Blake Charlton books in order

Q: "What order should I read Blake Charlton's books?"

"Read the Spellwright trilogy in order: 'Spellwright' (2010), 'Spellbound' (2012), and 'Spellbreaker' (2016). His short story 'Endosymbiont' in the anthology 'Seeds of Change' (2008) is unrelated to the trilogy."

Q: "Is Blake Charlton a doctor?"

"Yes. Blake Charlton is a physician who works at UCSF. He graduated summa cum laude from Yale and received his MD from Stanford. His medical career runs alongside his writing."

Q: "How did dyslexia influence Blake Charlton's writing?"

"Charlton was diagnosed with severe dyslexia as a child. His Spellwright trilogy is built around the concept of cacography, a form of magical dyslexia where the protagonist misspells the written language that powers magic. He won the International Dyslexia Association's Pinnacle Award for his work."

Anthologies

Title	Published	Buy on Amazon
Seeds of Change	2008	Buy

Spellwright Reading Order

Title	Published	Buy on Amazon
Spellwright	2010	Buy
Spellbound	2012	Buy
Spellbreaker	2016	Buy

Blake Charlton is a physician and fantasy novelist. He was diagnosed with severe dyslexia as a child but went on to graduate summa cum laude from Yale and earn his MD from Stanford. He works as a physician at UCSF. His personal experience with dyslexia directly shaped his fiction, particularly the Spellwright trilogy, in which magic operates through written language and the protagonist struggles with a magical form of dyslexia. He received the International Dyslexia Association’s Pinnacle Award.

The Spellwright trilogy is Charlton’s primary work: Spellwright (2010), Spellbound (2012), and Spellbreaker (2016). The series takes place in a world where spellwrights compose magical text within their own muscles, and the protagonist Nicodemus Weal is a cacographer whose misspellings corrupt any spell he touches. Charlton also contributed the short story “Endosymbiont” to the science fiction anthology Seeds of Change (2008), edited by John Joseph Adams.

Frequently Asked Questions

What order should I read Blake Charlton's books?

Read the Spellwright trilogy in order: ‘Spellwright’ (2010), ‘Spellbound’ (2012), and ‘Spellbreaker’ (2016). His short story ‘Endosymbiont’ in the anthology ‘Seeds of Change’ (2008) is unrelated to the trilogy.

Is Blake Charlton a doctor?

Yes. Blake Charlton is a physician who works at UCSF. He graduated summa cum laude from Yale and received his MD from Stanford. His medical career runs alongside his writing.

How did dyslexia influence Blake Charlton's writing?

Charlton was diagnosed with severe dyslexia as a child. His Spellwright trilogy is built around the concept of cacography, a form of magical dyslexia where the protagonist misspells the written language that powers magic. He won the International Dyslexia Association’s Pinnacle Award for his work.

Anthologies#

Spellwright Reading Order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Anthologies

Spellwright Reading Order