Anne Bishop Books in Order
Anne Bishop has written 31 books, published between 1998 and 2025. The first book is Daughter of the Blood (1998) and the newest is Turns of Fate (2025). One more title is announced: Storms of Fate (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 31 + 1 announced
- Published
- 1998–2025
- Confirmed
- 31 of 32 titles
- Pages on record
- 11,534 in 27 of 32 books
- Reading time
- 192–288 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 11,534 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 27 of 32 titles with a page count on record.
Anne Bishop writes dark fantasy. The Black Jewels series begins with Daughter of the Blood (1998) and runs on witches and the imagined realm of Terreille; The Others and the World of the Others turn to shapeshifters, werewolves and vampires. Ephemera, Tir Alainn and An Isle of Wyrd fill out 32 catalogued titles, with Storms of Fate scheduled for 2027. Books run 430 pages at the median.
How many Anne Bishop books are there?
Anne Bishop has 31 published books, released between 1998 and 2025. They include 5 separate series. One more, Storms of Fate (2027), is announced.
Anne Bishop Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 32 Anne Bishop books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119984123/4
- 219994823/4
- 320004303/4
- 420003983/4
- 520014203/4
- 620024203/4
- 720034203/4
- 820054393/4
- 920064363/4
- 1020074543/4
- 1120083283/4
- 1220093403/4
- 1320104763/4
- 1420114633/4
- 1520122103/4
- 162012–3/4
- 1720124353/4
- 1820134963/4
- 1920144303/4
- 2020155113/4
- 2120163993/4
- 2220173973/4
- 2320184023/4
- 2420195113/4
- 2520204143/4
- 2620215303/4
- 2720223533/4
- 282022–2/4
- 2920235283/4
- 302024–3/4
- 312025–3/4
- 322027–3/4
Anne Bishop series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Black Jewels books in order 12 books
Anne Bishop books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Others in order
5 booksWorld of the Others in order
4 books- 1. Lake Silence
- 2. Wild Country
- 3. Crowbones
- 4. The Dark Ship
Ephemera in order
4 books- 1. Sebastian
- 2. Belladonna
- 3. The Voice
- 4. Bridge of Dreams
Tir Alainn in order
3 booksAnne Bishop Short Story
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
An Isle of Wyrd in order
2 booksDo you have to read Anne Bishop books in order?
You only need to read Anne Bishop books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Anne Bishop
Start with Daughter of the Blood (1998), the first Black Jewels book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Anne Bishop book?
Turns of Fate (2025) is the newest Anne Bishop book released so far.
Is there a new Anne Bishop book coming?
Yes. Storms of Fate (2027) is the next Anne Bishop book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.
Award nominations for Anne Bishop
Wikidata records 1 nomination for Anne Bishop. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Locus Award for Best First Novel1999Shortlistedfor Daughter of the Blood
Anne Bishop at a glance
- Still publishing
- Anne Bishop is still publishing. Storms of Fate is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Anne Bishop books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 11,534 pages across the 27 of 32 books with a recorded length, a median of 430 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Anne Bishop books, 12 of 32, were published in the 2010s.
What the Anne Bishop books are about
26 of the 32 Anne Bishop books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 15 of 26. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 15 of 26 books
- Science fiction, fantasy, horror 8 of 26 books
- Fantasy, epic 5 of 26 books
- Supernatural 5 of 26 books
- Witches 5 of 26 books
- Women prophets 5 of 26 books
- Shapeshifting 4 of 26 books
- Werewolves 4 of 26 books
- American literature 3 of 26 books
- Jaenelle (fictitious character) 3 of 26 books
- Terreille (imaginary place) 3 of 26 books