Viridian Gate Archives Books in Order

Viridian Gate Archives by James A. Hunter contains 8 books, published between 2016 and 2022. The first book is Cataclysm (2016) and the newest is Empirical Endgame (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
2016–2022
Pages on record
2,215 in 6 of 8 books
Reading time
37–55 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,215 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 8 titles with a page count on record.

Viridian Gate Archives is a James A. Hunter series of eight books published between 2016 and 2022. Cataclysm (2016) opens the run and Empirical Endgame (2022) closes it. Crimson Alliance, The Jade Lord and Imperial Legion all carry 2017 dates, followed by The Lich Priest (2018), Doom Forge (2019) and Darkling Siege (2020). Page counts recorded for six of the books total 2,215, at a median of 364 pages.

How many Viridian Gate Archives books are there?

Viridian Gate Archives has 8 books, released between 2016 and 2022.

Viridian Gate Archives Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 Viridian Gate Archives 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. 1
    Cataclysm2016 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016300
  2. 2
    Crimson Alliance2017 · 353 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017353
  3. 3
    The Jade Lord2017 · 358 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017358
  4. 4
    Imperial Legion2017 · 372 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017372
  5. 5
    The Lich Priest2018 · 369 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018369
  6. 6
    Doom Forge2019 · 463 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019463
  7. 7
    Darkling Siege2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  8. 8
    Empirical Endgame2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022

Is there a chronological order for Viridian Gate Archives?

No separate chronological order is on record for Viridian Gate Archives, 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 Viridian Gate Archives books in order?

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

Where to start with Viridian Gate Archives

Start with Cataclysm (2016), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Viridian Gate Archives book?

Empirical Endgame (2022) is the newest Viridian Gate Archives book released so far.

Is there a new Viridian Gate Archives book coming?

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

Viridian Gate Archives at a glance

Paused
No new Viridian Gate Archives title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Viridian Gate Archives books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,215 pages across the 6 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 364 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Viridian Gate Archives books, 6 of 8, were published in the 2010s.

More books by James A. Hunter

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

Other series by James A. Hunter

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