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ⓘ About Robert Jackson Bennett
Robert Jackson Bennett is one of the Edgar Award winning authors of America, who is popular for writing novels based on the speculative fiction, horror, fantasy, and science & fiction genres. He was born in the year 1984 in a place called Baton Rouge in America. Before going on to take up a career as a full time author, Bennett spent his growing years in Texas and completed his academic studies from the University of Texas. After that he began his writing career with his debut novel Mr. Shivers in the year 2010. The success of this novel was later followed a number of other successful novels written by author Bennett.
All Book Series by Robert Jackson Bennett
The Wednesday Witches Book Club
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2026 Anthology · Sarah Beth Durst
Miss Gentle and the Case of the Very Flat Monk
Book 2 of 7 · published 2026 Anthology · Travis Baldree
A Labyrinth of Honeybees
Book 4 of 7 · published 2026 Anthology · Heather Fawcett
The Wizard Who Kept Himself Suspicious
Book 5 of 7 · published 2026 Anthology · Scott Lynch
Battle of the Round House
Book 6 of 7 · published 2026 Anthology · Tananarive Due
The Cairndale Orphan
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2026 Anthology · J.M. Miro
Magic & Mystery: Fantasy Authors Turn to Crime
Single-title series · published 2026
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Robert Jackson Bennett?
Robert Jackson Bennett is one of the Edgar Award winning authors of America, who is popular for writing novels based on the speculative fiction, horror, fantasy, and science & fiction genres. He was born in the year 1984 in a place called Baton Rouge in America. Before going on to take up a career as a full time author, Bennett spent his growing years in Texas and completed his academic studies from the University of Texas.
Which Robert Jackson Bennett series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Divine Cities series, the earliest of Robert Jackson Bennett's multi-book series: it opens with City of Stairs (2014) and runs to 3 books across 2014–2017, ending with City of Miracles (2017). Robert Jackson Bennett's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Robert Jackson Bennett written?
Robert Jackson Bennett has 23 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2009 and 2026. 16 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Divine Cities series with 3 books — and 7 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Robert Jackson Bennett's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Robert Jackson Bennett's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Divine Cities (2014–2017, 3 books), Founders Trilogy (2018–2022, 3 books) and Shadow of the Leviathan (2024–2026, 3 books).
How are Robert Jackson Bennett's books organised into series?
This guide splits Robert Jackson Bennett's 23 books into 4 named series and 7 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Divine Cities (3 books, 2014–2017); Founders Trilogy (3 books, 2018–2022); Shadow of the Leviathan (3 books, 2024–2026); Magic & Mystery Collection (7 books, 2026).