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Nancy Springer Books in Order

Nancy Springer has written 90 books, published between 1979 and 2026. The first book is The White Hart (1979) and the newest is Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
90
Published
1979–2026
Pages on record
7,115 in 40 of 90 books
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Nancy Springer, born July 5, 1948, is an American author of fantasy, young adult literature, mystery and science fiction. Larque on the Wing won the 1994 Tiptree Award, and the Mystery Writers of America gave Springer Edgar Awards for Toughing It in 1995 and Looking for Jamie Bridger in 1996. I am Mordred earned the Pennsylvania Library Association's Carolyn W. Field Award in 1999. The first Enola Holmes book appeared in 2006. The catalogue lists 90 Springer books from The White Hart (1979) to Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin (2026), with the Book of Isle, Rowan Hood and Tale of Camelot series alongside.

Enola Holmes is written as the much younger sister of Sherlock Holmes, raised in an unconventional household. She travels to London to find her missing mother, using skills in codebreaking and disguise to work as a detective.

How many Nancy Springer books are there?

Nancy Springer has 90 books, released between 1979 and 2026. They include 7 series and 61 titles listed outside any series.

Nancy Springer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 90 Nancy Springer 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 White Hart by Nancy Springer, book 1 of the Book of Isle series (1979)
  2. Cover of The Silver Sun by Nancy Springer, book 2 of the Book of Isle series (1980)
  3. Cover of The Sable Moon by Nancy Springer, book 3 of the Book of Isle series (1981)
  4. Cover of The Black Beast by Nancy Springer, book 4 of the Book of Isle series (1982)
  5. Cover of Wings of Flame by Nancy Springer (1985)
  6. Cover of Chains of Gold by Nancy Springer (1986)
  7. Cover of A Horse to Love by Nancy Springer (1987)
  8. Cover of Godbond by Nancy Springer, book 3 of the Sea King series (1988)
  9. Cover of Not on a White Horse by Nancy Springer (1988)
  10. Cover of The Hex Witch of Seldom by Nancy Springer (1988)
  11. Cover of They're All Named Wildfire by Nancy Springer (1989)
  12. Cover of Red Wizard by Nancy Springer (1989)
  13. Cover of Apocalypse by Nancy Springer (1989)
  14. Cover of Colt by Nancy Springer (1991)
  15. Cover of The Friendship Song by Nancy Springer (1992)
  16. Cover of The Great Pony Hassle by Nancy Springer (1993)
  17. Cover of Music of Their Hooves by Nancy Springer (1994)
  18. Cover of Metal Angel by Nancy Springer (1994)
  19. Cover of Toughing It by Nancy Springer (1994)
  20. Cover of The Boy on a Black Horse by Nancy Springer (1994)
  21. Cover of Looking for Jamie Bridger by Nancy Springer (1995)
  22. Cover of Fair Peril by Nancy Springer (1996)
  23. Cover of Secret Star by Nancy Springer (1997)
  24. Cover of I Am Mordred by Nancy Springer, book 1 of the Tale of Camelot series (1998)
  1. 1
    The White HartBook of Isle #11979 · 222 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979222
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  2. 2
    The Silver SunBook of Isle #21980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980–
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  3. 3
    The Sable MoonBook of Isle #31981 · confirmed 2/4
    1981–
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  4. 4
    The Black BeastBook of Isle #41982 · confirmed 2/4
    1982–
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  5. 5
    The Golden SwanBook of Isle #51983 · confirmed 2/4
    1983–
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  6. 6
    Wings of Flame1985 · confirmed 2/4
    1985–
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  7. 7
    Chains of Gold1986 · confirmed 2/4
    1986–
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  8. 8
    Chance & Other Gestures of the Hand of Fate1987 · confirmed 2/4
    1987–
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  9. 9
    MadbondSea King #11987 · confirmed 2/4
    1987–
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  10. 10
    MindbondSea King #21987 · confirmed 2/4
    1987–
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  11. 11
    A Horse to Love1987 · 181 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987181
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  12. 12
    GodbondSea King #31988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988–
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  13. 13
    Not on a White Horse1988 · 182 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988182
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  14. 14
    The Hex Witch of Seldom1988 · 276 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988276
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  15. 15
    They're All Named Wildfire1989 · 103 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989103
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  16. 16
    Red Wizard1989 · 138 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989138
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  17. 17
    Apocalypse1989 · 341 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989341
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  18. 18
    Colt1991 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991128
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  19. 19
    The Friendship Song1992 · 127 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992127
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  20. 20
    Damnbanna1992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992–
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  21. 21
    Stardark Songs1993 · 95 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199395
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  22. 22
    The Great Pony Hassle1993 · 75 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199375
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  23. 23
    Music of Their Hooves1994 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199432
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  24. 24
    Larque on the Wing1994 · 277 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994277
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  25. 25
    Metal Angel1994 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994320
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  26. 26
    Toughing It1994 · 119 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994119
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  27. 27
    The Boy on a Black Horse1994 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994176
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  28. 28
    The Blind God Is Watching1994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994–
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  29. 29
    Looking for Jamie Bridger1995 · 159 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995159
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  30. 30
    Fair Peril1996 · 246 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996246
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Nancy Springer series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Nancy Springer 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.

Book of Isle in order

5 books
  1. 1. The White Hart
  2. 2. The Silver Sun
  3. 3. The Sable Moon
  4. 4. The Black Beast
  5. 5. The Golden Swan

Rowan Hood in order

5 books
  1. 1. Rowan Hood: Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest
  2. 2. Lionclaw
  3. 3. Outlaw Princess of Sherwood
  4. 4. Wild Boy
  5. 5. Rowan Hood Returns

New Adventures of Enola Holmes in order

5 books
  1. 1. Enola Holmes and the Boy in Buttons
  2. 2. Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche
  3. 3. Enola Holmes and the Elegant Escapade
  4. 4. Enola Holmes and the Mark of the Mongoose
  5. 5. Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin

Sea King in order

3 books
  1. 1. Madbond
  2. 2. Mindbond
  3. 3. Godbond

Enola Holmes Graphic Novels in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Case of the Missing Marquess
  2. 2. The Case of the Left-Handed Lady
  3. 3. The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets

Tale of Camelot in order

2 books
  1. 1. I Am Mordred
  2. 2. I Am Morgan le Fay

Standalone books

61 books

61 Nancy Springer titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Nancy Springer books in order?

You only need to read Nancy Springer books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Nancy Springer

Start with The Case of the Missing Marquess (2006), the first Enola Holmes book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The White Hart (1979).

What is the newest Nancy Springer book?

Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin (2026) is the newest Nancy Springer book released so far.

Is there a new Nancy Springer book coming?

No next Nancy Springer 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 Nancy Springer has won

Wikidata records 3 awards and 14 nominations for Nancy Springer. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Nancy Springer at a glance

Still publishing
Nancy Springer published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Nancy Springer books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
7,115 pages across the 40 of 90 books with a recorded length, a median of 176 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Nancy Springer books, 27 of 90, were published in the 2010s.

What the Nancy Springer books are about

53 of the 90 Nancy Springer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 18 of 53. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.