Author guide
Andrew Rowe Books in Order
Andrew Rowe is a professional game designer and fantasy novelist. He has worked at Blizzard Entertainment, Cryptic Studios, and Obsidian Entertainment. He also runs Shades of Venaya, a swords-and-sorcery live-action role-playing game, and writes for tabletop role-playing games. His fiction includes the Arcane Ascension, Weapons and Wielders, The War of Broken Mirrors, and The Lost Edge series, as well as standalone novels and novellas.
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Start with one of these
Forging Divinity
Start here for the author's traditional political-intrigue fantasy.
Six Sacred Swords
Start here for the lightest and most action-oriented shared-universe series.
Sufficiently Advanced Magic
The author's recommended starting point for magical schools and detailed magic systems.
Edge of the Woods
Start here for faerie settings, exploration, and a more wondrous atmosphere.
Crystal Awakening
Start here for the Shattered Legacy series set in the Arcane Ascension universe.
How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps
A standalone parody novella that is unrelated to the shared universe.
Death Game Quality Assurance
A standalone novel in a separate universe.
Read in order
Books by series
novel series · complete
The War of Broken Mirrors
A serious, multi-perspective fantasy series focused on political intrigue and subterfuge.
novel series · ongoing
Weapons and Wielders
An action-comedy-adventure series following Keras Selyrian as he searches for the Six Sacred Swords.
novel series · ongoing
Arcane Ascension
A progression-fantasy series combining magical-school study, dungeon climbing, and detailed exploration of magic systems.
- 1 Sufficiently Advanced MagicAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2017
- 2
On the Shoulders of TitansAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 2018
- 3
The Torch that Ignites the StarsAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 2020
- 4
The Silence of Unworthy GodsAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 2022
- 5
When Wizards Follow FoolsAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 2024
- 6 A Brief History of ChronomancyAmazon ↗
Book 6 · novel · 2025
novel series · ongoing
The Lost Edge
A fantasy series focused on exploration, introspection, and training in an ancient faerie forest.
novel series · ongoing
Shattered Legacy
A co-authored fantasy series by Andrew Rowe and Kayleigh Nicol set in the Arcane Ascension universe.
Outside the series