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Clayton Snyder

3 Series • 12 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Thieves' Lyric Books
Start with: River of Thieves (2019)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Obsidian Psalm (2020)
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Publication Order of Anthologies
Start with: Grifty Shades of Fey (2020)

ⓘ About Clayton Snyder

He has worked as a developer, system admin for a video game retailer, and project manager, and has penned many short stories that have been published by numerous magazines. His writing influences include Robin Hobb, Roger Zelazny, and Stephen King. Clayton started reading Hans Christian Anderson, the Brothers Grimm, and Madeline L’Engle, as well as others from an early age. It kickstarted a love of the darkly funny, the strange, and the magical within him that has never left. He is rather fond of “Are You There God, It’s Me, Margaret?”. It is a book that has taught him everything about grimdark. The first story he remembers writing was something that never had a title. It was something awful about an angel that fell down from heaven to hunt demons.

All Book Series by Clayton Snyder

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River of Thieves

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2019

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2019
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Thieves' War

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2020

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2020
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The Obsidian Psalm

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2020

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2020
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Cold West

Book 2 of 5 · published 2020

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2020
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Demons, Ink

Book 3 of 5 · published 2020

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2020
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Norylska Groans

Book 4 of 5 · published 2021 Co-authored · Michael R. Fletcher

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2021
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Blackthorne

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2022

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2022
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Grifty Shades of Fey

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2020

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2020
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Three Crows Year Two

Book 2 of 5 · published 2021

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2021
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The Best of Helios Quarterly Magazine

Book 3 of 5 · published 2021

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2021
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The Alchemy of Sorrow

Book 4 of 5 · published 2022

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2022
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Grimdark Magazine Issue #42

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2025

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2025

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Clayton Snyder?

He has worked as a developer, system admin for a video game retailer, and project manager, and has penned many short stories that have been published by numerous magazines. His writing influences include Robin Hobb, Roger Zelazny, and Stephen King. Clayton started reading Hans Christian Anderson, the Brothers Grimm, and Madeline L’Engle, as well as others from an early age.

Which Clayton Snyder series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Thieves' Lyric series, the earliest of Clayton Snyder's multi-book series: it opens with River of Thieves (2019) and runs to 2 books across 2019–2020, ending with Thieves' War (2020).

How many books has Clayton Snyder written?

Clayton Snyder has 12 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2019 and 2025. 2 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Thieves' Lyric series with 2 books — and 10 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Clayton Snyder's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Clayton Snyder's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Thieves' Lyric (2019–2020, 2 books).

How are Clayton Snyder's books organised into series?

This guide splits Clayton Snyder's 12 books into 1 named series and 10 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Thieves' Lyric (2 books, 2019–2020).