Catherine Asaro Books in Order
Catherine Asaro has written 38 books, published between 1995 and 2025. The first book is Primary Inversion (1995) and the newest is Gold Dust (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 38
- Published
- 1995–2025
- Confirmed
- 5 of 38 titles
- Pages on record
- 9,092 in 24 of 38 books
- Reading time
- 152–227 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,092 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 24 of 38 titles with a page count on record.
Catherine Asaro, born on 6 November 1955, is an American science fiction and fantasy author as well as a singer and teacher. The Saga of the Skolian Empire, about the Ruby Dynasty, is the best-known Asaro work. The catalogue lists 38 books, from Primary Inversion (1995) through Catch the Lightning (1996), The Last Hawk (1997) and The Radiant Seas (1998) to Gold Dust (2025). Series include Skolian Empire, Skolian Empire: Ruby Dynasty, Lost Continent, Major Bhaajan, Sunrise Alley/Charon, Lightning Strike and Dust Knights. Subjects include space opera, androids and Kelric Garlin.
How many Catherine Asaro books are there?
Catherine Asaro has 38 books, released between 1995 and 2025. They include 7 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.
Catherine Asaro Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 38 Catherine Asaro 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.
- 11995–2/4
- 219963092/4
- 319974472/4
- 419985122/4
- 5The Veiled Web1999 · 355 pages · confirmed 2/419993552/4
- 6A Roll of the Dice2000 · confirmed 2/42000–2/4
- 7The Phoenix Code2000 · 333 pages · confirmed 2/420003332/4
- 820003802/4
- 920004202/4
- 1020013842/4
- 1120011812/4
- 12Walk in Silence2003 · confirmed 2/42003–2/4
- 1320034162/4
- 1420033362/4
- 1520044332/4
- 1620043842/4
- 1720044713/4
- 1820044322/4
- 1920053843/4
- 2020053522/4
- 2120064403/4
- 2220073133/4
- 23The Spacetime Pool2008 · confirmed 2/42008–2/4
- 2420085713/4
- 252008–2/4
- 262009–2/4
- 2720112592/4
- 282011–2/4
- 292011–2/4
- 302014–2/4
- 3120142922/4
- 3220173362/4
- 3320203522/4
- 342022–2/4
- 352023–2/4
- 362023–2/4
- 372024–2/4
- 382025–2/4
Catherine Asaro characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
Catherine Asaro 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.
Skolian Empire in order
16 books- 1. Primary Inversion
- 1. Aurora in Four Voices
- 2. Catch the Lightning
- 3. The Last Hawk
- 4. The Radiant Seas
- 5. Ascendant Sun
- 6. The Quantum Rose
- 7. Spherical Harmonic
- 8. Sextopia
- 9. The Moon's Shadow
- 10. Skyfall
- 11. Schism
- and 4 more in the table above
Major Bhaajan in order
5 booksLost Continent in order
5 booksSunrise Alley/Charon in order
2 books- 1. Sunrise Alley
- 2. Alpha
Lightning Strike in order
2 booksDust Knights in order
2 books- 1. The Down Deep
- 2. Gold Dust
Skolian Empire: Ruby Dynasty in order
1 bookStandalone books
5 books5 Catherine Asaro titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Catherine Asaro books in order?
You only need to read Catherine Asaro 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 Catherine Asaro
Start with Primary Inversion (1995), the first Saga of the Skolian Empire book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Catherine Asaro book?
Gold Dust (2025) is the newest Catherine Asaro book released so far.
Is there a new Catherine Asaro book coming?
No next Catherine Asaro 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 Catherine Asaro has won
Wikidata records 2 awards and 11 nominations for Catherine Asaro. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Nebula Award for Best Novella2009Wonfor The Spacetime Pool
- Nebula Award for Best Novel2002Wonfor The Quantum Rose
- Nebula Award for Best Novelette2013Shortlistedfor The Pyre of New Day
- Nebula Award for Best Novella2005Shortlistedfor Walk in Silence
- Hugo Award for Best Novella2004Shortlistedfor Walk in Silence
- Locus Award for Best Short Story2002Shortlistedfor Ave de Paso
- Nebula Award for Best Novella2002Shortlistedfor A Roll of the Dice
- Hugo Award for Best Novella2001Shortlistedfor A Roll of the Dice
- Hugo Award for Best Novella1999Shortlistedfor Aurora in Four Voices
- Locus Award for Best Novella1999Shortlistedfor Aurora in Four Voices
- Nebula Award for Best Novel1999Shortlistedfor The Last Hawk
- Nebula Award for Best Novella1999Shortlistedfor Aurora in Four Voices
Catherine Asaro at a glance
- Still publishing
- Catherine Asaro published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Catherine Asaro books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 9,092 pages across the 24 of 38 books with a recorded length, a median of 382 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Catherine Asaro books, 21 of 38, were published in the 2000s.
What the Catherine Asaro books are about
25 of the 38 Catherine Asaro books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: skolian empire (imaginary place) is tagged on 12 of 25. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Skolian Empire (Imaginary place) 12 of 25 books
- Space opera 8 of 25 books
- Garlin, kelric (fictitious character) 5 of 25 books
- Life on other planets 5 of 25 books
- Science fiction 5 of 25 books
- Magic 4 of 25 books
- Fantasy 3 of 25 books
- Kings and rulers 3 of 25 books
- Magicians 3 of 25 books
- Romance, fantasy 3 of 25 books
- Young women 3 of 25 books