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ⓘ About Joel Rosenberg
Joel Rosenberg was one of the prominent authors of the Canadian-American origin. He was famous for writing fantasy and science fiction books. Author Joel was often confused with the novelist of thriller novels named Joel C. Rosenberg. The best known work of Joel’s writing career is the ‘Guardians of Flame’ series. This series is set in a fantasy world, similar to an RPG. The series helped author Joel to gain a lot of success as an author of fantasy books. Another popular novel series written by Joel is, the Keepers of the Hidden Ways book series. With respect to the science fiction genre, Joel has written the ‘Thousand World’ series, which is also quite popular.
All Book Series by Joel Rosenberg
Not Really The Prisoner of Zenda
Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2003
Honored Enemy
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2001 Anthology · Raymond E. Feist,William R. Forstchen
Jimmy the Hand
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2005 Anthology · S.M. Stirling,Raymond E. Feist
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Joel Rosenberg?
Joel Rosenberg was one of the prominent authors of the Canadian-American origin. He was famous for writing fantasy and science fiction books. Author Joel was often confused with the novelist of thriller novels named Joel C.
Which Joel Rosenberg series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Guardians of the Flame series, the earliest of Joel Rosenberg's multi-book series: it opens with The Sleeping Dragon (1983) and runs to 10 books across 1983–2003, ending with Not Really The Prisoner of Zenda (2003). Joel Rosenberg's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Joel Rosenberg written?
Joel Rosenberg has 28 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1982 and 2006. 26 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being the Guardians of the Flame series with 10 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Joel Rosenberg's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Joel Rosenberg's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Guardians of the Flame (1983–2003, 10 books), Thousand Worlds (1984–1990, 4 books) and D'Shai (1991–1994, 2 books), plus 4 more.
How are Joel Rosenberg's books organised into series?
This guide splits Joel Rosenberg's 28 books into 7 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Guardians of the Flame (10 books, 1983–2003); Thousand Worlds (4 books, 1984–1990); Keepers of the Hidden Ways (3 books, 1995–1998); Legends Of The Riftwar (3 books, 2001–2005); D'Shai (2 books, 1991–1994), plus 2 further series.