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Tanya Huff Books in Order

Tanya Huff has written 67 books, published between 1988 and 2026. The first book is Child of the Grove (1988) and the newest is Saved by the Spell (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
67
Published
1988–2026
Confirmed
67 of 67 titles
Pages on record
15,696 in 48 of 67 books
Reading time
262–392 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 15,696 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 48 of 67 titles with a page count on record.

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Tanya Huff, born in 1957, is a Canadian fantasy author published since the late 1980s. The Blood Books, whose detective is Vicki Nelson, were adapted for television as Blood Ties. The catalogue records 67 books from Child of the Grove (1988) to Saved by the Spell (2026), with Vicki Nelson, Confederation, Quarters, Peacekeeper, Smoke Trilogy, Gale Women and Wizard of the Grove among the series listed. Vampires, wizards, witches and life on other planets appear in the recorded subjects, and Doctor Who and Valdemar are also logged against the listing.

How many Tanya Huff books are there?

Tanya Huff has 67 books, released between 1988 and 2026. They include 8 separate series.

Tanya Huff Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 67 Tanya Huff 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 Child of the Grove by Tanya Huff, book 1 of the Wizard of the Grove series (1988)
  2. Cover of Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light by Tanya Huff, book 1 of the Tanya Huff Standalone Novels series (1989)
  3. Cover of The Last Wizard by Tanya Huff, book 2 of the Wizard of the Grove series (1989)
  4. Cover of The Fire's Stone by Tanya Huff, book 2 of the Tanya Huff Standalone Novels series (1990)
  5. Cover of Blood Price by Tanya Huff, book 1 of the Vicki Nelson series (1991)
  6. Cover of Blood Trail by Tanya Huff, book 2 of the Vicki Nelson series (1992)
  7. Cover of Blood Lines by Tanya Huff, book 3 of the Vicki Nelson series (1992)
  8. Cover of Blood Pact by Tanya Huff, book 4 of the Vicki Nelson series (1993)
  9. Cover of Sing the Four Quarters by Tanya Huff, book 1 of the Quarters series (1994)
  10. Cover of Fifth Quarter by Tanya Huff, book 2 of the Quarters series (1995)
  11. Cover of No Quarter by Tanya Huff, book 3 of the Quarters series (1996)
  12. Cover of Blood Debt by Tanya Huff, book 5 of the Vicki Nelson series (1997)
  13. Cover of Summon the Keeper by Tanya Huff, book 1 of the Keeper Chronicles (1998)
  14. Cover of More Short Trips by Tanya Huff, book 1 of the Doctor Who series (1999)
  15. Cover of What Ho, Magic! by Tanya Huff, book 1 of the Tanya Huff Short Story series (1999)
  16. Cover of Stealing Magic by Tanya Huff, book 2 of the Tanya Huff Short Story series (1999)
  17. Cover of The Quartered Sea by Tanya Huff, book 4 of the Quarters series (1999)
  18. Cover of Valor's Choice by Tanya Huff, book 1 of the Confederation series (2000)
  19. Cover of Short Trips and Side Steps by Tanya Huff, book 2 of the Doctor Who series (2000)
  20. Cover of The Second Summoning by Tanya Huff, book 2 of the Keeper Chronicles (2001)
  21. Cover of The Better Part of Valor by Tanya Huff, book 2 of the Confederation series (2002)
  22. Cover of Companions by Tanya Huff, book 3 of the Doctor Who series (2003)
  23. Cover of Long Hot Summoning by Tanya Huff, book 3 of the Keeper Chronicles (2003)
  24. Cover of Relative Magic by Tanya Huff, book 3 of the Tanya Huff Short Story series (2003)
  1. 1
    Child of the GroveWizard of the Grove #11988 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988288
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  2. 2
    Gate of Darkness, Circle of LightTanya Huff Standalone Novels #11989 · 1 pages · confirmed 3/4
    19891
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  3. 3
    The Last WizardWizard of the Grove #21989 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989288
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  4. 4
    The Fire's StoneTanya Huff Standalone Novels #21990 · 294 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990294
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  5. 5
    Blood PriceVicki Nelson #11991 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991272
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  6. 6
    Blood TrailVicki Nelson #21992 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992304
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  7. 7
    Blood LinesVicki Nelson #31992 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992272
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  8. 8
    Blood PactVicki Nelson #41993 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993336
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  9. 9
    Sing the Four QuartersQuarters #11994 · 410 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994410
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  10. 10
    Fifth QuarterQuarters #21995 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995416
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  11. 11
    Scholar of DecayRavenloft #141995 · 314 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995314
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  12. 12
    No QuarterQuarters #31996 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996416
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  13. 13
    Blood DebtVicki Nelson #51997 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997336
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  14. 14
    Summon the KeeperKeeper Chronicles #11998 · 331 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998331
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  15. 15
    More Short TripsDoctor Who #11999 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999288
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  16. 16
    What Ho, Magic!Tanya Huff Short Story #11999 · 371 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999371
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  17. 17
    Stealing MagicTanya Huff Short Story #21999 · 151 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999151
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  18. 18
    The Quartered SeaQuarters #41999 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999416
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  19. 19
    Valor's ChoiceConfederation #12000 · 407 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000407
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  20. 20
    Short Trips and Side StepsDoctor Who #22000 · 348 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000348
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  21. 21
    The Second SummoningKeeper Chronicles #22001 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001416
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  22. 22
    The Better Part of ValorConfederation #22002 · 411 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002411
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  23. 23
    CompanionsDoctor Who #32003 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003192
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  24. 24
    Long Hot SummoningKeeper Chronicles #32003 · 413 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003413
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  25. 25
    Relative MagicTanya Huff Short Story #32003 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003320
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  26. 26
    Smoke and ShadowsSmoke Trilogy #12004 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004416
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  27. 27
    He Said, Sidhe Said & Other TalesTanya Huff Short Story #42004 · confirmed 3/4
    2004–
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  28. 28
    ReprecussionsDoctor Who #42004 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004192
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  29. 29
    Tales from the TARDIS: Volume 2: Multi-Doctor StoriesDoctor Who #52004 · confirmed 3/4
    2004–
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  30. 30
    Doctor Who: Short Trips: 2040Doctor Who #62004 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004192
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Tanya Huff characters in order

