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Ellen Klages Books in Order

Ellen Klages has written 12 books, published between 1991 and 2018. The first book is Harbin Hot Springs (1991) and the newest is Wakulla Springs (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
1991–2018
Pages on record
2,134 in 8 of 12 books
Reading time
36–53 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,134 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Ellen Klages, author of the Gordon Family Saga

Ellen Klages, born 1954, is an American writer of science, science fiction, fantasy and historical fiction who lives in San Francisco. The novelette Basement Magic won the 2005 Nebula Award for Best Novelette. The Green Glass Sea (2006), Klages's first non-genre novel, won the 2007 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction and the New Mexico Book Award. Portable Childhoods, a short fiction collection from Tachyon Publications, was a 2008 World Fantasy Award finalist. The catalogue lists 12 books through Wakulla Springs (2018), including Passing Strange, and names a Gordon Family Saga series.

How many Ellen Klages books are there?

Ellen Klages has 12 books, released between 1991 and 2018. 3 of them belong to the Gordon Family Saga series.

Ellen Klages Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Ellen Klages 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 Harbin Hot Springs by Ellen Klages (1991)
  2. Cover of The Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages, book 1 of the Gordon Family Saga (2006)
  3. Cover of Portable Childhoods by Ellen Klages (2007)
  4. Cover of White Sands, Red Menace by Ellen Klages, book 2 of the Gordon Family Saga (2008)
  5. Cover of What Remains by Ellen Klages (2009)
  6. Cover of Singing on a Star by Ellen Klages (2009)
  7. Cover of Passing Strange by Ellen Klages (2017)
  8. Cover of Wakulla Springs by Ellen Klages (2018)
  1. 1
    Harbin Hot Springs1991 · 363 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991363
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  2. 2
    Exploratorium1997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  3. 3
    Time Gypsy1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  4. 4
    The Green Glass SeaGordon Family Saga #12006 · 321 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006321
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  5. 5
    Portable Childhoods2007 · 248 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007248
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  6. 6
    In the House of the Seven Librarians2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  7. 7
    White Sands, Red MenaceGordon Family Saga #22008 · 337 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008337
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  8. 8
    What Remains2009 · 82 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200982
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  9. 9
    Singing on a Star2009 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009288
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  10. 10
    Passing Strange2017 · 219 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017219
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  11. 11
    Out of Left FieldGordon Family Saga #32018 · 276 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018276
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  12. 12
    Wakulla Springs2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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Ellen Klages 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.

Gordon Family Saga in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Green Glass Sea
  2. 2. White Sands, Red Menace
  3. 3. Out of Left Field

Standalone books

9 books

9 Ellen Klages titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Ellen Klages books in order?

You only need to read Ellen Klages books in order within the Gordon Family Saga series, which holds 3 of the 12 Ellen Klages books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Ellen Klages

Start with Harbin Hot Springs (1991), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Ellen Klages book?

Wakulla Springs (2018) is the newest Ellen Klages book released so far.

Is there a new Ellen Klages book coming?

No next Ellen Klages 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 Ellen Klages has won

Wikidata records 5 awards and 24 nominations for Ellen Klages. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • British Fantasy Award for Best Novella2018Wonfor Passing Strange
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Novella2018Wonfor Passing Strange
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Novella2014Wonfor Wakulla Springs
  • Nebula Award2005Wonfor Basement Magic
  • Nebula Award for Best Novelette2005Wonfor Basement Magic
  • Locus Award for Best Novelette2020Shortlistedfor Nice Things
  • Locus Award for Best Novella2018Shortlistedfor Passing Strange
  • Nebula Award for Best Novella2018Shortlistedfor Passing Strange
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Collection2018Shortlistedfor Wicked Wonders
  • Locus Award for Best Collection2018Shortlistedfor Wicked Wonders
  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature2018Shortlistedfor Passing Strange
  • Locus Award for Best Short Story2015Shortlistedfor Amicae Aeternum

Ellen Klages at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Ellen Klages title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Ellen Klages books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
2,134 pages across the 8 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 282 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ellen Klages books, 6 of 12, were published in the 2000s.

What the Ellen Klages books are about

7 of the 12 Ellen Klages books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 2 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.