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ⓘ About Howard Andrew Jones
Howard has worked as a book editor, TV cameraman, a recycling consultant, and as a college writing instructor. He also has a second degree black belt in Shotokan karate. He was instrumental in the rebirth of interest in the historical fiction by Harold Lamb and has edited and assembled eight collections of his work for the University of Nebraska Press. Howard says that he stumbled on Harold’s works during his younger years and later found out that a lot of it hadn’t been reprinted or collected. While tracking it down he accidentally became an expert on his writing, and it was his honor and pleasure to shepherd many collections of the man’s work into print.
All Book Series by Howard Andrew Jones
Shadow of the Smoking Mountain
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2024
The Glass Prison
Series opener · book 1 of 73 · published 1999 Anthology · Monte Cook
The Secret of the Rose and Glove
Book 7 of 73 · published 2010 Anthology · Kevin Andrew Murphy
Winter Witch
Book 8 of 73 · published 2010 Anthology · Dave Gross,Elaine Cunningham
The Ghosts of Broken Blades
Book 10 of 73 · published 2011 Anthology · Monte Cook
Two Pieces of Tarnished Silver
Book 12 of 73 · published 2011 Anthology · Erik Mona
The Perfumer's Apprentice
Book 22 of 73 · published 2012 Anthology · Kevin Andrew Murphy
Mother Bears
Book 25 of 73 · published 2012 Anthology · KarenWhite,Wendy N. Wagner
A Tomb of Winter's Plunder
Book 29 of 73 · published 2012 Anthology · Tim Pratt
Fingers of Death—No, Doom!
Book 30 of 73 · published 2012 Anthology · Lucien Soulban
Called to Darkness
Book 32 of 73 · published 2012 Anthology · Richard Lee Byers
In Red Rune Canyon
Book 42 of 73 · published 2013 Anthology · Richard Lee Byers
The Redemption Engine
Book 49 of 73 · published 2014 Anthology · James L. Sutter
Boar and Rabbit
Book 50 of 73 · published 2014 Anthology · Ray Porter,James L. Sutter
The Crusader Road
Book 52 of 73 · published 2014 Anthology · Michael A. Stackpole
Undead Unleashed
Book 54 of 73 · published 2014 Anthology · Dave Gross,Adam Daigle,Mark Moreland
The Shroud of Four Silences
Book 71 of 73 · published 2021 Anthology · Liane Merciel
Operation Hellmouth
Book 72 of 73 · published 2026 Anthology · Chris A. Jackson
Abomination Vaults
Latest in the series · book 73 of 73 · published 2026 Anthology · Erik Scott de Bie
A Book of Blades: Volume II
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2023 Anthology · John R. Fultz,Scott Oden,Jason Ray Carney,J.M. Clarke,S.E. Lindberg,Steve Dilks,L.D. Whitney,Matthew John,Oliver Brackenbury,Kirk A. Johnson
Tales From the Magician\'s Skull #0
Series opener · book 1 of 13 · published 2018 Anthology · S.E. Lindberg
Tales From the Magician\'s Skull #1
Book 2 of 13 · published 2018 Anthology · S.E. Lindberg
Tales From the Magician\'s Skull #2
Book 3 of 13 · published 2018 Anthology · S.E. Lindberg
Tales from The Magician's Skull #3
Book 4 of 13 · published 2019 Co-authored · William King,John C. Hocking,Violette Malan,James Enge,Joseph A. McCullough,Sarah Newton
Tales From the Magician\\\'s Skull #4
Book 5 of 13 · published 2019 Anthology · S.E. Lindberg
Tales from the Magician's Skull #5
Book 6 of 13 · published 2020 Co-authored · Adrian Cole,John C. Hocking,Violette Malan,James Enge,S.E. Lindberg,Adrian Simmons,C.L. Werner,Terry Olsen
Tales from The Magician's Skull #6
Book 7 of 13 · published 2021 Anthology · S.E. Lindberg
Tales from The Magician's Skull #7
Book 8 of 13 · published 2022 Co-authored · John C. Hocking,Nathan Meyer,James Enge,Scott J. Couturier,Terry Olson,S.E. Lindberg,Mark Rigney,D.J. Tyler,C.L. Werner
