Cat Hellisen Books in Order

Cat Hellisen has written 15 books, published between 2012 and 2022. The first book is When the Sea is Rising Red (2012) and the newest is Cast Long Shadows (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
15
Published
2012–2022
Confirmed
1 of 15 titles
Pages on record
501 in 2 of 15 books

Cat Hellisen writes fantasy. Fifteen books are catalogued between 2012 and 2022, opening with Mother, Crone, Maiden and When the Sea is Rising Red, both dated 2012, and closing with Cast Long Shadows (2022). Books of Oreyn and Beggar Mage Cycle are the catalogued series, and other titles include House of Sand and Secrets (2013), Beastkeeper (2015) and Learning How To Drown (2018). Recorded subjects include magic, social classes, vampires, monsters and children's fiction.

How many Cat Hellisen books are there?

Cat Hellisen has 15 books, released between 2012 and 2022. They include 2 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.

Cat Hellisen Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Cat Hellisen 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. 1
    When the Sea is Rising RedBooks of Oreyn #12012 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012304
  2. 2
    Mother, Crone, MaidenBooks of Oreyn #22012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  3. 3
    House of Sand and SecretsBooks of Oreyn #32013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  4. 4
    Heirloom DreamsBooks of Oreyn #42014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  5. 5
    DogleafBooks of Oreyn #52014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  6. 6
    Beastkeeper2015 · 197 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015197
  7. 7
    Charm2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  8. 8
    Learning How To Drown2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  9. 9
    Empty MonstersBooks of Oreyn #62018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  10. 10
    Bones Like Bridges2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  11. 11
    King of the Hollow Dark2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  12. 12
    Shoreline of Infinity 25Shoreline of Infinity Science Fiction Magazine #262021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021
  13. 13
    Thief Mage, Beggar MageBeggar Mage Cycle #12022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  14. 14
    The Telling and the TruthBeggar Mage Cycle #22022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  15. 15
    Cast Long Shadows2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022

Cat Hellisen 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.

Books of Oreyn in order

6 books
  1. 1. When the Sea is Rising Red
  2. 2. Mother, Crone, Maiden
  3. 3. House of Sand and Secrets
  4. 4. Heirloom Dreams
  5. 5. Dogleaf
  6. 6. Empty Monsters

Beggar Mage Cycle in order

2 books
  1. 1. Thief Mage, Beggar Mage
  2. 2. The Telling and the Truth

Shoreline of Infinity Science Fiction Magazine in order

1 book
  1. 26. Shoreline of Infinity 25

Standalone books

6 books

6 Cat Hellisen titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Cat Hellisen books in order?

You only need to read Cat Hellisen 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 Cat Hellisen

Start with When the Sea is Rising Red (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Cat Hellisen book?

Cast Long Shadows (2022) is the newest Cat Hellisen book released so far.

Is there a new Cat Hellisen book coming?

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

Cat Hellisen at a glance

Paused
No new Cat Hellisen title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Cat Hellisen books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
501 pages across the 2 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 250 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Cat Hellisen books, 9 of 15, were published in the 2010s.

What the Cat Hellisen books are about

3 of the 15 Cat Hellisen 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 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.