Matthew J. Kirby books

Matthew J. Kirby is an American author of middle-grade fiction and video game tie-in novels, known for the Assassin's Creed and Diablo book series as well as original novels like Icefall and The Clockwork Three, with 46 books published since 2001.

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Been There, Done That 2015 Buy

Assassin’s Creed: Last Descendants Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Last Descendants 2016 Buy
Grobowiec chana 2016 N/A
Tomb of the Khan 2016 Buy
Fate of the Gods 2017 Buy

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Geirmund’s Saga 2021 Buy
Sword of the White Horse 2022 Buy
Assassins Creed 4 Revelations 2011 N/A
Assassin’s Creed: Forsaken 2012 N/A
Desert Oath 2017 N/A

Dark Gravity Sequence Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Arctic Code 2015 Buy
Island of the Sun 2016 Buy
The Rogue World 2017 Buy

Diablo Character Tome Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Book of Cain 2011 Buy
Book of Adria 2018 Buy
Book of Tyrael 2018 Buy
Book of Lorath 2023 Buy
Book of Prava 2024 Buy

Diablo IV Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Diablo Archive 2006 N/A
Legacy of Blood 2001 N/A
The Lost Horadrim 2026 Buy
The Black Road 2002 N/A
The Kingdom of Shadow 2002 N/A
Moon of the Spider 2005 N/A
Diablo: Der Sündenkrieg 1 2006 N/A
Scales of the Serpent 2007 N/A
The Veiled Prophet 2004 N/A
diablo-iii-book-of-cain 2011 N/A
2004 N/A
Diablo III: Heroes Rise, Darkness Falls 2012 N/A
Diablo III: Book of Tyrael 2013 N/A
Diablo: Sword of Justice 2013 N/A

Infinity Ring Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
A Mutiny in Time 2012 Buy
Divide and Conquer 2012 Buy
The Trap Door 2013 Buy
Curse of the Ancients 2013 Buy
Cave of Wonders 2013 Buy
Behind Enemy Lines 2013 Buy
The Iron Empire 2014 Buy
Eternity 2014 Buy

Quantum League

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Spell Robbers 2020 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Clockwork Three 2010 Buy
Icefall 2011 Buy
The Lost Kingdom 2013 Buy
A Taste for Monsters 2016 Buy
Star Splitter 2023 Buy

Matthew J. Kirby works across two distinct tracks: original middle-grade fiction and video game tie-in novels. His original work includes The Clockwork Three (2010), a steampunk adventure, and Icefall (2011), which won the Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery and is set in a Viking-era ice cave. The Dark Gravity Sequence brought his writing into science fiction territory with three books starting in 2015.

His tie-in work is extensive. He has written for the Assassin’s Creed franchise (both the Last Descendants series and Valhalla titles), the Diablo game series (including Character Tomes and Diablo IV novels), and the Infinity Ring series. This combination of literary ambition in his original work and commercial success in franchise fiction has made Kirby a versatile presence in young adult and middle-grade publishing.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Matthew J. Kirby written?

Matthew J. Kirby has written 46 books across nine series.

What was Matthew J. Kirby's first book?

Matthew J. Kirby’s first book is Legacy of Blood, published in 2001.

What is Matthew J. Kirby best known for?

He is known for both his original middle-grade novels (Icefall won the Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery) and his extensive work writing tie-in novels for video game franchises including Assassin’s Creed, Diablo, and Infinity Ring.

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