Elemental Masters Books in Order (23 books) by Mercedes Lackey

How many Elemental Masters books are there?

Elemental Masters has 23 published books, released between 1995 and 2025. One more, A Wind Turned Dark with Burning (2027), is announced.

Elemental Masters Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 24 Elemental Masters 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 November 2026.

Cover of The Fire Rose by Mercedes Lackey, book 1 of the Elemental Masters series (1995)

Cover of The Serpent's Shadow by Mercedes Lackey, book 4 of the Elemental Masters series (2001)

Elemental Masters Books in Chronological Order

In story order, Miss Amelia's List comes first and A Wind Turned Dark with Burning comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 24 books below run in that in-universe sequence.

Do you have to read Elemental Masters books in order?

You should read the Elemental Masters books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Elemental Masters book also stands alone.

Where to start with Elemental Masters

Start with The Fire Rose (1995), the earliest published title. In the chronological order, Miss Amelia's List comes first.

What is the newest Elemental Masters book?

The Cyprian (2025) is the newest Elemental Masters book released so far.

Is there a new Elemental Masters book coming?

Yes. A Wind Turned Dark with Burning (2027) is the next Elemental Masters 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.

Elemental Masters at a glance

Still running: Elemental Masters is still running. A Wind Turned Dark with Burning is announced for 2027.
Release pace: Elemental Masters books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length: 5,364 pages across the 15 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 328 pages each.
Busiest decade: Most Elemental Masters books, 11 of 24, were published in the 2010s.

When Elemental Masters books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Elemental Masters titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 11 titles.

1990s

3

2000s

5

2010s

11

2020s

4

24 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Elemental Masters books are about

17 of the 24 Elemental Masters 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 16 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Fantasy 16 of 17 books
Magic 8 of 17 books
Fantasy, historical 3 of 17 books
Psychics 3 of 17 books
Witches 3 of 17 books
Wizards 3 of 17 books
Historical fiction 2 of 17 books
Holmes, sherlock (fictitious character) 2 of 17 books
Magicians 2 of 17 books
Paranormal fiction 2 of 17 books
Watson, john h. (fictitious character) 2 of 17 books
Werewolves 2 of 17 books

More books by Mercedes Lackey

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

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