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Ursula Vernon Books in Order

Ursula Vernon has written 49 books, published between 2004 and 2026. The first book is It Made Sense at the Time (2004) and the newest is Wolf Worm (2026). 2 more titles are announced, the first of them A Spoonful of Trouble (As: T. Kingfisher) (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Ursula Vernon also publishes as T. Kingfisher books in order.

Books
49 + 2 announced
Published
2004–2026
Confirmed
15 of 51 titles
Pages on record
4,641 in 19 of 51 books
See all 51 books in order Printable Ursula Vernon checklistNext: A Spoonful of Trouble (As: T. Kingfisher) (2027)
Photo of Ursula Vernon, author

Ursula Vernon is an American writer, artist and illustrator, born May 28, 1977, who also publishes for older readers as T. Kingfisher. Vernon's Hugo Awards cover the graphic novel Digger, the fantasy novel Nettle & Bone and the novella Thornhedge, and the short story "Jackalope Wives" won a Nebula. Hamster Princess and Dragonbreath are the children's series. The catalogue lists 51 titles from It Made Sense at the Time (2004) to Wolf Worm (2026), with A Spoonful of Trouble due in 2027 as T. Kingfisher. Saint of Steel, Swordheart and Sworn Soldier are among the other series.

In the Hamster Princess series, Princess Harriet Hamsterbone is a warrior and jousting champion who, with her battle quail, goes on quests against weasel-wolves and solves mysteries in other kingdoms.

How many Ursula Vernon books are there?

Ursula Vernon has 49 published books, released between 2004 and 2026. They include 8 series and 12 titles listed outside any series. 2 more are announced, starting with A Spoonful of Trouble (As: T. Kingfisher) (2027).

Ursula Vernon Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 51 Ursula Vernon 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 It Made Sense at the Time by Ursula Vernon (2004)
  2. Cover of Digger, Volume One by Ursula Vernon, book 1 of the Digger series (2005)
  3. Cover of Digger, Volume Two by Ursula Vernon, book 2 of the Digger series (2006)
  4. Cover of Nurk by Ursula Vernon (2008)
  5. Cover of Attack of the Ninja Frogs by Ursula Vernon, book 2 of the Dragonbreath series (2010)
  6. Cover of Digger, Volume Five by Ursula Vernon, book 5 of the Digger series (2010)
  7. Cover of The Mountain of Iron by Ursula Vernon, book 2 of the Black Dogs series (2011)
  8. Cover of No Such Thing as Ghosts by Ursula Vernon, book 5 of the Dragonbreath series (2011)
  9. Cover of Revenge of the Horned Bunnies by Ursula Vernon, book 6 of the Dragonbreath series (2012)
  10. Cover of When Fairies Go Bad by Ursula Vernon, book 7 of the Dragonbreath series (2012)
  11. Cover of Digger: The Complete Omnibus by Ursula Vernon, book 7 of the Digger series (2013)
  12. Cover of Nightmare of the Iguana by Ursula Vernon, book 8 of the Dragonbreath series (2013)
  13. Cover of The Case of the Toxic Mutants by Ursula Vernon, book 9 of the Dragonbreath series (2013)
  14. Cover of Knight-napped! by Ursula Vernon, book 10 of the Dragonbreath series (2014)
  15. Cover of Harriet the Invincible by Ursula Vernon, book 1 of the Hamster Princess series (2015)
  16. Cover of Of Mice and Magic by Ursula Vernon, book 2 of the Hamster Princess series (2016)
  17. Cover of Ratpunzel by Ursula Vernon, book 3 of the Hamster Princess series (2016)
  18. Cover of The Raven and the Reindeer by Ursula Vernon (2016)
  19. Cover of The Frozen Menace by Ursula Vernon, book 11 of the Dragonbreath series (2016)
  20. Cover of Hemlock & Silver (As: T. Kingfisher) by Ursula Vernon (2025)
  1. 1
    It Made Sense at the Time2004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
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  2. 2
    Digger, Volume OneDigger #12005 · 132 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005132
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  3. 3
    Digger, Volume TwoDigger #22006 · 127 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006127
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  4. 4
    The House of DiamondBlack Dogs #12007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007–
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  5. 5
    Digger, Volume ThreeDigger #32007 · 156 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007156
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  6. 6
    Nurk2008 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008144
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  7. 7
    DragonbreathDragonbreath #12009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  8. 8
    Irrational Fears2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  9. 9
    Digger, Volume FourDigger #42009 · 112 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009112
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  10. 10
    Attack of the Ninja FrogsDragonbreath #22010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  11. 11
    Curse of the Were-wienerDragonbreath #32010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  12. 12
    Digger, Volume FiveDigger #52010 · 142 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010142
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  13. 13
    The Mountain of IronBlack Dogs #22011 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011336
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  14. 14
    Lair of the Bat MonsterDragonbreath #42011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  15. 15
    No Such Thing as GhostsDragonbreath #52011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  16. 16
    Digger, Volume SixDigger #62011 · 153 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011153
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  17. 17
    Revenge of the Horned BunniesDragonbreath #62012 · 195 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012195
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  18. 18
    When Fairies Go BadDragonbreath #72012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  19. 19
    Nine GoblinsT. Kingfisher Short Stories/Novellas #12013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  20. 20
    Digger: The Complete OmnibusDigger #72013 · 850 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013850
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  21. 21
    Nightmare of the IguanaDragonbreath #82013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    The Case of the Toxic MutantsDragonbreath #92013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 24
    Knight-napped!Dragonbreath #102014 · 203 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014203
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  24. 25
    Harriet the InvincibleHamster Princess #12015 · 242 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015242
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  25. 26
    Castle Hangnail2015 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015384
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  26. 27
    Of Mice and MagicHamster Princess #22016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  27. 28
    RatpunzelHamster Princess #32016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 29
    The Raven and the Reindeer2016 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016224
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 30
    The Frozen MenaceDragonbreath #112016 · 200 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016200
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Ursula Vernon series in order

