Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blessed King | 2019 | Karen Tomlinson | Buy |
| 2 | Wiccan Queen | 2019 | Karen Tomlinson | Buy |
| 3 | The Burning Season | 2015 | Karen Tomlinson | N/A |
| 4 | Emerald Warrior | 2020 | Karen Tomlinson | Buy |
| 5 | The Shadow Road | 2016 | Karen Tomlinson | N/A |
Karen Tomlinson’s Eight Kingdoms series is set in a fantasy world of warring realms. The Burning Season (2015) introduces the setting, followed by The Shadow Road (2016), Blessed King (2019), Wiccan Queen (2019), and Emerald Warrior (2020).
The series spans five books over five years, with a gap between the early entries and the later ones. The Burning Season and The Shadow Road set up the world and its conflicts, then Blessed King and Wiccan Queen arrived together in 2019 to push the story forward. Emerald Warrior (2020) continues the war between kingdoms with new alliances and betrayals.
Tomlinson writes fantasy with a romantic thread running through the action. The titles hint at the character archetypes that drive each book: kings, queens, and warriors all fighting for control of the eight kingdoms. Readers who prefer fantasy where political maneuvering matters as much as sword fights will find that balance here.