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Patricia C. Wrede Books in Order

Patricia C. Wrede has written 26 books, published between 1982 and 2023. The first book is Shadow Magic (1982) and the newest is The Dark Lord's Daughter (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
26
Published
1982–2023
Confirmed
1 of 26 titles
Pages on record
4,457 in 15 of 26 books
Reading time
74–111 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,457 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 26 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Patricia C. Wrede, author

Patricia Collins Wrede, born 27 March 1953, is an American writer of fantasy. The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, written for young adults, is the work Wrede is recognised for, and it placed 84th in NPR's 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels list. Lyra, Cecelia and Kate, Frontier Magic and Mairelon are the other series in the catalogue, which holds 26 books from Shadow Magic (1982) to The Dark Lord's Daughter (2023). Magic, wizards, dragons, fairy tales and humorous stories appear among the subjects, and nothing has been listed since 2023.

How many Patricia C. Wrede books are there?

Patricia C. Wrede has 26 books, released between 1982 and 2023. They include 5 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.

Patricia C. Wrede Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 26 Patricia C. Wrede 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 Seven Towers by Patricia C. Wrede (1984)
  2. Cover of Caught in Crystal by Patricia C. Wrede, book 4 of the Lyra series (1987)
  3. Cover of Book of Enchantments by Patricia C. Wrede (1988)
  4. Cover of Dragonsbane / Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede, book 2 of the Enchanted Forest Chronicles (1990)
  5. Cover of Mairelon the Magician by Patricia C. Wrede, book 1 of the Mairelon series (1991)
  6. Cover of Searching for Dragons / Dragon Search by Patricia C. Wrede, book 3 of the Enchanted Forest Chronicles (1991)
  7. Cover of Calling on Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede, book 4 of the Enchanted Forest Chronicles (1993)
  8. Cover of The Raven Ring by Patricia C. Wrede, book 5 of the Lyra series (1994)
  9. Cover of Magician's Ward by Patricia C. Wrede, book 2 of the Mairelon series (1997)
  10. Cover of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (YA) by Patricia C. Wrede, book 1 of the Phantom Menace series (1999)
  11. Cover of Episode II: Attack of the Clones by Patricia C. Wrede, book 2 of the Star Wars Junior Novelizations series (2002)
  12. Cover of The Grand Tour by Patricia C. Wrede, book 2 of the Cecelia and Kate series (2004)
  13. Cover of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith by Patricia C. Wrede, book 6 of the Star Wars Junior Novelizations series (2005)
  14. Cover of Thirteenth Child by Patricia C. Wrede, book 1 of the Frontier Magic series (2009)
  15. Cover of Across the Great Barrier by Patricia C. Wrede, book 2 of the Frontier Magic series (2011)
  16. Cover of The Far West by Patricia C. Wrede, book 3 of the Frontier Magic series (2012)
  17. Cover of The Dark Lord's Daughter by Patricia C. Wrede (2023)
  1. 1
    Shadow MagicLyra #11982 · confirmed 2/4
    1982–
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  2. 2
    Daughter of WitchesLyra #21983 · confirmed 2/4
    1983–
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  3. 3
    The Seven Towers1984 · confirmed 2/4
    1984–
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  4. 4
    The Harp of Imach ThysselLyra #31985 · confirmed 2/4
    1985–
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  5. 5
    Talking to DragonsMagicQuest #181985 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985304
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  6. 6
    Caught in CrystalLyra #41987 · 293 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987293
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  7. 7
    Book of Enchantments1988 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988256
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  8. 8
    Sorcery & Cecelia, or The Enchanted Chocolate PotCecelia and Kate #11988 · 326 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988326
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  9. 9
    Snow White and Rose Red1989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
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  10. 10
    Dragonsbane / Dealing with DragonsEnchanted Forest Chronicles #21990 · 212 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990212
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  11. 11
    Mairelon the MagicianMairelon #11991 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991288
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  12. 13
    Calling on DragonsEnchanted Forest Chronicles #41993 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993288
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  13. 14
    The Raven RingLyra #51994 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994384
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  14. 15
    Magician's WardMairelon #21997 · confirmed 2/4
    1997–
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  15. 16
    Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (YA)Phantom Menace #11999 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999192
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  16. 17
    Episode II: Attack of the ClonesStar Wars Junior Novelizations #22002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
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  17. 18
    The Grand TourCecelia and Kate #22004 · 469 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004469
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  18. 19
    Episode III: Revenge of the SithStar Wars Junior Novelizations #62005 · 185 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005185
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  19. 20
    The Mislaid MagicianCecelia and Kate #32006 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006336
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  20. 21
    Thirteenth ChildFrontier Magic #12009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  21. 22
    Across the Great BarrierFrontier Magic #22011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  22. 23
    The Far WestFrontier Magic #32012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  23. 24
    Wrede on Writing2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  24. 25
    Points of DepartureLiavek #62015 · 362 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015362
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  25. 26
    The Dark Lord's Daughter2023 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2023320
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Patricia C. Wrede 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.

Lyra in order

5 books
  1. 1. Shadow Magic
  2. 2. Daughter of Witches
  3. 3. The Harp of Imach Thyssel
  4. 4. Caught in Crystal
  5. 5. The Raven Ring

Cecelia and Kate in order

3 books
  1. 1. Sorcery & Cecelia, or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot
  2. 2. The Grand Tour
  3. 3. The Mislaid Magician

Frontier Magic in order

3 books
  1. 1. Thirteenth Child
  2. 2. Across the Great Barrier
  3. 3. The Far West

Enchanted Forest Chronicles in order

3 books
  1. 2. Dragonsbane / Dealing with Dragons
  2. 3. Searching for Dragons / Dragon Search
  3. 4. Calling on Dragons

Mairelon in order

2 books
  1. 1. Mairelon the Magician
  2. 2. Magician's Ward

Star Wars Junior Novelizations in order

2 books
  1. 2. Episode II: Attack of the Clones
  2. 6. Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

Phantom Menace in order

1 book
  1. 1. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (YA)

Liavek in order

1 book
  1. 6. Points of Departure

MagicQuest in order

1 book
  1. 18. Talking to Dragons

Standalone books

5 books

5 Patricia C. Wrede titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Patricia C. Wrede books in order?

You only need to read Patricia C. Wrede books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Patricia C. Wrede

Start with Shadow Magic (1982), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Patricia C. Wrede book?

The Dark Lord's Daughter (2023) is the newest Patricia C. Wrede book released so far.

Is there a new Patricia C. Wrede book coming?

No next Patricia C. Wrede 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 Patricia C. Wrede

Wikidata records 5 nominations for Patricia C. Wrede. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Patricia C. Wrede at a glance

Paused
No new Patricia C. Wrede title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Patricia C. Wrede books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
4,457 pages across the 15 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 293 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Patricia C. Wrede books, 9 of 26, were published in the 1980s.

What the Patricia C. Wrede books are about

24 of the 26 Patricia C. Wrede 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 15 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.