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  • Bibliography:
    13 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 2010
  • Latest Book:
    February 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Divine Cities

1 - City of Stairs (Sep-2014)
2 - City of Blades (Feb-2016)
3 - City of Miracles (May-2017)

The Founders Trilogy

1 - Foundryside (Aug-2018)
2 - Shorefall (Apr-2020)
3 - Locklands (Jul-2022)

Book List in Order: 13 titles



  • It is the time of the Great Depression. Thousands have left their homes looking for a better life, a new life. But Marcus Connelly is not one of them. He searches for one thing, and one thing only. Revenge....



  • The year is 1919. The McNaughton Corporation is the pinnacle of American industry. They built the guns that won the Great War before it even began. They built the airships that tie the world together. And, above all, they built Evesden-a shining m...



  • Vaudeville: mad, mercenary, dreamy, and absurd, a world of clashing cultures and ferocious showmanship and wickedly delightful deceptions. But sixteen-year-old pianist George Carole has joined vaudeville for one reason only: to find the man he sus...



  • Some places are too good to be true. Under a pink moon, there is a perfect little town not found on any map. In that town, there are quiet streets lined with pretty houses, houses that conceal the strangest things. After a couple years of ha...



  • An atmospheric and intrigue-filled novel of dead gods, buried histories, and a mysterious, protean city--from one of America's most acclaimed young SF writers. The city of Bulikov once wielded the powers of the gods to conquer the world, enslavin...



  • A triumphant return to the world of City of Stairs.   A generation ago, the city of Voortyashtan was the stronghold of the god of war and death, the birthplace of fearsome supernatural sentinels who killed and subjugated millions.   Now, the c...



  • The third entry in Bennett's acclaimed Divine Cities fantasy series "Where your shadow falls there shall be night everlasting. And all shall dwell within the night, and the night shall swallow all..." Sigrud je Harkvaldsson has nothing left t...



  • In a city that runs on industrialized magic, a secret war will be fought to overwrite reality itself--the first in a dazzling new fantasy series from City of Stairs author Robert Jackson Bennett. Sancia Grado is a thief, and a damn good one. And...



  • Robert Jackson Bennett's Vigilance is a dark science fiction action parable from an America that has permanently surrendered to gun violence.The United States. 2030. John McDean executive produces "Vigilance," a reality game show designed to make sur...






  • As a magical revolution remakes a city, an ancient evil is awakened in a brilliant new novel from the Hugo-nominated author of Foundryside and the Divine Cities trilogy. A few years ago, Sancia Grado would’ve happily watched Tevanne burn. Now, ...



  • In the desolate flats of West Texas, two brothers purchase an old motel with the intent of renovating it and making a fortune off the population surge brought about by the fracking boom. Though each man is lured there by the promise of wealth, they a...



  • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The jaw-dropping conclusion to the acclaimed Founders Trilogy, from the Hugoâ€"nominated author of Foundryside and Shorefall “Bennett concludes his Founders trilogy . . . with characteristically high-spirited mayhem. Gr...



  • A Holmes and Watsonâ€"style detective duo take the stage in this fantasy with a mystery twist, from the Edgar-winning, multiple Hugo-nominated Robert Jackson Bennett“Superbly blends mystery and fantasy . . . Give me more of this world and these cha...


Award-Winning Books by Robert Jackson Bennett

The Company Man
2012 Edgar Allan Poe Award -- Paperback Original


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Robert Jackson Bennett has published 13 books.

Robert Jackson Bennett does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Tainted Cup, was published in February 2024.

The first book by Robert Jackson Bennett, Mr. Shivers, was published in January 2010.

Yes. Robert Jackson Bennett has 2 series.