Fabled Lands Books in Order
Fabled Lands contains 8 books, published between 1995 and 2026. The first book is The War-Torn Kingdom (1995) and the newest is The Girl King (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1995–2026
- Pages on record
- 1,290 in 6 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 22–32 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,290 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Fabled Lands is a set of adventure gamebooks, catalogued under choose your own adventure, plot-your-own stories, fantasy games and juvenile literature. Jamie Thomson is credited on seven of the 8 books and Dave Morris on one, with a further credit recorded against Aubrey Beardsley. The War-Torn Kingdom (1995) opens the run, followed by Cities of Gold and Glory (1995), Over the Blood-Dark Sea (1995), The Plains of Howling Darkness (1995), The Court of Hidden Faces (1996), Lords of the Rising Sun (1996) and The Serpent King's Domain (2018). The Girl King carries a 2026 date. Median recorded length is 233 pages.
How many Fabled Lands books are there?
Fabled Lands has 8 books, released between 1995 and 2026.
Fabled Lands Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Fabled Lands 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 War-Torn Kingdom1995 · 236 pages · confirmed 1/419952361/4
- 2Cities of Gold and Glory1995 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/419952401/4
- 3Over the Blood-Dark Sea1995 · 230 pages · confirmed 1/419952301/4
- 4The Plains of Howling Darkness1995 · confirmed 1/41995–1/4
- 6Lords of the Rising Sun1996 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/41996961/4
- 7The Serpent King's Domain2018 · 408 pages · confirmed 1/420184081/4
- 8The Girl King2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Do you have to read Fabled Lands books in order?
You should read the Fabled Lands books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Fabled Lands book also stands alone.
Where to start with Fabled Lands
Start with The War-Torn Kingdom (1995), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Fabled Lands book?
The Girl King (2026) is the newest Fabled Lands book released so far.
Is there a new Fabled Lands book coming?
No next Fabled Lands book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Fabled Lands at a glance
- Still running
- Fabled Lands is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Fabled Lands books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 1,290 pages across the 6 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 233 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Fabled Lands books, 6 of 8, were published in the 1990s.
- Attribution
- Of the 8 titles, 7 are credited to Jamie Thomson, 1 to Aubrey Beardsley and 1 to Dave Morris.
What the Fabled Lands books are about
2 of the 8 Fabled Lands books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Adventure games 1 of 2 books
- Fantasy games 1 of 2 books
- Games / Gamebooks / Crosswords 1 of 2 books
- Juvenile literature 1 of 2 books
- Plot-your-own stories 1 of 2 books
- Role Playing & Fantasy - General 1 of 2 books
Other series by Jamie Thomson
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Way of the Tiger books in order 8 books