Brian D Anderson Books in Order
Find Brian D Anderson books in order, with series guides, short summaries, and easy help choosing where to start across his fantasy and science fiction.
Last updated: July 6, 2026
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Publication Order
27 books
The Sword of Truth
by Brian D Anderson
2011
The Dark Knight has stolen the Sword of Truth and trapped the gods in heaven, leaving the world open to ruin. Only Gewey Stedding can stand against that darkness, if he can uncover the power inside him in time.
Of Gods and Elves
by Brian D Anderson
2012
Gewey's strange gifts pull him deeper into a widening conflict among humans, elves, and powers older than either race. Alliances shift, danger grows, and the larger shape of his destiny begins to come into focus.
A Trial of Souls
by Brian D Anderson
2013
The Reborn King's armies are marching, and Gewey stands between the man he wants to be and the godlike force he may become. His love for Kaylia might be the only thing keeping him human.
The Jewel of Dantenos
by Brian D Anderson
2013
Young Lee Starfinder and Millet Gristall head out on their first real adventure expecting excitement and profit. What they find instead is a harsher world, where bravery, friendship, and loyalty matter more than swagger.
The Shadow of Gods
by Brian D Anderson
2013
Gewey's power is growing, but so are the dangers surrounding him. While he seeks training and answers, Lee and Jacob fight to rescue Lee's wife as the Reborn King gathers strength for a much larger war.
Madness of the Fallen
by Brian D Anderson
2014
An ancient power stirs in the depths of Shagharath, promising vengeance and ruin. As Gewey nears his final battle, he is forced to question old certainties and find strength where he least expects it.
The Reborn King
by Brian D Anderson
2014
The fate of heaven and earth comes down to one last confrontation with the Reborn King. Gewey, bound up with the power of Darshan, must decide whether he is strong enough to save both the world and the people he loves.
Dragonvein Book One
by Brian D Anderson
2015
In 1944, soldier Ethan Martin is torn from war-torn France and dropped into a world of magic and dragons. Hunted by the Eternal Emperor, he has one slim hope of survival, reach the dwarven kingdom before his enemies do.
Dragonvein Book Three
by Brian D Anderson
2015
Lumnia's people must unite or fall, and Ethan is driven deeper into the prophecy shaping his life. With Kat beside him, he heads into the unknown while old enemies and old wounds return at the worst possible time.
Dragonvein Book Two
by Brian D Anderson
2015
Ethan begins learning the magic tied to his bloodline while searching for the last dragons and the truth about Shinzan. His power is growing, but so is the danger surrounding everyone who stands with him.
Dragonvein Book Four
by Brian D Anderson
2016
As war tightens around Lumnia, Ethan and his allies chase answers about prophecy, buried history, and the emperor's true reach. Old powers stir, loyalties strain, and every step forward comes with a higher cost.
The Scepter of Xarbaal
by Brian D Anderson
2016
The cursed Scepter of Xarbaal has already driven a king toward madness and war. Now Akiri, the ruler's deadliest servant, is sent to recover it and begins to discover that strength alone will not decide his fate.
Dragonbane
by Brian D Anderson
2017
A plea for help leads Akiri and Kyra into the mountains, where they find a village destroyed and a boy hunted by something raised from the dead. To stop a rising necromantic evil, Akiri may have to cross into the realm of death itself.
Dragonvein Book Five
by Brian D Anderson
2017
The final war has arrived as corrupted armies sweep across Lumnia. While allies fight for survival, Ethan must face Shinzan at last and make the choice that will decide the fate of every race.
Sands of Darkness
by Brian D Anderson
2017
Traveling east with Kyra, Akiri is drawn into a plague-haunted kingdom where a cult is taking innocents for blood sacrifice. Saving one child could mean stopping the return of the old gods and a new ruin for the world.
Behind the Vale
by Brian D Anderson
2018
Exiled Royal Guard Drake Sharazi survives as a bounty hunter until a chance to return home pulls him back to Troi. What begins as a rescue mission soon exposes the lies holding his world together.
Journey of Fate
by Brian D Anderson
2018
Eighteen years after the fall of the Reborn King, Jayden Stedding wants adventure and gets far more than he bargained for. With his father missing and heaven in turmoil, he is pushed toward a journey that could break time itself.
The Runner
by Brian D Anderson
2018
This short tale expands the world of The Vale with a quick, dangerous mission set on the margins of a harsh society. It is a brisk entry point that adds texture to the larger series without demanding a big commitment.
Beyond the Vale
by Brian D Anderson
2019
Drake and Lenora venture into the wild beyond Troi to help the Nelwyn stand against the Bomar. One wrong move could doom Vale, and Drake may be forced to decide the fate of far more than his own home.
