David B. Coe books

David B. Coe is an American fantasy author who also writes historical urban fantasy as D.B. Jackson. His work includes the Lon Tobyn Chronicle, Thieftaker Chronicles, and several other fantasy series.

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Dragon’s Lure 2010 Buy
After Hours: Tales from the Ur-Bar 2011 Buy
Pendragon Variety - In Memory of Dragons 2013 Buy
Temporally Out of Order 2015 Buy
Give Me LibertyCon 2020 Buy

Blood of the Southlands Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Sorcerers’ Plague 2007 Buy
The Horsemen’s Gambit 2008 Buy
The Dark-Eyes’ War 2010 Buy

D.B. Jackson Short Stories/Novellas

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Water Witch 2015 Buy

Justis Fearsson Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Spell Blind 2014 Buy
His Father’s Eyes 2015 Buy
Shadow’s Blade 2016 Buy

Knightfall Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Knightfall - L’abisso infinito 2019 N/A
Knightfall - The Infinite Deep 2019 Buy

Lon Tobyn Chronicle Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Children of Amarid 1997 Buy
The Outlanders 1998 Buy
Eagle-Sage 2000 Buy

Radiants Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Radiants 2021 Buy
Invasives 2022 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Weitchie 1990 Buy
Robin Hood 2010 Buy
Small Moving Parts 2018 Buy

The Chalice War Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Stone 2023 Buy
Cauldron 2023 Buy

The Islevale Cycle Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Time’s Children 2018 Buy
Time’s Demon 2019 Buy
Time’s Assassin 2020 Buy

Thieftaker Chronicles Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
A Spell of Vengeance 2012 Buy
Thieftaker 2012 Buy
Thieves’ Quarry 2013 Buy
The Price of Doing Business 2014 Buy
A Plunder of Souls 2014 Buy
Dead Man’s Reach 2015 Buy
Tales of the Thieftaker 2017 Buy
The Witch’s Storm 2021 Buy
The Cloud Prison 2021 Buy
The Adams Gambit 2021 Buy

Winds of the Forelands Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Rules of Ascension 2002 Buy
Seeds of Betrayal 2003 Buy
Bonds of Vengeance 2005 Buy
Shapers of Darkness 2005 Buy
Weavers of War 2007 Buy

David B. Coe began his career with the Lon Tobyn Chronicle, a traditional epic fantasy trilogy starting with Children of Amarid (1997). He went on to write the five-book Winds of the Forelands series and its follow-up trilogy, Blood of the Southlands, building a body of work in secondary-world fantasy with political intrigue and magic systems rooted in personal cost.

Under the pen name D.B. Jackson, Coe wrote the Thieftaker Chronicles, set in pre-Revolutionary Boston. The series follows Ethan Kaille, a thieftaker who uses conjuring to solve crimes, and blends real historical events with fantasy elements. The main novels were supplemented by several short stories and novellas set in the same world. His Justis Fearsson series takes a similar approach to urban fantasy but in a modern setting, following a private investigator in Phoenix who casts spells fueled by the full moon.

More recently, Coe has written the Islevale Cycle, a time-travel fantasy series, and Radiants, which explores themes of immigration and prejudice through a fantasy lens. He has also contributed to numerous anthologies over his career.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has David B. Coe written?

David B. Coe has written 42 books across twelve series.

What was David B. Coe's first book?

David B. Coe’s first book is Weitchie, published in 1990.

Does David B. Coe write under a pen name?

Yes, David B. Coe also writes as D.B. Jackson. Under that name he published the Thieftaker Chronicles, a historical urban fantasy series set in colonial Boston during the years leading up to the American Revolution.

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