Builder’s Legacy Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Connection Unknown |
2022 |
Buy |
| Sliding Reality |
2023 |
Buy |
| Existential Threat |
2023 |
Buy |
Death Knight Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Skeleton with a Heart |
2019 |
Buy |
| Possessor of the Heart |
2019 |
Buy |
| A Skeleton and a Lich |
2020 |
Buy |
| A Skeleton’s Duty |
2020 |
Buy |
| A Lich’s Love |
2020 |
Buy |
Emerilia Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Trapped Mind Project |
2017 |
Buy |
| Benvari Mountains |
2017 |
Buy |
| For the Guild |
2017 |
Buy |
| New Horizons |
2017 |
Buy |
| This is Our Land |
2017 |
Buy |
| Stone Raiders’ Return |
2017 |
Buy |
| Time of Change |
2017 |
Buy |
| Beyond All Expectations |
2017 |
Buy |
| Of Myths and Legends |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Pantheon Moves |
2017 |
Buy |
| Empire Burning |
2019 |
Buy |
Harmony War Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Sacremon |
2016 |
Buy |
| Masoul |
2016 |
Buy |
| Osdal |
2016 |
Buy |
| Fernix |
2016 |
Buy |
| Earth |
2019 |
Buy |
Maraukian War Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| The Tenth Awakens |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Vanguard Emerges |
2018 |
Buy |
| An Empire is Born |
2018 |
Buy |
| Enemies on All Sides |
2018 |
Buy |
| On the War Path |
2018 |
Buy |
Restarting the Apocalypse Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Restarting the Apocalypse |
2025 |
Buy |
| Against Ruin’s Fate |
2025 |
Buy |
| A Future Promise |
2026 |
Buy |
| Old Trials Anew |
2026 |
Buy |
Rise of the Free Fleet Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| The Recruitment |
2015 |
Buy |
| Coming Home |
2015 |
Buy |
| No Rest for the WIcked |
2015 |
Buy |
| From the Black |
2016 |
Buy |
| From Furies Forged |
2016 |
Buy |
| War’s Reward |
2016 |
Buy |
Ten Realms Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Two Week Curse |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Second Realm |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Third Realm |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Fourth Realm |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Fifth Realm |
2019 |
Buy |
| Sixth Realm, Part 1 |
2020 |
Buy |
| Sixth Realm, Part 2 |
2020 |
Buy |
| Seventh Realm, Part 1 |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Seventh Realm Part 2 |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Eighth Realm |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Ninth Realm |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Tenth Realm |
2022 |
Buy |
The Four Horsemen Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Four Horsemen |
2024 |
Buy |
| Planes of Etera |
2024 |
Buy |
| Ilus Found |
2024 |
Buy |
| Ilus Rises |
2024 |
Buy |
| Old Histories |
2025 |
Buy |
Michael Chatfield has published over fifty books since 2015, working primarily in LitRPG and military science fiction. His two largest series, Emerilia (11 books) and Ten Realms (12 books), both involve characters navigating worlds with game-like progression systems, where leveling up, crafting, and strategic combat drive the plots forward.
His earlier work includes the Rise of the Free Fleet and Harmony War series, both military sci-fi with a focus on fleet combat and ground warfare. The Maraukian War continues in that vein. More recently, the Death Knight series moves into dark fantasy LitRPG territory, and The Four Horsemen and Restarting the Apocalypse series show Chatfield continuing to explore new settings while keeping the progression and combat frameworks his readers expect.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Michael Chatfield written?
Michael Chatfield has written 56 books across nine series.
What was Michael Chatfield's first book?
Michael Chatfield’s first book is Coming Home, published in 2015.
What is LitRPG, and how does Chatfield approach it?
LitRPG is a genre where characters exist inside game-like worlds with levels, skills, and progression systems. Chatfield’s Emerilia series uses this framework — characters discover their reality is a constructed game world — while his Ten Realms series follows two veterans who are pulled into a fantasy world with RPG mechanics. His military background informs the combat and tactics in both.