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Start with Speaks the Nightbird and continue through all 9 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with Speaks the Nightbird
Book 1 by Robert R McCammon • Published 2002
Magistrate Isaac Woodward and his young clerk Matthew Corbett arrive in the Carolina settlement of Fount Royal to judge an accused witch, but Matthew’s doubts about the case lead him into a dangerous investigation tha...
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Matthew Corbett Robert Mccammon reading order
Ends with Leviathan
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Book 1:Speaks the Nightbird
Robert R McCammon • 2002
Magistrate Isaac Woodward and his young clerk Matthew Corbett arrive in the Carolina settlement of Fount Royal to judge an accused witch, but Matthew’s doubts about the case lead him into a dangerous investigation tha...
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Book 2:The Queen of Bedlam
Robert R McCammon • 2007
Now a clerk in 1703 New York, Matthew Corbett is drawn into the hunt for a masked serial killer and into the orbit of the mysterious Herrald Agency, as clues point toward a nameless woman in an asylum who may hold the...
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Book 3:Mister Slaughter
Robert R McCammon • 2010
Tasked with escorting notorious killer Tyranthus Slaughter from an asylum to a waiting ship, Matthew Corbett and Hudson Greathouse make one terrible choice that lets their prisoner loose, sending Matthew on a brutal c...
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Book 4:The Providence Rider
Robert R McCammon • 2012
Summoned to the remote stronghold of criminal mastermind Professor Fell, Matthew Corbett is ordered to uncover a traitor within Fell’s inner circle, forcing him to navigate a web of assassins, pirates, and plots where...
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Book 5:The River of Souls
Robert R McCammon • 2014
In 1703 Carolina, a murdered girl, three escaped slaves, and a haunted plantation send Matthew Corbett upriver into treacherous swamp country, where human hunters, exiled warriors, and something strange born of the ma...
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Book 6:Freedom of the Mask
Robert R McCammon • 2016
After a mission goes wrong, Matthew Corbett vanishes from New York and resurfaces in grim London, where he must survive Newgate Prison, a sadistic gaoler, and a masked conspirator whose plans reach from filthy alleys...
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Book 7:Cardinal Black
Robert R McCammon • 2019
Berry Grigsby’s mind is disintegrating under a poison devised by Professor Fell, and the only hope is a stolen book of potions, so Matthew Corbett partners with a charming killer to infiltrate London’s underworld and...
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Book 8:The King of Shadows
Robert R McCammon • 2022
En route to Italy in search of a sorcerer’s mirror, Matthew Corbett and his companions are shipwrecked on a secluded island whose hospitable residents hide disturbing secrets, as the place slowly erodes their memories...
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Book 10:Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes
Use the reading order above to move through the series in the intended sequence.
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Matthew Corbett Robert Mccammon FAQ
What is the best order to read the Matthew Corbett Robert Mccammon series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Speaks the Nightbird.
How many books are in the Matthew Corbett Robert Mccammon series?
There are 9 books currently listed in the Matthew Corbett Robert Mccammon series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Matthew Corbett Robert Mccammon series?
New readers should start with Speaks the Nightbird, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Matthew Corbett Robert Mccammon series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2002 to 2022.