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Naomi Kritzer Books in Order

Naomi Kritzer has written 17 books, published between 2002 and 2026. The first book is Fires of the Faithful (2002) and the newest is Obstetrix (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
2002–2026
Pages on record
2,817 in 8 of 17 books
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Naomi Kritzer is an American writer of speculative fiction and a blogger. The 2015 short story Cat Pictures Please won the Locus and Hugo Awards and received a Nebula nomination. Catfishing on CatNet (2019) won the 2020 Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book. Kritzer's 17 catalogued books start with Fires of the Faithful (2002) and include the Dead Rivers Trilogy, Eliana's Song and CatNet series. Obstetrix (2026) is the newest title.

How many Naomi Kritzer books are there?

Naomi Kritzer has 17 books, released between 2002 and 2026. They include 3 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.

Naomi Kritzer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Naomi Kritzer 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 Fires of the Faithful by Naomi Kritzer, book 1 of the Eliana's Song series (2002)
  2. Cover of Turning the Storm by Naomi Kritzer, book 2 of the Eliana's Song series (2003)
  3. Cover of Freedom's Gate by Naomi Kritzer, book 1 of the Dead Rivers Trilogy (2004)
  4. Cover of Freedom's Apprentice by Naomi Kritzer, book 2 of the Dead Rivers Trilogy (2005)
  5. Cover of Freedom's Sisters by Naomi Kritzer, book 3 of the Dead Rivers Trilogy (2006)
  6. Cover of Cat Pictures Please by Naomi Kritzer (2017)
  7. Cover of Catfishing on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer, book 1 of the CatNet series (2019)
  1. 1
    Fires of the FaithfulEliana's Song #12002 · 373 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002373
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  2. 2
    Turning the StormEliana's Song #22003 · 369 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003369
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  3. 3
    Freedom's GateDead Rivers Trilogy #12004 · 355 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004355
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  4. 4
    Freedom's ApprenticeDead Rivers Trilogy #22005 · 356 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005356
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  5. 5
    Freedom's SistersDead Rivers Trilogy #32006 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006416
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  6. 8
    Cat Pictures Please2017 · 324 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017324
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  7. 9
    The Thing About Ghost Stories2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  8. 10
    Catfishing on CatNetCatNet #12019 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019304
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  9. 11
    Monster2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  10. 12
    Little Free Library2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  11. 13
    Chaos on CatNetCatNet #22021 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021320
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  12. 14
    Liberty's Daughter2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  13. 15
    Better Living Through Algorithms2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  14. 16
    The Year Without Sunshine2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  15. 17
    Obstetrix2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Naomi Kritzer 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.

Dead Rivers Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Freedom's Gate
  2. 2. Freedom's Apprentice
  3. 3. Freedom's Sisters

Eliana's Song in order

2 books
  1. 1. Fires of the Faithful
  2. 2. Turning the Storm

CatNet in order

2 books
  1. 1. Catfishing on CatNet
  2. 2. Chaos on CatNet

Standalone books

10 books

10 Naomi Kritzer titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Naomi Kritzer books in order?

You only need to read Naomi Kritzer books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Naomi Kritzer

Start with Fires of the Faithful (2002), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Naomi Kritzer book?

Obstetrix (2026) is the newest Naomi Kritzer book released so far.

Is there a new Naomi Kritzer book coming?

No next Naomi Kritzer 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 Naomi Kritzer has won

Wikidata records 8 awards and 16 nominations for Naomi Kritzer. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Naomi Kritzer at a glance

Still publishing
Naomi Kritzer published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Naomi Kritzer books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,817 pages across the 8 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 356 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Naomi Kritzer books, 7 of 17, were published in the 2020s.

What the Naomi Kritzer books are about

5 of the 17 Naomi Kritzer 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 2 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.