Lord Kalvan Books in Order
Lord Kalvan contains 8 books, published between 1965 and 2016. The first book is Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen (1965) and the newest is Down Styphon! (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1965–2016
- Pages on record
- 1,886 in 4 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 31–47 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,886 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Lord Kalvan is a science fiction series catalogued under Paratime and gunpowder weapons. The 8 books carry four names: John F. Carr is credited on six, and Henry H. Beam Piper, Roland J. Green and Wolfgang Diehr on one each. Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen (1965) opens the run and Down Styphon! (2016) closes it, with Great Kings' War (1985), Kalvan Kingmaker (2000), The Fireseed Wars (2010), Gunpowder God (2012), Siege of Tarr-Hostigos (2012) and The Hos-Blethan Affair (2014) between them. Median recorded length is 437 pages across 4 titles.
How many Lord Kalvan books are there?
Lord Kalvan has 8 books, released between 1965 and 2016.
Lord Kalvan Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Lord Kalvan 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.
- 1Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen1965 · confirmed 1/41965–1/4
- 2Great Kings' War1985 · 357 pages · confirmed 1/419853571/4
- 3Kalvan Kingmaker2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 4The Fireseed Wars2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 5Gunpowder God2012 · 517 pages · confirmed 1/420125171/4
- 6Siege of Tarr-Hostigos2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 7The Hos-Blethan Affair2014 · 656 pages · confirmed 1/420146561/4
- 8Down Styphon!2016 · 356 pages · confirmed 1/420163561/4
Do you have to read Lord Kalvan books in order?
You should read the Lord Kalvan books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Lord Kalvan book also stands alone.
Where to start with Lord Kalvan
Start with Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen (1965), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Lord Kalvan book?
Down Styphon! (2016) is the newest Lord Kalvan book released so far.
Is there a new Lord Kalvan book coming?
No next Lord Kalvan book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Lord Kalvan at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Lord Kalvan title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Lord Kalvan books have appeared about one every 7 years on average.
- Length
- 1,886 pages across the 4 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 437 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Lord Kalvan books, 5 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
- Attribution
- Of the 8 titles, 6 are credited to John F. Carr, 1 to Henry H. Beam Piper, 1 to Roland J. Green and 1 to Wolfgang Diehr.
What the Lord Kalvan books are about
2 of the 8 Lord Kalvan books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 2 of 2. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 2 of 2 books
- Fiction in English 1 of 2 books
- Gunpowder weapons 1 of 2 books
- Paratime 1 of 2 books