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Charles De Lint Books in Order

Charles De Lint has written 95 books, published between 1984 and 2025. The first book is Moonheart (1984) and the newest is Juniper Wiles Does Not Want to Be Queen (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Charles De Lint also publishes as Samuel M. Key.

Books
95
Published
1984–2025
Confirmed
1 of 95 titles
Pages on record
16,066 in 54 of 95 books
Reading time
268–402 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 16,066 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 54 of 95 titles with a page count on record.

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Charles de Lint, a Canadian writer born December 22, 1951, works mainly in fantasy, covering urban fantasy, contemporary magical realism and mythic fiction. During the 1980s de Lint, together with Terri Windling, Emma Bull and John Crowley, helped establish urban fantasy as a subgenre. The output includes novels, novellas, short stories, poetry and song lyrics. The catalogue records 95 books from Moonheart (1984) to Juniper Wiles Does Not Want to Be Queen (2025), with Mulengro (1985), Yarrow (1986), Greenmantle (1988) and Wolf Moon (1988) among the early titles. Newford, an imaginary place in the subject headings, names a series, alongside Moonheart, Cerin Songweaver, Jack of Kinrowan and Juniper Wiles.

How many Charles De Lint books are there?

Charles De Lint has 95 books, released between 1984 and 2025. They include 6 series and 49 titles listed outside any series.

Charles De Lint Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 95 Charles De Lint 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 Moonheart by Charles De Lint, book 1 of the Moonheart series (1984)
  2. Cover of The Riddle of the Wren by Charles De Lint (1984)
  3. Cover of The Harp of the Grey Rose by Charles De Lint, book 1 of the Cerin Songweaver series (1985)
  4. Cover of Yarrow by Charles De Lint (1986)
  5. Cover of Jack, the Giant Killer by Charles De Lint, book 1 of the Jack of Kinrowan series (1987)
  6. Cover of Ascian in Rose by Charles De Lint, book 2 of the Moonheart series (1987)
  7. Cover of Greenmantle by Charles De Lint (1988)
  8. Cover of Wolf Moon by Charles De Lint (1988)
  9. Cover of Berlin by Charles De Lint (1989)
  10. Cover of The Valley of Thunder by Charles De Lint, book 4 of the Philip Jose Farmer's The Dungeon series (1989)
  11. Cover of Svaha by Charles De Lint (1989)
  12. Cover of The Dreaming Place by Charles De Lint, book 2 of the Dragonflight series (1990)
  13. Cover of The Hidden City by Charles De Lint, book 6 of the Philip Jose Farmer's The Dungeon series (1990)
  14. Cover of Angel of Darkness (As: Samuel Key) by Charles De Lint (1990)
  15. Cover of Dreams Underfoot by Charles De Lint, book 4 of the Newford series (1991)
  16. Cover of Uncle Dobbin's Parrot Fair by Charles De Lint (1991)
  17. Cover of The Little Country by Charles De Lint (1991)
  18. Cover of Spiritwalk by Charles De Lint, book 5 of the Moonheart series (1992)
  19. Cover of From a Whisper to a Scream (As: Samuel Key) by Charles De Lint (1992)
  20. Cover of Into the Green by Charles De Lint (1993)
  21. Cover of The Wild Wood by Charles De Lint, book 1 of the Brian Froud's Faerielands series (1994)
  22. Cover of Memory and Dream by Charles De Lint, book 5 of the Newford series (1994)
  23. Cover of The Ivory and the Horn by Charles De Lint, book 6 of the Newford series (1995)
  24. Cover of Trader by Charles De Lint, book 7 of the Newford series (1997)
  1. 1
    MoonheartMoonheart #11984 · 447 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984447
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  2. 2
    The Riddle of the Wren1984 · 295 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984295
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  3. 3
    The Harp of the Grey RoseCerin Songweaver #11985 · 277 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985277
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  4. 4
    Mulengro1985 · confirmed 2/4
    1985–
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  5. 5
    Yarrow1986 · confirmed 2/4
    1986–
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  6. 6
    Jack, the Giant KillerJack of Kinrowan #11987 · 186 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987186
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  7. 7
    Ascian in RoseMoonheart #21987 · 83 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198783
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  8. 8
    Greenmantle1988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988–
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  9. 9
    Wolf Moon1988 · 245 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988245
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  10. 10
    Timeskip1989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
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  11. 11
    Berlin1989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
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  12. 12
    Westlin WindMoonheart #31989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
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  13. 13
    The Valley of ThunderPhilip Jose Farmer's The Dungeon #41989 · 608 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989608
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  14. 14
    Svaha1989 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989304
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  15. 15
    Drink Down the MoonJack of Kinrowan #21990 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990216
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  16. 16
    Ghosts of Wind and ShadowCerin Songweaver #21990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990–
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  17. 17
    The Dreaming PlaceDragonflight #21990 · 134 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990134
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  18. 18
    GhostwoodMoonheart #41990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990–
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  19. 19
    The Hidden CityPhilip Jose Farmer's The Dungeon #61990 · 261 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990261
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  20. 20
    Angel of Darkness (As: Samuel Key)1990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990–
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  21. 21
    PaperjackNewford #21991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  22. 22
    Death Leaves an Echo1991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  23. 23
    Dreams UnderfootNewford #41991 · 414 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991414
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  24. 24
    Uncle Dobbin's Parrot Fair1991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  25. 25
    The Little Country1991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  26. 26
    Our Lady of the Harbour1991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  27. 27
    Merlin Dreams In The Mondream Wood1992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992–
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  28. 28
    SpiritwalkMoonheart #51992 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992384
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  29. 29
    From a Whisper to a Scream (As: Samuel Key)1992 · 104 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992104
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  30. 30
    The Wishing WellNewford #31993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993–
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Charles De Lint 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.

