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R.A. MacAvoy Books in Order

R.A. MacAvoy has written 16 books, published between 1983 and 2018. The first book is Tea with the Black Dragon (1983) and the newest is Shimmer (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
16
Published
1983–2018
Pages on record
3,631 in 14 of 16 books
Reading time
61–91 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,631 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 16 titles with a page count on record.

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Roberta Ann MacAvoy, born December 13, 1949, is an American author of fantasy and science fiction. Celtic and Zen themes run through several MacAvoy books. Tea with the Black Dragon (1983) opens the 16-book catalogue, and MacAvoy won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 1984. The series are Lens of the World, Damiano, Black Dragon and Albatross, and subject tags include epic fantasy, Italy and angels. Damiano's Lute (1984), The Book of Kells (1985) and The Grey Horse (1987) are among the titles.

How many R.A. MacAvoy books are there?

R.A. MacAvoy has 16 books, released between 1983 and 2018. They include 4 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.

R.A. MacAvoy Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 R.A. MacAvoy 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 Tea with the Black Dragon by R.A. MacAvoy, book 1 of the Black Dragon series (1983)
  2. Cover of Damiano by R.A. MacAvoy, book 1 of the Damiano series (1984)
  3. Cover of Damiano's Lute by R.A. MacAvoy, book 2 of the Damiano series (1984)
  4. Cover of Raphael by R.A. MacAvoy, book 3 of the Damiano series (1984)
  5. Cover of The Book of Kells by R.A. MacAvoy (1985)
  6. Cover of Twisting the Rope by R.A. MacAvoy, book 2 of the Black Dragon series (1986)
  7. Cover of The Grey Horse by R.A. MacAvoy (1987)
  8. Cover of The Third Eagle by R.A. MacAvoy (1989)
  9. Cover of Lens of the World by R.A. MacAvoy, book 1 of the Lens of the World series (1990)
  10. Cover of The Belly of the Wolf by R.A. MacAvoy, book 3 of the Lens of the World series (1993)
  11. Cover of In Between by R.A. MacAvoy (2009)
  12. Cover of Albatross by R.A. MacAvoy, book 1 of the Albatross series (2017)
  13. Cover of Shimmer by R.A. MacAvoy, book 2 of the Albatross series (2018)
  1. 1
    Tea with the Black DragonBlack Dragon #11983 · 140 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983140
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  2. 2
    DamianoDamiano #11984 · 243 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984243
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  3. 3
    Damiano's LuteDamiano #21984 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984272
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  4. 4
    RaphaelDamiano #31984 · 230 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984230
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  5. 5
    The Book of Kells1985 · 340 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985340
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  6. 6
    Twisting the RopeBlack Dragon #21986 · 242 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986242
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  7. 7
    The Grey Horse1987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987–
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  8. 8
    The Third Eagle1989 · 261 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989261
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  9. 9
    Lens of the WorldLens of the World #11990 · 286 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990286
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  10. 10
    King of the DeadLens of the World #21991 · 286 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991286
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  11. 11
    The Belly of the WolfLens of the World #31993 · 217 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993217
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  12. 12
    In Between2009 · 104 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009104
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  13. 13
    Death and Resurrection2011 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011336
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  14. 14
    AlbatrossAlbatross #12017 · 314 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017314
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  15. 15
    The Lens of the World Trilogy: Lens of the World, King of the Dead, and The Belly of the WolfLens of the World #42017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  16. 16
    ShimmerAlbatross #22018 · 360 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018360
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R.A. MacAvoy 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.

Lens of the World in order

4 books
  1. 1. Lens of the World
  2. 2. King of the Dead
  3. 3. The Belly of the Wolf
  4. 4. The Lens of the World Trilogy: Lens of the World, King of the Dead, and The Belly of the Wolf

Damiano in order

3 books
  1. 1. Damiano
  2. 2. Damiano's Lute
  3. 3. Raphael

Black Dragon in order

2 books
  1. 1. Tea with the Black Dragon
  2. 2. Twisting the Rope

Albatross in order

2 books
  1. 1. Albatross
  2. 2. Shimmer

Standalone books

5 books

5 R.A. MacAvoy titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read R.A. MacAvoy books in order?

You only need to read R.A. MacAvoy books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with R.A. MacAvoy

Start with Tea with the Black Dragon (1983), the earliest published title.

What is the newest R.A. MacAvoy book?

Shimmer (2018) is the newest R.A. MacAvoy book released so far.

Is there a new R.A. MacAvoy book coming?

No next R.A. MacAvoy 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 R.A. MacAvoy has won

Wikidata records 2 awards and 15 nominations for R.A. MacAvoy. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Astounding Award for Best New Writer1984Won
  • Locus Award for Best First Novel1984Wonfor Tea with the Black Dragon
  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature2013Shortlistedfor Death and Resurrection
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1994Shortlistedfor Winter of the Wolf
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1992Shortlistedfor King of the Dead
  • Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1990Shortlistedfor The Third Eagle
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1988Shortlistedfor The Grey Horse
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1987Shortlistedfor Twisting the Rope
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1986Shortlistedfor The Book of Kells
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1985Shortlistedfor Damiano's Lute
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1985Shortlistedfor Raphael
  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award1985Shortlistedfor A Trio for Lute

R.A. MacAvoy at a glance

No recent titles
The newest R.A. MacAvoy title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
R.A. MacAvoy books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,631 pages across the 14 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 266 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most R.A. MacAvoy books, 8 of 16, were published in the 1980s.

What the R.A. MacAvoy books are about

14 of the 16 R.A. MacAvoy 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 12 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.