Christopher Stasheff Books in Order
49 books are credited to Christopher Stasheff, published between 1969 and 2019; 1 of them appeared after Christopher Stasheff's death in 2018. The first book is The Warlock in Spite of Himself (1969) and the newest is The Ghost Girl (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 49
- Published
- 1969–2019
- Confirmed
- 1 of 49 titles
- Pages on record
- 11,151 in 38 of 49 books
- Reading time
- 186–279 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 11,151 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 38 of 49 titles with a page count on record.
Christopher Stasheff, 15 January 1944 to 10 June 2018, wrote American science fiction and fantasy, with wizards and warlocks among the recurring subjects. The Warlock in Spite of Himself (1969) opened the catalogue, and Her Majesty's Wizard followed in 1986. The listing holds 49 books, running through The Ghost Girl in 2019 and grouped into Warlock of Gramarye, Rogue Wizard, Wizard in Rhyme, Warlock's Heirs, Starship Troupers, Harold Shea and Crafters. L. Sprague de Camp is credited alongside Stasheff on two titles, and Rod and Magnus Gallowglass appear among the recorded characters.
How many Christopher Stasheff books are there?
Christopher Stasheff has 49 books, released between 1969 and 2019. 1 of them were published after Christopher Stasheff's death in 2018. They include 8 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.
Christopher Stasheff Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 49 Christopher Stasheff 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.
- 11969–2/4
- 21971–2/4
- 31982–2/4
- 41983–2/4
- 519852512/4
- 619863422/4
- 719862012/4
- 81986–2/4
- 91987–2/4
- 1019882352/4
- 1119892472/4
- 1219902752/4
- 1319913132/4
- 1419913472/4
- 151991102/4
- 1619922752/4
- 1719923202/4
- 181993–2/4
- 1919933103/4
- 2019934092/4
- 2119942472/4
- 2219943122/4
- 2319944322/4
- 2419953282/4
- 2519952882/4
- 2619952812/4
- 2719952882/4
- 2819952242/4
- 2919952882/4
- 3019953842/4
- 3119963412/4
- 3219962942/4
- 33The Seaman1997 · confirmed 2/41997–2/4
- 3419973562/4
- 3519972832/4
- 3619982552/4
- 3719993092/4
- 3820003842/4
- 3920003802/4
- 4020002242/4
- 4120003762/4
- 4220002242/4
- 4320012882/4
- 4420012082/4
- 4520043142/4
- 46Saint Vidicon to the Rescue2005 · 308 pages · confirmed 2/420053082/4
- 47Coronach of the Bell2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 48The Warlock's Grandfather2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 49The Ghost Girl2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
Christopher Stasheff 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.
Warlock of Gramarye in order
13 books- 1. The Warlock in Spite of Himself
- 2. King Kobold Revived
- 3. The Warlock Unlocked
- 4. Escape Velocity
- 5. The Warlock Enraged
- 6. The Warlock Is Missing
- 7. The Warlock Wandering
- 8. The Warlock Heretical
- 9. The Warlock's Companion
- 10. The Warlock Insane
- 11. The Warlock Rock
- 12. Warlock and Son
- and 1 more in the table above
Rogue Wizard in order
10 booksWizard in Rhyme in order
8 booksWarlock's Heirs in order
4 booksStarship Troupers in order
3 booksHarold Shea in order
2 booksStar Stone in order
2 books- 1. The Shaman
- 2. The Sage
Crafters in order
1 bookWing Commander in order
1 book- 2. End Run
Standalone books
5 books5 Christopher Stasheff titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Christopher Stasheff books in order?
You only need to read Christopher Stasheff books in order within each series: the books listed here span 8 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Christopher Stasheff
Start with The Warlock in Spite of Himself (1969), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Christopher Stasheff book?
The Ghost Girl (2019) is the newest Christopher Stasheff book released so far.
Is there a new Christopher Stasheff book coming?
No next Christopher Stasheff book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Christopher Stasheff at a glance
- Died
- Christopher Stasheff died in 2018, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Christopher Stasheff are still being published after Christopher Stasheff's death in 2018; the newest appeared in 2019.
- Release pace
- Christopher Stasheff books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 11,151 pages across the 38 of 49 books with a recorded length, a median of 291 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Christopher Stasheff books, 26 of 49, were published in the 1990s.
What the Christopher Stasheff books are about
39 of the 49 Christopher Stasheff 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 27 of 39. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 27 of 39 books
- Science fiction 18 of 39 books
- Wizards 15 of 39 books
- Gallowglass, rod (fictitious character) 12 of 39 books
- Rod Gallowglass (Fictitious character) 8 of 39 books
- Magnus Gallowglass (Fictitious character) 6 of 39 books
- Gallowglass, magnus (fictitious character) 5 of 39 books
- Fantasy fiction, American 2 of 39 books
- Interplanetary voyages 2 of 39 books
- Repertory theater 2 of 39 books