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Glass and Steele Books in Order

Glass and Steele by C.J. Archer contains 14 books, published between 2016 and 2022. The first book is The Watchmaker's Daughter (2016) and the newest is The Goldsmith's Conspiracy (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2016–2022
Confirmed
14 of 14 titles
Pages on record
2,434 in 8 of 14 books
Reading time
41–61 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,434 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

See all 14 books in order Printable Glass and Steele checklist

Glass and Steele is a historical fantasy series by C.J. Archer. The run opens with The Watchmaker's Daughter (2016) and continues through The Mapmaker's Apprentice (2016), The Apothecary's Poison (2017) and The Convent's Secret (2018), with most titles naming a trade. Fourteen books were published between 2016 and 2022, and no further instalment is catalogued.

How many Glass and Steele books are there?

Glass and Steele has 14 books, released between 2016 and 2022.

Glass and Steele Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Glass and Steele 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. Cover of The Watchmaker's Daughter by C.J. Archer, book 1 of the Glass and Steele series (2016)
  2. Cover of The Mapmaker's Apprentice by C.J. Archer, book 2 of the Glass and Steele series (2016)
  3. Cover of The Apothecary's Poison by C.J. Archer, book 4 of the Glass and Steele series (2017)
  4. Cover of The Magician's Diary by C.J. Archer, book 5 of the Glass and Steele series (2017)
  5. Cover of The Convent's Secret by C.J. Archer, book 6 of the Glass and Steele series (2018)
  6. Cover of The Ink Master's Silence by C.J. Archer, book 7 of the Glass and Steele series (2018)
  7. Cover of The Cheater's Game by C.J. Archer, book 8 of the Glass and Steele series (2019)
  8. Cover of The Prisoner's Key by C.J. Archer, book 9 of the Glass and Steele series (2019)
  1. 1
    The Watchmaker's Daughter2016 · 300 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2016300
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  2. 2
    The Mapmaker's Apprentice2016 · 312 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2016312
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  3. 3
    The Traitor's Gamble2017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017–
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  4. 4
    The Apothecary's Poison2017 · 320 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2017320
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  5. 5
    The Magician's Diary2017 · 326 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2017326
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  6. 6
    The Convent's Secret2018 · 268 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2018268
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  7. 7
    The Ink Master's Silence2018 · 308 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2018308
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  8. 8
    The Cheater's Game2019 · 314 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2019314
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  9. 9
    The Prisoner's Key2019 · 286 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2019286
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  10. 10
    The Imposter's Inheritance2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
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  11. 11
    The Kidnapper's Accomplice2020 · confirmed 4/4
    2020–
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  12. 12
    The Toymaker's Curse2021 · confirmed 4/4
    2021–
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  13. 13
    The Spy Master's Scheme2021 · confirmed 4/4
    2021–
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  14. 14
    The Goldsmith's Conspiracy2022 · confirmed 4/4
    2022–
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Is there a chronological order for Glass and Steele?

No separate chronological order is on record for Glass and Steele, 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 Glass and Steele books in order?

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

Where to start with Glass and Steele

Start with The Watchmaker's Daughter (2016), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Glass and Steele book?

The Goldsmith's Conspiracy (2022) is the newest Glass and Steele book released so far.

Is there a new Glass and Steele book coming?

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

Glass and Steele at a glance

Paused
No new Glass and Steele title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Glass and Steele books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,434 pages across the 8 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 310 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Glass and Steele books, 9 of 14, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
12 of the 14 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Glass and Steele books are about

3 of the 14 Glass and Steele 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 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by C.J. Archer

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

Other series by C.J. Archer

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.