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Home / Authors / Elizabeth Bear Elizabeth Bear American author Elizabeth Bear is best known for her award-winning science fiction and fantasy, including the Eternal Sky trilogy and the White Space series. A Hugo Award winner, her works are celebrated for intricate worldbuilding and complex characters. This page provides Elizabeth Bear’s books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1996 Year's Best SF POoYBSAB · 1 Buy ↗ 1997 Year's Best SF 2 POoYBSAB · 2 Buy ↗ 1998 Year's Best SF 3 POoYBSAB · 3 Buy ↗ 1999 Year's Best SF 4 POoYBSAB · 4 Buy ↗ 2000 Year's Best SF 5 POoYBSAB · 5 Buy ↗ 2001 Year's Best SF 6 POoYBSAB · 6 Buy ↗ 2002 Year's Best SF 7 POoYBSAB · 7 Buy ↗ 2003 Year's Best SF 8 POoYBSAB · 8 Buy ↗ 2004 Hammered POoJCB · 1 Buy ↗ 2004 Year's Best SF 9 POoYBSAB · 9 Buy ↗ 2005 Scardown POoJCB · 2 Buy ↗ 2005 Worldwired POoJCB · 3 Buy ↗ 2005 Year's Best SF 10 POoYBSAB · 10 Buy ↗ 2006 Carnival POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 2006 Blood and Iron POoPAB · 1 Buy ↗ 2006 The Chains That You Refuse POoSS · 1 Buy ↗ 2006 Year's Best SF 11 POoYBSAB · 11 Buy ↗ 2007 New Amsterdam POoNAB · 1 Buy ↗ 2007 A Companion to Wolves POoIWB · 1 Buy ↗ 2007 Dust / Pinion POoJLB · 1 Buy ↗ 2007 Tideline POoSS · 2 Buy ↗ 2007 Undertow POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 2007 Whiskey and Water POoPAB · 2 Buy ↗ 2007 Year's Best SF 12 POoYBSAB · 12 Buy ↗ 2008 All the Windwracked Stars POoTEoBB · 1 Buy ↗ 2008 Shoggoths in Bloom and Other Stories POoSSC · 1 Buy ↗ 2008 METAtropolis(With: John Scalzi,Jay Lake,Tobias Buckell,Karl Schroeder) POoMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2008 The WisCon Chronicles, Vol. 2 POoTWCB · 1 Buy ↗ 2008 Ink and Steel POoPAB · 3 Buy ↗ 2008 Boojum(With: Sarah Monette) POoSS · 3 Buy ↗ 2008 Hell and Earth POoPAB · 4 Buy ↗ 2008 Shoggoths in Bloom POoSS · 4 Buy ↗ 2008 Year's Best SF 13 POoYBSAB · 13 Buy ↗ 2009 Seven for a Secret POoNAB · 2 Buy ↗ 2009 By the Mountain Bound POoTEoBB · 2 Buy ↗ 2009 The Wiscon Chronicles, Vol.3: Carnival of Feminist SF(By: Yoon Ha Lee) POoTWCB · 2 Buy ↗ 2009 Chill / Sanction POoJLB · 2 Buy ↗ 2009 The Horrid Glory of Its Wings POoSS · 5 Buy ↗ 2009 Year's Best SF 14 POoYBSAB · 14 Buy ↗ 2010 Bone and Jewel Creatures POoBaJCB · 1 Buy ↗ 2010 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition POoTYBDF&HB · 1 Buy ↗ 2010 Cascadia(By: Ken Scholes) POoMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2010 The WisCon Chronicles, Volume 4(By: Sylvia Kelso) POoTWCB · 3 Buy ↗ 2010 The White City POoNAB · 3 Buy ↗ 2010 Destination: Future POoSS · 6 Buy ↗ 2010 The Girl Who Sang Rose Madder POoSS · 7 Buy ↗ 2010 Year's Best SF 15 POoYBSAB · 15 Buy ↗ 2011 Shadow Unit 1 POoSUB · 1 Buy ↗ 2011 The Tempering of Men POoIWB · 2 Buy ↗ 2011 Shadow Unit 2 POoSUB · 2 Buy ↗ 2011 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition POoTYBDF&HB · 2 Buy ↗ 2011 Grail / Cleave POoJLB · 3 Buy ↗ 2011 The Sea Thy Mistress POoTEoBB · 3 Buy ↗ 2011 Shadow Unit 3 POoSUB · 3 Buy ↗ 2011 The Wiscon Chronicles Volume 5(By: Nisi