George Mann Books in Order (Updated August 8, 2026)

George Mann is a British novelist, comics writer, editor, and scriptwriter whose bibliography crosses two very different types of reading order.

His original fiction includes the Newbury & Hobbes steampunk mysteries, the Ghost novels, and the Wychwood supernatural mysteries. Alongside those books, Mann has written extensively inside established worlds including Star Wars, Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes, Warhammer 40,000, Dark Souls, and Dragon Age.

That distinction matters.

A Newbury & Hobbes reader can follow a self-contained George Mann sequence from beginning to end. A reader picking up Star Wars: The Eye of Darkness, on the other hand, is entering the much larger High Republic storyline and should not treat Mann’s Star Wars books as one independent author series.

The Reading Orders That Actually Matter

For Mann’s own major series, use these orders.

Newbury & Hobbes

1. The Affinity Bridge
2. The Osiris Ritual
3. The Immorality Engine
4. The Executioner’s Heart
5. The Revenant Express
6. The Albion Initiative

The Ghost

1. Ghosts of Manhattan
2. Ghosts of War
3. Ghosts of Karnak
4. Ghosts of Empire

Wychwood

1. Wychwood
2. Hallowdene

These sequences should be read in order.

Mann’s Doctor Who and Star Wars books require a different approach because they belong to franchise continuities involving many other authors.

Newbury & Hobbes Books in Order

The main Newbury & Hobbes novels are:

1. The Affinity Bridge (2008)
2. The Osiris Ritual (2009)
3. The Immorality Engine (2011)
4. The Executioner’s Heart (2013)
5. The Revenant Express (2019)
6. The Albion Initiative (2022)

Included, continuous series.

This is the best place to begin if you want George Mann’s original fiction.

The books follow Sir Maurice Newbury, an investigator for Queen Victoria, and his assistant Veronica Hobbes through an alternate Victorian London filled with automatons, airships, supernatural threats, secret societies, and increasingly dangerous royal politics.

Although individual books contain their own investigations, the characters change substantially across the series. Newbury’s addictions, Veronica’s family, her unusual abilities, the Queen’s plans, and the political conflict surrounding the Crown all develop from book to book.

Publication order is therefore the correct reading order.

The Affinity Bridge

1. The Affinity Bridge (2008)

Start here.

The novel introduces Newbury and Hobbes as investigators operating in Mann’s alternate Victorian Britain.

It establishes both the technological side of the setting and its supernatural elements, including revenants, strange machinery, and the Crown’s interest in unusual phenomena.

Later books assume familiarity with the partnership formed here.

The Osiris Ritual

2. The Osiris Ritual (2009)

The second investigation expands the occult side of the series.

Newbury investigates apparent connections between Egyptian antiquities, murder, and a supposedly resurrected mummy, while Veronica follows a separate case involving disappearing women.

Read it after The Affinity Bridge.

The Immorality Engine

3. The Immorality Engine (2011)

The third novel pushes Newbury’s personal problems and his relationship with Veronica further forward.

It also introduces a mystery surrounding a criminal who appears to be both dead and active.

This is not a good starting point because the emotional consequences rely increasingly on the first two books.

The Executioner’s Heart

4. The Executioner’s Heart (2013)

By Book 4, the larger Newbury & Hobbes storyline becomes especially important.

A deadly assassin is targeting members of Victorian society while Newbury, Veronica, and their allies deal with the repercussions of previous investigations and the Queen’s growing interest in Veronica.

Read the first three novels before this one.

The Revenant Express

5. The Revenant Express (2019)

This fifth novel follows directly from serious developments involving Veronica.

Part of the story sends Newbury aboard a train journey across Europe while other characters deal with events back in Britain.

The six-year real-world publication gap does not represent a reset.

This is Book 5, not a fresh entry point.

The Albion Initiative

6. The Albion Initiative (2022)

Main-series conclusion.

The final novel brings the long-running conflict surrounding Queen Victoria, the Secret Service, Prince Edward, Newbury, Veronica, and Bainbridge toward its conclusion.

Mann and the publisher explicitly present this as the concluding Newbury & Hobbes novel.

Readers should reach it only after The Revenant Express.

Is Newbury & Hobbes Finished?

