H.G. Parry Standalone Novels books in order

Q: "How many books are in the H.G. Parry Standalone Novels series?"

"There are six books in the H.G. Parry Standalone Novels series, published between 2019 and 2026."

Q: "What is the first book in the H.G. Parry Standalone Novels series?"

"The first book in the H.G. Parry Standalone Novels series is The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep, published in 2019."

Q: "Do you need to read H.G. Parry's standalone novels in order?"

"No. Each of H.G. Parry's standalone novels is a separate story with its own characters and setting. You can read them in any order. The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep is the most common starting point since it was her debut and gives a good sense of her style."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep	2019	H.G. Parry	Buy
2	The Magician’s Daughter	2023	H.G. Parry	Buy
3	Heartless	2024	H.G. Parry	Buy
4	The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door	2024	H.G. Parry	Buy
5	A Far Better Thing	2025	H.G. Parry	Buy
6	The Witch Below the Dreaming Wood	2026	H.G. Parry	Buy

H.G. Parry’s standalone novels share a love of history, literature, and magic, but each one tells its own story in a different setting and time period. Her debut, The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep (2019), is set in modern-day Wellington, New Zealand, and follows a man whose brother keeps accidentally reading fictional characters into reality. It is part literary puzzle, part urban fantasy, and thoroughly original.

The Magician’s Daughter (2023) moves to a remote island off the Irish coast in 1912, where a young woman raised in isolation discovers that the magical world her guardian has protected her from is far more dangerous than she imagined. Heartless (2024) and The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door (2024) continue Parry’s interest in hidden magical worlds colliding with real ones, while A Far Better Thing (2025) returns to the French Revolution with a story inspired by Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities.

Her most recent book, The Witch Below the Dreaming Wood (2026), is her latest addition to a growing body of work that has established her as one of the most interesting voices in historical fantasy. Readers who enjoy smart, well-researched fantasy that takes its literary and historical sources seriously will find plenty to appreciate across all six of these novels.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the H.G. Parry Standalone Novels series?

There are six books in the H.G. Parry Standalone Novels series, published between 2019 and 2026.

What is the first book in the H.G. Parry Standalone Novels series?

The first book in the H.G. Parry Standalone Novels series is The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep, published in 2019.

Do you need to read H.G. Parry's standalone novels in order?

No. Each of H.G. Parry’s standalone novels is a separate story with its own characters and setting. You can read them in any order. The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep is the most common starting point since it was her debut and gives a good sense of her style.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order