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Seanan McGuire Books in Order

Seanan McGuire has written 160 books, published between 2009 and 2026. The first book is Rosemary and Rue (2009) and the newest is A Divided Duty (2026). 2 more titles are announced, the first of them A Song of Sugar Sparrows (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Seanan McGuire also publishes as A. Deborah Baker, Mira Grant.

Books
160 + 2 announced
Published
2009–2026
Confirmed
155 of 162 titles
Pages on record
20,007 in 61 of 162 books
See all 162 books in order Printable Seanan McGuire checklistNext: A Song of Sugar Sparrows (2027)
Photo of Seanan McGuire, author

Seanan McGuire, born January 5, 1978, is an American writer and filker known for urban fantasy. McGuire writes science fiction and horror as Mira Grant, and the Up-and-Under children's portal fantasy series as A. Deborah Baker. McGuire received the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2010, and the work has earned the Alex, Hugo, Locus and Nebula awards. The catalogue records 162 titles, starting with Rosemary and Rue (2009) and A Local Habitation (2010), with A Divided Duty (2026) the newest and A Song of Sugar Sparrows due in 2027. Series include October Daye, InCryptid, Wayward Children, Newsflesh, Velveteen, Alchemical Journeys and Parasitology.

How many Seanan McGuire books are there?

Seanan McGuire has 160 published books, released between 2009 and 2026. They include 13 separate series. 2 more are announced, starting with A Song of Sugar Sparrows (2027).

Seanan McGuire Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 162 Seanan McGuire 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 Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire, book 1 of the October Daye series (2009)
  2. Cover of Feed by Seanan McGuire, book 1 of the Newsflesh series (2010)
  3. Cover of A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire, book 2 of the October Daye series (2010)
  4. Cover of An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire, book 3 of the October Daye series (2010)
  5. Cover of Deadline by Seanan McGuire, book 2 of the Newsflesh series (2011)
  6. Cover of One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire, book 5 of the October Daye series (2011)
  7. Cover of Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire, book 1 of the InCryptid series (2012)
  8. Cover of Velveteen vs. The Junior Super Patriots by Seanan McGuire, book 1 of the Velveteen series (2012)
  9. Cover of When Will You Rise by Seanan McGuire, book 1 of the Mira Grant Short Story series (2012)
  10. Cover of Blackout by Seanan McGuire, book 3 of the Newsflesh series (2012)
  11. Cover of Ashes of Honor by Seanan McGuire, book 6 of the October Daye series (2012)
  12. Cover of Indexing by Seanan McGuire, book 1 of the Indexing series (2013)
  13. Cover of Parasite by Seanan McGuire, book 1 of the Parasitology series (2013)
  14. Cover of Midnight Blue-Light Special by Seanan McGuire, book 2 of the InCryptid series (2013)
  15. Cover of Velveteen vs. The Multiverse by Seanan McGuire, book 2 of the Velveteen series (2013)
  16. Cover of Chimes at Midnight by Seanan McGuire, book 7 of the October Daye series (2013)
  17. Cover of Letters to the Pumpkin King by Seanan McGuire, book 1 of the Seanan McGuire Non-Fiction series (2014)
  18. Cover of Sparrow Hill Road by Seanan McGuire, book 1 of the Ghost Roads series (2014)
  19. Cover of Symbiont by Seanan McGuire, book 2 of the Parasitology series (2014)
  20. Cover of Half-Off Ragnarok by Seanan McGuire, book 3 of the InCryptid series (2014)
  21. Cover of The Winter Long by Seanan McGuire, book 9 of the October Daye series (2014)
  22. Cover of Rolling in the Deep by Seanan McGuire, book 1 of the Rolling In The Deep series (2015)
  23. Cover of Pocket Apocalypse by Seanan McGuire, book 4 of the InCryptid series (2015)
  24. Cover of Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire, book 1 of the Wayward Children series (2016)
  1. 1
    Rosemary and RueOctober Daye #12009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009–
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  2. 2
    FeedNewsflesh #12010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
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  3. 3
    A Local HabitationOctober Daye #22010 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010400
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  4. 4
    An Artificial NightOctober Daye #32010 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010384
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  5. 5
    Apocalypse Scenario #683: The BoxNewsflesh Short Stories/Novellas #12011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  6. 6
    CountdownNewsflesh Short Stories/Novellas #22011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  7. 7
    DeadlineNewsflesh #22011 · 608 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011608
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  8. 8
    Late EclipsesOctober Daye #42011 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011384
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  9. 9
    One Salt SeaOctober Daye #52011 · 354 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011354
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  10. 10
    Discount ArmageddonInCryptid #12012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  11. 11
    In Sea-Salt TearsSeanan McGuire Short Stories/Novellas #12012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  12. 12
    The Flower of ArizonaInCryptid Short Stories/Novellas #12012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  13. 13
    Velveteen vs. The Junior Super PatriotsVelveteen #12012 · 200 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012200
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  14. 14
    When Will You RiseMira Grant Short Story #12012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  15. 15
    One Hell of a RideInCryptid Short Stories/Novellas #22012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  16. 16
    Rat-CatcherSeanan McGuire Short Stories/Novellas #22012 · 160 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012160
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  17. 17
    BlackoutNewsflesh #32012 · 659 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012659
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  18. 18
    FedNewsflesh Short Stories/Novellas #32012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  19. 19
    No Place Like HomeInCryptid Short Stories/Novellas #32012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  20. 20
    San Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California BrowncoatsNewsflesh #42012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  21. 21
    Ashes of HonorOctober Daye #62012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  22. 22
    IndexingIndexing #12013 · 404 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013404
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  23. 23
    ParasiteParasitology #12013 · 504 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013504
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  24. 24
    Emeralds to Emeralds, Dust to DustOz Reimagined #22013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  25. 25
    Midnight Blue-Light SpecialInCryptid #22013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  26. 26
    Velveteen vs. The MultiverseVelveteen #22013 · 312 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013312
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  27. 27
    How Green This Land, How Blue This SeaNewsflesh Short Stories/Novellas #42013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  28. 28
    Married in GreenInCryptid Short Stories/Novellas #42013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  29. 29
    Sweet Poison WineInCryptid Short Stories/Novellas #52013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  30. 30
    The First FallInCryptid Short Stories/Novellas #62013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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Seanan McGuire series in order

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Seanan McGuire 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.

