Assassin (Tim Lebbon) Books in Order

The Assassin books are some of Tim Lebbon's most openly mythic horror. At the center are two figures locked into a conflict that never stays in one century for long. Temple is a supernatural assassin, part demon and part man. Gabriel is the damaged, relentless man who has spent generations hunting him after the slaughter of his family.

That setup lets the series move through different places and periods without losing its spine. In Dead Man's Hand, Temple and Gabriel ride into Deadwood with Wild Bill Hickok in their sights, turning a western setting into one more battleground. Pieces of Hate shifts the conflict to the Caribbean, where pirate blood and old violence make the atmosphere even harsher. A Whisper of Southern Lights carries the feud into wartime Singapore, proving that open war only gives both men more space to do terrible things.

What makes the series work is that Temple is never just a faceless monster and Gabriel is never just a righteous avenger. Their history has weight. The pursuit feels worn, obsessive, and costly, which helps the books avoid reading like simple chase stories with supernatural decorations added on top.

This is revenge stretched across history.

So the ongoing tension is not only who will win the latest confrontation. It is what the chase has already done to the people caught inside it, and what kind of world keeps making room for men like these. If you like dark fantasy that borrows from horror, history, and pulp adventure all at once, the Assassin sequence is a strong and very bloody lane.