Eleanor Arnason Books in Order
Eleanor Arnason has written 66 books, published between 1973 and 2022. The first book is A Clear Day in the Motor City (1973) and the newest is Grandmother Troll (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 66
- Published
- 1973–2022
- Confirmed
- 7 of 66 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,770 in 8 of 66 books
Eleanor Arnason, full name Eleanor Atwood Arnason and born December 28, 1942, is an American author of science fiction novels and short stories. The first published story, A Clear Day in the Motor City, ran in New Worlds in 1973. Arnason's fiction tends to portray cultural change and conflict through characters who reject the rules of their own societies, and that anthropological interest has drawn comparisons with Ursula K. Le Guin. Arnason won the inaugural James Tiptree Jr. Award. Series include Hwarhath Stories, Lydia Duluth and Big Mama, and Grandmother Troll (2022) is the newest listing.
How many Eleanor Arnason books are there?
Eleanor Arnason has 66 books, released between 1973 and 2022. They include 6 series and 28 titles listed outside any series.
Eleanor Arnason Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 66 Eleanor Arnason 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.
- 1A Clear Day in the Motor City1973 · confirmed 1/41973–1/4
- 2Ace 1671974 · confirmed 1/41974–1/4
- 31974–1/4
- 4The House by the Sea1975 · confirmed 1/41975–1/4
- 51976–3/4
- 6Going Down1977 · confirmed 1/41977–1/4
- 7The Sword Smith1978 · confirmed 1/41978–1/4
- 8The Ivory Comb1982 · 239 pages · confirmed 1/419822391/4
- 91986–1/4
- 101986–1/4
- 11To the Resurrection Station1986 · confirmed 1/41986–1/4
- 12Daughter of the Bear King1987 · confirmed 1/41987–1/4
- 131987–1/4
- 14Glam's Story1987 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419871921/4
- 151988–1/4
- 161988–1/4
- 17Poem Written After I Read an Article Which Argued That Birds Are Descended From DinosaursEleanor Arnason Poems #61988 · confirmed 1/41988–1/4
- 18Among the Featherless Bipeds1988 · confirmed 1/41988–1/4
- 191989–1/4
- 201990–1/4
- 211990–1/4
- 221990–1/4
- 231990–1/4
- 241990–1/4
- 251991–1/4
- 261991–1/4
- 27A Woman of the Iron People1991 · 424 pages · confirmed 1/419914241/4
- 28A Brief History of the Order of St. Cyprian the Athlete1992 · confirmed 1/41992–1/4
- 291993–1/4
- 3019933821/4
- 311998–1/4
- 32The Venetian Method1998 · 153 pages · confirmed 1/419981531/4
- 331999–1/4
- 341999–1/4
- 35The Grammarian's Five Daughters1999 · 124 pages · confirmed 1/419991241/4
- 362001–1/4
- 372001–1/4
- 3820011261/4
- 39The Potter of Bones2002 · confirmed 1/42002–1/4
- 40The Lost Mother: A Story Told by the Divers2002 · 130 pages · confirmed 1/420021301/4
- 41Knapsack Poems2002 · confirmed 1/42002–1/4
- 422003–1/4
- 432003–1/4
- 442003–1/4
- 45On Seeing Bellini\'s Opera The Capulets and Montagues...Eleanor Arnason Poems #162003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 46The Diner2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 472009–3/4
- 482010–1/4
- 492010–3/4
- 50Patrick and Mr. Bear: A True Story2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 512013–3/4
- 522014–3/4
- 53The Hat Maker of God2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 54The Scrivener2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 55Telling Stories to the Sky2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 562015–3/4
- 57Ruins2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 582016–1/4
- 592017–1/4
- 60Mines2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 612018–3/4
- 62Loft the Sorcerer2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 632020–1/4
- 64Laki2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 65The Graveyard2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 66Grandmother Troll2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
Eleanor Arnason series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Eleanor Arnason Poems books in order 16 books
Eleanor Arnason 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.
Lydia Duluth in order
6 booksHwarhath Stories in order
4 booksWoman of the Iron People in order
2 booksBig Mama in order
1 bookStar Trek Adventures in order
1 bookConversation Pieces in order
1 bookBaldemar in order
1 book- 28. Daisy
Standalone books
28 books28 Eleanor Arnason titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Eleanor Arnason books in order?
You only need to read Eleanor Arnason 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 Eleanor Arnason
Start with On Writing (1986), the first Eleanor Arnason Poems book. The earliest catalogued title overall is A Clear Day in the Motor City (1973).
What is the newest Eleanor Arnason book?
Grandmother Troll (2022) is the newest Eleanor Arnason book released so far.
Is there a new Eleanor Arnason book coming?
No next Eleanor Arnason 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 Eleanor Arnason has won
Wikidata records 2 awards and 37 nominations for Eleanor Arnason. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature1992Wonfor A Woman of the Iron People
- Otherwise Award1991Wonfor A Woman of the Iron People
- Locus Award for Best Novelette2022Shortlistedfor Laki
- Locus Award for Best Novelette2021Shortlistedfor Tunnels
- Locus Award for Best Short Story2018Shortlistedfor Mines
- Locus Award for Best Novelette2017Shortlistedfor Checkerboard Planet
- Philip K. Dick Award2017Shortlistedfor Hwarhath Stories: Transgressive Tales by Aliens
- Locus Award for Best Collection2017Shortlistedfor Hwarhath Stories: Transgressive Tales by Aliens
- Locus Award for Best Novelette2016Shortlistedfor Ruins
- Locus Award for Best Short Story2016Shortlistedfor Telling Stories to the Sky
- Locus Award for Best Collection2016Shortlistedfor Hidden Folk
- Locus Award for Best Short Story2015Shortlistedfor The Scrivener
Eleanor Arnason at a glance
- Paused
- No new Eleanor Arnason title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Eleanor Arnason books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,770 pages across the 8 of 66 books with a recorded length, a median of 172 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Eleanor Arnason books, 16 of 66, were published in the 1990s.
What the Eleanor Arnason books are about
6 of the 66 Eleanor Arnason books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 5 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 5 of 6 books
- Collection:otherwise_tiptree_award=winner 3 of 6 books
- LGBTQ gender identity 3 of 6 books
- LGBTQ science fiction & fantasy 3 of 6 books