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
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.
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 September 2026.
- 1Oracles2005 · 84 pages · confirmed 2/42005842/4
- 2Apocrypha2005 · 132 pages · confirmed 2/420051322/4
- 32006–2/4
- 4The Grass Cutting Sword2006 · 126 pages · confirmed 2/420061262/4
- 5The Labyrinth2006 · 184 pages · confirmed 2/420061842/4
- 6Yume No Hon2006 · 152 pages · confirmed 2/420061522/4
- 72007–2/4
- 8A Buyer's Guide to Maps of Antarctica2008 · 340 pages · confirmed 2/420083402/4
- 92008–2/4
- 102008–2/4
- 11A Guide to Folktales in Fragile Dialects2008 · 168 pages · confirmed 2/420081682/4
- 122009–2/4
- 13Under in the Mere2009 · confirmed 2/42009–2/4
- 14Palimpsest2009 · confirmed 2/42009–2/4
- 15Smoky and the Feast of Mabon2010 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/42010322/4
- 162010–2/4
- 17This Is My Letter To The World2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 182011–2/4
- 202011–2/4
- 212011–2/4
- 22Silently and Very Fast2011 · 127 pages · confirmed 2/420111272/4
- 23Myths of Origin2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 242012–2/4
- 25Fade to White2012 · 66 pages · confirmed 2/42012662/4
- 262013–2/4
- 27Six-Gun Snow White2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 28The Melancholy of Mechagirl2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 29The Bread We Eat in Dreams2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 30Indistinguishable from Magic2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 31Radiance2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
- 32Speak Easy2015 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/420151442/4
- 332015–2/4
- 342016–2/4
- 35The Beasts Who Fought for Fairyland Until the Very End and Further StillFairyland #72016 · confirmed 2/42016–2/4
- 36The Glass Town Game2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 37The Refrigerator Monologues2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 382018–2/4
- 392018–2/4
- 40The Future is Blue2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 412019–2/4
- 42The Past Is Red2021 · confirmed 2/42021–2/4
- 43The Sin of America2021 · confirmed 2/42021–2/4
- 44L'Espirit de L'Escalier2021 · confirmed 2/42021–2/4
- 45Comfort Me With Apples2021 · 112 pages · confirmed 2/420211122/4
- 46Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 47The Difference Between Love and Time2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 482024–2/4
- 49When He Calls Your Name2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
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. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
- 2. The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland - For a Little While
- 3. The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There
- 4. The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two
- 5. The Boy Who Lost Fairyland
- 6. The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home
- 7. The Beasts Who Fought for Fairyland Until the Very End and Further Still
Orphan's Tales in order
2 booksClockwork Phoenix in order
2 booksA Dirge for Prester John in order
2 booksSpace Opera in order
2 books- 1. Space Opera
- 2. Space Oddity
WisCon Chronicles in order
1 bookLeningrad Diptych in order
1 book- 1. Deathless
Mass Effect: Andromeda in order
1 book- 3. Annihilation
Minecraft in order
1 book- 4. The End
Standalone books
30 books30 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.
- Theodore Sturgeon Award2017Wonfor The Future Is Blue
- Locus Award for Best Novella2014Wonfor Six-Gun Snow White
- Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2014Wonfor The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two
- Hugo Award for Best Fancast2012Wonfor SF Squeecast
- Locus Award for Best Novella2012Wonfor Silently and Very Fast
- Locus Award for Best Novelette2012Wonfor White Lines on a Green Field
- Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2012Wonfor The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
- Andre Norton Award2010Wonfor The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature2008Wonfor In the Night Garden
- Otherwise Award2006Wonfor In the Night Garden
- Locus Award for Best Novelette2026Shortlistedfor When He Calls Your Name
- Hugo Award for Best Novelette2026Shortlistedfor When He Calls Your Name
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.
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.