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Christopher Rowley

7 Series • 24 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Fenrille Books
Start with: The War for Eternity (1983)
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Publication Order of The Vang Books
Start with: Starhammer (1986)
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Publication Order of Battle Dragons Books
Start with: Bazil Broketail (1992)

ⓘ About Christopher Rowley

Christopher Rowley is an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for his Bazil Broketail series. He was born in Lyn, Massachusetts but attended Brentwood School, Essex and later on became a journalist in London. He currently resides in New York, Hudson Valley after relocation from England. Over the years, he has authored numerous books and series among them the Bazil Broketail series and The Vang series and also worked as a TV screenwriter. His adventurous life and living in different places enriches his writing. He won The Compton Crook Award for best debut science fiction novel. Pleasure Model Pleasure Model is the first book in the Netherworld Series.

All Book Series by Christopher Rowley

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The War for Eternity

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1983

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1983
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The Black Ship

Book 2 of 4 · published 1985

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1985
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The Founder

Book 3 of 4 · published 1989

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1989
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To A Highland Nation

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 1993

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1993
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Starhammer

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1986

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1986
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The Military Form

Book 2 of 3 · published 1988

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1988
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The Battlemaster

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 1990

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1990
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Bazil Broketail

Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 1992

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1992
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A Sword for a Dragon

Book 2 of 7 · published 1993

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1993
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Dragons of War

Book 3 of 7 · published 1994

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1994
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Battledragon

Book 4 of 7 · published 1995

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1995
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A Dragon at Worlds' End

Book 5 of 7 · published 1997

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1997
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Dragons of Argonath

Book 6 of 7 · published 1998

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1998
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Dragon Ultimate

Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 1999

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1999
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Ancient Enemy

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2000

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2000
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The Shasht War

Book 2 of 3 · published 2001

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2001
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Doom's Break

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2002

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2002
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Pleasure Model

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2010

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2010
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The Bloodstained Man

Book 2 of 3 · published 2010

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2010
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Money Shot

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2010

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2010
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Golden Sunlands

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1987

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1987
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The Wizard and the Floating City

Book 2 of 3 · published 1996

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1996
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Arkham Woods

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2009

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2009
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Netherworld

Single-title series · published 2023

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2023

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Christopher Rowley?

Christopher Rowley is an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for his Bazil Broketail series. He was born in Lyn, Massachusetts but attended Brentwood School, Essex and later on became a journalist in London. He currently resides in New York, Hudson Valley after relocation from England.

Which Christopher Rowley series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Fenrille series, the earliest of Christopher Rowley's multi-book series: it opens with The War for Eternity (1983) and runs to 4 books across 1983–1993, ending with To A Highland Nation (1993). Christopher Rowley's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Christopher Rowley written?

Christopher Rowley has 24 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1983 and 2023. 20 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Battle Dragons series with 7 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Christopher Rowley's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Christopher Rowley's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Fenrille (1983–1993, 4 books), The Vang (1986–1990, 3 books) and Battle Dragons (1992–1999, 7 books), plus 2 more.

How are Christopher Rowley's books organised into series?

This guide splits Christopher Rowley's 24 books into 5 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Battle Dragons (7 books, 1992–1999); Fenrille (4 books, 1983–1993); The Vang (3 books, 1986–1990); Books of Arna (3 books, 2000–2002); Netherworld (3 books, 2010).