Diana L. Paxson Books in Order
Diana L. Paxson has written 33 books, published between 1976 and 2017. The first book is White Mare, Red Stallion (1976) and the newest is Odin: Ecstasy, Runes, & Norse Magic (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 33
- Published
- 1976–2017
- Confirmed
- 2 of 33 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,955 in 22 of 33 books
- Reading time
- 99–149 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,955 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 22 of 33 titles with a page count on record.
Diana Lucile Paxson, born February 20, 1943, is an American writer working mainly in paganism and heathenism. Her published work covers fantasy and historical fiction, many short stories, and more recent books about pagan and heathen religions and practices. Paxson is a founder of the Society for Creative Anachronism, where she is known as Countess Diana Listmaker. The catalogue holds 33 titles from White Mare, Red Stallion (1976) to Odin: Ecstasy, Runes, & Norse Magic (2017), including the Westria novels, the Hallowed Isle, Wodan's Children and the Chronicle of Fionn mac Cumhal.
How many Diana L. Paxson books are there?
Diana L. Paxson has 33 books, released between 1976 and 2017. They include 4 series and 13 titles listed outside any series.
Diana L. Paxson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 33 Diana L. Paxson 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.
- 1White Mare, Red Stallion1976 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419762561/4
- 219822611/4
- 319832531/4
- 4Brisingamen1984 · 261 pages · confirmed 1/419842611/4
- 519863101/4
- 6Paradise Tree1987 · confirmed 1/41987–1/4
- 71987–1/4
- 8The White Raven1988 · 461 pages · confirmed 1/419884611/4
- 919883841/4
- 101990–1/4
- 11The Serpent's Tooth1991 · confirmed 1/41991–1/4
- 121993101/4
- 1319933521/4
- 1419943171/4
- 1519953711/4
- 161995–1/4
- 1719953091/4
- 1819963731/4
- 1919991811/4
- 2019992081/4
- 2119991801/4
- 2220001921/4
- 23Celestial Wisdom for Every Year of Your Life2003 · 239 pages · confirmed 1/420032391/4
- 24Taking Up the Runes2005 · confirmed 1/42005–1/4
- 25Essential Asatru2006 · 204 pages · confirmed 1/420062041/4
- 262006–1/4
- 272007–3/4
- 292009–3/4
- 30The Way of the Oracle2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 31Words for Warriors2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 32The Essential Guide to Possession, Depossession, and Divine Relationships2015 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/420152721/4
- 33Odin: Ecstasy, Runes, & Norse Magic2017 · 284 pages · confirmed 1/420172841/4
Diana L. Paxson series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Westria books in order 8 books
Diana L. Paxson 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.
Hallowed Isle in order
4 booksChronicle of Fionn mac Cumhal in order
3 booksWodan's Children in order
3 booksAvalon in order
2 booksStandalone books
13 books13 Diana L. Paxson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Diana L. Paxson books in order?
You only need to read Diana L. Paxson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Diana L. Paxson
Start with Lady of Light (1982), the first Westria book. The earliest catalogued title overall is White Mare, Red Stallion (1976).
What is the newest Diana L. Paxson book?
Odin: Ecstasy, Runes, & Norse Magic (2017) is the newest Diana L. Paxson book released so far.
Is there a new Diana L. Paxson book coming?
No next Diana L. Paxson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for Diana L. Paxson
Wikidata records 6 nominations for Diana L. Paxson. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1995Shortlistedfor The Forest House
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1989Shortlistedfor The White Raven
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award1989Shortlistedfor The White Raven
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1985Shortlistedfor Brisingamen
- Locus Award for Best First Novel1983Shortlistedfor Lady of Light
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award1983Shortlistedfor Lady of Light
Diana L. Paxson at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Diana L. Paxson title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Diana L. Paxson books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,955 pages across the 22 of 33 books with a recorded length, a median of 266 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Diana L. Paxson books, 12 of 33, were published in the 1990s.
What the Diana L. Paxson books are about
30 of the 33 Diana L. Paxson 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 12 of 30. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 12 of 30 books
- Adaptations 8 of 30 books
- History 7 of 30 books
- Science fiction 6 of 30 books
- Westria (Imaginary place) 6 of 30 books
- Arthurian romances 5 of 30 books
- Great Britain 5 of 30 books
- Fantasy, epic 4 of 30 books
- Arthur, king 3 of 30 books
- Germanic peoples 3 of 30 books
- Heroes 3 of 30 books
- Tales 3 of 30 books