Authors whose first name starts with U

7 authors, each with their books in publication order. Authors are filed by the first letter of their name as written, in alphabetical order.

All 7 authors under U

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Uketsu

8 books 3 series

Uketsu writes the Strange Houses books, a run of eight catalogued titles published between 2021 and 2026. Strange Houses (2021) and Strange Pictures (2022) head the sequence, and both have manga adaptations, with The Strange House running to four volumes. Strange Buildings follows in 2026.

Uketsu books in order
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Umberto Eco

53 books 4 series

Umberto Eco, who lived from 5 January 1932 to 19 February 2016, was an Italian novelist, philosopher, medievalist, semiotician and cultural critic. In English, Eco is best known for two novels. The Name of the Rose is a historical mystery that folds semiotics, biblical analysis, medieval studies and literary theory into its plot. Foucault's Pendulum (1988) takes up the history of occultism and how the new age movement reinterprets it. The catalogue lists 53 books, opening with Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages (1959) and including The Open Work (1962), A Theory of Semiotics (1978) and The Role of the Reader (1979). Subjects include semiotics, aesthetics, philosophy of language and Italian essays.

Umberto Eco books in order
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Upton Sinclair

116 books 5 series

Upton Sinclair (1878-1968) was an American novelist, muckraking journalist and political activist, and the Democratic nominee for governor of California in 1934. The Jungle (1906) exposed labour and sanitary conditions in the United States meatpacking industry, and the uproar fed into the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act passed months later. Sinclair took the 1943 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The catalogue holds 116 titles from 1900 onward, including boys' adventure series set at West Point and Annapolis and the Lanny Budd novels.

Upton Sinclair books in order
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Urcelia Teixeira

23 books 5 series

Urcelia Teixeira writes adventure and suspense fiction. Five series carry the work: Alex Hunt, Adam Cross Suspense, Angus Reid Mysteries, Valley of Death and Secrets of Hidden Bay. Twenty-three catalogued books run from Little Darling and Constantine's Secret (2017) to Jonah's Lure (2026), taking in The Rhapta Key, The Gilded Treason, The Alpha Strain, The Bari Bones, The Dauphin Deception, The Papua Incident and The Caiaphas Code. The 2020s are the heaviest decade, and Teixeira remains actively publishing.

Urcelia Teixeira books in order
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Ursa Dax

30 books 5 series

Ursa Dax began publishing in 2021 with a run of Alien titles, including Alien Tyrant, Alien Enemy and Alien Exile. The catalogue now holds 30 books through 2026. Dax's series include Fated Mates of the Sea Sand Warlords, Cowboy Colony Mail-Order Brides, Holiday Romances of Elora Station and Brides of the Stone Sky Gods. Bound by the Alien Buckaroo (2026) is the newest book.

Ursa Dax books in order
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Ursula K. Le Guin

121 books 18 series

Ursula K. Le Guin (born Ursula Kroeber, 21 October 1929 to 22 January 2018) was an American writer of speculative fiction, including science fiction set in the Hainish universe and the Earthsea fantasy series. First published in 1959, Le Guin wrote for nearly sixty years, producing more than twenty novels and over a hundred short stories alongside poetry, criticism, translations and children's books. Catalogued titles include April in Paris (1962), Rocannon's World (1966), A Wizard of Earthsea (1968) and The Left Hand of Darkness (1969). Le Guin series include Hainish Cycle, Catwings, Orsinia and Annals of the Western Shore.

Ursula K. Le Guin books in order
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Uzma Jalaluddin

7 books 1 series

Uzma Jalaluddin is a Canadian writer and teacher who works in romance and mystery. Ayesha at Last is the debut, followed by Hana Khan Carries On (2021), Much Ado about Nada (2023) and Three Holidays and a Wedding (2023). Kausar Khan Investigates is the mystery series, and the newest titles are Detective Aunty (2025) and Moonlight Murder (2026). Muslim family life, arranged marriage and the relationships around it are the recurring subjects across seven books.

Uzma Jalaluddin books in order