Five Realms Books in Order
Five Realms by Kieran Larwood contains 9 books, published between 2016 and 2025. The first book is Podkin One-Ear (2016) and the newest is The Fate of Podkin One-Ear (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2016–2025
Five Realms runs to 9 books by Kieran Larwood, published between 2016 and 2025. Two names carry the titles. Podkin appears in Podkin One-Ear (2016), Podkin and the Singing Spear, Podkin and the Tentacled Terror and The Fate of Podkin One-Ear (2025), and Uki in three more. The Gift of Dark Hollow and The Beasts of Grimheart fill the earlier part of the run, which stays open.
How many Five Realms books are there?
Five Realms has 9 books, released between 2016 and 2025.
Five Realms Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Five Realms books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Podkin One-Ear2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 2The Gift of Dark Hollow2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 3The Beasts of Grimheart2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 4Uki and the Outcasts2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 5Uki and the Swamp Spirit2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 6Uki and the Ghostburrow2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 7Podkin and the Singing Spear2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 8Podkin and the Tentacled Terror2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 9The Fate of Podkin One-Ear2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
Is there a chronological order for Five Realms?
No separate chronological order is on record for Five Realms, 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 Five Realms books in order?
You should read the Five Realms books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Five Realms book also stands alone.
Where to start with Five Realms
Start with Podkin One-Ear (2016), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Five Realms book?
The Fate of Podkin One-Ear (2025) is the newest Five Realms book released so far.
Is there a new Five Realms book coming?
No next Five Realms book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Five Realms at a glance
- Still running
- Five Realms is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Five Realms books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Busiest decade
- Most Five Realms books, 5 of 9, were published in the 2020s.
More books by Kieran Larwood
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Kieran Larwood books in order 19 books