InCryptid Short Stories/Novellas

29 books

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

InCryptid in order

16 books
  1. 1. Discount Armageddon
  2. 2. Midnight Blue-Light Special
  3. 3. Half-Off Ragnarok
  4. 4. Pocket Apocalypse
  5. 5. Chaos Choreography
  6. 6. Magic for Nothing
  7. 7. Tricks for Free
  8. 8. That Ain't Witchcraft
  9. 9. Imaginary Numbers
  10. 10. Calculated Risks
  11. 11. Spelunking Through Hell
  12. 12. Backpacking Through Bedlam
  13. and 4 more in the table above

Newsflesh Short Stories/Novellas

8 books

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

Seanan McGuire Short Stories/Novellas

8 books

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

Newsflesh in order

5 books
  1. 1. Feed
  2. 2. Deadline
  3. 3. Blackout
  4. 4. San Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California Browncoats
  5. 5. Feedback

Velveteen in order

5 books
  1. 1. Velveteen vs. The Junior Super Patriots
  2. 2. Velveteen vs. The Multiverse
  3. 3. Velveteen vs. The Seasons
  4. 4. Velveteen vs. The Early Adventures
  5. 5. Velveteen vs. The Consequences of Her Actions

Seanan McGuire Standalone Novels

4 books

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

Alchemical Journeys in order

4 books
  1. 1. Middlegame
  2. 2. Seasonal Fears
  3. 3. Tidal Creatures
  4. 4. Inkpot Gods

Up-and-Under Series as A. Deborah Baker in order

4 books
  1. 1. Over the Woodward Wall
  2. 2. Along the Saltwise Sea
  3. 3. Into the Windwracked Wilds
  4. 4. Under the Smokestrewn Sky

Parasitology in order

3 books
  1. 1. Parasite
  2. 2. Symbiont
  3. 3. Chimera

Ghost Roads in order

3 books
  1. 1. Sparrow Hill Road
  2. 2. The Girl in the Green Silk Gown
  3. 3. Angel of the Overpass

Seanan McGuire Graphic Novels in order

3 books
  1. 1. Fearless
  2. 2. Mealtime Mayhem
  3. 3. Magic: Soul & Stone

Seanan McGuire Short Story

3 books

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

Journey To Star Wars: The Last Jedi in order

3 books
  1. 5. The Legends of Luke Skywalker
  2. 7. Captain Phasma
  3. 8. Canto Bight

Indexing in order

2 books
  1. 1. Indexing
  2. 2. Reflections

Seanan McGuire Non-Fiction

2 books

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

Spider-Gwen Graphic Novels in order

2 books
  1. 1. Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider, Vol. 1: Spider-Geddon
  2. 2. Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider, Vol. 2

Ghost-Spider (2019) Graphic Novels in order

2 books
  1. 1. Ghost-Spider, Vol. 1: Dog Days Are Over
  2. 2. Ghost-Spider, Vol. 2: Party People

Mira Grant Short Story

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Rolling In The Deep in order

1 book
  1. 1. Rolling in the Deep

Katharine Duckett Short Story

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider in order

1 book
  1. 1. Edge of Spider-Verse

Oz Reimagined in order

1 book
  1. 2. Emeralds to Emeralds, Dust to Dust

Marvel's What If...? in order

1 book
  1. 2. What If... Wanda Maximoff and Peter Parker Were Siblings?

Deadlands in order

1 book
  1. 3. Boneyard

Age Of X-Man in order

1 book
  1. 3. The Amazing Nightcrawler

Magic: The Gathering: War of the Spark in order

1 book
  1. 3. Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos

Laksa Anthology: Speculative Fiction

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

King In Black in order

1 book
  1. 4. Gwenom vs. Carnage

Future Chronicles in order

1 book
  1. 11. The Doomsday Chronicles

Do you have to read Seanan McGuire books in order?

You only need to read Seanan McGuire books in order within each series: the books listed here span 13 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Seanan McGuire

Start with the first book of the Seanan McGuire series you want to read: October Daye starts with Rosemary and Rue (2009) and Wayward Children starts with Every Heart a Doorway (2016). The earliest catalogued title overall is Rosemary and Rue (2009).

What is the newest Seanan McGuire book?

A Divided Duty (2026) is the newest Seanan McGuire book released so far.

Is there a new Seanan McGuire book coming?

Yes. A Song of Sugar Sparrows (2027) is the next Seanan McGuire book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

Awards Seanan McGuire has won

Wikidata records 8 awards and 42 nominations for Seanan McGuire. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Seanan McGuire at a glance

Still publishing
Seanan McGuire is still publishing. A Song of Sugar Sparrows is announced for 2027.
Release pace
Seanan McGuire books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
20,007 pages across the 61 of 162 books with a recorded length, a median of 354 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Seanan McGuire books, 106 of 162, were published in the 2010s.

What the Seanan McGuire books are about

57 of the 162 Seanan McGuire 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 23 of 57. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.