Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show |
2008 |
Buy |
| The Mad Scientist’s Guide to World Domination |
2013 |
Buy |
| Oz Reimagined |
2013 |
Buy |
| Dead Man’s Hand |
2014 |
Buy |
| Fantasy For Good: A Charitable Anthology |
2014 |
Buy |
| Pulse Pounders |
2015 |
Buy |
| A Game of Horns: A Red Unicorn Anthology |
2015 |
Buy |
| Heroic: Tales of the Extraordinary |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Truth Is Out There |
2016 |
Buy |
| Unfettered II: New Tales By Masters of Fantasy |
2016 |
Buy |
| Submerged |
2017 |
Buy |
| Rebirth |
2019 |
Buy |
| Infinite Stars |
2019 |
Buy |
| Grifty Shades of Fey |
2020 |
Buy |
| Relics, Wrecks and Ruins |
2021 |
Buy |
| Hidden Villains |
2022 |
Buy |
L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1 |
1985 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2 |
1986 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3 |
1987 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4 |
1988 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5 |
1989 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6 |
1990 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7 |
1991 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8 |
1992 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9 |
1993 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10 |
1994 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11 |
1995 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12 |
1996 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13 |
1997 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14 |
1998 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15 |
1999 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16 |
2000 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17 |
2001 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18 |
2002 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19 |
2002 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20 |
2004 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21 |
2005 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22 |
2006 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23 |
2007 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24 |
2008 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25 |
2009 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26 |
2010 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27 |
2011 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28 |
2012 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29 |
2013 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30 |
2014 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31 |
2015 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32 |
2016 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33 |
2017 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34 |
2018 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35 |
2019 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36 |
2020 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37 |
2021 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38 |
2022 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39 |
2023 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40 |
2024 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41 |
2025 |
Buy |
Million Dollar Writing Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Drawing on the Power of Resonance in Writing |
2012 |
Buy |
| Million Dollar Outlines |
2013 |
Buy |
| Million Dollar Productivity |
2014 |
Buy |
| Million Dollar Professionalism for the Writer |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Non-User-Friendly Guide For Aspiring TV Writers |
2014 |
Buy |
| Worldbuilding |
2015 |
Buy |
| Pros and Cons |
2016 |
Buy |
| Writing as a Team Sport |
2018 |
Buy |
| Once More, With Feeling |
2019 |
N/A |
| Slushpile Memories |
2021 |
Buy |
| On Being a Dictator |
2025 |
Buy |
| The Non-User-Friendly Guide for Aspiring TV Writers: Experience and Advice from the Trenches |
2014 |
Buy |
Nightingale Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Tales from the Nightside |
2015 |
N/A |
| Die dunkle Seite der Nacht |
2003 |
N/A |
| Nightingale |
2011 |
Buy |
| Agents of Light and Darkness |
2003 |
N/A |
| Nightingale’s Lament |
2004 |
N/A |
| Powers Of Detection: Stories Of Mystery & Fantasy |
2004 |
N/A |
| Hex and the City |
2006 |
N/A |
| Paths Not Taken |
2005 |
N/A |
| Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth |
2006 |
N/A |
| Hell to Pay |
2006 |
N/A |
| The Unnatural Inquirer |
2007 |
N/A |
| Werwölfe zu Weihnachten |
2008 |
N/A |
| Unusual Suspects |
2008 |
