Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Bound Folio |
2012 |
Buy |
| Art of War |
2018 |
Buy |
Best Laid Plans Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Fifth Empire of Man |
2017 |
Buy |
| Where Loyalties Lie |
2017 |
Buy |
Inferno! Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Inferno! Volume 1 |
2018 |
Buy |
| Inferno! Volume 2 |
2019 |
Buy |
| Inferno! Volume 3 |
2019 |
Buy |
| Inferno! Volume 4 |
2019 |
Buy |
| Inferno! Volume 5 |
2020 |
Buy |
| Inferno! Volume 6 |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Emperor’s Finest |
2022 |
Buy |
It Takes a Thief… Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| It Takes a Thief to Catch a Sunrise |
2014 |
Buy |
| It Takes a Thief to Start a Fire |
2016 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Anarchy’s End |
2019 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Drones |
2018 |
Buy |
| City of Kings |
2018 |
Buy |
The God Eater Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Herald |
2024 |
Buy |
| Deathless |
2024 |
Buy |
| Demon |
2024 |
Buy |
| Hammerfall |
2026 |
Buy |
The Mortal Techniques Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Never Die |
2019 |
Buy |
| Pawn’s Gambit |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Century Blade |
2021 |
Buy |
| Spirits of Vengeance |
2021 |
Buy |
The Ties That Bind Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Bound Folio |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Heresy Within |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Colour of Vengeance |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Price of Faith |
2013 |
Buy |
The War Eternal Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Along the Razor’s Edge |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Lessons Never Learned |
2020 |
Buy |
| From Cold Ashes Risen |
2020 |
Buy |
| Sins of the Mother |
2022 |
Buy |
| Death’s Beating Heart |
2022 |
Buy |
Titan Hoppers Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Titan Hoppers |
2022 |
Buy |
| Spire Climbers |
2023 |
Buy |
| Fleet Champions |
2024 |
Buy |
| Black Cloaks |
2025 |
Buy |
Rob J. Hayes is a British self-published fantasy author who has built a reputation in the grimdark and epic fantasy space. He won the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO) in 2017 with Where Loyalties Lie, the first book in his pirate fantasy duology Best Laid Plans. His debut series, The Ties That Bind, established his voice in grimdark fiction with its morally complex characters and brutal world-building.
Hayes’s work ranges across several subgenres of fantasy. The War Eternal is a five-book grimdark series beginning with Along the Razor’s Edge (2020), following a young woman’s fight for survival and revenge. The Mortal Techniques draws on East Asian-inspired settings, starting with Never Die (2019), in which a boy with the power to resurrect the dead gathers warriors for an impossible mission. Titan Hoppers moves into progression fantasy territory, while The God Eater (2024-2026) is his most recent series. He has also contributed stories to Games Workshop’s Inferno! anthology line and written standalone novels including Drones and City of Kings.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Rob J. Hayes written?
Rob J. Hayes has written 37 books across 11 series.
What was Rob J. Hayes's first book?
Rob J. Hayes’s first book is The Bound Folio, published in 2012.
Has Rob J. Hayes won any awards?
Rob J. Hayes won the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO) with Where Loyalties Lie in 2017. He has been a prominent figure in the self-published fantasy community and was a finalist in SPFBO on multiple occasions.