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Delia Sherman Books in Order

Delia Sherman has written 12 books, published between 1988 and 2018. The first book is Through a Brazen Mirror (1988) and the newest is Potential (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
1988–2018
Pages on record
1,642 in 5 of 12 books
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Twelve books carry the name Delia Sherman, the professional name of Cordelia Caroline Sherman, born in Tokyo in 1951. Sherman is an American fantasy writer and editor, and the catalogue runs from Through a Brazen Mirror (1988) to Potential (2018). The Porcelain Dove (1993) took the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award. Recorded subjects include fantasy, changelings, aristocracy, France and Louisiana, and children's fiction sits among them. Other titles include The Fall of the Kings (2002), The Freedom Maze (2011) and The Evil Wizard Smallbone (2016).

Source: Wikidata

How many Delia Sherman books are there?

Delia Sherman has 12 books, released between 1988 and 2018. 2 of them belong to the Changeling series.

Delia Sherman Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Delia Sherman 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. Cover of Through a Brazen Mirror by Delia Sherman (1988)
  2. Cover of The Porcelain Dove by Delia Sherman (1993)
  3. Cover of The Parwat Ruby by Delia Sherman (1999)
  4. Cover of The Fall of the Kings by Delia Sherman, book 2 of the World of Riverside series (2002)
  5. Cover of Changeling by Delia Sherman, book 1 of the Changeling series (2006)
  6. Cover of The Magic Mirror of the Mermaid Queen by Delia Sherman, book 2 of the Changeling series (2009)
  7. Cover of The Freedom Maze by Delia Sherman (2011)
  1. 1
    Through a Brazen Mirror1988 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988256
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  2. 2
    The Porcelain Dove1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  3. 3
    The Parwat Ruby1999 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999312
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  4. 4
    The Fall of the KingsWorld of Riverside #22002 · 510 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002510
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  5. 5
    ChangelingChangeling #12006 · 292 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006292
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  6. 6
    The Magic Mirror of the Mermaid QueenChangeling #22009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  7. 7
    The Freedom Maze2011 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011272
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    The Tragedy of King Alexander the Stag2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  9. 9
    The Evil Wizard Smallbone2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  10. 10
    The Great Detective2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  11. 11
    AmbitionTremontaine #292017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  12. 12
    PotentialTremontaine #422018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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Delia Sherman 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.

Changeling in order

2 books
  1. 1. Changeling
  2. 2. The Magic Mirror of the Mermaid Queen

Tremontaine in order

2 books
  1. 29. Ambition
  2. 42. Potential

World of Riverside in order

1 book
  1. 2. The Fall of the Kings

Standalone books

7 books

7 Delia Sherman titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Delia Sherman books in order?

You only need to read Delia Sherman books in order within the Changeling series, which holds 2 of the 12 Delia Sherman books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Delia Sherman

Start with Through a Brazen Mirror (1988), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Delia Sherman book?

Potential (2018) is the newest Delia Sherman book released so far.

Is there a new Delia Sherman book coming?

No next Delia Sherman 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 Delia Sherman has won

Wikidata records 3 awards and 17 nominations for Delia Sherman. 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.

Delia Sherman at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Delia Sherman title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Delia Sherman books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
1,642 pages across the 5 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 292 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Delia Sherman books, 6 of 12, were published in the 2010s.

When Delia Sherman books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Delia Sherman titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 6 titles.

1980s
1
1990s
2
2000s
3
2010s
6

12 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Delia Sherman books are about

8 of the 12 Delia Sherman books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 3 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

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