Kay Kenyon Books in Order
Kay Kenyon has written 26 books, published between 1997 and 2026. The first book is The Seeds of Time (1997) and the newest is The Thief of Numbers (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 26
- Published
- 1997–2026
- Pages on record
- 6,373 in 15 of 26 books
- Reading time
- 106–159 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,373 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 26 titles with a page count on record.
Kay Kenyon, born July 2, 1956, is an American science fiction and fantasy writer based in Wenatchee, Washington. Kenyon's series are The Entire and the Rose, Dark Talents and Arisen Worlds. The 26 catalogued books begin with The Seeds of Time (1997), followed by Leap Point, Rift and Maximum Ice, and later include Bright of the Sky (2007) and City Without End (2010). Time travel, espionage and women pilots are among her subjects, and The Thief of Numbers (2026) is the newest title.
How many Kay Kenyon books are there?
Kay Kenyon has 26 books, released between 1997 and 2026. They include 3 series and 16 titles listed outside any series.
Kay Kenyon Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 26 Kay Kenyon 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.
- 1The Seeds of Time1997 · 513 pages · confirmed 1/419975131/4
- 2Leap Point1998 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/419984161/4
- 3Rift1999 · 528 pages · confirmed 1/419995281/4
- 4Tropic of Creation2000 · 387 pages · confirmed 1/420003871/4
- 5Maximum Ice2002 · 418 pages · confirmed 1/420024181/4
- 6Braided World2003 · 395 pages · confirmed 1/420033951/4
- 720074801/4
- 820084251/4
- 920104651/4
- 1020103891/4
- 11A Thousand Perfect Things2013 · 299 pages · confirmed 1/420132991/4
- 12The Book of Faces2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 13Castoff World2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 14Kingdom Come2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 15The Last Wave2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 16The Spires of Greme2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 17Queen of the Deep2015 · 356 pages · confirmed 1/420153561/4
- 1820174481/4
- 1920184061/4
- 20Dystopia2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 21Worlds Near and Far2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 2220194481/4
- 232023–1/4
- 242024–1/4
- 252024–1/4
- 26The Thief of Numbers2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Kay Kenyon 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.
Entire and the Rose in order
4 booksDark Talents in order
3 booksArisen Worlds in order
3 booksStandalone books
16 books16 Kay Kenyon titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Kay Kenyon books in order?
You only need to read Kay Kenyon books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Kay Kenyon
Start with The Seeds of Time (1997), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Kay Kenyon book?
The Thief of Numbers (2026) is the newest Kay Kenyon book released so far.
Is there a new Kay Kenyon book coming?
No next Kay Kenyon book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Kay Kenyon at a glance
- Still publishing
- Kay Kenyon published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Kay Kenyon books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,373 pages across the 15 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 418 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Kay Kenyon books, 14 of 26, were published in the 2010s.
What the Kay Kenyon books are about
15 of the 26 Kay Kenyon 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 8 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 8 of 15 books
- Espionage 3 of 15 books
- Supernatural 2 of 15 books
- Space and time 2 of 15 books
- Underground areas 2 of 15 books