Yes, the principal six-novel sequence reaches its conclusion with The Albion Initiative.

Additional Newbury & Hobbes fiction exists in short stories, novellas, and comics, but these do not extend the main novel sequence into Book 7.

For a novels-only reader, the complete route is:

1. The Affinity Bridge
2. The Osiris Ritual
3. The Immorality Engine
4. The Executioner’s Heart
5. The Revenant Express
6. The Albion Initiative

The Casebook of Newbury & Hobbes

1. The Casebook of Newbury & Hobbes (2013)

Optional collection.

This volume gathers shorter supernatural and steampunk investigations involving Newbury, Hobbes, Bainbridge, and other characters.

It includes stories from different points in the characters’ lives rather than functioning as a conventional numbered novel.

The safest placement for a first read is after The Immorality Engine or after The Executioner’s Heart.

Readers who want to avoid interrupting the novel sequence can simply finish all six novels and return to the collection later.

Newbury & Hobbes Novellas

Mann has also written individually published Newbury & Hobbes novellas, including The London Particular.

These are Optional additions rather than numbered novels.

The London Particular was released in 2022 as part of a set of independent steampunk novellas. It places Newbury, Veronica, and Bainbridge inside a locked-house style mystery involving murder, fog, and a mechanical threat.

Readers already familiar with the central trio will get more from these shorter cases.

For a clean first experience, prioritize the six novels.

Newbury & Hobbes Comics

The series also extends into comics.

Most notably:

1. Newbury & Hobbes: The Undying

Optional expanded-universe material.

The comic material belongs to the Newbury & Hobbes setting but should not be inserted as a numbered seventh novel.

Readers primarily following prose can finish the main book sequence without it.

The Ghost Books in Order

Mann’s Ghost series follows Gabriel Cross, a masked vigilante operating in an alternate version of twentieth-century New York.

Read:

1. Ghosts of Manhattan (2010)
2. Ghosts of War (2011)
3. Ghosts of Karnak (2016)
4. Ghosts of Empire (2017)

Included, continuous four-book series.

The Ghost books combine alternate history, pulp adventure, superheroes, strange technology, espionage, and supernatural threats.

Unlike an anthology-style shared world, Gabriel’s story carries forward across the novels.

Ghosts of Manhattan

1. Ghosts of Manhattan

This is the correct starting point.

It introduces Gabriel Cross and his masked identity, the Ghost, in a version of 1920s and 1930s New York shaped by different technology and politics.

Nothing from Newbury & Hobbes is required first for the immediate story.

Ghosts of War

2. Ghosts of War

The second novel continues Gabriel’s adventures amid growing international tension.

Mechanical creatures, military conspiracies, and the threat of conflict with Britain broaden the series beyond organized crime.

Read it after Ghosts of Manhattan.

Ghosts of Karnak

3. Ghosts of Karnak

The third Ghost novel returns to Gabriel after a lengthy gap between publications.

Egyptian imagery, murder, disappearances, and supernatural forces drive the story.

It remains Book 3 despite the gap.

Ghosts of Empire

4. Ghosts of Empire

This is the fourth published Ghost novel.

It follows the events of Ghosts of Karnak and continues Gabriel and Ginny’s story amid renewed political and supernatural threats.

Read the Ghost novels straight through by publication order.

Are The Ghost and Newbury & Hobbes Connected?

The two series are related through Mann’s broader alternate-history conception and are commonly treated as occupying the same larger fictional framework, with the Ghost material taking place later.

However, they follow different protagonists in different periods and locations.

A new reader does not need to complete Newbury & Hobbes before beginning Ghosts of Manhattan.

The safest classification is:

Connected wider setting, separate principal series.

For readers who want Mann’s alternate world in publication order, begin with Newbury & Hobbes and add the Ghost books around their original publication dates.

For story clarity, keeping each series together is easier.

Wychwood Books in Order

The Wychwood supernatural mysteries are:

1. Wychwood (2017)
2. Hallowdene (2018)

Included, direct series.

These books are completely separate from Newbury & Hobbes and the Ghost.

They follow journalist Elspeth Reeves and police officer Peter Shaw through crimes connected with English folklore and local supernatural traditions.

Wychwood

1. Wychwood

After personal and professional upheaval, Elspeth returns to rural Oxfordshire.