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

Ursula Vernon 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.

T. Kingfisher Short Stories/Novellas

3 books

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

Saint of Steel in order

3 books
  1. 2. Paladin's Strength
  2. 3. Paladin's Hope
  3. 4. Paladin's Faith

Black Dogs in order

2 books
  1. 1. The House of Diamond
  2. 2. The Mountain of Iron

Sworn Soldier in order

2 books
  1. 2. What Feasts at Night
  2. 3. What Stalks the Deep

Swordheart in order

2 books
  1. 2. Daggerbound
  2. 3. Shieldborn

T. Kingfisher in order

1 book
  1. 1. Toad Words And Other Stories

Baldur's Gate 3 in order

1 book
  1. 1. Astarion

Standalone books

12 books

12 Ursula Vernon titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Ursula Vernon books in order?

You only need to read Ursula Vernon 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 Ursula Vernon

Start with the first book of the Ursula Vernon series you want to read: Dragonbreath starts with Dragonbreath (2009), Hamster Princess starts with Harriet the Invincible (2015) and Digger starts with Digger, Volume One (2005). The earliest catalogued title overall is It Made Sense at the Time (2004).

What is the newest Ursula Vernon book?

Wolf Worm (2026) is the newest Ursula Vernon book released so far.

Is there a new Ursula Vernon book coming?

Yes. A Spoonful of Trouble (As: T. Kingfisher) (2027) is the next Ursula Vernon 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 Ursula Vernon has won

Wikidata records 15 awards and 28 nominations for Ursula Vernon. 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 Novel2025Wonfor A Sorceress Comes to Call
  • Locus Award for Best Novella2025Wonfor What Feasts at Night
  • Hugo Award for Best Novella2024Wonfor Thornhedge
  • Locus Award for Best Novella2024Wonfor Thornhedge
  • Locus Award for Best Horror Novel2024Wonfor A House with Good Bones
  • Hugo Award for Best Novel2023Wonfor Nettle & Bone
  • Locus Award for Best Horror Novel2023Wonfor What Moves the Dead
  • Hugo Award for Best Short Story2021Wonfor Metal Like Blood in the Dark
  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2021Wonfor A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature2021Wonfor A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
  • Hugo Award for Best Novelette2017Wonfor The Tomato Thief
  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature2016Wonfor Castle Hangnail

Ursula Vernon at a glance

Still publishing
Ursula Vernon is still publishing. A Spoonful of Trouble (As: T. Kingfisher) is announced for 2027.
Release pace
Ursula Vernon books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
4,641 pages across the 19 of 51 books with a recorded length, a median of 203 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ursula Vernon books, 25 of 51, were published in the 2010s.

What the Ursula Vernon books are about

24 of the 51 Ursula Vernon books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: adventure stories is tagged on 10 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.