High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Chronicles of the Necromancer is a series of fantasy novels written by Gail Z. Martin. The first book in the series, The Summoner, was released January 30, 2007. The second book, The Blood King, was released in the United States on February 1, 2008. Dark Haven, the third book, was released in February 2009. The fourth book, Dark Lady`s Chosen was released December 29, 2009. A fifth book, The Sworn was released March 2011, beginning "The Fallen Kings Cycle". The sixth book The Dread was released February 2012, ends "The Fallen Kings Cycle".