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Jacqueline Carey Books in Order

Jacqueline Carey has written 23 books, published between 1997 and 2023. The first book is Angels: Celestial Spirits in Legend and Art (1997) and the newest is Cassiel's Servant (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
23
Published
1997–2023
Pages on record
8,660 in 15 of 23 books
Reading time
144–217 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,660 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 23 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Jacqueline Carey, author

Jacqueline Carey is an American writer, born 9 October 1964, working primarily in fantasy. Kushiel's Legacy is Carey's largest work, split into the Phedre, Imriel and Moirin trilogies and opening with Kushiel's Dart (2001); Phedre no Delaunay is its central character. The 23 catalogued titles run from Angels: Celestial Spirits in Legend and Art (1997) to Cassiel's Servant (2023), and take in the Sundering books, Santa Olivia and the Agent of Hel series. Courts and courtiers, kings and rulers, quests and erotic literature recur as subjects, across books of a median 610 pages.

How many Jacqueline Carey books are there?

Jacqueline Carey has 23 books, released between 1997 and 2023. They include 6 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.

Jacqueline Carey Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 23 Jacqueline Carey 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 Angels: Celestial Spirits in Legend and Art by Jacqueline Carey (1997)
  2. Cover of Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey, book 1 of the Kushiel's Legacy: Phedre Trilogy (2001)
  3. Cover of Kushiel's Chosen by Jacqueline Carey, book 2 of the Kushiel's Legacy: Phedre Trilogy (2002)
  4. Cover of Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey, book 3 of the Kushiel's Legacy: Phedre Trilogy (2003)
  5. Cover of Banewreaker by Jacqueline Carey, book 1 of the Sundering series (2004)
  6. Cover of Godslayer by Jacqueline Carey, book 2 of the Sundering series (2005)
  7. Cover of Kushiel's Scion by Jacqueline Carey, book 1 of the Kushiel's Legacy: Imriel Trilogy (2006)
  8. Cover of Kushiel's Justice by Jacqueline Carey, book 2 of the Kushiel's Legacy: Imriel Trilogy (2007)
  9. Cover of Kushiel's Mercy by Jacqueline Carey, book 3 of the Kushiel's Legacy: Imriel Trilogy (2008)
  10. Cover of Naamah's Kiss by Jacqueline Carey, book 1 of the Kushiel's Legacy: Moirin Trilogy (2009)
  11. Cover of Santa Olivia by Jacqueline Carey, book 1 of the Santa Olivia series (2009)
  12. Cover of Saints Astray by Jacqueline Carey, book 2 of the Santa Olivia series (2011)
  13. Cover of Naamah's Blessing by Jacqueline Carey, book 3 of the Kushiel's Legacy: Moirin Trilogy (2011)
  14. Cover of Dark Currents by Jacqueline Carey, book 1 of the Agent of Hel series (2012)
  15. Cover of Autumn Bones by Jacqueline Carey, book 2 of the Agent of Hel series (2013)
  16. Cover of Poison Fruit by Jacqueline Carey, book 3 of the Agent of Hel series (2014)
  17. Cover of Miranda and Caliban by Jacqueline Carey (2017)
  18. Cover of Starless by Jacqueline Carey (2018)
  1. 1
    Angels: Celestial Spirits in Legend and Art1997 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997128
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  2. 2
    Kushiel's DartKushiel's Legacy: Phedre Trilogy #12001 · 816 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001816
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  3. 3
    Kushiel's ChosenKushiel's Legacy: Phedre Trilogy #22002 · 704 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002704
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  4. 4
    Kushiel's AvatarKushiel's Legacy: Phedre Trilogy #32003 · 750 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003750
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  5. 5
    Earth Begotten: The Journey of Blessed EluaKushiel's Legacy: Phedre Trilogy #42003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  6. 6
    BanewreakerSundering #12004 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004512
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  7. 7
    GodslayerSundering #22005 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005416
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  8. 8
    Kushiel's ScionKushiel's Legacy: Imriel Trilogy #12006 · 960 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006960
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  9. 9
    Kushiel's JusticeKushiel's Legacy: Imriel Trilogy #22007 · 703 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007703
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  10. 10
    Kushiel's MercyKushiel's Legacy: Imriel Trilogy #32008 · 700 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008700
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  11. 11
    Naamah's KissKushiel's Legacy: Moirin Trilogy #12009 · 645 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009645
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  12. 12
    Santa OliviaSanta Olivia #12009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  13. 13
    Naamah's CurseKushiel's Legacy: Moirin Trilogy #22010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  14. 14
    Saints AstraySanta Olivia #22011 · 356 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011356
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  15. 15
    Naamah's BlessingKushiel's Legacy: Moirin Trilogy #32011 · 610 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011610
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  16. 16
    Dark CurrentsAgent of Hel #12012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  17. 17
    In the Matter of Fallen Angels2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  18. 18
    Autumn BonesAgent of Hel #22013 · 424 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013424
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  19. 19
    Poison FruitAgent of Hel #32014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  20. 20
    One Hundred Ablutions2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  21. 21
    Miranda and Caliban2017 · 349 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017349
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  22. 22
    Starless2018 · 587 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018587
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  23. 23
    Cassiel's ServantKushiel's Legacy: Phedre Trilogy #52023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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Jacqueline Carey characters in order

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Jacqueline Carey 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.

Kushiel's Legacy: Phedre Trilogy in order

5 books
  1. 1. Kushiel's Dart
  2. 2. Kushiel's Chosen
  3. 3. Kushiel's Avatar
  4. 4. Earth Begotten: The Journey of Blessed Elua
  5. 5. Cassiel's Servant

Kushiel's Legacy: Imriel Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Kushiel's Scion
  2. 2. Kushiel's Justice
  3. 3. Kushiel's Mercy

Kushiel's Legacy: Moirin Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Naamah's Kiss
  2. 2. Naamah's Curse
  3. 3. Naamah's Blessing

Agent of Hel in order

3 books
  1. 1. Dark Currents
  2. 2. Autumn Bones
  3. 3. Poison Fruit

Sundering in order

2 books
  1. 1. Banewreaker
  2. 2. Godslayer

Santa Olivia in order

2 books
  1. 1. Santa Olivia
  2. 2. Saints Astray

Standalone books

5 books

5 Jacqueline Carey titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jacqueline Carey books in order?

You only need to read Jacqueline Carey 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 Jacqueline Carey

Start with Kushiel's Dart (2001), the first Kushiel’s Legacy book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Angels: Celestial Spirits in Legend and Art (1997).

What is the newest Jacqueline Carey book?

Cassiel's Servant (2023) is the newest Jacqueline Carey book released so far.

Is there a new Jacqueline Carey book coming?

No next Jacqueline Carey 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 Jacqueline Carey has won

Wikidata records 2 awards and 2 nominations for Jacqueline Carey. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Michigan Author Award2016Won
  • Locus Award for Best First Novel2002Wonfor Kushiel's Dart
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2003Shortlistedfor Kushiel's Chosen
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2002Shortlistedfor Kushiel's Dart

Jacqueline Carey at a glance

Paused
No new Jacqueline Carey title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Jacqueline Carey books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
8,660 pages across the 15 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 610 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jacqueline Carey books, 11 of 23, were published in the 2000s.

What the Jacqueline Carey books are about

19 of the 23 Jacqueline Carey 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 17 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.