Esther M. Friesner Books in Order
Esther M. Friesner has written 51 books, published between 1985 and 2015. The first book is Mustapha and His Wise Dog (1985) and the newest is Chicks and Balances (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 51
- Published
- 1985–2015
- Confirmed
- 2 of 51 titles
- Pages on record
- 10,950 in 35 of 51 books
- Reading time
- 183–274 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,950 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 35 of 51 titles with a page count on record.
Esther M. Friesner, born July 16, 1951, is an American science fiction and fantasy author, poet and playwright known for humour in both titles and stories, which the work uses to address gender equality and social justice. The catalogue holds 51 books from Mustapha and His Wise Dog (1985) to Chicks and Balances (2015). Series include Chicks In Chainmail, Majyk, Demons, Tim Desmond, Nobody's Princess and Sphinx's Princess. Elf Defense and Here Be Demons both appeared in 1988.
Source: Wikidata
How many Esther M. Friesner books are there?
Esther M. Friesner has 51 books, released between 1985 and 2015. They include 11 series and 12 titles listed outside any series.
Esther M. Friesner Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 51 Esther M. Friesner 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.
- 119851751/4
- 2Harlot's Ruse1986 · 296 pages · confirmed 1/419862961/4
- 319862521/4
- 41986–1/4
- 5The Silver Mountain1986 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/419862881/4
- 61987–1/4
- 71988–1/4
- 819882341/4
- 9Druid's Blood1988 · 279 pages · confirmed 1/419882791/4
- 101989–1/4
- 1119892711/4
- 121989–1/4
- 131990–1/4
- 14Ecce Hominid1991 · 41 pages · confirmed 1/41991411/4
- 151991–1/4
- 1619914801/4
- 171991–1/4
- 1819914561/4
- 191991–3/4
- 2019922651/4
- 21Yesterday We Saw Mermaids1992 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/419921601/4
- 2219932881/4
- 2319933402/4
- 2419948801/4
- 2519942581/4
- 2619942621/4
- 2719942722/4
- 28Death and the Librarian and Other Stories1995 · confirmed 1/41995–1/4
- 29A Birthday (in F&SF)1995 · confirmed 1/41995–1/4
- 3019953411/4
- 31The Sherwood Game1995 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/419953841/4
- 32Child of the Eagle1996 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/419963201/4
- 3319972783/4
- 3419983091/4
- 35Up the Wall1999 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/419991121/4
- 3619993201/4
- 371999–2/4
- 3820003201/4
- 3920022492/4
- 4020044001/4
- 41Temping Fate2006 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420062881/4
- 4220073201/4
- 4320083201/4
- 442009–1/4
- 452010–1/4
- 46Threads and Flames2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 472012–1/4
- 4820134961/4
- 4920143241/4
- 5020153361/4
- 5120153361/4
Esther M. Friesner 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.
Chicks In Chainmail in order
7 booksTwelve Kingdoms in order
4 booksNew York in order
3 booksDemons in order
3 booksTim Desmond in order
3 books- 1. Gnome Man's Land
- 2. Harpy High
- 3. Unicorn U.
Majyk in order
3 booksPsalms of Herod in order
2 booksNobody's Princess in order
2 booksSphinx's Princess in order
2 booksSpirit's Princess in order
2 booksDeception's Princess in order
2 booksStar Trek: Deep Space Nine in order
2 booksMen In Black in order
1 bookDragonflight in order
1 bookStar Trek: The Next Generation in order
1 book- 46. To Storm Heaven
Standalone books
12 books12 Esther M. Friesner titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Esther M. Friesner books in order?
You only need to read Esther M. Friesner books in order within each series: the books listed here span 11 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Esther M. Friesner
Start with Mustapha and His Wise Dog (1985), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Esther M. Friesner book?
Chicks and Balances (2015) is the newest Esther M. Friesner book released so far.
Is there a new Esther M. Friesner book coming?
No next Esther M. Friesner 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 Esther M. Friesner has won
Wikidata records 2 awards and 16 nominations for Esther M. Friesner. 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.
- Nebula Award for Best Short Story1997Wonfor A Birthday
- Nebula Award for Best Short Story1996Wonfor Death and the Librarian
- Nebula Award for Best Short Story2007Shortlistedfor Helen Remembers The Stork Club
- Locus Award for Best Novelette2006Shortlistedfor Last Man Standing
- Locus Award for Best Short Story2006Shortlistedfor Helen Remembers The Stork Club
- Locus Award for Best Novelette2000Shortlistedfor How to Make Unicorn Pie
- Nebula Award for Best Novelette2000Shortlistedfor How to Make Unicorn Pie
- Locus Award for Best Novelette1999Shortlistedfor Brown Dust
- Nebula Award for Best Short Story1997Shortlistedfor A Birthday
- Hugo Award for Best Short Story1996Shortlistedfor A Birthday
- Locus Award for Best Short Story1996Shortlistedfor A Birthday
- Nebula Award for Best Novelette1996Shortlistedfor Jesus at the Bat
Esther M. Friesner at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Esther M. Friesner title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Esther M. Friesner books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 10,950 pages across the 35 of 51 books with a recorded length, a median of 296 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Esther M. Friesner books, 25 of 51, were published in the 1990s.
When Esther M. Friesner books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Esther M. Friesner titles appeared. 1990s was the most productive decade with 25 titles.
51 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Esther M. Friesner books are about
43 of the 51 Esther M. Friesner 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 43. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 12 of 43 books
- Science fiction 10 of 43 books
- Children's fiction 7 of 43 books
- Historical fiction 5 of 43 books
- Desmond, tim (fictitious character) 4 of 43 books
- History 4 of 43 books
- Kings and rulers 4 of 43 books
- Sex role 4 of 43 books
- Greek mythology 3 of 43 books
- Short stories, american 3 of 43 books