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Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Books in Order

Chelsea Quinn Yarbro has written 101 books, published between 1976 and 2025. The first book is Ogilvie, Tallant and Moon / Bad Medicine (1976) and the newest is Siren Song (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
101
Published
1976–2025
Confirmed
1 of 101 titles
Pages on record
22,380 in 61 of 101 books
Reading time
373–560 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 22,380 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 61 of 101 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, author

Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, September 15, 1942 to August 31, 2025, was an American writer known for a sequence of historical horror novels about Count Saint-Germain, the one character the catalogue attaches to the run. The catalogue records 101 books, from 1976, when Ogilvie, Tallant and Moon and Time of the Fourth Horseman appeared, to Siren Song in 2025. Other groupings under the Yarbro name include Charlie Moon Mysteries, Atta Olivia Clemens, Madelaine de Montalia, Vildecaz Talents, Messages From Michael and Sisters Of The Night.

How many Chelsea Quinn Yarbro books are there?

Chelsea Quinn Yarbro has 101 books, released between 1976 and 2025. They include 13 series and 30 titles listed outside any series.

Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 101 Chelsea Quinn Yarbro 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 Ogilvie, Tallant and Moon / Bad Medicine by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (1976)
  2. Cover of Time of the Fourth Horseman by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (1976)
  3. Cover of Hôtel Transylvania by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, book 1 of the Saint-Germain series (1978)
  4. Cover of False Dawn by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (1978)
  5. Cover of Music When Sweet Voices Die / False Notes by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (1978)
  6. Cover of The Palace by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, book 2 of the Saint-Germain series (1978)
  7. Cover of Messages from Michael by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, book 1 of the Messages From Michael series (1979)
  8. Cover of Blood Games by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, book 3 of the Saint-Germain series (1979)
  9. Cover of Sins of Omission by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (1980)
  10. Cover of Dead & Buried by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (1980)
  11. Cover of The Saint-Germain Chronicles by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, book 6 of the Saint-Germain series (1980)
  12. Cover of Path of the Eclipse by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, book 4 of the Saint-Germain series (1981)
  13. Cover of Tempting Fate by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, book 5 of the Saint-Germain series (1981)
  14. Cover of The Lost Prince by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (1983)
  15. Cover of The Godforsaken by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (1983)
  16. Cover of Hyacinths by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (1983)
  17. Cover of Nomads by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (1984)
  18. Cover of Locadio's Apprentice by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (1984)
  19. Cover of A Taste of Wine (As: Vanessa Pryor) by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (1984)
  20. Cover of Four Horses for Tishtry by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (1985)
  21. Cover of A Mortal Glamour by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (1985)
  22. Cover of More Messages from Michael by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, book 2 of the Messages From Michael series (1986)
  23. Cover of A Baroque Fable by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (1986)
  24. Cover of Floating Illusions by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (1986)
  1. 1
    Ogilvie, Tallant and Moon / Bad MedicineOgilvie, Tallant and Moon / Charlie Moon Mysteries #11976 · confirmed 2/4
    1976–
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  2. 2
    Time of the Fourth Horseman1976 · confirmed 2/4
    1976–
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  3. 3
    Cautionary Tales1978 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1978288
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  4. 4
    Hôtel TransylvaniaSaint-Germain #11978 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1978384
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  5. 5
    False Dawn1978 · 228 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1978228
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  6. 6
    Music When Sweet Voices Die / False NotesOgilvie, Tallant and Moon / Charlie Moon Mysteries #21978 · confirmed 2/4
    1978–
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  7. 7
    The PalaceSaint-Germain #21978 · 528 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1978528
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  8. 8
    Messages from MichaelMessages From Michael #11979 · 244 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979244
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  9. 9
    Blood GamesSaint-Germain #31979 · 640 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979640
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  10. 10
    Ariosto1980 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980368
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  11. 11
    Sins of Omission1980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980–
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  12. 12
    Dead & Buried1980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980–
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  13. 13
    The Saint-Germain ChroniclesSaint-Germain #61980 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980256
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  14. 14
    Path of the EclipseSaint-Germain #41981 · confirmed 2/4
    1981–
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  15. 15
    Tempting FateSaint-Germain #51981 · 662 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1981662
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  16. 16
    On Saint Hubert's Thing1982 · confirmed 2/4
    1982–
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  17. 17
    The Lost Prince1983 · 316 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983316
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  18. 18
    The Godforsaken1983 · 393 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983393
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  19. 19
    Hyacinths1983 · 210 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983210
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  20. 20
    Signs and Portents1984 · confirmed 2/4
    1984–
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  21. 21
    Nomads1984 · 232 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984232
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  22. 22
    Locadio's Apprentice1984 · confirmed 2/4
    1984–
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  23. 23
    A Taste of Wine (As: Vanessa Pryor)1984 · confirmed 2/4
    1984–
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  24. 24
    Do I Dare to Eat a Peach?1985 · confirmed 2/4
    1985–
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  25. 25
    Four Horses for Tishtry1985 · 218 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985218
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  26. 26
    To the High Redoubt1985 · confirmed 2/4
    1985–
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  27. 27
    A Mortal Glamour1985 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985368
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  28. 28
    More Messages from MichaelMessages From Michael #21986 · 278 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986278
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  29. 29
    A Baroque Fable1986 · confirmed 2/4
    1986–
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  30. 30
    Floating Illusions1986 · 215 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986215
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Chelsea Quinn Yarbro 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.

