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Elizabeth Hand Books in Order

Elizabeth Hand has written 42 books, published between 1990 and 2026. The first book is Winterlong (1990) and the newest is Unspeakable Things (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
42
Published
1990–2026
Confirmed
2 of 42 titles
Pages on record
8,799 in 29 of 42 books
Reading time
147–220 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,799 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 29 of 42 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Elizabeth Hand, author

Elizabeth Hand writes science fiction, fantasy and crime, plus media tie-ins. Cass Neary, a photographer with a talent for finding the dead, heads the crime novels; the Winterlong books and Illyria carry the speculative work; and Hand has written for Star Wars: Boba Fett, Catwoman, Twelve Monkeys and Anna and the King. Thirty-eight titles span 1990 to 2026, from Winterlong to Unspeakable Things.

How many Elizabeth Hand books are there?

Elizabeth Hand has 42 books, released between 1990 and 2026. They include 5 series and 23 titles listed outside any series.

Elizabeth Hand Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 42 Elizabeth Hand 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 Æstival Tide by Elizabeth Hand, book 2 of the Winterlong series (1992)
  2. Cover of Icarus Descending by Elizabeth Hand, book 3 of the Winterlong series (1993)
  3. Cover of Waking the Moon by Elizabeth Hand (1994)
  4. Cover of Twelve Monkeys by Elizabeth Hand (1995)
  5. Cover of Glimmering by Elizabeth Hand (1997)
  6. Cover of Last Summer at Mars Hill by Elizabeth Hand (1998)
  7. Cover of Fight the Future by Elizabeth Hand, book 8 of the X-Files series (1998)
  8. Cover of Black Light by Elizabeth Hand (1999)
  9. Cover of Anna and the King by Elizabeth Hand (1999)
  10. Cover of The Affair of the Necklace by Elizabeth Hand (2001)
  11. Cover of Bibliomancy by Elizabeth Hand (2003)
  12. Cover of Hunted by Elizabeth Hand, book 4 of the Boba Fett series (2003)
  13. Cover of A New Threat by Elizabeth Hand, book 5 of the Boba Fett series (2004)
  14. Cover of Pursuit by Elizabeth Hand, book 6 of the Boba Fett series (2004)
  15. Cover of Catwoman by Elizabeth Hand (2004)
  16. Cover of Generation Loss by Elizabeth Hand, book 1 of the Cass Neary series (2007)
  17. Cover of Illyria by Elizabeth Hand, book 1 of the Illyria series (2007)
  18. Cover of Available Dark by Elizabeth Hand, book 2 of the Cass Neary series (2012)
  19. Cover of Radiant Days by Elizabeth Hand, book 2 of the Illyria series (2012)
  20. Cover of Near Zennor by Elizabeth Hand (2012)
  21. Cover of Chip Crockett's Christmas Carol by Elizabeth Hand (2013)
  22. Cover of Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand (2015)
  23. Cover of Hard Light by Elizabeth Hand, book 3 of the Cass Neary series (2016)
  24. Cover of Curious Toys by Elizabeth Hand (2019)
  1. 1
    WinterlongWinterlong #11990 · 442 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990442
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  2. 2
    Æstival TideWinterlong #21992 · 399 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992399
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  3. 3
    The Erl-King1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  4. 4
    Icarus DescendingWinterlong #31993 · 334 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993334
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  5. 5
    Waking the Moon1994 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994512
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  6. 6
    Twelve Monkeys1995 · 213 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995213
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  7. 7
    Glimmering1997 · 413 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997413
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  8. 8
    Last Summer at Mars Hill1998 · 324 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998324
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  9. 9
    Fight the FutureX-Files #81998 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998192
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  10. 10
    Black Light1999 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999400
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  11. 11
    Anna and the King1999 · 297 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999297
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  12. 12
    The Affair of the Necklace2001 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001288
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  13. 13
    Bibliomancy2003 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003300
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  14. 14
    HuntedStar Wars: Boba Fett #32003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  15. 15
    Maze of DeceptionBoba Fett #32003 · 137 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003137
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  16. 16
    HuntedBoba Fett #42003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  17. 17
    A New ThreatStar Wars: Boba Fett #42004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  18. 18
    A New ThreatBoba Fett #52004 · 139 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004139
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  19. 19
    PursuitStar Wars: Boba Fett #52004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  20. 20
    PursuitBoba Fett #62004 · 126 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004126
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  21. 21
    Catwoman2004 · 275 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004275
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  22. 22
    Mortal Love2004 · 364 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004364
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  23. 23
    Cleopatra Brimstone2006 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006240
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  24. 24
    Generation LossCass Neary #12007 · 265 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007265
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  25. 25
    IllyriaIllyria #12007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  26. 26
    The Bride of Frankenstein2007 · 206 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007206
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  27. 27
    The Maiden Flight of McCauley’s Bellerophon (in Stories)2010 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010448
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  28. 28
    Available DarkCass Neary #22012 · 246 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012246
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  29. 29
    Radiant DaysIllyria #22012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  30. 30
    Near Zennor2012 · 286 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012286
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Elizabeth Hand series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Elizabeth Hand 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.

Cass Neary in order

4 books
  1. 1. Generation Loss
  2. 2. Available Dark
  3. 3. Hard Light
  4. 4. The Book of Lamps and Banners

Star Wars: Boba Fett in order

4 books
  1. 3. Hunted
  2. 4. A New Threat
  3. 5. Pursuit
  4. 6. Maze of Deception

Winterlong in order

3 books
  1. 1. Winterlong
  2. 2. Æstival Tide
  3. 3. Icarus Descending

Illyria in order

2 books
  1. 1. Illyria
  2. 2. Radiant Days

X-Files in order

1 book
  1. 8. Fight the Future

Outspoken Authors in order

1 book
  1. 19. Fire.

Standalone books

23 books

23 Elizabeth Hand titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Elizabeth Hand books in order?

You only need to read Elizabeth Hand books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Elizabeth Hand

Start with The Fight to Survive (2003), the first Boba Fett book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Winterlong (1990).

What is the newest Elizabeth Hand book?

Unspeakable Things (2026) is the newest Elizabeth Hand book released so far.

Is there a new Elizabeth Hand book coming?

No next Elizabeth Hand 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 Elizabeth Hand has won

Wikidata records 15 awards and 55 nominations for Elizabeth Hand. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Elizabeth Hand at a glance

Still publishing
Elizabeth Hand published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Elizabeth Hand books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
8,799 pages across the 29 of 42 books with a recorded length, a median of 297 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Elizabeth Hand books, 15 of 42, were published in the 2000s.

What the Elizabeth Hand books are about

31 of the 42 Elizabeth Hand 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 7 of 31. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.