Shawl) POoTWCB · 4 Buy ↗ 2011 Shadow Unit 4 POoSUB · 4 Buy ↗ 2011 Shadow Unit 5 POoSUB · 5 Buy ↗ 2011 Shadow Unit 6 POoSUB · 6 Buy ↗ 2011 Shadow Unit 7 POoSUB · 7 Buy ↗ 2011 Shadow Unit 8 POoSUB · 8 Buy ↗ 2011 Shadow Unit 9 POoSUB · 9 Buy ↗ 2011 Shadow Unit 10 POoSUB · 10 Buy ↗ 2011 Year's Best SF 16 POoYBSAB · 16 Buy ↗ 2012 In the House of Aryaman, a Lonely Signal Burns POoSFB · 1 Buy ↗ 2012 Range of Ghosts POoESB · 1 Buy ↗ 2012 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition POoTYBDF&HB · 3 Buy ↗ 2012 Ad Eternum POoNAB · 4 Buy ↗ 2012 Garrett Investigates POoNAB · 5 Buy ↗ 2012 The WisCon Chronicles Vol. 6: Futures of Feminism and Fandom(By: Alexis Lothian) POoTWCB · 5 Buy ↗ 2012 Faster Gun POoSS · 8 Buy ↗ 2012 And the Deep Blue Sea POoSS · 9 Buy ↗ 2012 Shadow Unit 11 POoSUB · 11 Buy ↗ 2012 Shadow Unit 12 POoSUB · 12 Buy ↗ 2012 Year's Best SF 17 POoYBSAB · 17 Buy ↗ 2013 Book of Iron POoBaJCB · 2 Buy ↗ 2013 Shattered Pillars POoESB · 2 Buy ↗ 2013 Green Space(By: Jay Lake) POoMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2013 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition POoTYBDF&HB · 4 Buy ↗ 2013 The Wiscon Chronicles Vol 7: Shattering Ableist Narratives(By: JoSelle Vanderhooft) POoTWCB · 6 Buy ↗ 2013 Shadow Unit 13 POoSUB · 13 Buy ↗ 2013 Year's Best SF 18 POoYBSAB · 18 Buy ↗ 2014 Steles of the Sky POoESB · 3 Buy ↗ 2014 A Symmetry of Serpents and Doves(By: Ken Scholes) POoMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2014 Byways(By: Tobias Buckell) POoMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2014 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition POoTYBDF&HB · 5 Buy ↗ 2014 One-Eyed Jack POoPAB · 5 Buy ↗ 2014 The Wings We Dare Aspire(By: Ken Scholes) POoMB · 6 Buy ↗ 2014 This Chance Planet POoSS · 10 Buy ↗ 2014 Shadow Unit 14 POoSUB · 14 Buy ↗ 2014 Shadow Unit 15 POoSUB · 15 Buy ↗ 2015 Karen Memory POoKMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2015 An Apprentice to Elves POoIWB · 3 Buy ↗ 2015 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition POoTYBDF&HB · 6 Buy ↗ 2015 The WisCon Chronicles, Vol.9(By: Mary Anne Mohanraj) POoTWCB · 7 Buy ↗ 2016 Stochasticity(By: Tobias Buckell) POoMB · 7 Buy ↗ 2016 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition POoTYBDF&HB · 7 Buy ↗ 2016 Tensegrity(By: Tobias Buckell) POoMB · 8 Buy ↗ 2017 The Stone in the Skull POoLKB · 1 Buy ↗ 2017 The WisCon Chronicles 11(By: Nisi Shawl,Jaymee Goh) POoTWCB · 8 Buy ↗ 2017 The Year�s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 Edition POoTYBDF&HB · 8 Buy ↗ 2018 Stone Mad POoKMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2018 The Cobbler's Boy(With: Katherine Addison) POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 2018 The Year�s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition POoTYBDF&HB · 9 Buy ↗ 2018 We Have Always Died In The Castle POoSS · 11 Buy ↗ 2019 Ancestral Night POoWSB · 1 Buy ↗ 2019 The Red-Stained Wings POoLKB · 2 Buy ↗ 2019 Deriving Life POoSS · 12 Buy ↗ 2020 A Blessing of Unicorns POoSFMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2020 The