Arkane Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Pentecost |
2011 |
N/A |
| Pentecost / Stone of Fire |
2011 |
Buy |
| Prophecy / Crypt of Bone |
2011 |
Buy |
| Exodus |
2012 |
N/A |
| Exodus / Ark of Blood |
2012 |
Buy |
| One Day in Budapest |
2013 |
Buy |
| Day of the Vikings |
2014 |
Buy |
| Gates of Hell |
2015 |
Buy |
| One Day in New York |
2015 |
Buy |
| Destroyer of Worlds |
2016 |
Buy |
| End of Days |
2017 |
Buy |
| Valley of Dry Bones |
2018 |
Buy |
| Tree of Life |
2020 |
Buy |
| Tomb of Relics |
2021 |
Buy |
| Soldiers of God |
2024 |
Buy |
| Spear of Destiny |
2024 |
Buy |
London Psychic Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Desecration |
2013 |
Buy |
| Delirium |
2014 |
Buy |
| Deviance |
2015 |
Buy |
Mapwalkers Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Map of Shadows |
2017 |
Buy |
| Map of Plagues |
2019 |
Buy |
| Map of the Impossible |
2020 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Pilgrimage |
2023 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Dark Queen |
2019 |
Buy |
| A Midwinter Sacrifice |
2021 |
Buy |
| Blood, Sweat, and Flame |
2022 |
Buy |
| With A Demon’s Eye |
2023 |
Buy |
| Beneath the Zoo |
2023 |
Buy |
| De-Extinction of the Nephilim |
2024 |
Buy |
| Seahenge |
2024 |
Buy |
Short Story Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Thousand Fiendish Angels |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Buried and the Drowned |
2025 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Risen Gods |
2015 |
Buy |
| Catacomb |
2023 |
Buy |
| Death Valley |
2025 |
Buy |
| Blood Vintage |
2025 |
Buy |
J.F. Penn is the pen name of British author Joanna Penn, who lives in Bath, England. She began publishing fiction in 2011 with Stone of Fire, the first ARKANE thriller, and has built a catalog spanning multiple series and genres. Her work consistently blends real-world history, religious artifacts, and global locations with a thread of the supernatural, drawing comparisons to authors like James Rollins and Dan Brown.
Her ARKANE series, featuring ex-Israeli military psychologist and Oxford professor Morgan Sierra, is her longest-running work and has grown to sixteen books. Alongside it she has written the darker, grittier London Psychic crime thrillers set in London, the Mapwalkers fantasy adventure trilogy, and a range of standalone novels and short fiction exploring folk horror and dark fantasy. She won Best Non-Fiction/Memoir at the 2024 London Book Fair Selfie Awards for her travel memoir Pilgrimage.
Penn is also known as Joanna Penn, a podcaster and author of books on the craft and business of writing. Her fiction work is published under J.F. Penn to keep the two audiences distinct. She describes her fiction as stories for people who like their adventure with a dark edge, rooted in real places she has visited during her research travels.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has J.F. Penn written?
J.F. Penn has written 36 books across seven series.
What was J.F. Penn's first book?
J.F. Penn’s first book is Pentecost, published in 2011.
What types of books does J.F. Penn write?
J.F. Penn writes across several genres, with her fiction ranging from action-adventure supernatural thrillers (the ARKANE series) to dark psychological crime (the London Psychic trilogy) to portal fantasy (the Mapwalkers series). She also writes folk horror standalones and has published a travel memoir about solo pilgrimage walking. Under her real name, Joanna Penn, she is a well-known voice in the self-publishing community through her podcast and non-fiction work for authors.