Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ararat | 2006 | J. R. Rain | Buy |
| 2 | Lost Eden | 2010 | J. R. Rain | Buy |
| 3 | Cursed | 2010 | J. R. Rain | Buy |
| 4 | The Vampire Club | 2011 | J. R. Rain | Buy |
| 5 | Dare to Enter a Distant World | 2011 | J. R. Rain | Buy |
| 6 | Forever Silent | 2011 | J. R. Rain | Buy |
| 7 | The Angel and the Gift | 2011 | J. R. Rain | Buy |
| 8 | The Emerald River | 2011 | J. R. Rain | Buy |
| 9 | Dragon Assassin | 2013 | J. R. Rain | Buy |
| 10 | Dolfin Tayle | 2013 | J. R. Rain | Buy |
| 11 | Jack and the Giants | 2014 | J. R. Rain | Buy |
| 12 | Judas Silver | 2014 | J. R. Rain | Buy |
| 13 | Lavabull | 2015 | J. R. Rain | Buy |
| 14 | Spirit Mountain | 2016 | J. R. Rain | Buy |
| 15 | The Enchantress | 2016 | J. R. Rain | Buy |
| 16 | The Worm Returns | 2016 | J. R. Rain | Buy |
| 17 | Ice Wolf | 2016 | J. R. Rain | Buy |
| 18 | The Journey | 2017 | J. R. Rain | Buy |
| 19 | Quantum Gods | 2024 | J. R. Rain | Buy |
| 20 | Master Nicolo | 2024 | J. R. Rain | Buy |
J.R. Rain’s standalone novels span his career from Ararat (2006) to Master Nicolo (2024). The twenty books cover everything from biblical adventures and portal fantasies to dragon assassins and quantum physics, reflecting Rain’s prolific approach to genre fiction.
The early standalone novels include Ararat (2006), which deals with biblical mystery, and a productive 2011 stretch that yielded five books: Dare to Enter a Distant World, Forever Silent, The Angel and the Gift, The Emerald River, and The Vampire Club. Rain continued at a steady pace through the mid-2010s with fantasy titles like Dragon Assassin (2013), The Enchantress (2016), and Ice Wolf (2016).
After a seven-year gap following The Journey (2017), Rain returned to standalone work with Quantum Gods and Master Nicolo, both published in 2024. The range of subjects across these twenty books is wide. Readers looking for a single entry point into Rain’s writing may find a standalone novel easier to start with than jumping into one of his longer series.