Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingfall | 2021 | David Estes | Buy |
| 2 | Dragonfall | 2021 | David Estes | Buy |
| 3 | Magefall | 2021 | David Estes | Buy |
| 4 | Nightfall | 2022 | David Estes | Buy |
| 5 | Endfall | 2023 | David Estes | Buy |
The Kingfall Histories opens with Kingfall, set in a world where the balance between kings, mages, and dragons has kept relative peace — until it does not. The series follows multiple characters across factions as the order they have known begins to collapse. The “fall” in each title (Kingfall, Dragonfall, Magefall, Nightfall, Endfall) tracks the collapse of each major power group in sequence, giving the series a structural backbone that makes the overall shape of the story clear even from the first book.
Estes published Kingfall, Dragonfall, and Magefall all in 2021, then followed with Nightfall in 2022 and the concluding Endfall in 2023. The pace of publication was fast by any standard, and the series was complete within two years of the first book. Like the Fatemarked Epic, the series uses multiple POV characters and does not treat any single perspective as safe.
The Kingfall Histories sits in the same broad lane as the Fatemarked Epic — multi-POV adult epic fantasy with political intrigue and high stakes — but the world and magic system are entirely distinct. It is a reasonable starting point for readers new to Estes’s fantasy work who want a complete series before committing.