A ritualistic murder draws her into an investigation involving the legend of the Carrion King and the mythology surrounding the Wychwood area.

This book establishes Elspeth, Peter, and the series format.

Hallowdene

2. Hallowdene

Read this after Wychwood.

Elspeth and Peter investigate another case in which local traditions, folklore, archaeology, and murder overlap.

The mystery itself is new, but the returning protagonists make publication order preferable.

Is There a Third Wychwood Book?

As of August 8, 2026, Mann’s official bibliography still presents Wychwood and Hallowdene as the published books in this supernatural mystery sequence.

I could not verify a third Wychwood novel with a firm publication date.

Treat the series as two published novels unless Mann or his publisher announces another installment.

Sherlock Holmes Books by George Mann

Mann has written original Sherlock Holmes fiction as well as edited Holmes anthologies.

His principal Holmes novels include:

1. Sherlock Holmes: The Will of the Dead (2013)
2. Sherlock Holmes: The Spirit Box (2014)

These are licensed or continuation fiction based on Arthur Conan Doyle’s characters, not part of Newbury & Hobbes.

Do You Need to Read Them in Order?

Publication order is sensible:

1. The Will of the Dead
2. The Spirit Box

However, they operate as individual Holmes cases and do not form the kind of tightly serialized narrative found in Newbury & Hobbes.

The Will of the Dead

This novel places Holmes and Watson in a new mystery written in the style and world of the original detective stories.

It is a reasonable first George Mann Holmes book.

The Spirit Box

Read afterward if you want to continue through Mann’s Holmes novels.

No Newbury & Hobbes knowledge is required.

Sherlock Holmes Anthologies Edited by George Mann

Mann has also edited collections by multiple authors, including:

1. Encounters of Sherlock Holmes
2. Further Encounters of Sherlock Holmes
3. Associates of Sherlock Holmes
4. Further Associates of Sherlock Holmes

These are anthologies, not four George Mann novels.

They contain stories by multiple writers and can be read independently.

Do not mix them into the Newbury & Hobbes sequence even when individual stories play with similar Victorian or steampunk ideas.

Doctor Who Books by George Mann

Mann has written extensively for Doctor Who across novels, short fiction, reference books, comics, and audio.

Important prose titles include:

1. Doctor Who: Paradox Lost (2011)
2. Doctor Who: Engines of War (2014)
3. Doctor Who: The Memory of Winter
4. Doctor Who: The Lost Planet

He has also contributed to collaborative Doctor Who books and collections such as:

1. Tales of Trenzalore
2. The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who
3. Doctor Who: The Whoniverse
4. Doctor Who: The Target Storybook

These works should not be read as one George Mann series.

Each belongs to a particular part of Doctor Who continuity.

Paradox Lost

1. Doctor Who: Paradox Lost

This is an Eleventh Doctor adventure.

It can be read independently if you already understand the basic Doctor Who premise.

It has no connection to Newbury & Hobbes.

Engines of War

1. Doctor Who: Engines of War (2014)

This is one of Mann’s most significant Doctor Who novels.

It follows the War Doctor during the Time War and features his companion for the story, Cinder.

It is Separate continuity from Mann’s other original fiction and does not require Paradox Lost first.

The book works best for readers already familiar with the War Doctor and the broad television continuity surrounding the Time War.

Should You Read George Mann’s Doctor Who Books in Publication Order?

Not necessarily.

A better approach is to choose by Doctor.

Mann’s Doctor Who works span different incarnations and formats, so publication date does not create one continuous storyline.

If you are reading Doctor Who comprehensively, follow the relevant Doctor Who range rather than a George Mann-only chronology.

Star Wars Books by George Mann

Star Wars has become one of the largest parts of Mann’s bibliography.

His prose work includes both folklore-style collections and major contributions to Star Wars: The High Republic.

Important titles include:

1. Star Wars: Myths & Fables (2019)
2. Star Wars: Dark Legends (2020)
3. Star Wars: Life Day Treasury (2021), with Cavan Scott
4. Star Wars: The High Republic: Quest for the Hidden City (2022)
5. Star Wars: The Battle of Jedha (2023)
6. Star Wars: The Eye of Darkness (2023)
7. Star Wars: The High Republic: Tears of the Nameless (2024)

Mann has also written High Republic short fiction and comics.

