Catherynne M. Valente Books in Order

Catherynne M. Valente has written 49 books, published between 2005 and 2025. The first book is Oracles (2005) and the newest is When He Calls Your Name (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
49
Published
2005–2025
Pages on record
1,667 in 12 of 49 books
Photo of Catherynne M. Valente, author
Johan Jönsson ( Julle ) / CC BY-SA 4.0

Catherynne M. Valente, born May 5, 1979, is an American fiction writer, poet and literary critic. Valente's speculative novels have won the James Tiptree, Jr. Award, the Andre Norton Award and the Mythopoeic Award, and short fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine and in Year's Best volumes. The catalogue lists 49 books from Apocrypha and Oracles (2005) to When He Calls Your Name (2025), including In the Night Garden (2006). Series include Fairyland, Orphan's Tales, A Dirge for Prester John and Space Opera.

Source: Wikidata

How many Catherynne M. Valente books are there?

Catherynne M. Valente has 49 books, released between 2005 and 2025. They include 5 series and 30 titles listed outside any series.

Catherynne M. Valente Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 49 Catherynne M. Valente 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 November 2026.

  1. 1
    Oracles2005 · 84 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200584
  2. 2
    Apocrypha2005 · 132 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005132
  3. 3
    In the Night GardenOrphan's Tales #12006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006–
  4. 4
    The Grass Cutting Sword2006 · 126 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006126
  5. 5
    The Labyrinth2006 · 184 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006184
  6. 6
    Yume No Hon2006 · 152 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006152
  7. 7
    In the Cities of Coin and SpiceOrphan's Tales #22007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007–
  8. 8
    A Buyer's Guide to Maps of Antarctica2008 · 340 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008340
  9. 9
    Clockwork PhoenixClockwork Phoenix #12008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
  10. 10
    The WisCon Chronicles, Vol. 2WisCon Chronicles #12008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
  11. 11
    A Guide to Folktales in Fragile Dialects2008 · 168 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008168
  12. 12
    Clockwork Phoenix 2Clockwork Phoenix #22009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
  13. 13
    Under in the Mere2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
  14. 14
    Palimpsest2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
  15. 15
    Smoky and the Feast of Mabon2010 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201032
  16. 16
    The Habitation of the BlessedA Dirge for Prester John #12010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
  17. 17
    This Is My Letter To The World2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
  18. 18
    DeathlessLeningrad Diptych #12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
  19. 192011–
  20. 20
    The Folded WorldA Dirge for Prester John #22011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
  21. 21
    The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland - For a Little WhileFairyland #22011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
  22. 22
    Silently and Very Fast2011 · 127 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011127
  23. 23
    Myths of Origin2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
  24. 242012–
  25. 25
    Fade to White2012 · 66 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201266
  26. 262013–
  27. 27
    Six-Gun Snow White2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
  28. 28
    The Melancholy of Mechagirl2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
  29. 29
    The Bread We Eat in Dreams2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
  30. 30
    Indistinguishable from Magic2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–

Catherynne M. Valente 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.

Fairyland in order

7 books
  1. 1. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
  2. 2. The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland - For a Little While
  3. 3. The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There
  4. 4. The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two
  5. 5. The Boy Who Lost Fairyland
  6. 6. The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home
  7. 7. The Beasts Who Fought for Fairyland Until the Very End and Further Still

Orphan's Tales in order

2 books
  1. 1. In the Night Garden
  2. 2. In the Cities of Coin and Spice

Clockwork Phoenix in order

2 books
  1. 1. Clockwork Phoenix
  2. 2. Clockwork Phoenix 2

A Dirge for Prester John in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Habitation of the Blessed
  2. 2. The Folded World

Space Opera in order

2 books
  1. 1. Space Opera
  2. 2. Space Oddity

WisCon Chronicles in order

1 book
  1. 1. The WisCon Chronicles, Vol. 2

Leningrad Diptych in order

1 book
  1. 1. Deathless

Mass Effect: Andromeda in order

1 book
  1. 3. Annihilation

Minecraft in order

1 book
  1. 4. The End

Standalone books

30 books

30 Catherynne M. Valente titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Catherynne M. Valente books in order?

You only need to read Catherynne M. Valente books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Catherynne M. Valente

Start with Oracles (2005), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Catherynne M. Valente book?

When He Calls Your Name (2025) is the newest Catherynne M. Valente book released so far.

Is there a new Catherynne M. Valente book coming?

No next Catherynne M. Valente 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 Catherynne M. Valente has won

Wikidata records 10 awards and 51 nominations for Catherynne M. Valente. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given. Award data is sourced from Wikidata.

Catherynne M. Valente at a glance

Still publishing
Catherynne M. Valente published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Catherynne M. Valente books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,667 pages across the 12 of 49 books with a recorded length, a median of 130 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Catherynne M. Valente books, 27 of 49, were published in the 2010s.

When Catherynne M. Valente books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Catherynne M. Valente titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 27 titles.

2000s
14
2010s
27
2020s
8

49 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Catherynne M. Valente books are about

7 of the 49 Catherynne M. Valente books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: poetry is tagged on 3 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.