A Chorus of Fire
by Brian D Anderson
2020
War is closing in on Lamoria, and Mariyah and Lem are still moving along separate, dangerous roads. She pushes toward greater power, while he sinks deeper into a role that may cost him everything.
The Bard's Blade
by Brian D Anderson
2020
Mariyah and Lem expect a quiet life inside the magically sealed land of Vylari, until a stranger arrives with a dark prophecy. Forced into the wider world, they must face ancient evil, hard choices, and a future neither of them wanted.
Ascension
by Brian D Anderson
2021
History is coming apart, and Jayden and Gia race to find a weapon that can stop the Bull of the West before everything collapses. At the same time, the gods are sliding into civil war with the Stedding family caught in the middle.
Talos: Book One
by Brian D Anderson
2022
After the Fall, James Talos is one of the few people still untouched by the signal driving humanity mad. He heads into the ruins to find its source and, more urgently, to find his missing wife and child.
The Sword's Elegy
by Brian D Anderson
2022
Belkar's prison has broken, armies are moving, and Lamoria is running out of time. Mariyah and Lem race to recover the lost magic of the Bards while war, fear, and old hatreds threaten to swallow everything first.
Burning the Vale
by Brian D Anderson
2023
The endgame for Vale has arrived, and the survivors must choose whether to fight or flee. With Drake still away and Prince Salazar determined to shape humanity's fate himself, the whole land stands on the edge of fire.
Conan: The Child
by Brian D Anderson
2023
Conan is hired to recover a merchant's missing wife and son from a dark sorcerer in the Stygian jungle. The job looks simple for about five minutes, then demons, blood, and a grim twist take over.
Talos: Book 2
by Brian D Anderson
2023
Recovered from his wounds, James Talos pushes on through a ruined world filled with clones, cannibals, and bandits. Each answer brings a deeper mystery, and the search for his family grows more desperate by the mile.
Where should I start?
If you want classic epic fantasy: The Sword of Truth → Of Gods and Elves → The Shadow of Gods
If you want portal fantasy with dragons and wartime stakes: Dragonvein Book One → Dragonvein Book Two → Dragonvein Book Three
If you want a darker, genre-blending fantasy world: Behind the Vale → Beyond the Vale → Burning the Vale
If you want music, prophecy, and a newer trilogy: The Bard's Blade → A Chorus of Fire → The Sword's Elegy
If you want fast sword-and-sorcery adventure: The Scepter of Xarbaal → Sands of Darkness → Dragonbane
Author bio
Brian D. Anderson was born in Montgomery, Alabama, and spent most of his childhood in the small town of Spanish Fort. He has written about being the kind of kid who stayed busy by building whole fantasy worlds in his head, usually full of danger, impossible odds, and people trying to scrape out a win anyway. That habit of making up stories started early, and it stuck.
Fantasy got to him young.
By his teens, he was already trying to put those ideas on the page, not because he expected a big audience, but because he enjoyed the act of creating. He later attended Fairhope High School and Spring Hill College, where his love of fantasy deepened even more. What began as a pastime started to look a lot more like the thing he was meant to keep doing.
The road to publishing was not a straight one. For years, writing lived alongside other ambitions, especially music. Anderson has said that he spent about fifteen years chasing a career in that world while still writing in the background, more for himself than for any clear plan. In hindsight, he talks about that period with a little humor. It mattered, but it also helped point him back toward fiction.
That return changed everything.
In his late thirties, with encouragement from his wife and young son, Anderson came back to writing in a serious way. His son even helped spark the early idea behind the book that became The Sword of Truth, the opening novel in The Godling Chronicles. That series gave him his first big wave of readers and helped establish him as one of the early breakout names in independent fantasy publishing.
Readers who pick up Anderson for the first time usually meet him through The Sword of Truth, Dragonvein Book One, Behind the Vale, or The Bard's Blade. The appeal is pretty easy to spot. His books move fast, the stakes are clear, and even when the worlds get large, the stories stay focused on people trying to survive, protect the people they love, or make sense of powers bigger than themselves. He likes quests, prophecies, old evils, unlikely allies, and the moment when an ordinary life gets thrown off course.
His series also show how wide his fantasy interests are. Dragonvein mixes a World War II soldier, dragons, and portal fantasy. The Vale leans darker, blending sorcery with a damaged world and a rougher, almost noir edge. The Sorcerer's Song brings music to the center of the story, while Akiri, written with Steven Savile, goes for a bloodier sword-and-sorcery feel. Across all of them, you can see the same core interests returning: family, loyalty, destiny, sacrifice, and people who have to choose what kind of person they will be when the pressure gets high.
Anderson has long described himself as more interested in telling a good story than in sounding grand about the work. That comes through in the books. So does his gratitude toward readers. He has spoken warmly about fan messages, conventions, and the simple fact that people keep showing up for the next adventure.
These days, he still feels like a writer who enjoys opening the door to another world and asking readers to come along.
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