Star Wars Myths and Legends Books

For Mann’s illustrated in-universe story collections, a convenient publication order is:

1. Star Wars: Myths & Fables
2. Star Wars: Dark Legends
3. Star Wars: Life Day Treasury

These books present stories, legends, ghost tales, and traditions from within the Star Wars galaxy.

They are not a continuous trilogy with recurring protagonists.

Readers can technically choose any volume first.

Star Wars: The High Republic Books by George Mann

This is where a George Mann-only reading order becomes dangerous.

His major High Republic prose includes:

1. Quest for the Hidden City
2. The Battle of Jedha
3. The Eye of Darkness
4. Tears of the Nameless

They do not represent Books 1 through 4 of a private George Mann series.

Each occupies a particular position inside the multi-author High Republic publishing initiative.

Quest for the Hidden City

This middle-grade novel belongs to Phase II of The High Republic.

It follows Jedi and Pathfinder characters during an earlier historical period than the original Phase I stories.

Readers following the entire High Republic should use the Phase II reading sequence rather than jumping directly from this book to The Eye of Darkness.

The Battle of Jedha

The Battle of Jedha was created as an audio drama, with its script also published in book form.

It occurs during Phase II and follows events connected to Convergence and the escalating conflicts surrounding Jedha.

It is Included for a comprehensive Phase II read.

The Eye of Darkness

This adult novel opens a major part of Phase III.

It follows the aftermath of the fall of Starlight Beacon and the Nihil’s creation of the Occlusion Zone.

Do not read it immediately after The Battle of Jedha expecting one continuous George Mann plot. The two books occur in different High Republic phases separated by a substantial period of galactic history.

Tears of the Nameless

Tears of the Nameless is another Phase III contribution.

It deals extensively with the threat posed by the Nameless.

Readers following The High Republic should place it according to the official Phase III sequence, not simply after every earlier Mann title.

George Mann High Republic Comics

Mann has also written significant High Republic comics and graphic novels, including:

1. The High Republic Adventures: The Nameless Terror
2. The High Republic Adventures: Echoes of Fear
3. The High Republic Adventures: Pathfinders

These are Included only for readers following the wider High Republic comic continuity.

They are not sequels to Newbury & Hobbes, nor should they be treated as prose novels.

The High Republic Adventures: Pathfinders

Pathfinders is an important current title as of August 2026.

The comic series follows a Republic Pathfinder team investigating the mysterious death of Jedi Master Atticus Cale.

Individual issues are being published in 2026.

A collected edition containing issues 1 through 6 is scheduled for December 22, 2026.

Because that date is still in the future as of this update, list the collected volume as Upcoming, not as an already released George Mann book.

Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories

Mann’s recent Star Wars comics also include:

1. Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories: Qui-Gon
2. Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories: Tides of Terror

These are separate comic projects focusing on different Star Wars characters.

Qui-Gon was collected in 2025.

Tides of Terror features Jedi Master Kit Fisto and began publication in 2025.

They do not form a two-book continuous series.

Warhammer 40,000 Books by George Mann

Mann has written both prose and comics in the Warhammer 40,000 universe.

An important prose novel is:

1. Shrike (2017)

This is a Space Marine Legends novel centered on Kayvaan Shrike of the Raven Guard.

Mann has also written Raven Guard short fiction and collections associated with the Chapter.

Warhammer 40,000 Comics in Order

Mann’s connected Titan Comics sequence is:

1. Warhammer 40,000 Vol. 1: Will of Iron
2. Warhammer 40,000 Vol. 2: Revelations
3. Warhammer 40,000 Vol. 3: Fallen

Included, connected comic sequence.

These books follow Dark Angels, Inquisitor Sabbathiel, and conflict surrounding the secrets of the Chapter.

Read these three graphic novels in order.

They are separate from Shrike, which centers on the Raven Guard.

Dark Souls Books and Comics by George Mann

Mann has written multiple Dark Souls comic projects.

His bibliography includes titles and collections such as:

1. Dark Souls
2. Dark Souls: The Willow King
3. Dark Souls: Mother of Mourning

These works belong to licensed Dark Souls fiction rather than Mann’s original universes.

