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ⓘ About Anthony Ryan
Anthony Ryan is a famous author from The United Kingdom who likes to write novels based on the History, Science Fiction, and Fantasy genres along with Graphic novels. He was born in the year 1970 in Scotland and has spent most of his growing days in London. He has lived and worked in London his entire life. Anthony used to work for the British Civil Service, a job that has given him a long career, different from being an author. Anthony Ryan is particularly known for his Raven’s Shadow series, which consists of three very interesting novels. After the success of his first novel in the series, he took up writing as a full time career. As of today, Anthony devotes most of his time in writing different categories of novels throughout the day. Anthony has a degree in history.
All Book Series by Anthony Ryan
Deep Magic: Volume II: A Speculative Fiction Collection
Book 4 of 5 · published 2024
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Anthony Ryan?
Anthony Ryan is a famous author from The United Kingdom who likes to write novels based on the History, Science Fiction, and Fantasy genres along with Graphic novels. He was born in the year 1970 in Scotland and has spent most of his growing days in London. He has lived and worked in London his entire life.
Which Anthony Ryan series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Raven's Shadow series, the earliest of Anthony Ryan's multi-book series: it opens with Blood Song (2011) and runs to 8 books across 2011–2024, ending with The Book Burner's Fall (2024). Anthony Ryan's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Anthony Ryan written?
Anthony Ryan has 44 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2011 and 2026. 34 of them belong to 8 named series — the largest being the Raven's Shadow series with 8 books — and 10 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Anthony Ryan's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Anthony Ryan's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Raven's Shadow (2011–2024, 8 books), Slab City Blues (2012–2015, 5 books) and The Draconis Memoria (2016–2018, 4 books), plus 5 more.
How are Anthony Ryan's books organised into series?
This guide splits Anthony Ryan's 44 books into 8 named series and 10 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Raven's Shadow (8 books, 2011–2024); The Seven Swords (8 books, 2019–2025); Slab City Blues (5 books, 2012–2015); The Draconis Memoria (4 books, 2016–2018); Age of Wrath (3 books, 2024–2026), plus 3 further series.