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Stella Duffy Books in Order

Stella Duffy has written 16 books, published between 1994 and 2017. The first book is Calendar Girl (1994) and the newest is The Hidden Room (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
16
Published
1994–2017
Pages on record
3,787 in 14 of 16 books
Reading time
63–95 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,787 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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Photo of Stella Duffy, author

Stella Frances Silas Duffy, born 1963, is a London-born writer and theatremaker who grew up in New Zealand before returning to Britain. Duffy's 16 catalogued books appeared between 1994 and 2017, from Calendar Girl (1994) to The Hidden Room (2017), taking in Beneath the Blonde (1997), Fresh Flesh (1999), State of Happiness (2004) and Parallel Lies (2005). Two series are recorded, Saz Martin and Empress Theodora, and catalogue subjects name Saz Martin as a recurring fictional character alongside women private investigators, lesbians, LGBTQ novels, London and historical fiction.

How many Stella Duffy books are there?

Stella Duffy has 16 books, released between 1994 and 2017. They include 2 series and 8 titles listed outside any series.

Stella Duffy Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 Stella Duffy 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 Calendar Girl by Stella Duffy, book 1 of the Saz Martin series (1994)
  2. Cover of Wavewalker by Stella Duffy, book 2 of the Saz Martin series (1996)
  3. Cover of Beneath the Blonde by Stella Duffy, book 3 of the Saz Martin series (1997)
  4. Cover of Singling Out The Couples by Stella Duffy (1998)
  5. Cover of Eating Cake by Stella Duffy (1999)
  6. Cover of Fresh Flesh by Stella Duffy, book 4 of the Saz Martin series (1999)
  7. Cover of State of Happiness by Stella Duffy (2004)
  8. Cover of Mouths of Babes by Stella Duffy, book 5 of the Saz Martin series (2005)
  9. Cover of Parallel Lies by Stella Duffy (2005)
  10. Cover of Theodora by Stella Duffy, book 1 of the Empress Theodora series (2010)
  11. Cover of The Purple Shroud by Stella Duffy, book 2 of the Empress Theodora series (2012)
  12. Cover of Everything Is Moving, Everything Is Joined by Stella Duffy, book 20 of the Comma Singles series (2013)
  13. Cover of London Lies Beneath by Stella Duffy (2016)
  14. Cover of The Hidden Room by Stella Duffy (2017)
  1. 1
    Calendar GirlSaz Martin #11994 · 207 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994207
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  2. 2
    WavewalkerSaz Martin #21996 · 261 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996261
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  3. 3
    Beneath the BlondeSaz Martin #31997 · 249 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997249
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  4. 4
    Singling Out The Couples1998 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998256
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  5. 5
    Eating Cake1999 · 281 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999281
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  6. 6
    Fresh FleshSaz Martin #41999 · 297 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999297
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  7. 7
    Immaculate Conceit2001 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001320
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  8. 8
    State of Happiness2004 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004256
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  9. 9
    Mouths of BabesSaz Martin #52005 · 264 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005264
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  10. 10
    Parallel Lies2005 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005200
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  11. 11
    The Room of Lost Things2008 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008320
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  12. 12
    TheodoraEmpress Theodora #12010 · 339 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010339
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  13. 13
    The Purple ShroudEmpress Theodora #22012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  14. 14
    Everything Is Moving, Everything Is JoinedComma Singles #202013 · 230 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013230
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  15. 15
    London Lies Beneath2016 · 307 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016307
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  16. 16
    The Hidden Room2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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Stella Duffy 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.

Saz Martin in order

5 books
  1. 1. Calendar Girl
  2. 2. Wavewalker
  3. 3. Beneath the Blonde
  4. 4. Fresh Flesh
  5. 5. Mouths of Babes

Empress Theodora in order

2 books
  1. 1. Theodora
  2. 2. The Purple Shroud

Comma Singles in order

1 book
  1. 20. Everything Is Moving, Everything Is Joined

Standalone books

8 books

8 Stella Duffy titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Stella Duffy books in order?

You only need to read Stella Duffy books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Stella Duffy

Start with Calendar Girl (1994), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Stella Duffy book?

The Hidden Room (2017) is the newest Stella Duffy book released so far.

Is there a new Stella Duffy book coming?

No next Stella Duffy book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Stella Duffy at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Stella Duffy title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Stella Duffy books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,787 pages across the 14 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 262 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Stella Duffy books, 6 of 16, were published in the 1990s.

What the Stella Duffy books are about

All 16 Stella Duffy books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: lesbians is tagged on 5 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.