Individual Dark Souls comic arcs should generally be read within their own arc order.

Do not assume that every George Mann Dark Souls title is the next chapter in one single protagonist’s journey.

Dragon Age: The Missing

1. Dragon Age: The Missing

Licensed graphic novel or comic collection. Separate continuity.

Mann worked on this Dragon Age story within BioWare’s established fantasy universe.

Readers should follow Dragon Age continuity rather than placing it beside Mann’s original novels.

The Human Abstract

1. The Human Abstract (2004)

Standalone.

This early George Mann novel predates Newbury & Hobbes.

It is not a hidden Book 0 of The Affinity Bridge.

Readers interested only in his best-known series do not need to begin here.

Time Hunter Books

Before Newbury & Hobbes, Mann contributed to the Time Hunter line, including:

1. The Severed Man
2. Child of Time, with David J. Howe

These belong to the shared Time Hunter series rather than an independent George Mann continuity.

For that reason they should be read according to the broader Time Hunter sequence if you are collecting that range.

They are Separate continuity from Mann’s later original series.

George Mann as an Anthologist

Mann has edited numerous speculative fiction anthologies, including volumes in the Solaris science fiction and fantasy lines.

He has also edited themed anthologies such as Sherlock Holmes collections and other genre books.

These should be separated from novels he wrote himself.

A book carrying “edited by George Mann” does not become another installment in Newbury & Hobbes or the Ghost series.

Should You Read George Mann in Publication Order?

Not across his entire career.

A strict publication list would jump repeatedly between:

1. Newbury & Hobbes
2. The Ghost
3. Doctor Who
4. Sherlock Holmes
5. Wychwood
6. Warhammer 40,000
7. Star Wars
8. Dark Souls
9. Anthologies
10. Comics

That sequence would be historically accurate but poor for continuity.

Grouping by series is much clearer.

Recommended George Mann Reading Order

For readers primarily interested in Mann’s own fiction, I recommend three blocks.

First: Newbury & Hobbes

1. The Affinity Bridge
2. The Osiris Ritual
3. The Immorality Engine
4. The Executioner’s Heart
5. The Revenant Express
6. The Albion Initiative

Add The Casebook of Newbury & Hobbes and the novellas afterward if desired.

Second: The Ghost

7. Ghosts of Manhattan
8. Ghosts of War
9. Ghosts of Karnak
10. Ghosts of Empire

This keeps Gabriel Cross’s entire sequence together.

Third: Wychwood

11. Wychwood
12. Hallowdene

After those books, move into whichever licensed universe interests you.

Star Wars readers should use a High Republic reading order. Doctor Who readers should choose stories by Doctor or range. Warhammer and Dark Souls readers should follow those franchises rather than continuing an author-wide sequence.

Best George Mann Book to Start With

For most readers of his original work:

1. The Affinity Bridge

It introduces his longest major original series and gives the clearest sense of his combination of mystery, supernatural fiction, alternate history, and unusual technology.

For a shorter commitment:

1. Wychwood

It begins a two-book supernatural mystery sequence.

For pulp adventure:

1. Ghosts of Manhattan

It starts the four-book Ghost series.

For Doctor Who readers:

1. Engines of War

It requires no knowledge of Mann’s original novels, although familiarity with the War Doctor helps.

For Star Wars readers:

Do not choose purely by author. Pick the High Republic phase or Star Wars era you are already following.

Are Newbury & Hobbes and Wychwood Connected?

No confirmed continuity requires them to share a world.

Both involve mystery and supernatural material, but they use different settings, periods, and fictional frameworks.

Treat Wychwood as Separate continuity.

Are George Mann’s Sherlock Holmes Books Connected to Newbury & Hobbes?

They are not part of the principal Newbury & Hobbes novel sequence.

The Casebook of Newbury & Hobbes can play with Sherlock Holmes material, but Mann’s dedicated Sherlock Holmes novels are continuation fiction based on Arthur Conan Doyle’s characters.

Do not insert The Will of the Dead or The Spirit Box between Newbury & Hobbes novels.

Are His Star Wars Books One Series?

No.

This is probably the most important warning for readers looking at Mann’s recent bibliography.

