the run in 2014, Balanced on the Blade's Edge, Deathmaker, Blood Charged and Patterns in the Dark, and Oaths closes it in 2017, by way of Soulblade (2015) and Shattered Past (2016). Median length is 276 pages, and Dragon Blood stands as likely complete.

How many Dragon Blood books are there?

Dragon Blood has 11 books, released between 2014 and 2017.

Dragon Blood Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Dragon Blood 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.

  1. 1
    Balanced on the Blade's Edge2014 · 228 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014228
  2. 2
    Deathmaker2014 · 252 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014252
  3. 3
    Blood Charged2014 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014288
  4. 4
    Patterns in the Dark2014 · 264 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014264
  5. 5
    The Blade's Memory2015 · 344 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015344
  6. 6
    Under the Ice Blades2015 · 132 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015132
  7. 7
    Raptor2015 · 364 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015364
  8. 8
    Soulblade2015 · 386 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015386
  9. 9
    Shattered Past2016 · 238 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016238
  10. 10
    The Fowl Proposal2016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016
  11. 11
    Oaths2017 · 348 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017348

Is there a chronological order for Dragon Blood?

No separate chronological order is on record for Dragon Blood, 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 Dragon Blood books in order?

You should read the Dragon Blood books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Dragon Blood book also stands alone.

Where to start with Dragon Blood

Start with Balanced on the Blade's Edge (2014), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Dragon Blood book?

Oaths (2017) is the newest Dragon Blood book released so far.

Is there a new Dragon Blood book coming?

No next Dragon Blood book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Dragon Blood at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Dragon Blood title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Dragon Blood books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,844 pages across the 10 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 276 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Dragon Blood books, 11 of 11, were published in the 2010s.

More books by Lindsay Buroker

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.