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Mark Charan Newton

3 Series • 8 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Drakenfeld Books
Start with: Drakenfeld (2013)
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Publication Order of Legends of the Red Sun Books
Start with: Nights of Villjamur (2009)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Reef (2008)

ⓘ About Mark Charan Newton

Mark Charan Newton is a British author born in 1981. He also goes by the name of James Abbott. He worked in book selling for some time before moving into various editorial positions at imprints covering the genres of science fiction and fantasy. He would later then work in copy writing. Mark has written for all types of non-fiction publications extending to regular writing for Whisky Magazine, and has penned science fiction for BBC Radio 4. He writes fantasy fiction under the name of James Abbott. Mark currently resides in Derbyshire. He is the creator and the author of the Legends of the Red Sun series of fictional novels as well as the Drakenfield series of novels. Nights of Villjamur is the first book in the Legends of the Red Sun series by Mark Charan Newton.

All Book Series by Mark Charan Newton

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Drakenfeld

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2013

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2013
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Retribution

Book 2 of 3 · published 2014

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2014
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The Messenger

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2014

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2014
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Nights of Villjamur

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2009

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2009
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City of Ruin

Book 2 of 4 · published 2010

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2010
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The Book of Transformations

Book 3 of 4 · published 2011

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2011
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The Broken Isles

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2012

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2012
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The Reef

Single-title series · published 2008

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2008

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Mark Charan Newton?

Mark Charan Newton is a British author born in 1981. He also goes by the name of James Abbott. He worked in book selling for some time before moving into various editorial positions at imprints covering the genres of science fiction and fantasy.

Which Mark Charan Newton series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Legends of the Red Sun series, the earliest of Mark Charan Newton's multi-book series: it opens with Nights of Villjamur (2009) and runs to 4 books across 2009–2012, ending with The Broken Isles (2012). Mark Charan Newton's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Mark Charan Newton written?

Mark Charan Newton has 8 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2008 and 2014. 7 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Legends of the Red Sun series with 4 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.

In what order should Mark Charan Newton's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Mark Charan Newton's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Legends of the Red Sun (2009–2012, 4 books) and Drakenfeld (2013–2014, 3 books).

How are Mark Charan Newton's books organised into series?

This guide splits Mark Charan Newton's 8 books into 2 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Legends of the Red Sun (4 books, 2009–2012); Drakenfeld (3 books, 2013–2014).