J.V. Jones

J.V. Jones

4 Series • 9 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of The Book of Words Books
Start with: The Baker's Boy (1995)
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Publication Order of Sword of Shadows Books
Start with: A Cavern of Black Ice (1999)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Barbed Coil (1997)

ⓘ About J.V. Jones

J.V. Jones is a fiction novelist. She is originally from England. Born in 1963, J.V. Jones was not always an author. She originally hailed from Liverpool. Even though she has relocated from Liverpool, it will always be her first home. She also worked at a record label before she moved to America. On the West coast, Jones would work in a slightly different area. She moved to the United States to California and took up residence in the city of San Diego. There she ran a business that specialized in exports before she decided that she would like to do something else. She worked for a company that specialized in producing software that was interactive as their marketing director. A popular author, J.V. Jones first made it as a published novelist with the release of her debut work of fiction.

All Book Series by J.V. Jones

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The Baker's Boy

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1995

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1995
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A Man Betrayed book cover

A Man Betrayed

Book 2 of 3 · published 1996

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1996
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Master and Fool

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 1996

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1996
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A Cavern of Black Ice book cover

A Cavern of Black Ice

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1999

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1999
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A Fortress of Grey Ice

Book 2 of 4 · published 2003

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2003
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A Sword from Red Ice

Book 3 of 4 · published 2007

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2007
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Watcher of the Dead

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2010

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2010
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The Barbed Coil

Single-title series · published 1997

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1997
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The Book of Words

Single-title series · published 2000

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2000

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is J.V. Jones?

J.V. Jones is a fiction novelist. She is originally from England. Born in 1963, J.V. Jones was not always an author.

Which J.V. Jones series should I start with?

The best place to start is The Book of Words series, the earliest of J.V. Jones's multi-book series: it opens with The Baker's Boy (1995) and runs to 3 books across 1995–1996, ending with Master and Fool (1996). J.V. Jones's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has J.V. Jones written?

J.V. Jones has 9 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1995 and 2010. 7 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Sword of Shadows series with 4 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should J.V. Jones's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. J.V. Jones's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Book of Words (1995–1996, 3 books) and Sword of Shadows (1999–2010, 4 books).

How are J.V. Jones's books organised into series?

This guide splits J.V. Jones's 9 books into 2 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Sword of Shadows (4 books, 1999–2010); The Book of Words (3 books, 1995–1996).