Theodora Goss Books in Order
Theodora Goss has written 17 books, published between 2004 and 2025. The first book is The Wings of Meister Wilhelm (2004) and the newest is Letters from an Imaginary Country (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 17
- Published
- 2004–2025
- Pages on record
- 2,724 in 7 of 17 books
Theodora Goss, born September 30, 1968, is a Hungarian-American writer of fiction and poetry. Goss's work has drawn nominations for the Nebula, Locus, Mythopoeic, World Fantasy and Seiun Awards, and the short fiction and poems have run in many magazines and anthologies, Year's Best volumes among them. The catalogue lists 17 books from The Wings of Meister Wilhelm (2004) to Letters from an Imaginary Country (2025), including Songs for Ophelia (2014) and Red as Blood and White as Bone (2016). Goss's series is Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club, and subjects include alchemists, secret societies, monsters and Sherlock Holmes.
How many Theodora Goss books are there?
Theodora Goss has 17 books, released between 2004 and 2025. 3 of them belong to the Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club series.
Theodora Goss Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 Theodora Goss 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.
- 1The Wings of Meister Wilhelm2004 · 302 pages · confirmed 1/420043021/4
- 2Singing of Mount Abora2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 32008–1/4
- 4The Rose in Twelve Petals2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 5Christopher Raven2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 6The Thorn and the Blossom2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 7Beautiful Boys2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 8Songs for Ophelia2014 · 146 pages · confirmed 1/420141461/4
- 9Red as Blood and White as Bone2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 10The Strange Case of the Alchemist's DaughterExtraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club #12017 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/420174321/4
- 11Come See the Living Dryad2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 12European Travel for the Monstrous GentlewomanExtraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club #22018 · 736 pages · confirmed 1/420187361/4
- 13Snow White Learns Witchcraft2019 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/420192241/4
- 14The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing GirlExtraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club #32019 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/420194481/4
- 15The Collected Enchantments2023 · 436 pages · confirmed 1/420234361/4
- 16How to Become a Sea Witch2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
- 17Letters from an Imaginary Country2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
Theodora Goss 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.
Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club in order
3 booksConversation Pieces in order
1 bookStandalone books
13 books13 Theodora Goss titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Theodora Goss books in order?
You only need to read Theodora Goss books in order within the Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club series, which holds 3 of the 17 Theodora Goss books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Theodora Goss
Start with The Wings of Meister Wilhelm (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Theodora Goss book?
Letters from an Imaginary Country (2025) is the newest Theodora Goss book released so far.
Is there a new Theodora Goss book coming?
No next Theodora Goss 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 Theodora Goss has won
Wikidata records 5 awards and 27 nominations for Theodora Goss. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature2020Wonfor Snow White Learns Witchcraft
- Locus Award for Best First Novel2018Wonfor The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter
- Rhysling Award2017Won
- World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction2008Wonfor Singing of Mount Abora
- Rhysling Award2004Won
- Locus Award for Best Collection2024Shortlistedfor The Collected Enchantments
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2020Shortlistedfor The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl
- Locus Award for Best Novelette2020Shortlistedfor A Country Called Winter
- Locus Award for Best Collection2020Shortlistedfor Snow White Learns Witchcraft
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2019Shortlistedfor European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman
- Locus Award for Best Novelette2019Shortlistedfor Queen Lily
- World Fantasy Award for Best Novel2018Shortlistedfor The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter
Theodora Goss at a glance
- Still publishing
- Theodora Goss published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Theodora Goss books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,724 pages across the 7 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 432 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Theodora Goss books, 11 of 17, were published in the 2010s.
What the Theodora Goss books are about
7 of the 17 Theodora Goss books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: alchemists is tagged on 2 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Alchemists 2 of 7 books
- Holmes, sherlock (fictitious character) 2 of 7 books
- Secret societies 2 of 7 books