Rachel Swirsky Books in Order
Rachel Swirsky has written 13 books, published between 2009 and 2025. The first book is A Memory of Wind (2009) and the newest is After the Invasion of the Bug-Eyed Aliens (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 2009–2025
- Pages on record
- 344 in 1 of 13 books
Rachel Swirsky is an American writer of literary, speculative and fantasy fiction, a poet and an editor, born April 14, 1982, in San Jose, California, and living in Oregon. In 2013 Swirsky held the post of vice president at the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Earlier, from 2008 to 2010, Swirsky edited the PodCastle podcast as its founding editor. The catalogue runs from A Memory of Wind (2009) to After the Invasion of the Bug-Eyed Aliens (2025). Eros, Philia, Agape, How the World Became Quiet and If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love are among the listed titles.
How many Rachel Swirsky books are there?
Rachel Swirsky has 13 books, released between 2009 and 2025.
Rachel Swirsky Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 13 Rachel Swirsky 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.
- 1A Memory of Wind2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 2The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen’s Window2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 3Eros, Philia, Agape2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 4The Monster's Million Faces2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 52010–1/4
- 6Portrait of Lisane da Patagnia2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 7How the World Became Quiet2013 · 344 pages · confirmed 1/420133441/4
- 8If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 9Grand Jeté (The Great Leap)2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 10Placed into Abyss2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 11January Fifteenth2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 12Also, the Cat: A Tor.Com Original2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 13After the Invasion of the Bug-Eyed Aliens2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
Rachel Swirsky 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.
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12 books12 Rachel Swirsky titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Rachel Swirsky books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 13 Rachel Swirsky books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Rachel Swirsky
Start with A Memory of Wind (2009), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Rachel Swirsky book?
After the Invasion of the Bug-Eyed Aliens (2025) is the newest Rachel Swirsky book released so far.
Is there a new Rachel Swirsky book coming?
No next Rachel Swirsky book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Rachel Swirsky at a glance
- Still publishing
- Rachel Swirsky published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Rachel Swirsky books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 344 pages across the 1 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 344 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Rachel Swirsky books, 8 of 13, were published in the 2010s.
What the Rachel Swirsky books are about
1 of the 13 Rachel Swirsky books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy, collections & anthologies 1 of 1 books