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Sarah Monette Books in Order

Sarah Monette has written 11 books, published between 2005 and 2025. The first book is Mélusine (2005) and the newest is The Orb of Cairado (As: Katherine Addison) (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Sarah Monette also publishes as Katherine Addison books in order. Katherine Addison books in order are published under that name.

Books
11
Published
2005–2025
Pages on record
2,688 in 8 of 11 books
Reading time
45–67 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,688 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Sarah Monette, author

Sarah Elizabeth Monette, born November 25, 1974, is an American writer of novels and short fiction, working mostly in fantasy and horror. Writing as Katherine Addison, Monette published The Goblin Emperor, which took the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel and drew nominations for the Nebula, Hugo and World Fantasy Awards. Eleven books are catalogued from Mélusine (2005) to The Orb of Cairado (2025), including The Virtu (2006), The Bone Key (2007), The Mirador (2007) and Corambis (2009). Doctrine of Labyrinths, Iskryne World and Katherine Addison are the catalogued series.

How many Sarah Monette books are there?

Sarah Monette has 11 books, released between 2005 and 2025. They include 3 series and 1 title listed outside any series.

Sarah Monette Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Sarah Monette 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 Virtu by Sarah Monette, book 2 of the Doctrine of Labyrinths series (2006)
  2. Cover of A Companion to Wolves by Sarah Monette, book 1 of the Iskryne World series (2007)
  3. Cover of The Bone Key by Sarah Monette (2007)
  4. Cover of The Mirador by Sarah Monette, book 3 of the Doctrine of Labyrinths series (2007)
  5. Cover of Corambis by Sarah Monette, book 4 of the Doctrine of Labyrinths series (2009)
  6. Cover of Somewhere Beneath Those Waves by Sarah Monette, book 1 of the Katherine Addison series (2011)
  7. Cover of The Tempering of Men by Sarah Monette, book 2 of the Iskryne World series (2011)
  8. Cover of An Apprentice to Elves by Sarah Monette, book 3 of the Iskryne World series (2015)
  1. 1
    MélusineDoctrine of Labyrinths #12005 · 496 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005496
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  2. 2
    The VirtuDoctrine of Labyrinths #22006 · 439 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006439
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  3. 3
    A Companion to WolvesIskryne World #12007 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007304
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  4. 4
    The Bone Key2007 · 253 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007253
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  5. 5
    The MiradorDoctrine of Labyrinths #32007 · 426 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007426
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  6. 6
    CorambisDoctrine of Labyrinths #42009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  7. 7
    Somewhere Beneath Those WavesKatherine Addison #12011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  8. 8
    The Tempering of MenIskryne World #22011 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011304
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  9. 9
    An Apprentice to ElvesIskryne World #32015 · 334 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015334
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  10. 10
    A Theory of HauntingSarah Monette Short Stories/Novellas #22023 · 132 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2023132
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  11. 11
    The Orb of Cairado (As: Katherine Addison)Sarah Monette Short Stories/Novellas #32025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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Sarah Monette 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.

Doctrine of Labyrinths in order

4 books
  1. 1. Mélusine
  2. 2. The Virtu
  3. 3. The Mirador
  4. 4. Corambis

Iskryne World in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Companion to Wolves
  2. 2. The Tempering of Men
  3. 3. An Apprentice to Elves

Sarah Monette Short Stories/Novellas

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Katherine Addison in order

1 book
  1. 1. Somewhere Beneath Those Waves

Standalone books

1 book

1 Sarah Monette title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Sarah Monette books in order?

You only need to read Sarah Monette 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 Sarah Monette

Start with Mélusine (2005), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Sarah Monette book?

The Orb of Cairado (As: Katherine Addison) (2025) is the newest Sarah Monette book released so far.

Is there a new Sarah Monette book coming?

No next Sarah Monette 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 Sarah Monette has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 18 nominations for Sarah Monette. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2015Wonfor The Goblin Emperor
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2026Shortlistedfor The Tomb of Dragons
  • Locus Award for Best Novella2026Shortlistedfor The Orb of Cairado
  • Hugo Award for Best Series2026Shortlistedfor The Chronicles of Osreth
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2023Shortlistedfor The Grief of Stones
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2022Shortlistedfor The Witness for the Dead
  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature2022Shortlistedfor The Witness for the Dead
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2021Shortlistedfor The Angel of the Crows
  • Hugo Award for Best Novel2015Shortlistedfor The Goblin Emperor
  • Nebula Award for Best Novel2015Shortlistedfor The Goblin Emperor
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Novel2015Shortlistedfor The Goblin Emperor
  • Locus Award for Best Novelette2013Shortlistedfor The Wreck of the "Charles Dexter Ward"

Sarah Monette at a glance

Still publishing
Sarah Monette published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Sarah Monette books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,688 pages across the 8 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 319 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Sarah Monette books, 6 of 11, were published in the 2000s.

What the Sarah Monette books are about

10 of the 11 Sarah Monette 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 8 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.