Richard Harland books

Richard Harland is an Australian author of fantasy, steampunk, and horror fiction, known for the Worldshaker series and the Ferren Trilogy.

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Encounters 2004 Buy
Australian Dark Fantasy and Horror 2006 2006 Buy
Year’s Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy, Volume 4 2008 Buy
Australian Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3 2009 Buy
The Wilful Eye 2011 Buy
Anywhere but Earth 2011 Buy
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three 2011 Buy
Bloodstones 2012 Buy
Dreaming of Djinn 2013 Buy
Strange Bedfellows 2014 Buy
Kisses by Clockwork 2014 Buy

Best Horror of the Year Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One 2009 Buy
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two 2010 Buy
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three 2011 Buy
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four 2012 Buy
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five 2013 Buy
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six 2014 Buy
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven 2015 Buy
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight 2016 Buy
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine 2017 Buy
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten 2018 Buy
The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction 2018 Buy
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven 2019 Buy
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve 2020 Buy
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen 2021 Buy
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen 2022 Buy
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen 2024 Buy
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen 2024 Buy
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen 2025 Buy

Heaven and Earth / Ferren Trilogy Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Ferren and the Doomsday Mission / Ferren and the White Doctor 2004 Buy
Ferren and the Angel 2004 Buy
Ferren and the Invasion of Heaven 2004 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Black Crusade 2004 Buy
Walter Wants to be a Werewolf 2006 Buy

Worldshaker Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Worldshaker 2009 Buy
Liberator 2011 Buy
Song of the Slums 2013 Buy

Richard Harland is an Australian author who writes across fantasy, steampunk, and horror. His Worldshaker series (2009-2013) is a steampunk trilogy set aboard an enormous moving city, while the Heaven and Earth / Ferren Trilogy (2004) is a fantasy about the collision between angelic and human worlds. Both series are aimed at young adult readers.

Harland is also well connected to the Australian speculative fiction scene, with contributions to numerous anthologies and a presence in the Best Horror of the Year series. He has published more than thirty books across various formats.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Richard Harland written?

Richard Harland has written 37 books across five series.

What was Richard Harland's first book?

Richard Harland’s first book is Encounters, published in 2004.

What is Richard Harland best known for?

Harland is best known for the Worldshaker series (2009-2013), a steampunk fantasy about a massive mobile city, and the Ferren Trilogy (2004), a fantasy about a world divided between angelic and human realms. He is also a frequent contributor to Australian horror and fantasy anthologies.

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