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Tufa Books in Order

Tufa by Alex Bledsoe contains 8 books, published between 2011 and 2018. The first book is The Hum and the Shiver (2011) and the newest is The Fairies of Sadieville (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
2011–2018
Pages on record
2,089 in 6 of 8 books
Reading time
35–52 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,089 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 8 titles with a page count on record.

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Tufa is a fantasy series by Alex Bledsoe, 8 books published between 2011 and 2018. Subjects record magic, fairies, musicians, veterans, the Iraq war of 2003-2011, silent films and a Tennessee setting. The Hum and the Shiver (2011) opens the run and The Fairies of Sadieville (2018) closes it, by way of Wisp of a Thing (2013), Shall We Gather (2013), The Two Weddings of Bronwyn Hyatt (2015), Long Black Curl (2015), Chapel of Ease (2016) and Gather Her Round (2017). Bledsoe is credited on every title, at a median length of 352 pages.

How many Tufa books are there?

Tufa has 8 books, released between 2011 and 2018.

Tufa Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 Tufa 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 Wisp of a Thing by Alex Bledsoe, book 2 of the Tufa series (2013)
  2. Cover of Long Black Curl by Alex Bledsoe, book 5 of the Tufa series (2015)
  3. Cover of Chapel of Ease by Alex Bledsoe, book 6 of the Tufa series (2016)
  1. 1
    The Hum and the Shiver2011 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011352
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  2. 2
    Wisp of a Thing2013 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013352
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  3. 3
    Shall We Gather2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  4. 4
    The Two Weddings of Bronwyn Hyatt2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  5. 5
    Long Black Curl2015 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015384
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  6. 6
    Chapel of Ease2016 · 315 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016315
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  7. 7
    Gather Her Round2017 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017320
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  8. 8
    The Fairies of Sadieville2018 · 366 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018366
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Is there a chronological order for Tufa?

No separate chronological order is on record for Tufa, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Tufa books in order?

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

Where to start with Tufa

Start with The Hum and the Shiver (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Tufa book?

The Fairies of Sadieville (2018) is the newest Tufa book released so far.

Is there a new Tufa book coming?

No next Tufa book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Tufa at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Tufa title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Tufa books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,089 pages across the 6 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Tufa books, 8 of 8, were published in the 2010s.

What the Tufa books are about

6 of the 8 Tufa 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 5 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Alex Bledsoe

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