Saint-Germain in order

27 books
  1. 1. Hôtel Transylvania
  2. 2. The Palace
  3. 3. Blood Games
  4. 4. Path of the Eclipse
  5. 5. Tempting Fate
  6. 6. The Saint-Germain Chronicles
  7. 7. Darker Jewels
  8. 8. Better in the Dark
  9. 9. Mansions of Darkness
  10. 10. Writ in Blood
  11. 11. Blood Roses
  12. 12. Communion Blood
  13. and 15 more in the table above

Ogilvie, Tallant and Moon / Charlie Moon Mysteries in order

4 books
  1. 1. Ogilvie, Tallant and Moon / Bad Medicine
  2. 2. Music When Sweet Voices Die / False Notes
  3. 3. Poison Fruit / Poisonous Fruit
  4. 4. Cat's Claw / Dead Mice

Messages From Michael in order

4 books
  1. 1. Messages from Michael
  2. 2. More Messages from Michael
  3. 3. Michael for the Millennium
  4. 4. Michael's People

Mycroft Holmes in order

4 books
  1. 1. Against the Brotherhood
  2. 2. Embassy Row
  3. 3. The Flying Scotsman
  4. 4. The Scottish Ploy

Vildecaz Talents in order

4 books
  1. 1. Nimuar's Loss
  2. 1. The Vildecaz Talents
  3. 2. The Deceptive Oracle
  4. 3. Agnith's Promise

Atta Olivia Clemens in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Flame in Byzantium
  2. 2. Crusader's Torch
  3. 3. A Candle for d'Artagnan

Ian Fleming in order

3 books
  1. 1. Death to Spies
  2. 2. Honor Among Spies
  3. 3. Siren Song

Sherlock Holmes Short Stories/Novellas

3 books

3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Charity, Colorado in order

2 books
  1. 1. Charity, Colorado
  2. 2. The Law in Charity

Madelaine de Montalia in order

2 books
  1. 1. Out of the House of Life
  2. 2. In the Face of Death

Mme. Vernet in order

2 books
  1. 1. Napoleon Must Die
  2. 2. Death Wears a Crown

Sisters Of The Night in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Angry Angel
  2. 2. The Soul of an Angel

Trouble In The Forest in order

2 books
  1. 1. A Cold Summer Night
  2. 2. A Bright Winter Sun

Chesterton Holte Mystery in order

2 books
  1. 1. Haunting Investigation
  2. 2. Living Spectres

Merchant Prince in order

1 book
  1. 1. Outrageous Fortune

Dungeons and Dragons Tale in order

1 book
  1. 1. Hazeldene's Gamble

Shattered Light in order

1 book
  1. 2. Dark Light

Smart Pop in order

1 book
  1. 3. Five Seasons of Angel

Suzy Charnas Short Stories/Novellas

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Crisis Of Empire in order

1 book
  1. 4. Crown of Empire

Dragonflight in order

1 book
  1. 6. Monet's Ghost

Standalone books

30 books

30 Chelsea Quinn Yarbro titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Chelsea Quinn Yarbro books in order?

You only need to read Chelsea Quinn Yarbro books in order within each series: the books listed here span 13 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

Start with Ogilvie, Tallant and Moon / Bad Medicine (1976), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Chelsea Quinn Yarbro book?

Siren Song (2025) is the newest Chelsea Quinn Yarbro book released so far.

Is there a new Chelsea Quinn Yarbro book coming?

No next Chelsea Quinn Yarbro 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 Chelsea Quinn Yarbro has won

Wikidata records 2 awards and 12 nominations for Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement2008Won
  • World Horror Convention Grand Master Award2003Won
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Novella1986Shortlistedfor Do I Dare to Eat a Peach?
  • Locus Award for Best Collection1985Shortlistedfor Signs & Portents
  • Locus Award for Best Collection1984Shortlistedfor The Saint-Germain Chronicles
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1983Shortlistedfor Tempting Fate
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1982Shortlistedfor Path of the Eclipse
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1981Shortlistedfor Ariosto
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Novel1981Shortlistedfor Ariosto
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction1981Shortlistedfor Cabin 33
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1980Shortlistedfor The Palace
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Novel1980Shortlistedfor The Palace

Chelsea Quinn Yarbro at a glance

Died
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro died in 2025, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Chelsea Quinn Yarbro on record dates from 2025.
Release pace
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
22,380 pages across the 61 of 101 books with a recorded length, a median of 367 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Chelsea Quinn Yarbro books, 29 of 101, were published in the 1980s.

What the Chelsea Quinn Yarbro books are about

67 of the 101 Chelsea Quinn Yarbro books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: vampires is tagged on 30 of 67. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.