His Star Wars books include:

1. In-universe folklore collections
2. Middle-grade High Republic fiction
3. Adult High Republic novels
4. Audio drama scripts
5. Short fiction
6. Comics and graphic novels

They occupy different formats and different points of Star Wars history.

The High Republic books must be integrated with works by other authors for a complete continuity read.

Latest George Mann Books

George Mann remains active across licensed fiction and comics as of August 2026.

Recent book-length and collected work includes Star Wars projects such as Tears of the Nameless, Hyperspace Stories: Qui-Gon, and continuing High Republic comics.

For his own original novel series, the most recent Newbury & Hobbes novel is:

1. The Albion Initiative (2022)

It concludes that sequence.

There is no later Wychwood or Ghost novel with a confirmed publication date that should currently be added to those series.

Upcoming George Mann Book

A confirmed forthcoming collected edition is:

1. Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures: Pathfinders (December 22, 2026)

Upcoming as of August 8, 2026.

The volume collects the six-issue comic miniseries.

Individual issues are being published before the collected edition, so readers should distinguish between the ongoing comic release and the later book-format collection.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is George Mann’s first Newbury & Hobbes book?

The Affinity Bridge.

It was originally published in 2008 and begins the main series.

How many main Newbury & Hobbes novels are there?

There are six principal novels:

1. The Affinity Bridge
2. The Osiris Ritual
3. The Immorality Engine
4. The Executioner’s Heart
5. The Revenant Express
6. The Albion Initiative

There are also shorter stories, novellas, and comics.

Does Newbury & Hobbes have an ending?

Yes.

The Albion Initiative is presented as the concluding novel in the main series.

Where does The Casebook of Newbury & Hobbes fit?

It is a collection of shorter stories rather than Book 4 or Book 7.

Read it after you have some familiarity with Newbury, Veronica, and Bainbridge. After The Immorality Engine is a reasonable placement.

What order do the Ghost books go in?

Read:

1. Ghosts of Manhattan
2. Ghosts of War
3. Ghosts of Karnak
4. Ghosts of Empire

Is Ghosts of Manhattan connected to The Affinity Bridge?

The Ghost and Newbury & Hobbes occupy related alternate-history territory and are commonly treated within the same broader world, but they follow separate casts in different historical periods.

You can start Ghosts of Manhattan without reading Newbury & Hobbes.

How many Wychwood books are there?

Two published novels are currently established:

1. Wychwood
2. Hallowdene

What order should I read George Mann’s Sherlock Holmes novels?

Read:

1. The Will of the Dead
2. The Spirit Box

They are separate from his Sherlock Holmes anthologies.

Which George Mann Doctor Who book comes first?

There is no single Mann-only Doctor Who series.

Paradox Lost predates Engines of War, but the books feature different parts of Doctor Who continuity. You do not need Paradox Lost before Engines of War.

Is Engines of War part of Newbury & Hobbes?

No.

It is a Doctor Who novel featuring the War Doctor.

What order should I read George Mann’s Star Wars books?

Do not use a simple George Mann publication order for The High Republic.

Instead, place Quest for the Hidden City, The Battle of Jedha, The Eye of Darkness, Tears of the Nameless, and his comics within the appropriate official High Republic phase.

Is The Eye of Darkness the first High Republic novel?

No.

It opens an important part of Phase III, but The High Republic contains many earlier books by other authors.

What is George Mann’s newest upcoming book?

As of August 8, 2026, Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures: Pathfinders has a collected paperback scheduled for December 22, 2026.

Where should a new George Mann reader begin?

Begin with The Affinity Bridge if you want his original fiction.

It leads into his longest and most complete original novel sequence.

Conclusion

George Mann’s bibliography should be divided before it is ordered.

His core original series are straightforward. Read Newbury & Hobbes from The Affinity Bridge through The Albion Initiative. Read The Ghost from Ghosts of Manhattan through Ghosts of Empire. Read Wychwood before Hallowdene.

After that, author order becomes much less useful.

Mann’s Star Wars, Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes, Warhammer 40,000, Dark Souls, and Dragon Age books belong to pre-existing worlds with their own continuity rules. Keep those titles inside the relevant franchise rather than treating them as sequels to one another merely because George Mann wrote them.

For a first-time reader who wants the clearest representation of Mann’s own work, The Affinity Bridge remains the most reliable starting point.