Newford in order

27 books
  1. 2. Paperjack
  2. 3. The Wishing Well
  3. 4. Dreams Underfoot
  4. 5. Memory and Dream
  5. 6. The Ivory and the Horn
  6. 7. Trader
  7. 8. Someplace to Be Flying
  8. 9. Moonlight and Vines
  9. 10. The Bone Woman
  10. 11. Big City Littles
  11. 12. Forests of the Heart
  12. 13. The Onion Girl
  13. and 15 more in the table above

Moonheart in order

5 books
  1. 1. Moonheart
  2. 2. Ascian in Rose
  3. 3. Westlin Wind
  4. 4. Ghostwood
  5. 5. Spiritwalk

Wildlings in order

3 books
  1. 1. Under My Skin
  2. 2. Over My Head
  3. 3. Out of This World

Cerin Songweaver in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Harp of the Grey Rose
  2. 2. Ghosts of Wind and Shadow

Jack of Kinrowan in order

2 books
  1. 1. Jack, the Giant Killer
  2. 2. Drink Down the Moon

Juniper Wiles in order

2 books
  1. 1. Juniper Wiles and the Ghost Girls
  2. 2. Juniper Wiles Does Not Want to Be Queen

Philip Jose Farmer's The Dungeon in order

2 books
  1. 4. The Valley of Thunder
  2. 6. The Hidden City

Brian Froud's Faerielands in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Wild Wood

Chapter in order

1 book
  1. 1. This Moment

Dragonflight in order

1 book
  1. 2. The Dreaming Place

Standalone books

49 books

49 Charles De Lint titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Charles De Lint books in order?

You only need to read Charles De Lint books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Charles De Lint

Start with Moonheart (1984), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Charles De Lint book?

Juniper Wiles Does Not Want to Be Queen (2025) is the newest Charles De Lint book released so far.

Is there a new Charles De Lint book coming?

No next Charles De Lint 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 Charles De Lint has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 48 nominations for Charles De Lint. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Charles De Lint at a glance

Still publishing
Charles De Lint published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Charles De Lint books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
16,066 pages across the 54 of 95 books with a recorded length, a median of 300 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Charles De Lint books, 29 of 95, were published in the 2000s.

What the Charles De Lint books are about

51 of the 95 Charles De Lint 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 25 of 51. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.