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Ruthanna Emrys Books in Order

Ruthanna Emrys has written 11 books, published between 2014 and 2025. The first book is The Litany of Earth (2014) and the newest is All That Means or Mourns (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2014–2025
Pages on record
1,309 in 4 of 11 books
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Photo of Ruthanna Emrys, author of the Innsmouth Legacy series

Ruthanna Emrys has 11 catalogued titles from 2014 to 2025, tagged as historical fantasy with Cthulhu, the Cold War, government investigators and missing persons among the subjects. Emrys is best known for the Innsmouth Legacy series, which includes The Litany of Earth (2014), Winter Tide (2017) and Deep Roots (2018). A Half-Built Garden (2022) and All That Means or Mourns (2025) are the newest books. Emrys is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy.

How many Ruthanna Emrys books are there?

Ruthanna Emrys has 11 books, released between 2014 and 2025. 2 of them belong to the Innsmouth Legacy series.

Ruthanna Emrys Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Ruthanna Emrys 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 Winter Tide by Ruthanna Emrys, book 1 of the Innsmouth Legacy series (2017)
  2. Cover of Imperfect Commentaries by Ruthanna Emrys (2019)
  3. Cover of A Half-Built Garden by Ruthanna Emrys (2022)
  1. 1
    The Litany of Earth2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  2. 2
    Seven Commentaries on an Imperfect Land2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  3. 3
    The Deepest Rift2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  4. 4
    Those Who Watch2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  5. 5
    Winter TideInnsmouth Legacy #12017 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017368
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  6. 6
    Deep RootsInnsmouth Legacy #22018 · 349 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018349
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  7. 7
    The Word of Flesh and Soul2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  8. 8
    Imperfect Commentaries2019 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019240
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  9. 9
    A Half-Built Garden2022 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2022352
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  10. 10
    The Sheltering Flame2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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  11. 11
    All That Means or Mourns2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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Ruthanna Emrys 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.

Innsmouth Legacy in order

2 books
  1. 1. Winter Tide
  2. 2. Deep Roots

Standalone books

9 books

9 Ruthanna Emrys titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Ruthanna Emrys books in order?

You only need to read Ruthanna Emrys books in order within the Innsmouth Legacy series, which holds 2 of the 11 Ruthanna Emrys books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Ruthanna Emrys

Start with The Litany of Earth (2014), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Ruthanna Emrys book?

All That Means or Mourns (2025) is the newest Ruthanna Emrys book released so far.

Is there a new Ruthanna Emrys book coming?

No next Ruthanna Emrys 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 Ruthanna Emrys

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

  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2019Shortlistedfor Deep Roots
  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature2019Shortlistedfor Deep Roots
  • Dragon Award for Best Fantasy Novel2019Shortlistedfor Deep Roots
  • Locus Award for Best First Novel2018Shortlistedfor Winter Tide
  • Locus Award for Best Novelette2015Shortlistedfor The Litany of Earth

Ruthanna Emrys at a glance

Still publishing
Ruthanna Emrys published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Ruthanna Emrys books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,309 pages across the 4 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 350 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ruthanna Emrys books, 8 of 11, were published in the 2010s.

What the Ruthanna Emrys books are about

3 of the 11 Ruthanna Emrys books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: cthulhu (fictitious character) is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.