Laurie J. Marks Books in Order
Laurie J. Marks has written 9 books, published between 1989 and 2023. The first book is Delan the Mislaid (1989) and the newest is Dancing Jack (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1989–2023
- Pages on record
- 1,807 in 7 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 30–45 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,807 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Laurie J. Marks, born 27 March 1957, is an American author of fantasy novels. Catalogue subjects record epic fantasy, science fiction, LGBT2Q+ fiction, imaginary wars and the invented land of Shaftal, and name Karis G'deon as a character. Nine books are catalogued between Delan the Mislaid (1989) and Dancing Jack (2023), among them The Moonbane Mage (1990), Ara's Field (1991), The Watcher's Mask (1992), Fire Logic (2002), Earth Logic (2004), Water Logic (2007) and Air Logic (2019). Elemental Logic and Children of the Triad are the series recorded under this name.
How many Laurie J. Marks books are there?
Laurie J. Marks has 9 books, released between 1989 and 2023. They include 2 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
Laurie J. Marks Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Laurie J. Marks 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.
- 119892521/4
- 2199011/4
- 3199111/4
- 4The Watcher's Mask1992 · confirmed 1/41992–1/4
- 520023731/4
- 620044481/4
- 720073321/4
- 820194001/4
- 9Dancing Jack2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
Laurie J. Marks 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.
Elemental Logic in order
4 books- 1. Fire Logic
- 2. Earth Logic
- 3. Water Logic
- 4. Air Logic
Children of the Triad in order
3 booksStandalone books
2 books2 Laurie J. Marks titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Laurie J. Marks books in order?
You only need to read Laurie J. Marks books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Laurie J. Marks
Start with Delan the Mislaid (1989), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Laurie J. Marks book?
Dancing Jack (2023) is the newest Laurie J. Marks book released so far.
Is there a new Laurie J. Marks book coming?
No next Laurie J. Marks book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Laurie J. Marks at a glance
- Paused
- No new Laurie J. Marks title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Laurie J. Marks books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 1,807 pages across the 7 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 332 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Laurie J. Marks books, 3 of 9, were published in the 2000s.
What the Laurie J. Marks books are about
7 of the 9 Laurie J. Marks books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: collection:otherwise_tiptree_award=honor is tagged on 4 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Collection:otherwise_tiptree_award=honor 4 of 7 books
- Fantasy 3 of 7 books
- Fantasy, historical 2 of 7 books
- Science fiction 2 of 7 books