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Meredith Ann Pierce Books in Order

Meredith Ann Pierce has written 10 books, published between 1982 and 2004. The first book is The Darkangel (1982) and the newest is Waters Luminous and Deep (2004). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
1982–2004
Total pages
2,480 across 10 books
Reading time
41–62 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,480 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

See all 10 books in order Printable Meredith Ann Pierce checklist

Meredith Ann Pierce is an American fantasy writer and librarian, born on July 5, 1958, in Seattle. The catalogue lists 10 books from 1982 to 2004 across the Darkangel Trilogy and Firebringer series. The Darkangel (1982) is the first, followed by A Gathering of Gargoyles (1984), Birth of the Firebringer (1985), The Woman Who Loved Reindeer (1985) and Where the Wild Geese Go (1988). The Pearl of the Soul of the World (1990), Dark Moon (1992), The Son of Summer Stars (1996) and Treasure at the Heart of the Tanglewood (2001) come later, and Waters Luminous and Deep (2004) is the newest. Pierce's novels frequently feature mythic worlds and young women who face danger to save their way of life. Aeriel, unicorns, witches and vampires are among the subject headings.

How many Meredith Ann Pierce books are there?

Meredith Ann Pierce has 10 books, released between 1982 and 2004. They include 2 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.

Meredith Ann Pierce Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Meredith Ann Pierce 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 The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce, book 1 of the Darkangel Trilogy (1982)
  2. Cover of A Gathering of Gargoyles by Meredith Ann Pierce, book 2 of the Darkangel Trilogy (1984)
  3. Cover of Birth of the Firebringer by Meredith Ann Pierce, book 1 of the Firebringer series (1985)
  4. Cover of Where the Wild Geese Go by Meredith Ann Pierce (1988)
  5. Cover of The Pearl of the Soul of the World by Meredith Ann Pierce, book 3 of the Darkangel Trilogy (1990)
  6. Cover of Dark Moon by Meredith Ann Pierce, book 2 of the Firebringer series (1992)
  7. Cover of The Son of Summer Stars by Meredith Ann Pierce, book 3 of the Firebringer series (1996)
  8. Cover of Waters Luminous and Deep by Meredith Ann Pierce (2004)
  1. 1
    The DarkangelDarkangel Trilogy #11982 · 281 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982281
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  2. 2
    A Gathering of GargoylesDarkangel Trilogy #21984 · 333 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984333
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  3. 3
    Birth of the FirebringerFirebringer #11985 · 201 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985201
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  4. 4
    The Woman Who Loved Reindeer1985 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985256
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  5. 5
    Where the Wild Geese Go1988 · 60 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198860
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  6. 6
    The Pearl of the Soul of the WorldDarkangel Trilogy #31990 · 301 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990301
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  7. 7
    Dark MoonFirebringer #21992 · 237 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992237
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  8. 8
    The Son of Summer StarsFirebringer #31996 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996250
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  9. 9
    Treasure at the Heart of the Tanglewood2001 · 241 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001241
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  10. 10
    Waters Luminous and Deep2004 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004320
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Meredith Ann Pierce 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.

Darkangel Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Darkangel
  2. 2. A Gathering of Gargoyles
  3. 3. The Pearl of the Soul of the World

Firebringer in order

3 books
  1. 1. Birth of the Firebringer
  2. 2. Dark Moon
  3. 3. The Son of Summer Stars

Standalone books

4 books

4 Meredith Ann Pierce titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Meredith Ann Pierce books in order?

You only need to read Meredith Ann Pierce 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 Meredith Ann Pierce

Start with The Darkangel (1982), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Meredith Ann Pierce book?

Waters Luminous and Deep (2004) is the newest Meredith Ann Pierce book released so far.

Is there a new Meredith Ann Pierce book coming?

No next Meredith Ann Pierce book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Award nominations for Meredith Ann Pierce

Wikidata records 1 nomination for Meredith Ann Pierce. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Meredith Ann Pierce at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Meredith Ann Pierce title on record dates from 2004, 22 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Meredith Ann Pierce books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,480 pages across all 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 253 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Meredith Ann Pierce books, 5 of 10, were published in the 1980s.

What the Meredith Ann Pierce books are about

All 10 Meredith Ann Pierce 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 10 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.