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ⓘ About Alec Hutson
Alec worked as a teacher at an international school in Shanghai. “The Crimson Queen” was his first novel, as he didn’t even have others moldering away in drawers anywhere, and he wrote it during weekends and summer vacations over several years. He quickly felt the pressure to finish the sequel, and it gave him just a tiny taste of the pressure greats like Lynch, Martin, and Rothfuss have to feel knowing they must satisfy readers that are waiting on the next one. The book’s success totally surprised him. Once the school year ended and his contract was up (he wouldn’t leave his students in the middle of a year) he quit his job and began writing full time. His lifestyle is easy to afford in China, and he’s excited to devote all of his focus and energy to writing fantasy novels.
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Who is Alec Hutson?
Alec worked as a teacher at an international school in Shanghai. “The Crimson Queen” was his first novel, as he didn’t even have others moldering away in drawers anywhere, and he wrote it during weekends and summer vacations over several years. He quickly felt the pressure to finish the sequel, and it gave him just a tiny taste of the pressure greats like Lynch, Martin, and Rothfuss have to feel knowing they must satisfy readers that are waiting on the next one. The book’s success totally surprised him.
Which Alec Hutson series should I start with?
The best place to start is The Raveling series, the earliest of Alec Hutson's multi-book series: it opens with The Crimson Queen (2016) and runs to 3 books across 2016–2019, ending with The Shadow King (2019). Alec Hutson's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Alec Hutson written?
Alec Hutson has 14 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2016 and 2025. 9 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being The Raveling series with 3 books — and 5 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Alec Hutson's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Alec Hutson's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Raveling (2016–2019, 3 books), Swords and Saints (2019–2020, 3 books) and The Sharded Few (2022–2025, 2 books), plus 1 more.
How are Alec Hutson's books organised into series?
This guide splits Alec Hutson's 14 books into 4 named series and 5 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Raveling (3 books, 2016–2019); Swords and Saints (3 books, 2019–2020); The Sharded Few (2 books, 2022–2025); Empire of Flame & Fang (1 book, 2023).