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Michael Cobley

4 Series • 11 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Humanity's Fire Books
Start with: Seeds of Earth (2009)
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Publication Order of Shadowkings Books
Start with: ShadowKings (2001)
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Publication Order of Collections
Start with: Iron Mosaic (2004)

ⓘ About Michael Cobley

Michael Cobley was born in Leicester, England and moved to Scotland when he was 7. Once Cobley completed his high school education, he joined Strathclyde University, where he majored in engineering. While attending Strathclyde University, Cobley discovered the risks and joys of student life and decided to pursue the art of Deejaying as a side career. Eventually, the heady round of partying, Deejaying, student gigs and partying palled. Nonetheless, by this time, his interests were snagged by a brief encounter with Zen and the-Art-of-Motorcycle maintenance, which eventually led Cobley on a political and philosophical odyssey. Michael Cobley’s desire to write first began when he was 20 years of age. The desire eventually resulted in the creation of an extremely short fantasy novel.

All Book Series by Michael Cobley

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Seeds of Earth

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2009

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2009
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The Orphaned Worlds

Book 2 of 5 · published 2010

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2010
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The Ascendant Stars

Book 3 of 5 · published 2011

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2011
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Ancestral Machines

Book 4 of 5 · published 2015

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2015
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Splintered Suns

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2018

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2018
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ShadowKings

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2001

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2001
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ShadowGod

Book 2 of 3 · published 2003

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2003
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ShadowMasque

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2005

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2005
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Iron Mosaic

Single-title series · published 2004

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2004
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The Drabble Project

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1988

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1988
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No More Heroes

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2021

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2021

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Michael Cobley?

Michael Cobley was born in Leicester, England and moved to Scotland when he was 7. Once Cobley completed his high school education, he joined Strathclyde University, where he majored in engineering. While attending Strathclyde University, Cobley discovered the risks and joys of student life and decided to pursue the art of Deejaying as a side career.

Which Michael Cobley series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Shadowkings series, the earliest of Michael Cobley's multi-book series: it opens with ShadowKings (2001) and runs to 3 books across 2001–2005, ending with ShadowMasque (2005). Michael Cobley's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Michael Cobley written?

Michael Cobley has 11 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1988 and 2021. 8 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Humanity's Fire series with 5 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Michael Cobley's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Michael Cobley's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Shadowkings (2001–2005, 3 books) and Humanity's Fire (2009–2018, 5 books).

How are Michael Cobley's books organised into series?

This guide splits Michael Cobley's 11 books into 2 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Humanity's Fire (5 books, 2009–2018); Shadowkings (3 books, 2001–2005).