Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strange Magic | 2015 | James A. Hunter | Buy |
| 2 | Cold Hearted | 2015 | James A. Hunter | Buy |
| 3 | Flashback: Siren Song | 2015 | James A. Hunter | Buy |
| 4 | Wendigo Rising | 2015 | James A. Hunter | Buy |
| 5 | Flashback: The Morrigan | 2016 | James A. Hunter | Buy |
| 6 | Savage Prophet | 2016 | James A. Hunter | Buy |
| 7 | Brimstone Blues | 2017 | James A. Hunter | Buy |
| 8 | Red Reckoning | 2020 | James A. Hunter | Buy |
The Yancy Lazarus series was James A. Hunter’s first published work, beginning with Strange Magic in 2015. Yancy is a blues musician and mage who travels across America dealing with supernatural threats. The series includes six main novels and two flashback novellas (Siren Song and The Morrigan) that fill in Yancy’s backstory.
The main story arc runs from Strange Magic through Cold Hearted, Wendigo Rising, Savage Prophet, and Brimstone Blues, with Red Reckoning (2020) bringing the series to a close. Hunter’s writing here leans more toward classic urban fantasy than his later LitRPG work, with a grittier tone and a protagonist who relies on wits and raw magical power rather than game-style progression systems.