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Tanya Huff books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Doctor Who books in order

17 books by Tanya Huff
  1. 1. More Short Trips
  2. 2. Short Trips and Side Steps
  3. 3. Companions
  4. 4. Reprecussions
  5. 5. Tales from the TARDIS: Volume 2: Multi-Doctor Stories
  6. 6. Doctor Who: Short Trips: 2040
  7. 7. The Solar System
  8. 8. The Centenarian
  9. 9. The Ghosts of Christmas
  10. 10. Short Trips: Transmissions
  11. 11. The Doctor Who Stories
  12. 12. Queers Dig Time Lords
  13. and 5 more in the table above

Tanya Huff Short Story

10 books

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

Vicki Nelson in order

7 books
  1. 1. Blood Price
  2. 2. Blood Trail
  3. 3. Blood Lines
  4. 4. Blood Pact
  5. 5. Blood Debt
  6. 6. Blood Bank
  7. 7. Blood Shot

Tanya Huff Standalone Novels

6 books

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

Confederation in order

6 books
  1. 1. Valor's Choice
  2. 1. The Shorter Parts of Valor
  3. 2. The Better Part of Valor
  4. 3. The Heart of Valor
  5. 4. Valor's Trial
  6. 5. The Truth of Valor

Quarters in order

5 books
  1. 1. Sing the Four Quarters
  2. 2. Fifth Quarter
  3. 3. No Quarter
  4. 4. The Quartered Sea
  5. 5. Three Quarters: A Quarters Collection

Keeper Chronicles in order

3 books
  1. 1. Summon the Keeper
  2. 2. The Second Summoning
  3. 3. Long Hot Summoning

Smoke Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Smoke and Shadows
  2. 2. Smoke and Mirrors
  3. 3. Smoke and Ashes

Gale Women in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Enchantment Emporium
  2. 2. The Wild Ways
  3. 3. The Future Falls

Peacekeeper in order

3 books
  1. 1. An Ancient Peace
  2. 2. A Peace Divided
  3. 3. The Privilege of Peace

Wizard of the Grove in order

2 books
  1. 1. Child of the Grove
  2. 2. The Last Wizard

Ravenloft in order

1 book
  1. 14. Scholar of Decay

Valdemar books in order

1 book by Tanya Huff
  1. 14. The Demon's Den and Other Tales of Valdemar

Do you have to read Tanya Huff books in order?

You only need to read Tanya Huff books in order within each series: the books listed here span 8 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Tanya Huff

Start with Blood Price (1991), the first Blood/Smoke book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Child of the Grove (1988).

What is the newest Tanya Huff book?

Saved by the Spell (2026) is the newest Tanya Huff book released so far.

Is there a new Tanya Huff book coming?

No next Tanya Huff 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 Tanya Huff has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 5 nominations for Tanya Huff. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Tanya Huff at a glance

Still publishing
Tanya Huff published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Tanya Huff books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
15,696 pages across the 48 of 67 books with a recorded length, a median of 334 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Tanya Huff books, 24 of 67, were published in the 2000s.

What the Tanya Huff books are about

41 of the 67 Tanya Huff 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 17 of 41. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.