Anne Ursu Books in Order
Anne Ursu has written 11 books, published between 2002 and 2024. The first book is Spilling Clarence (2002) and the newest is Not Quite a Ghost (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 2002–2024
- Pages on record
- 2,770 in 7 of 11 books
- Reading time
- 46–69 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,770 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 11 titles with a page count on record.
The catalogue holds 11 books by Anne Ursu, an American children's writer and novelist who lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Spilling Clarence (2002) is the earliest and Not Quite a Ghost (2024) the newest. The Cronus Chronicles is the series listed for Ursu, and Breadcrumbs (2011), The Real Boy (2013) and The Lost Girl (2019) are other titles. Subjects include fantasy fiction, Greek mythology, magic and missing children.
How many Anne Ursu books are there?
Anne Ursu has 11 books, released between 2002 and 2024. 3 of them belong to the Cronus Chronicles series.
Anne Ursu Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Anne Ursu 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.
- 1Spilling Clarence2002 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420022881/4
- 2The Disapparation of James2003 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420032881/4
- 320064321/4
- 420074481/4
- 520095141/4
- 7Max Swings for the Fences2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 8The Real Boy2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 9The Lost Girl2019 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/420193681/4
- 10The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy2021 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/420214321/4
- 11Not Quite a Ghost2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
Anne Ursu 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.
Cronus Chronicles in order
3 booksStandalone books
8 books8 Anne Ursu titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Anne Ursu books in order?
You only need to read Anne Ursu books in order within the Cronus Chronicles series, which holds 3 of the 11 Anne Ursu books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Anne Ursu
Start with Spilling Clarence (2002), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Anne Ursu book?
Not Quite a Ghost (2024) is the newest Anne Ursu book released so far.
Is there a new Anne Ursu book coming?
No next Anne Ursu book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Anne Ursu at a glance
- Still publishing
- Anne Ursu published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Anne Ursu books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,770 pages across the 7 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 432 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Anne Ursu books, 5 of 11, were published in the 2000s.
What the Anne Ursu books are about
9 of the 11 Anne Ursu books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 4 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 4 of 9 books
- Fantasy 3 of 9 books
- Adventure stories 2 of 9 books
- Greek mythology 2 of 9 books
- Magic 2 of 9 books
- Mythical animals 2 of 9 books