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Caroline Stevermer Books in Order

Caroline Stevermer has written 9 books, published between 1980 and 2020. The first book is The Duke and the Veil (As: C.J. Stevermer) (1980) and the newest is The Glass Magician (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
1980–2020
Pages on record
2,179 in 7 of 9 books
Reading time
36–54 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,179 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 9 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Caroline Stevermer, author

Caroline Stevermer, born in 1955, is an American writer of young adult fantasy and shorter work, known above all for historical fantasy novels. Nine books carry the Stevermer credit, spanning 1980 to 2020. The Duke and the Veil (1980) appeared under the name C.J. Stevermer, and the run continues through Death of a Borgia (1981), The Serpent's Egg (1988), River Rats (1992), A College of Magics (1994), When The King Comes Home (2000), A Scholar of Magics (2004), Magic Below Stairs (2010) and The Glass Magician (2020). Recorded subjects include magic, fantasy, alchemists, universities and colleges, and children's fiction.

How many Caroline Stevermer books are there?

Caroline Stevermer has 9 books, released between 1980 and 2020. They include 2 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.

Caroline Stevermer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Caroline Stevermer 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 The Duke and the Veil (As: C.J. Stevermer) by Caroline Stevermer, book 1 of the Alchemist series (1980)
  2. Cover of The Serpent's Egg by Caroline Stevermer (1988)
  3. Cover of River Rats by Caroline Stevermer (1992)
  4. Cover of A College of Magics by Caroline Stevermer, book 1 of the A College of Magics series (1994)
  5. Cover of When The King Comes Home by Caroline Stevermer, book 2 of the A College of Magics series (2000)
  6. Cover of A Scholar of Magics by Caroline Stevermer, book 3 of the A College of Magics series (2004)
  7. Cover of Magic Below Stairs by Caroline Stevermer (2010)
  8. Cover of The Glass Magician by Caroline Stevermer (2020)
  1. 1
    The Duke and the Veil (As: C.J. Stevermer)Alchemist #11980 · 215 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1980215
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  2. 2
    Death of a BorgiaAlchemist #21981 · confirmed 1/4
    1981–
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  3. 3
    The Serpent's Egg1988 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988200
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  4. 4
    River Rats1992 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992320
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  5. 5
    A College of MagicsA College of Magics #11994 · 468 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994468
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  6. 6
    When The King Comes HomeA College of Magics #22000 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000256
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  7. 7
    A Scholar of MagicsA College of Magics #32004 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004432
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  8. 8
    Magic Below Stairs2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  9. 9
    The Glass Magician2020 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020288
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Caroline Stevermer 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.

A College of Magics in order

3 books
  1. 1. A College of Magics
  2. 2. When The King Comes Home
  3. 3. A Scholar of Magics

Alchemist in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Duke and the Veil (As: C.J. Stevermer)
  2. 2. Death of a Borgia

Standalone books

4 books

4 Caroline Stevermer titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Caroline Stevermer books in order?

You only need to read Caroline Stevermer books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Caroline Stevermer

Start with The Duke and the Veil (As: C.J. Stevermer) (1980), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Caroline Stevermer book?

The Glass Magician (2020) is the newest Caroline Stevermer book released so far.

Is there a new Caroline Stevermer book coming?

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

Award nominations for Caroline Stevermer

Wikidata records 1 nomination for Caroline Stevermer. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Caroline Stevermer at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Caroline Stevermer title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Caroline Stevermer books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
Length
2,179 pages across the 7 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Caroline Stevermer books, 3 of 9, were published in the 1980s.

What the Caroline Stevermer books are about

8 of the 9 Caroline Stevermer 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 3 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.