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Ministry of Curiosities Books in Order

Ministry of Curiosities by C.J. Archer contains 10 books, published between 2015 and 2018. The first book is The Last Necromancer (2015) and the newest is The Wisdom of Madness (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2015–2018
Confirmed
10 of 10 titles
Pages on record
2,372 in 9 of 10 books
Reading time
40–59 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,372 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

See all 10 books in order Printable Ministry of Curiosities checklist

Ministry of Curiosities is a historical fantasy series by C.J. Archer, with magic and necromancy at its centre. The Last Necromancer (2015) opens the run, and Her Majesty's Necromancer (2015), Beyond the Grave (2015), Grave Expectations (2016), Ashes to Ashes (2016), Of Fate and Phantoms (2017) and Vow of Deception (2017) follow, closing with The Wisdom of Madness (2018). Ten books in four years, at a median of 268 pages.

How many Ministry of Curiosities books are there?

Ministry of Curiosities has 10 books, released between 2015 and 2018.

Ministry of Curiosities Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Ministry of Curiosities 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 Last Necromancer by C.J. Archer, book 1 of the Ministry of Curiosities series (2015)
  2. Cover of Her Majesty's Necromancer by C.J. Archer, book 2 of the Ministry of Curiosities series (2015)
  3. Cover of Beyond the Grave by C.J. Archer, book 3 of the Ministry of Curiosities series (2015)
  4. Cover of Grave Expectations by C.J. Archer, book 4 of the Ministry of Curiosities series (2016)
  5. Cover of Ashes to Ashes by C.J. Archer, book 5 of the Ministry of Curiosities series (2016)
  6. Cover of From The Ashes by C.J. Archer, book 6 of the Ministry of Curiosities series (2016)
  7. Cover of Veiled In Moonlight by C.J. Archer, book 8 of the Ministry of Curiosities series (2017)
  8. Cover of Vow of Deception by C.J. Archer, book 9 of the Ministry of Curiosities series (2017)
  9. Cover of The Wisdom of Madness by C.J. Archer, book 10 of the Ministry of Curiosities series (2018)
  1. 1
    The Last Necromancer2015 · 268 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2015268
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  2. 2
    Her Majesty's Necromancer2015 · 246 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2015246
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  3. 3
    Beyond the Grave2015 · 282 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2015282
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  4. 4
    Grave Expectations2016 · 250 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2016250
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  5. 5
    Ashes to Ashes2016 · 126 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016126
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  6. 6
    From The Ashes2016 · 308 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2016308
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  7. 7
    Of Fate and Phantoms2017 · confirmed 4/4
    2017–
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  8. 8
    Veiled In Moonlight2017 · 320 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2017320
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  9. 9
    Vow of Deception2017 · 308 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2017308
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  10. 10
    The Wisdom of Madness2018 · 264 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2018264
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Is there a chronological order for Ministry of Curiosities?

No separate chronological order is on record for Ministry of Curiosities, 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 Ministry of Curiosities books in order?

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

Where to start with Ministry of Curiosities

Start with The Last Necromancer (2015), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Ministry of Curiosities book?

The Wisdom of Madness (2018) is the newest Ministry of Curiosities book released so far.

Is there a new Ministry of Curiosities book coming?

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

Ministry of Curiosities at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Ministry of Curiosities title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Ministry of Curiosities books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,372 pages across the 9 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 268 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ministry of Curiosities books, 10 of 10, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
9 of the 10 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Ministry of Curiosities books are about

7 of the 10 Ministry of Curiosities 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 6 of 7. 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.