Emma Bull Books in Order
Emma Bull has written 27 books, published between 1985 and 2014. The first book is Falcon (1985) and the newest is Shadow Unit 15 (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 27
- Published
- 1985–2014
- Confirmed
- 13 of 27 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,600 in 6 of 27 books
Emma Bull, born in 1954, is an American science fiction and fantasy author. Bone Dance drew Hugo and Nebula nominations, and War for the Oaks is urban fantasy. Liavek is a shared universe Bull created with her husband, Will Shetterly, and ran as a run of anthologies. Bull has also sung and played guitar in the Minneapolis bands Cats Laughing and The Flash Girls. The catalogue holds 27 books from Falcon (1985) to Shadow Unit 15 (2014), and other names appear on the listed titles: Elizabeth Bear on 13, Will Shetterly on 10, Leah Bobet on 8 and Sarah Monette on 4.
Source: Wikidata
How many Emma Bull books are there?
Emma Bull has 27 books, released between 1985 and 2014. They include 2 series and 8 titles listed outside any series.
Emma Bull Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 27 Emma Bull 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.
- 1Falcon1985 · 281 pages · confirmed 1/419852811/4
- 219852742/4
- 31986–2/4
- 4War for the Oaks1987 · confirmed 1/41987–1/4
- 51987–2/4
- 61988–2/4
- 71990–2/4
- 8Bone Dance1991 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/419913201/4
- 9Double Feature1994 · 264 pages · confirmed 1/419942641/4
- 1019943171/4
- 11The Princess and the Lord of Night1994 · confirmed 1/41994–1/4
- 12Nightspeeder2004 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/420041441/4
- 13Territory2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 142011–3/4
- 152011–3/4
- 162011–3/4
- 172011–3/4
- 182011–3/4
- 192011–3/4
- 202011–3/4
- 212011–3/4
- 22And Other Stories2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 232012–3/4
- 242012–3/4
- 252013–3/4
- 262014–3/4
- 272014–3/4
Emma Bull 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.
Shadow Unit in order
13 books- 1. Shadow Unit 1
- 2. Shadow Unit 2
- 3. Shadow Unit 3
- 4. Shadow Unit 4
- 5. Shadow Unit 5
- 6. Shadow Unit 6
- 9. Shadow Unit 9
- 10. Shadow Unit 10
- 11. Shadow Unit 11
- 12. Shadow Unit 12
- 13. Shadow Unit 13
- 14. Shadow Unit 14
- and 1 more in the table above
Liavek in order
5 booksBorderland in order
1 book- 3. Finder
Standalone books
8 books8 Emma Bull titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Emma Bull books in order?
You only need to read Emma Bull books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Emma Bull
Start with Falcon (1985), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Emma Bull book?
Shadow Unit 15 (2014) is the newest Emma Bull book released so far.
Is there a new Emma Bull book coming?
No next Emma Bull 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 Emma Bull has won
Wikidata records 1 award and 17 nominations for Emma Bull. 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.
- Locus Award for Best First Novel1988Wonfor War for the Oaks
- Locus Award for Best Novella2010Shortlistedfor Cuckoo
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2008Shortlistedfor Territory
- World Fantasy Award for Best Novel2008Shortlistedfor Territory
- Locus Award for Best Novelette2007Shortlistedfor What Used to Be Good Still Is
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1998Shortlistedfor Freedom & necessity
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1995Shortlistedfor Finder
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature1995Shortlistedfor The Princess and the Lord of Night
- Nebula Award for Best Novella1993Shortlistedfor Silver or Gold
- Hugo Award for Best Novel1992Shortlistedfor Bone Dance
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1992Shortlistedfor Bone Dance
- Nebula Award for Best Novel1992Shortlistedfor Bone Dance
Emma Bull at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Emma Bull title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Emma Bull books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,600 pages across the 6 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 278 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Emma Bull books, 14 of 27, were published in the 2010s.
When Emma Bull books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Emma Bull titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 14 titles.
27 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Emma Bull books are about
10 of the 27 Emma Bull 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 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 7 of 10 books
- Fantasy 2 of 10 books