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Mage Errant
by John Bierce · Audiobooks: Podium Audio
John Bierce's magic-school progression fantasy series, first self-published and relaunched in bookstores on September 29, 2026 through Aethon, with audiobooks from Podium Audio read by Ralph Lister.
- Books
- 7 + 1
- Status
- Complete
- Audio
- 90 h 51 m
- Narrator
- Ralph Lister
- Pages
- 3,095
- Checked
Seven books. Aethon's page for book 1 lists them under "The Complete Series", Amazon calls it "Mage Errant (7 book series)" and the author's site lists no book 8. A spinoff novel, The Young Warlocks, is in progress.
Audio gap: across 5 books the audiobook came a median 111 days after the ebook, from 103 days later to 148 days later. Compare every series
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Every Mage Errant book in order
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| Read | # | Title | Kindle | Pages | Audible release | Audible length | Goodreads (Oct 11, 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Into the Labyrinth | Oct 9, 2018 | 216 | not listed | not listed | 4.18 from 13,615 | |
| 2 | Jewel of the Endless Erg | Feb 8, 2019 | 278 | not listed | not listed | 4.20 from 10,210 | |
| 3 | A Traitor in Skyhold | Aug 19, 2019 | 358 | Jan 14, 2020 | 11 h 53 m | 4.19 from 8,953 | |
| 4 | The Lost City of Ithos | Aug 13, 2020 | 443 | Nov 24, 2020 | 16 h 7 m | 4.29 from 7,866 | |
| 5 | The Siege of Skyhold | Apr 14, 2021 | 471 | Aug 3, 2021 | 17 h 16 m | 4.37 from 8,082 | |
| 6 | Tongue Eater | Apr 24, 2022 | 577 | Sep 13, 2022 | 20 h 2 m | 4.34 from 4,842 | |
| 7 | The Last Echo of the Lord of Bells | May 14, 2023 | 752 | Aug 29, 2023 | 25 h 33 m | 4.49 from 4,214 | |
| 8 | The Gorgon Incident and Other StoriesExtra, read after the main books | Feb 27, 2024 | 424 | Feb 27, 2024 | 16 h 14 m | 4.50 from 563 |
- On Audible, books 1 and 2 are sold only together as Mage Errant: Publisher's Pack (16h18m, August 20, 2019, Ralph Lister); the audio total shown here covers books 3 to 7.
- Mage Errant Volume 1 (hardcover, Aethon: Vault, September 29, 2026) contains books 1 and 2.
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Editions
Mage Errant in hardcover
Book 1: Into the Labyrinth
Aethon: Vault hardcover, Sep 29, 2026 (Summer 2026 on the publisher's list), ISBN 9781638494089. Source: Aethon book page, checked Oct 11, 2026.
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Guides
Our Mage Errant guides
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How we checked this
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