Artefact Books in Order

This reading order guide provides the complete list of Artefact books in order, from the very first to the latest, so you won’t miss anything!

About the Artefact Series

Rhys A. Jones’ Artefact Series is a middle-grade treasure that’s full of adventure, full of heart and full of just enough mystery to keep you reading way past bedtime. At its core is Oz Chambers, an eleven-year-old stuck in a creaky, crooked place called Penwurt. While grown-ups in town whisper about ghosts and curses, Oz only hears the faint laughter of parties from before the rotting floorboards and sees ghosts that look a lot like memories of Dad. When soundless footsteps drift along the hall and the attic trapdoor lifts like an invitation, Oz, his clever neighbour Ruff and his loyal, sandwich-obsessed friend Ellie go on an expedition they never planned. Everything tilts that rainy afternoon when a torn cardboard packet arrives, the last delivery from his dad’s secret life. Inside dark velvet is a pebble of perfect obsidian, its surface swirling like a sleeping galaxy. In that moment Oz realises Penwurt isn’t just a refuge from times tables – it’s the start of a story that spins through secret families, old scores and a creeping shadow that has work of its own to do.

With Soph navigating screens like moonlight through fog, Oz finds the world warped by screens and full of violent secrets. Quiet alleys transmit the whispers of a creature only locals fear – the Beast of Seabourne – taunting with curses of its own. Tests of loyalty will break, remake and rebuild the boy, forcing him to walk the line between ideals of friendship and the cold claims of digital truth. Atmospheric scenes unravel like forgotten photographs, each one tainted by subtle betrayal, fun to decode. Clever twists of fate will make you gasp, strip away trust and pile on the heartbreak without spilling a drop of blood on the page. Fans of shadowy riddles will find a new obsession.