Wen Spencer Books in Order
Wen Spencer has written 25 books, published between 2001 and 2025. The first book is Alien Taste (2001) and the newest is Black Tie and Tails (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 25
- Published
- 2001–2025
- Confirmed
- 23 of 25 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,010 in 10 of 25 books
Wen Spencer is an American science fiction and fantasy novelist, born in 1963, who won the 2003 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Spencer grew up on a farm in Evans City, Pennsylvania and studied information science at the University of Pittsburgh. The Ukiah Oregon series follows a part-alien character with werewolf-like kin, and the Elfhome books turn a brilliant young woman into an elf. The catalogue lists 25 books from Alien Taste (2001) to 2025.
How many Wen Spencer books are there?
Wen Spencer has 25 books, released between 2001 and 2025. They include 4 separate series.
Wen Spencer Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 25 Wen Spencer 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.
- 12001–3/4
- 2The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy: Alchemy with WordsComplete Guide to Writing Fantasy #12002 · confirmed 3/42002–3/4
- 32002–3/4
- 420034483/4
- 52003–3/4
- 62004–1/4
- 7The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy: The Opus MagnusComplete Guide to Writing Fantasy #22004 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/420042883/4
- 82004–3/4
- 920053103/4
- 1020063683/4
- 1120074003/4
- 132012–3/4
- 142012–3/4
- 152012–3/4
- 162012–3/4
- 1720133553/4
- 1820144813/4
- 192016–2/4
- 2020164803/4
- 2120174803/4
- 2220224003/4
- 232023–3/4
- 242024–3/4
- 252025–3/4
Wen Spencer series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Elfhome books in order 12 books
Wen Spencer 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.
Ukiah Oregon in order
4 books- 1. Alien Taste
- 2. Tainted Trail
- 3. Bitter Waters
- 4. Dog Warrior
Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy in order
3 booksWen Spencer Standalone Novels
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Black Wolves of Boston in order
2 booksWen Spencer Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Do you have to read Wen Spencer books in order?
You only need to read Wen Spencer books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Wen Spencer
Start with Tinker (2003), the first Elfhome book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Alien Taste (2001).
What is the newest Wen Spencer book?
Black Tie and Tails (2025) is the newest Wen Spencer book released so far.
Is there a new Wen Spencer book coming?
No next Wen Spencer 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 Wen Spencer has won
Wikidata records 1 award and 2 nominations for Wen Spencer. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Astounding Award for Best New Writer2003Won
- Locus Award for Best Collection2017Shortlistedfor Project Elfhome
- Locus Award for Best First Novel2002Shortlistedfor Alien Taste
Wen Spencer at a glance
- Still publishing
- Wen Spencer published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Wen Spencer books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,010 pages across the 10 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 400 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Wen Spencer books, 12 of 25, were published in the 2000s.
What the Wen Spencer books are about
14 of the 25 Wen Spencer 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 4 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 4 of 14 books
- Private investigators 4 of 14 books
- Science fiction 4 of 14 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 14 books
- Elves 2 of 14 books
- Pittsburgh (pa.) 2 of 14 books