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ⓘ About Josiah Bancroft
Before becoming an author of fantasy novels, Josiah Bancroft was a college instructor, a poet, and aspired to become an artist for comic books. He even found a rejection letter he got in the year 1999 from Marvel Comics. When he is not busy with his writing, he likes to play post pop music with Dirt Dirt (his band), cooking pub curry (a dish he feels he has never made the same way twice) for Sharon, his wife, and drawing chalk pictures on a wall in his office. Bancroft enjoys cooking, everything about it; the spices, the smells, and the injuries, too. He shares a home with his wife and Mabel and Chaplin (their rabbits) in the city of Philadelphia. His band is made up of Will and Benjamin (brothers that he has had since he was sixteen) and his wife.
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? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Josiah Bancroft?
Before becoming an author of fantasy novels, Josiah Bancroft was a college instructor, a poet, and aspired to become an artist for comic books. He even found a rejection letter he got in the year 1999 from Marvel Comics. When he is not busy with his writing, he likes to play post pop music with Dirt Dirt (his band), cooking pub curry (a dish he feels he has never made the same way twice) for Sharon, his wife, and drawing chalk pictures on a wall in his office.
Which Josiah Bancroft series should I start with?
The best place to start is The Books of Babel series, the earliest of Josiah Bancroft's multi-book series: it opens with Senlin Ascends (2013) and runs to 4 books across 2013–2021, ending with The Fall of Babel (2021). Josiah Bancroft's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Josiah Bancroft written?
Josiah Bancroft has 9 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2013 and 2025. 7 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being The Books of Babel series with 4 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Josiah Bancroft's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Josiah Bancroft's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Books of Babel (2013–2021, 4 books) and The Hexologists (2023–2025, 3 books).
How are Josiah Bancroft's books organised into series?
This guide splits Josiah Bancroft's 9 books into 2 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Books of Babel (4 books, 2013–2021); The Hexologists (3 books, 2023–2025).