The Return of the Runebound Professor Books in Order

Noah Vines escapes a long wait in the afterlife by taking over a dying professor's body. Discovering that he returns whenever he dies, he explores runic magic and pursues enough strength to keep his second life from ending permanently.

At the Linwick Estate, Noah must impersonate a demon while persuading Father to reveal how that demon can be killed. Hidden motives surround him, and the reasons his students were assigned to Vermil threaten to unravel his carefully constructed deception.

Noah's group emerges from its exam under growing scrutiny, while cosmic agents close in on the source of his powers. Protecting his students requires a more aggressive strategy, complicated by a summer visit to Moxie's formidable family.

Noah hopes to rest and train his students, but the head of the Linwick family sends assassins to test him. With divine agents also investigating, concealing his true identity becomes essential to keeping his unusual second life intact.

Noah's allies grow stronger as inquisitors pursue Lee and the powerful Wizen approaches Arbitage. With ancient schemes converging around an unexpected figure, the group faces threats that demand more than another increase in magical strength.

Stranded in the Demon Realm, Noah, Moxie, and Lee attempt to seize Treadon's underworld and overthrow its ruler. Building an unlikely army gives Noah a chance to stop Wizen and find a route back to his students.

Noah follows Wizen to the Lord of Death's doorstep, only to see his path home threatened again. To protect his students and end the pursuit, he must return voluntarily to the place he once fought to escape.

Returning to Arbitage with new demonic students, Noah hopes for time to recover and teach. Father's long-prepared schemes instead bring war to Arbalest, forcing him to defend his companions against an enemy already poised to make a decisive move.

Father's possession of the Long Night and a demon cult's attacks place Noah's students in escalating danger. With enemies converging across Arbalest, Noah must test whether his growing magical power and repeated returns from death can keep them safe.

Noah reaches Obsidia stronger than before, but the people he cares about are scattered across it. A tournament offers a way to find them while gathering dangerous mages, divine opposition, and the Truthseekers into the same volatile setting.

Actus's eleventh Return of the Runebound Professor installment continues the progression fantasy series. The announced sequel returns to a story centered on a resourceful protagonist, increasing magical power, and a world shaped by intricate runic magic.