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MagicQuest Books in Order

26
Books
1958
First Book
1979
Latest Book
22
Years

Below you'll find the complete list of MagicQuest books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.

Reading order verified: April 2026

Quick Answer

What order should I read the MagicQuest series? Start with "The Sherwood Ring (By: Elizabeth Marie Pope)" (1958) and follow publication order through all 26 books.

The complete MagicQuest reading order is listed below in publication sequence.

Publication Order

1
The Sherwood Ring (By: Elizabeth Marie Pope) cover

The Sherwood Ring (By: Elizabeth Marie Pope)

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1958

2
The Seventh Swan (By: Nicholas Stuart Gray) cover

The Seventh Swan (By: Nicholas Stuart Gray)

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1962

3
The Dragon Hoard (By: Tanith Lee,Graham Oakley) cover

The Dragon Hoard (By: Tanith Lee,Graham Oakley)

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1971

4
The Throme of the Erril of Sherill (By: Patricia A. McKillip) cover

The Throme of the Erril of Sherill (By: Patricia A. McKillip)

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1973

5
The Perilous Gard (By: Elizabeth Marie Pope) cover

The Perilous Gard (By: Elizabeth Marie Pope)

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1974

6
The Magic Three of Solatia (By: Jane Yolen) cover

The Magic Three of Solatia (By: Jane Yolen)

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1974

7
Power of Three (By: Diana Wynne Jones) cover

Power of Three (By: Diana Wynne Jones)

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1976

8
Time Piper (By: Delia Huddy) cover

Time Piper (By: Delia Huddy)

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1976

9
The Dark Lord of Pengersick (By: Richard Carlyon) cover

The Dark Lord of Pengersick (By: Richard Carlyon)

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1976

10
East of Midnight (By: Tanith Lee) cover

East of Midnight (By: Tanith Lee)

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1977

11
The Devil on the Road (By: Robert Westall) cover

The Devil on the Road (By: Robert Westall)

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1978

12
The Ash Staff (By: Paul R. Fisher) cover

The Ash Staff (By: Paul R. Fisher)

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1979

13
Tulku cover

Tulku

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1979

14
The Magicians of Caprona (By: Diana Wynne Jones) cover

The Magicians of Caprona (By: Diana Wynne Jones)

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1980

15
The Princess and the Thorn (By: Paul R. Fisher) cover

The Princess and the Thorn (By: Paul R. Fisher)

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1980

16
Mont Cant Gold (By: Paul R. Fisher) cover

Mont Cant Gold (By: Paul R. Fisher)

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1981

17
The Hawks of Fellheath (By: Paul R. Fisher) cover

The Hawks of Fellheath (By: Paul R. Fisher)

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1984

18
Talking to Dragons (By: Patricia C. Wrede) cover

Talking to Dragons (By: Patricia C. Wrede)

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1985

19
The Last Days of the Edge of the World (By: Brian M. Stableford) cover

The Last Days of the Edge of the World (By: Brian M. Stableford)

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1985

20
The Tenth Ghost Book cover

The Tenth Ghost Book

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1974

21
The Bumper Book of Ghost Stories cover

The Bumper Book of Ghost Stories

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1976

22
Verdict of Thirteen cover

Verdict of Thirteen

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1979

23
Travellers in Time: Past, Present, and to Come cover

Travellers in Time: Past, Present, and to Come

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1980

24
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 12 cover

The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 12

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1986

25
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection cover

Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection

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2003

26

Dickinson won two Carnegie Medals—for Tulku

1979

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