Tales from The Magician\'s Skull #8
Book 9 of 13 · published 2022 Anthology · S.E. Lindberg
Tales from The Magician's Skull #9
Book 10 of 13 · published 2022 Co-authored · James Enge,Nathan Long,Philip Brian Hall,Terry Olson,D.M. Ritzlin,S.E. Lindberg
Tales From the Magician\'s Skull #10
Book 11 of 13 · published 2022 Anthology · S.E. Lindberg
Tales From the Magician\'s Skull #11
Book 12 of 13 · published 2022 Anthology · S.E. Lindberg
Tales From the Magician\'s Skull #12
Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2022 Anthology · S.E. Lindberg
When Valor Must Hold
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2020 Anthology · Quincy J. Allen,Jon R. Osborne
Keen Edge of Valor
Book 3 of 5 · published 2022 Anthology · Sam Witt,Jon R. Osborne
Bonds of Valor
Book 4 of 5 · published 2023 Anthology · Glen Cook,Todd J. McCaffrey,Jody Lynn Nye,Daniel M. Hoyt,Aaron Rosenberg,Rob Howell,D.J. Butler,Jon R. Osborne,Benjamin Tyler Smith,Casey Moores,Kevin Steverson,Fiona Grey,Sarah Hoyt,B.A. Ironwood,Justin Doyle
Paladins of Valor
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2024 Co-authored · Glen Cook,Rob Howell,Christopher G. Nuttall,D.J. Butler,Jon R. Osborne,Chris Hepler,Edie Skye,Sarah Hoyt,Daniel Hoyt
Fantasy Wargames in the Lost Isles
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2017 Anthology · Joseph A. McCullough
Tales of the Lost Isles
Book 2 of 7 · published 2017 Co-authored · Gav Thorpe,David A. McIntee,Ben Counter,Jonathan Green,Mark A. Latham,Peter McLean,Matthew Ward,Joseph A. McCullough,M. Harold Page
Cities of Bronze
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2019 Anthology · Joseph A. McCullough
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Howard Andrew Jones?
Howard has worked as a book editor, TV cameraman, a recycling consultant, and as a college writing instructor. He also has a second degree black belt in Shotokan karate. He was instrumental in the rebirth of interest in the historical fiction by Harold Lamb and has edited and assembled eight collections of his work for the University of Nebraska Press.
Which Howard Andrew Jones series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Forgotten Realms: Pathfinder Tales series, the earliest of Howard Andrew Jones's multi-book series: it opens with The Glass Prison (1999) and runs to 73 books across 1999–2026, ending with Abomination Vaults (2026). Howard Andrew Jones's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Howard Andrew Jones written?
Howard Andrew Jones has 117 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1999 and 2026. 109 of them belong to 8 named series — the largest being the Forgotten Realms: Pathfinder Tales series with 73 books — and 8 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Howard Andrew Jones's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Howard Andrew Jones's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Forgotten Realms: Pathfinder Tales (1999–2026, 73 books), The Chronicles of Sword and Sand (2011–2012, 3 books) and Frostgrave: Ghost Archipelago (2017–2019, 7 books), plus 4 more.
How are Howard Andrew Jones's books organised into series?
This guide splits Howard Andrew Jones's 117 books into 8 named series and 8 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Forgotten Realms: Pathfinder Tales (73 books, 1999–2026); Tales From The Magician's Skull (13 books, 2018–2022); Frostgrave: Ghost Archipelago (7 books, 2017–2019); Chronicles of Hanuvar (3 books, 2023–2024); The Chronicles of Sword and Sand (3 books, 2011–2012), plus 3 further series.