Marie Brennan Books in Order
Marie Brennan has written 49 books, published between 2006 and 2026. The first book is Doppelganger / Warrior (2006) and the newest is The Eye of Leviathan (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 49
- Published
- 2006–2026
- Confirmed
- 3 of 49 titles
- Pages on record
- 6,763 in 20 of 49 books
Marie Brennan is the pen name of Bryn Neuenschwander, an American fantasy author. The Memoirs of Lady Trent, a sequence about a woman naturalist and the dragons she studies, was a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Series in 2018. The Onyx Court novels began with Midnight Never Come in 2008, and the Doppelganger duology with Doppelganger and Warrior and Witch. Brennan took the 2025 Hugo Award for Best Poem with A War of Words. Fifty titles are catalogued through The Eye of Leviathan (2026), with Rook & Rose, Wilders, Driftwood and Legend Of The Five Rings among the other series.
The Memoirs of Lady Trent follow Isabella, who from a young age is fascinated by natural history and dragons. She defies social expectations to join scientific expeditions, including an early expedition to the mountains of Vystrana, and makes discoveries that change how dragons are understood.
How many Marie Brennan books are there?
Marie Brennan has 49 books, released between 2006 and 2026. They include 11 series and 11 titles listed outside any series.
Marie Brennan Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 49 Marie Brennan 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.
- 120064052/4
- 220064302/4
- 320084002/4
- 420094382/4
- 52009–2/4
- 620104482/4
- 72011–2/4
- 820123042/4
- 92012–2/4
- 1020133523/4
- 11Writing Fight Scenes2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 12Mad Maudlin2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 13Monstrous Beauty2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 14Daughter of Necessity2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 1520143522/4
- 1620153683/4
- 1720161012/4
- 1820162722/4
- 192016–2/4
- 2020163683/4
- 212017–2/4
- 222017–2/4
- 2320171282/4
- 24Eloise and the Elephant2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 2520176422/4
- 2620173332/4
- 2720182202/4
- 28Dice Tales2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 292019–2/4
- 30Turning Darkness Into Light2019 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/420194162/4
- 3120192102/4
- 32Never After2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 332019–2/4
- 3420202242/4
- 352020–2/4
- 362020–2/4
- 372021–2/4
- 382021–2/4
- 392022–2/4
- 4020233522/4
- 41The Waking of Angantyr2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
- 422023–2/4
- 43Within the Sanctuary of Wings2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 442023–2/4
- 452024–2/4
- 46A Breviary of Fire2024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
- 472024–2/4
- 482025–2/4
- 492026–2/4
Marie Brennan 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.
New Worlds in order
8 booksMemoirs Of Lady Trent in order
6 booksOnyx Court in order
5 booksCollected Short Fiction of Marie Brennan in order
4 booksDoppelganger in order
3 booksWilders in order
3 booksLegend Of The Five Rings in order
3 booksRee Varekai in order
2 booksRook & Rose in order
2 booksDriftwood in order
1 book- 1. Driftwood
Sea Beyond in order
1 bookStandalone books
11 books11 Marie Brennan titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Marie Brennan books in order?
You only need to read Marie Brennan books in order within each series: the books listed here span 11 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Marie Brennan
Start with Doppelganger / Warrior (2006), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Marie Brennan book?
The Eye of Leviathan (2026) is the newest Marie Brennan book released so far.
Is there a new Marie Brennan book coming?
No next Marie Brennan 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 Marie Brennan has won
Wikidata records 1 award and 4 nominations for Marie Brennan. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Imaginales award for best foreign-language novel2016Wonfor A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2022Shortlistedfor The Mask of Mirrors
- Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel2019Shortlistedfor The Tropic of Serpents
- Hugo Award for Best Series2018Shortlistedfor The Memoirs of Lady Trent
- Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel2017Shortlistedfor The Tropic of Serpents
Marie Brennan at a glance
- Still publishing
- Marie Brennan published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Marie Brennan books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,763 pages across the 20 of 49 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Marie Brennan books, 28 of 49, were published in the 2010s.
What the Marie Brennan books are about
17 of the 49 Marie Brennan 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 6 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 6 of 17 books
- Dragons 3 of 17 books
- Fantasy, historical 3 of 17 books
- Women scientists 3 of 17 books
- American literature 2 of 17 books
- Conduct of life 2 of 17 books
- Fairies 2 of 17 books
- History 2 of 17 books
- London (England) 2 of 17 books
- Magic 2 of 17 books
- Prophecy 2 of 17 books
- Quests (expeditions) 2 of 17 books
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