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Caitlin R. Kiernan Books in Order

Caitlin R. Kiernan has written 86 books, published between 1997 and 2025. The first book is The Dreaming#17 (1997) and the newest is Bright Dead Star (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Caitlin R. Kiernan also publishes as Kathleen Tierney.

Books
86
Published
1997–2025
Pages on record
9,947 in 38 of 86 books
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Caitlín R. Kiernan, born 26 May 1964, is an Irish-born American writer of science fiction and dark fantasy who also works as a paleontologist. The output includes 10 novels, comic book series, and more than 250 short stories, novellas and vignettes. Kiernan has won both the World Fantasy Award and the Bram Stoker Award twice. The catalogue lists 86 entries from 1997 to 2025, including issues of The Dreaming, Silk (1998) and Bright Dead Star (2025). Dancy Flammarion, Siobhan Quinn, Tinfoil Dossier and Chance Matthews are listed series, and horror, vampires and werewolves appear in the subjects.

How many Caitlin R. Kiernan books are there?

Caitlin R. Kiernan has 86 books, released between 1997 and 2025. They include 7 series and 28 titles listed outside any series.

Caitlin R. Kiernan Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 86 Caitlin R. Kiernan 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.

  1. Cover of Candles for Elizabeth by Caitlin R. Kiernan, book 1 of the Chap series (1998)
  2. Cover of Silk by Caitlin R. Kiernan, book 1 of the Silk series (1998)
  3. Cover of The Dreaming by Caitlin R. Kiernan, book 1 of the Dreaming series (1998)
  4. Cover of Tales of Pain and Wonder by Caitlin R. Kiernan (2000)
  5. Cover of Threshold by Caitlin R. Kiernan, book 1 of the Chance Matthews series (2001)
  6. Cover of From Weird and Distant Shores by Caitlin R. Kiernan (2002)
  7. Cover of In The Garden Of Poisonous Flowers by Caitlin R. Kiernan, book 2 of the Chap series (2002)
  8. Cover of The Five of Cups by Caitlin R. Kiernan (2003)
  9. Cover of Low Red Moon by Caitlin R. Kiernan, book 2 of the Chance Matthews series (2003)
  10. Cover of Murder of Angels by Caitlin R. Kiernan, book 2 of the Silk series (2004)
  11. Cover of To Charles Fort, with Love by Caitlin R. Kiernan (2005)
  12. Cover of Beowulf by Caitlin R. Kiernan (2007)
  13. Cover of Daughter of Hounds by Caitlin R. Kiernan (2007)
  14. Cover of Tales from the Woeful Platypus by Caitlin R. Kiernan (2007)
  15. Cover of Galapagos (Eclipse 3) by Caitlin R. Kiernan (2009)
  16. Cover of A is for Alien by Caitlin R. Kiernan (2009)
  17. Cover of The Red Tree by Caitlin R. Kiernan (2009)
  18. Cover of The Ammonite Violin & Others by Caitlin R. Kiernan (2010)
  19. Cover of Two Worlds and in Between by Caitlin R. Kiernan (2011)
  20. Cover of Alabaster: Wolves by Caitlin R. Kiernan, book 1 of the Dancy Flammarion series (2012)
  21. Cover of The Drowning Girl by Caitlin R. Kiernan (2012)
  22. Cover of Confessions of a Five-Chambered Heart by Caitlin R. Kiernan (2012)
  23. Cover of Blood Oranges by Caitlin R. Kiernan, book 1 of the Siobhan Quinn series (2013)
  24. Cover of The Ape's Wife and Other Stories by Caitlin R. Kiernan (2013)
  1. 1
    The Dreaming#17Dreaming (1996-2001) #121997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  2. 2
    The Dreaming#18Dreaming (1996-2001) #131997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  3. 3
    The Dreaming#19Dreaming (1996-2001) #141997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  4. 4
    Candles for ElizabethChap #11998 · 61 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199861
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  5. 5
    SilkSilk #11998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  6. 6
    The DreamingDreaming #11998 · 222 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998222
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  7. 7
    The Dreaming#22Dreaming (1996-2001) #171998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  8. 8
    The Dreaming#23Dreaming (1996-2001) #181998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  9. 9
    The Dreaming#24Dreaming (1996-2001) #191998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  10. 10
    The Dreaming #26Dreaming (1996-2001) #201998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  11. 11
    The Dreaming #27Dreaming (1996-2001) #211998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  12. 12
    The Dreaming#28Dreaming (1996-2001) #221998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  13. 13
    The Dreaming#30Dreaming (1996-2001) #231998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  14. 14
    The Dreaming#33Dreaming (1996-2001) #241998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  15. 15
    The Dreaming #34Dreaming (1996-2001) #251999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  16. 16
    The Dreaming#35Dreaming (1996-2001) #261999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  17. 17
    The Dreaming#36Dreaming (1996-2001) #271999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  18. 18
    The Dreaming#37Dreaming (1996-2001) #281999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  19. 19
    The Dreaming #38Dreaming (1996-2001) #291999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  20. 20
    The Dreaming#39Dreaming (1996-2001) #301999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  21. 21
    The Dreaming#40Dreaming (1996-2001) #311999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  22. 22
    The Dreaming#41Dreaming (1996-2001) #321999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  23. 23
    The Dreaming#42Dreaming (1996-2001) #331999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  24. 24
    The Dreaming#43Dreaming (1996-2001) #341999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  25. 25
    The Dreaming#44Dreaming (1996-2001) #351999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  26. 26
    The Dreaming#45Dreaming (1996-2001) #361999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  27. 27
    Tales of Pain and Wonder2000 · 395 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000395
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  28. 28
    The Dreaming#46Dreaming (1996-2001) #372000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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  29. 29
    The Dreaming#48Dreaming (1996-2001) #382000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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  30. 30
    The Dreaming#49Dreaming (1996-2001) #392000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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Caitlin R. Kiernan series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Caitlin R. Kiernan 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.

