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Johannes Cabal Books in Order

Johannes Cabal by Jonathan L. Howard contains 9 books, published between 2009 and 2016. The first book is The Necromancer (2009) and the newest is The Fall of the House of Cabal (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
2009–2016
Pages on record
1,696 in 5 of 9 books
Reading time
28–42 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,696 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 9 titles with a page count on record.

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Johannes Cabal is a necromancer at the centre of Jonathan L. Howard's comic fantasy. Nine catalogued titles run from The Necromancer (2009) to The Fall of the House of Cabal (2016), including The Detective (2010), The Fear Institute (2011) and The Brothers Cabal (2014). Shorter pieces sit among them: Johannes Cabal and the Blustery Day (2013), Exeunt Demon King (2013), Ouroboros Ouzo (2014) and A Long Spoon (2014). The Devil, wagers, vampires and magic run through the subjects.

How many Johannes Cabal books are there?

Johannes Cabal has 9 books, released between 2009 and 2016.

Johannes Cabal Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Johannes Cabal 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 Necromancer by Jonathan L. Howard, book 1 of the Johannes Cabal series (2009)
  2. Cover of The Fear Institute by Jonathan L. Howard, book 3 of the Johannes Cabal series (2011)
  3. Cover of The Brothers Cabal by Jonathan L. Howard, book 6 of the Johannes Cabal series (2014)
  4. Cover of The Fall of the House of Cabal by Jonathan L. Howard, book 9 of the Johannes Cabal series (2016)
  1. 1
    The Necromancer2009 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009304
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  2. 2
    The Detective2010 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010304
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  3. 3
    The Fear Institute2011 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011352
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  4. 4
    Johannes Cabal and the Blustery Day2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  5. 5
    Exeunt Demon King2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  6. 6
    The Brothers Cabal2014 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014352
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  7. 7
    Ouroboros Ouzo2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  8. 8
    A Long Spoon2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  9. 9
    The Fall of the House of Cabal2016 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016384
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Is there a chronological order for Johannes Cabal?

No separate chronological order is on record for Johannes Cabal, 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 Johannes Cabal books in order?

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

Where to start with Johannes Cabal

Start with The Necromancer (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Johannes Cabal book?

The Fall of the House of Cabal (2016) is the newest Johannes Cabal book released so far.

Is there a new Johannes Cabal book coming?

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

Johannes Cabal at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Johannes Cabal title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Johannes Cabal books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,696 pages across the 5 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Johannes Cabal books, 8 of 9, were published in the 2010s.

What the Johannes Cabal books are about

5 of the 9 Johannes Cabal 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 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Jonathan L. Howard

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

Other series by Jonathan L. Howard

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