The Raven
The Chronicles of The Raven is primarily set on Balaia and revolves around a group of mercenaries who call themselves The Raven. The trilogy consists of three novels:
- Dawnthief
- Noonshade
- Nightchild
The events of Legends of The Raven continue on from the events of Chronicles of The Raven and consists of another three novels:
- Elfsorrow
- Shadowheart
- Demonstorm
The story is picked back up 10 years after the end of Demonstorm many of the previous characters are brought back
His two trilogies are both published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.
Light Stealer is set in the same world as the above trilogies, but set several hundred years previously. The events revolve around a famous mage named Septern who is mentioned many times in the trilogies.
Light Stealer is published by PS Publishing.
Barclay has stated on numerous occasions that he is unlikely to write any more books regarding The Raven, however he has stated on his online forum that he is interested in writing an encyclopedia on the world of The Raven. But in 2008 he released
Ravensoul which brings back many of the previous characters for one final battle.
On July 18 Barclay announced he is writing a seventh Raven book titled
Ravensoul, quoted in the news section of his site "
Ravensoul is about how honour and love transcend the boundary of life and death; and how greed and the lust for power can put at risk the lives, and deaths, of everyone."http://www.jamesbarclay.com/news.htm
The Ascendants
The Ascendants of Estorea, departs from the world of Balaia. The titles of the two books are:
- Cry of the Newborn
- Shout for the Dead