📖 About Wizards

Wizards is a series universe written by Simon Hawke. The complete collection runs to 11 books across 1 series, published between 1987 and 2025.

The main series is Publication Order of Wizard Books with 11 books. It opens with The Wizard of 4th Street (1987) and currently runs to A Spell for the Changing (2025).

Series included on this page:

🎯 Where to Start with Wizards

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: The Wizard of 4th Street (1987), book 1 of Publication Order of Wizard Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 1 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Wizards Books in Order

Publication Order of Wizard Books
11 books
1
The Wizard of 4th Street book cover1The Wizard of 4th Street1987Buy on Amazon
The Wizard of Whitechapel book cover2The Wizard of Whitechapel1988Buy on Amazon
The Wizard of Sunset Strip book cover3The Wizard of Sunset Strip1989Buy on Amazon
The Wizard of Rue Morgue book cover4The Wizard of Rue Morgue1990Buy on Amazon
The Samurai Wizard book cover5The Samurai Wizard1991Buy on Amazon
The Wizard of Santa Fe book cover6The Wizard of Santa Fe1991Buy on Amazon
The Wizard of Camelot book cover7The Wizard of Camelot1993Buy on Amazon
The Wizard of Lovecraft's Cafe book cover8The Wizard of Lovecraft's Cafe1993Buy on Amazon
The Last Wizard book cover9The Last Wizard1997Buy on Amazon
A Spell for the Dying book cover10A Spell for the Dying2023Buy on Amazon
A Spell for the Changing book cover11A Spell for the Changing2025Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Wizards books are there?
There are 11 books in the Wizards collection, organised into 1 series and published between 1987 and 2025.
What is the first Wizards book?
The first book is The Wizard of 4th Street, published in 1987.
What order should I read the Wizards books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Wizards books?
The Wizards books were written by Simon Hawke.
Is the Wizards series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Wizard Books, has 11 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Wizards series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 1987, and the most recent in 2025.