N/A |
| Just Another Judgement Day |
2008 |
N/A |
| Mean Streets |
2009 |
N/A |
| The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny |
2010 |
N/A |
| A Hard Day’s Knight |
2011 |
N/A |
| The Bride Wore Black Leather |
2012 |
N/A |
| Those Who Fight Monsters: Tales of Occult Detectives |
2011 |
N/A |
| Ruas Estranhas |
2011 |
N/A |
| Oz Reimagined |
2013 |
N/A |
| Night Fall |
2018 |
N/A |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Blockbuster Book Signings |
2013 |
Buy |
| NaNoWriMo Inspirations |
2013 |
Buy |
| Write That Novel! |
2013 |
Buy |
| Million Dollar Book Signings |
2014 |
Buy |
| Daily Meditations: Writer Tips for 100 Days |
2014 |
Buy |
| Silk Road Takedown |
2018 |
Buy |
| Writing Wonder |
2019 |
Buy |
Ravenspell Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Of Mice and Magic |
2005 |
Buy |
| The Wizard of Ooze |
2007 |
Buy |
| Freaky Fly Day |
2009 |
Buy |
Serpent Catch Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Spirit Walker |
1991 |
Buy |
| Serpent Catch |
1991 |
Buy |
| Blade Kin |
1993 |
Buy |
| Path of the Hero |
1993 |
N/A |
| Path of the Crushed Heart |
1993 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Sweetly the Dragon Dreams |
2008 |
Buy |
| After a Lean Winter |
2011 |
Buy |
| A Rarefied View At Dawn |
2011 |
Buy |
| We Blazed |
2011 |
Buy |
| Wheatfields Beyond |
2011 |
Buy |
| Siren Song at Midnight |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Mooncalfe |
2011 |
Buy |
| My Favorite Christmas |
2011 |
Buy |
| Feeding the Feral Children |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Stone Mother’s Curse |
2012 |
Buy |
| At The Virgin’s Doorstep |
2012 |
Buy |
| Skyfish |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Smiling Man |
2012 |
Buy |
| Charley in the Wind |
2012 |
Buy |
| No Bird |
2012 |
Buy |
| Ship of Fools |
2016 |
Buy |
| Big and Shady |
2018 |
Buy |
| Woven of Shadow |
2018 |
Buy |
| Hellfire on the High Frontier |
2018 |
Buy |
| The King’s Despatcher |
2019 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| In the Company of Angels |
2009 |
Buy |
The Book Blogger’s Cookbooks Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The 2011 Book Blogger’s Cookbook |
2011 |
Buy |
| The 2012 Book Blogger’s Cookbook |
2012 |
Buy |
The Golden Queen Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Golden Queen |
1994 |
Buy |
| Beyond the Gate |
1995 |
Buy |
| Lords of the Seventh Swarm |
2012 |
Buy |
The Runelords Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Barbarians |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Runelords |
1998 |
Buy |
| Brotherhood of the Wolf |
1999 |
Buy |
| Schattenherz |
1999 |
N/A |
| Wizardborn |
2001 |
Buy |
| The Lair of Bones |
2002 |
Buy |
| Sons of the Oak |
2006 |
Buy |
| Worldbinder |
2001 |
Buy |
| The Wyrmling Horde |
2008 |
Buy |
| Chaosbound |
2009 |
Buy |
| Ashes and Starlight |
2014 |
Buy |
| A Tale of Tales |
2012 |
Buy |
David Farland was a fantasy and science fiction author whose career spanned four decades, from the mid-1980s to 2025. His most prominent work is The Runelords, a twelve-book epic fantasy series published between 1998 and 2014. The series is built around a magic system where people can give and receive physical and mental attributes called “endowments,” creating a complex framework for its political and military conflicts.
Beyond The Runelords, Farland wrote several other fantasy and science fiction series. The Golden Queen trilogy (1994-2012) is a space opera adventure, while Serpent Catch (1991-1993) is an earlier fantasy series. His Ravenspell books are middle-grade fantasy about mice and magic. He also produced a large body of short fiction and contributed to numerous anthologies.
Farland was deeply involved in teaching and mentoring writers. He coordinated the L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future contest and anthology for decades, editing over 40 volumes. His Million Dollar Writing series covers craft topics from outlining to productivity. Many successful authors, including Brandon Sanderson, have cited Farland as a mentor.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has David Farland written?
David Farland has written 144 books across twelve series.
What was David Farland's first book?
David Farland’s first book is L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1, published in 1985.
What genre does David Farland write?
David Farland wrote primarily epic fantasy and science fiction, with his best-known work being The Runelords series. He also wrote children’s fantasy, craft-of-writing guides, and edited the Writers of the Future anthologies.