Dancy Flammarion in order

6 books
  1. 1. Alabaster: Wolves
  2. 2. Alabaster: Pale Horse
  3. 3. Alabaster : Grimmer Tales
  4. 4. Alabaster Volume 2: Grimmer Tales
  5. 5. Alabaster: The Good, the Bad, and the Bird
  6. 6. Comes a Pale Rider

Eclipse in order

3 books
  1. 1. Eclipse 1
  2. 3. Eclipse 3
  3. 4. Eclipse 4

Siobhan Quinn in order

3 books
  1. 1. Blood Oranges
  2. 2. Red Delicious
  3. 3. Cherry Bomb

Tinfoil Dossier in order

3 books
  1. 1. Agents of Dreamland
  2. 2. Black Helicopters
  3. 3. The Tindalos Asset

Chap in order

2 books
  1. 1. Candles for Elizabeth
  2. 2. In The Garden Of Poisonous Flowers

Silk in order

2 books
  1. 1. Silk
  2. 2. Murder of Angels

Dreaming in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Dreaming
  2. 2. The First Adventure of Miss Catterina Poe

Chance Matthews in order

2 books
  1. 1. Threshold
  2. 2. Low Red Moon

Standalone books

28 books

28 Caitlin R. Kiernan titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Caitlin R. Kiernan books in order?

You only need to read Caitlin R. Kiernan books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Caitlin R. Kiernan

Start with The Dreaming#1 (1996), the first Dreaming (1996-2001) book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Dreaming#17 (1997).

What is the newest Caitlin R. Kiernan book?

Bright Dead Star (2025) is the newest Caitlin R. Kiernan book released so far.

Is there a new Caitlin R. Kiernan book coming?

No next Caitlin R. Kiernan book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Caitlin R. Kiernan has won

Wikidata records 6 awards and 46 nominations for Caitlin R. Kiernan. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Caitlin R. Kiernan at a glance

Still publishing
Caitlin R. Kiernan published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Caitlin R. Kiernan books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
9,947 pages across the 38 of 86 books with a recorded length, a median of 262 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Caitlin R. Kiernan books, 31 of 86, were published in the 2000s.

What the Caitlin R. Kiernan books are about

33 of the 86 Caitlin R. Kiernan 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 14 of 33. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.