Isobelle Carmody Books in Order
Isobelle Carmody has written 37 books, published between 1987 and 2024. The first book is Obernewtyn (1987) and the newest is Comes the Night (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 37
- Published
- 1987–2024
- Pages on record
- 5,799 in 20 of 37 books
- Reading time
- 97–145 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,799 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 20 of 37 titles with a page count on record.
Isobelle Carmody, born in 1958, is an Australian writer of science fiction, fantasy, children's literature and young adult fiction, and a recipient of the Aurealis Award for best children's fiction. The Obernewtyn Chronicles are the recorded character grouping, opening with Obernewtyn (1987), the earliest of the 37 books catalogued under the Carmody name; Comes the Night (2024) is the most recent. Little Fur, Kingdom of the Lost, Legendsong and Tales from the Tower also appear, with magic, elves, human-animal communication and extrasensory perception among the subjects.
How many Isobelle Carmody books are there?
Isobelle Carmody has 37 books, released between 1987 and 2024. They include 6 series and 11 titles listed outside any series.
Isobelle Carmody Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 37 Isobelle Carmody 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.
- 119872561/4
- 219903201/4
- 3Scatterlings1991 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/419913201/4
- 4The Gathering1993 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/419932881/4
- 519954801/4
- 6Green Monkey Dreams: Stories1996 · 209 pages · confirmed 1/419962091/4
- 719975121/4
- 8Greylands1997 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/419972881/4
- 9This Way Out1998 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/419981861/4
- 1019997541/4
- 11Dreamwalker2000 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/42000481/4
- 1220023121/4
- 1320025041/4
- 142003321/4
- 1520033361/4
- 1620041602/4
- 172005–1/4
- 182005–1/4
- 19Alyzon Whitestarr2005 · confirmed 1/42005–1/4
- 2020051602/4
- 21Magic Night2006 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/42006401/4
- 22The Wrong Thing2006 · confirmed 1/42006–1/4
- 2320072451/4
- 242008–1/4
- 252008–1/4
- 262008–1/4
- 272008–1/4
- 282010–1/4
- 2920113491/4
- 30Metro Winds2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 312012–1/4
- 322013–1/4
- 332015–1/4
- 342017–1/4
- 352020–1/4
- 362021–1/4
- 37Comes the Night2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
Isobelle Carmody series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
Isobelle Carmody 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.
Little Fur in order
4 booksKingdom of the Lost in order
4 booksGateway Trilogy in order
3 booksLegendsong in order
2 booksQuentaris Chronicles in order
2 books- 7. Angel Fever
- 13. The Cat Dreamer
Chap in order
1 bookTales from the Tower in order
1 bookStandalone books
11 books11 Isobelle Carmody titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Isobelle Carmody books in order?
You only need to read Isobelle Carmody books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Isobelle Carmody
Start with Obernewtyn (1987), the first Obernewtyn Chronicles book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Isobelle Carmody book?
Comes the Night (2024) is the newest Isobelle Carmody book released so far.
Is there a new Isobelle Carmody book coming?
No next Isobelle Carmody 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 Isobelle Carmody has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Isobelle Carmody. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Aurealis Award1997Wonfor Green Monkey Dreams
Isobelle Carmody at a glance
- Still publishing
- Isobelle Carmody published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Isobelle Carmody books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,799 pages across the 20 of 37 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Isobelle Carmody books, 17 of 37, were published in the 2000s.
What the Isobelle Carmody books are about
25 of the 37 Isobelle Carmody books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 7 of 25. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 7 of 25 books
- Fantasy 6 of 25 books
- Science fiction 6 of 25 books
- Extrasensory perception 5 of 25 books
- Human-animal communication 5 of 25 books
- Elves 4 of 25 books
- Magic 4 of 25 books
- Travel 4 of 25 books
- Young adult fiction 4 of 25 books