Holly Lisle Books in Order
Holly Lisle has written 45 books, published between 1990 and 2018. The first book is Minerva Wakes (1990) and the newest is The Owner's Tale (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 45
- Published
- 1990–2018
- Confirmed
- 3 of 45 titles
- Pages on record
- 9,834 in 30 of 45 books
- Reading time
- 164–246 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,834 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 30 of 45 titles with a page count on record.
Holly Lisle was an American novelist of fantasy, science fiction, paranormal romance and romantic suspense, born October 8, 1960, who died on August 27, 2024. Lisle also taught writers: the e-book Mugging the Muse: Writing Fiction for Love And Money, the Forward Motion Writers' Community website and the How to Think Sideways courses on novel writing and revision all came from Lisle. The catalogue lists 45 books from Minerva Wakes (1990) to The Owner's Tale (2018), including Fire in the Mist (1992) and Bones of the Past (1993). Series include Secret Texts, World Gates, Cadence Drake, Korre, Moon & Sun and Tales From the Longview.
How many Holly Lisle books are there?
Holly Lisle has 45 books, released between 1990 and 2018. They include 8 series and 17 titles listed outside any series.
Holly Lisle Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 45 Holly Lisle 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.
- 1Minerva Wakes1990 · 273 pages · confirmed 1/419902731/4
- 219923041/4
- 319933361/4
- 419952421/4
- 51995–1/4
- 6Mall, Mayhem and Magic1995 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419952561/4
- 719953051/4
- 819962561/4
- 919962743/4
- 1019973861/4
- 111997–3/4
- 1219984161/4
- 1319982403/4
- 1419994641/4
- 1520004641/4
- 1620023841/4
- 1720026081/4
- 1820033421/4
- 1920043241/4
- 20Midnight Rain2004 · 325 pages · confirmed 1/420043251/4
- 2120055921/4
- 22Last Girl Dancing2005 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420053201/4
- 23I See You2006 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420063201/4
- 24Night Echoes2007 · 306 pages · confirmed 1/420073061/4
- 2520083611/4
- 2620086081/4
- 272009–1/4
- 28Holly Lisle's Create A Culture Clinic2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 29Holly Lisle's Create A Language Clinic2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 30Holly Lisle's Create A Plot Clinic2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 31Holly Lisle's How To Write Page-Turning Scenes2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 32Light Through Fog2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 3320124521/4
- 34Mugging the Muse2012 · 238 pages · confirmed 1/420122381/4
- 35Professional Plot Outline Mini-Course2012 · 72 pages · confirmed 1/42012721/4
- 36Strange Arrivals2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 37Rewind2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 38Create A Character Clinic2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 392014–1/4
- 402014–1/4
- 41Holly Lisle's Create A World Clinic2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 4220171441/4
- 4320171101/4
- 442018–1/4
- 4520181121/4
Holly Lisle 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.
Tales From the Longview in order
6 booksSecret Texts in order
4 booksFaia in order
3 booksDevils in order
3 booksWorld Gates in order
3 booksBard's Tale in order
3 booksCadence Drake in order
2 booksKorre in order
2 booksMoon & Sun in order
2 booksStandalone books
17 books17 Holly Lisle titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Holly Lisle books in order?
You only need to read Holly Lisle books in order within each series: the books listed here span 8 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Holly Lisle
Start with Minerva Wakes (1990), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Holly Lisle book?
The Owner's Tale (2018) is the newest Holly Lisle book released so far.
Is there a new Holly Lisle book coming?
No next Holly Lisle 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 Holly Lisle has won
Wikidata records 1 award and 2 nominations for Holly Lisle. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Compton Crook Award1993Wonfor Fire in the Mist
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1994Shortlistedfor Bones of the Past
- Locus Award for Best First Novel1993Shortlistedfor Fire in the Mist
Holly Lisle at a glance
- Died
- Holly Lisle died in 2024, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Holly Lisle on record dates from 2018.
- Release pace
- Holly Lisle books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 9,834 pages across the 30 of 45 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Holly Lisle books, 18 of 45, were published in the 2010s.
What the Holly Lisle books are about
24 of the 45 Holly Lisle 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 9 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 9 of 24 books
- Fantasy, epic 4 of 24 books
- Magic 4 of 24 books
- Arhel 3 of 24 books
- Paranormal fiction 3 of 24 books
- Romance, fantasy 3 of 24 books
- Children's fiction 2 of 24 books
- Devil 2 of 24 books
- Romance 2 of 24 books
- Romantic suspense 2 of 24 books
- Wizards 2 of 24 books