🎯 Where Should I Start?
ⓘ About Kevin McLaughlin
Kevin McLaughlin is a bestselling American writer with over three dozen science fiction and fantasy novels and numerous short stories. He writes both historical and contemporary fantasy and his science fiction is both in the distant and near future. His hobbies include swinging swords at his friends, sailing, and constructing medieval armor. He currently lives in Boston. Dragons are everywhere, and their claws range from government to the family in all human life aspects. Kristen is almost throwing a wrench into the entire dragon world because she’s also a dragon, but she hasn’t realized it yet. The difference is that she’s a dragon brought up by a human.
All Book Series by Kevin McLaughlin
Clawing for Survival
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2021 Co-authored · Michael Anderle
Clawing For Vengeance
Book 4 of 6 · published 2021 Co-authored · Michael Anderle
Clawing for Victory
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2021 Co-authored · Michael Anderle
Truumeel's Light
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2022 Anthology · Kevin J. Anderson,Jennifer Brozek
Falk's Claim
Book 2 of 6 · published 2022 Anthology · Kevin J. Anderson,Kevin Steverson
Mercia's Hammer
Book 3 of 6 · published 2022 Anthology · Kevin J. Anderson,William Alan Webb
Metzler's Mistake
Book 4 of 6 · published 2022 Anthology · Kevin J. Anderson,D.J. Bodden
Raden's End
Book 5 of 6 · published 2023 Anthology · Kevin J. Anderson,D.J. Bodden
Halloway's Charge
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2023 Co-authored · D.J. Bodden
The Human Experiment
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2019 Co-authored · Craig Martelle
Legend
Series opener · book 1 of 14 · published 2018 Anthology · Christopher Woods
Luck is Not a Factor
Book 6 of 14 · published 2018 Anthology · Paul E. Cooley,Jamie Ibson,Chris Kennedy,Mark Wandrey,Rob Howell,J.R. Handley,Thomas A. Mays,Christopher Woods,Jon R. Osborne,Joseph Capdepon,Lee Dunning
With Your Shield
Book 10 of 14 · published 2019 Anthology · Chris Kennedy,Alex Rath
Negotiation
Book 13 of 14 · published 2019 Anthology · Jody Lynn Nye,Kacey Ezell,Marisa Wolf,Jamie Ibson,Mark Wandrey,Terry Mixon,Jonathan P. Brazee,D.J. Butler,Jon R. Osborne,Joseph Capdepon
Jim Cartwright: Raknar Quest
Latest in the series · book 14 of 14 · published 2019 Anthology · Mark Wandrey
Ten Times Ten Tales : Fantasy, Paranormal, Horror & Adventure Stories
Book 2 of 9 · published 2014
The Expanding Universe 4: Space Adventure, Alien Contact, & Military Science Fiction
Book 7 of 9 · published 2018
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Kevin McLaughlin?
Kevin McLaughlin is a bestselling American writer with over three dozen science fiction and fantasy novels and numerous short stories. He writes both historical and contemporary fantasy and his science fiction is both in the distant and near future. His hobbies include swinging swords at his friends, sailing, and constructing medieval armor.
Which Kevin McLaughlin series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Blackwell Magic series, the earliest of Kevin McLaughlin's multi-book series: it opens with By Darkness Revealed (2011) and runs to 6 books across 2011–2016, ending with Spellbinding Entanglements (2016). Kevin McLaughlin's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Kevin McLaughlin written?
Kevin McLaughlin has 136 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2011 and 2026. 120 of them belong to 21 named series — the largest being the Steel Dragon series with 15 books — and 16 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Kevin McLaughlin's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Kevin McLaughlin's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Blackwell Magic (2011–2016, 6 books), Adventures of the Starship Satori (2013–2024, 13 books) and The Ragnarok Saga (2015–2019, 6 books), plus 17 more.
How are Kevin McLaughlin's books organised into series?
This guide splits Kevin McLaughlin's 136 books into 21 named series and 16 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Steel Dragon (15 books, 2021–2022); Adventures of the Starship Satori (13 books, 2013–2024); Blackwell Magic (6 books, 2011–2016); Dragon's Daughter (6 books, 2020–2021); The Dragonclaw Sword (6 books, 2021), plus 16 further series.