Best of Elizabeth Bear POoSSC · 2 Buy ↗ 2020 Machine POoWSB · 2 Buy ↗ 2020 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 Edition POoTYBDF&HB · 10 Buy ↗ 2020 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 1 POoTYBDF&HB · 11 Buy ↗ 2020 On Safari in R'lyeh and Carcosa with Gun and Camera: A Tor.com Original POoSS · 13 Buy ↗ 2021 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 2 POoTYBDF&HB · 12 Buy ↗ 2021 The Red Mother POoSS · 14 Buy ↗ 2022 The Origin of Storms POoLKB · 3 Buy ↗ 2022 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3 POoTYBDF&HB · 13 Buy ↗ 2023 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 4 POoTYBDF&HB · 14 Buy ↗ 2024 The Year�s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5 POoTYBDF&HB · 15 Buy ↗ 2025 The Witch and the Wyrm POoTRMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2025 The Folded Sky POoWSB · 3 Buy ↗ 2025 Angel Maker POoKMB · 3 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of The WisCon Chronicles Books 8 books · 2008–2017
01 The WisCon Chronicles, Vol. 2 2008 Buy ↗ 02 The Wiscon Chronicles, Vol.3: Carnival of Feminist SF(By: Yoon Ha Lee) 2009 Buy ↗ 03 The WisCon Chronicles, Volume 4(By: Sylvia Kelso) 2010 Buy ↗ 04 The Wiscon Chronicles Volume 5(By: Nisi Shawl) 2011 Buy ↗ 05 The WisCon Chronicles Vol. 6: Futures of Feminism and Fandom(By: Alexis Lothian) 2012 Buy ↗ 06 The Wiscon Chronicles Vol 7: Shattering Ableist Narratives(By: JoSelle Vanderhooft) 2013 Buy ↗ 07 The WisCon Chronicles, Vol.9(By: Mary Anne Mohanraj) 2015 Buy ↗ 08 The WisCon Chronicles 11(By: Nisi Shawl,Jaymee Goh) 2017 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Iskryne World Books 3 books · 2007–2015
01 A Companion to Wolves 2007 Buy ↗ 02 The Tempering of Men 2011 Buy ↗ 03 An Apprentice to Elves 2015 Buy ↗ Publication Order of White Space Books 3 books · 2019–2025
01 Ancestral Night 2019 Buy ↗ 03 The Folded Sky 2025 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Edda of Burdens Books 3 books · 2008–2011
01 All the Windwracked Stars 2008 Buy ↗ 02 By the Mountain Bound 2009 Buy ↗ 03 The Sea Thy Mistress 2011 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Red Mother Books 1 book · 2025
01 The Witch and the Wyrm 2025 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Sub-Inspector Ferron Books 1 book · 2012
01 In the House of Aryaman, a Lonely Signal Burns 2012 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Jenny Casey Books 3 books · 2004–2005
Publication Order of Bone and Jewel Creatures Books 2 books · 2010–2013
01 Bone and Jewel Creatures 2010 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Eternal Sky Books 3 books · 2012–2014
01 Range of Ghosts 2012 Buy ↗ 02 Shattered Pillars 2013 Buy ↗ 03 Steles of the Sky 2014 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Sub-Inspector Ferron Mysteries Books 1 book · 2020
01 A Blessing of Unicorns 2020 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 3 books · 2006–2018
03 The Cobbler's Boy(With: Katherine Addison) 2018 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Short Story Collections 2 books · 2008–2020
01 Shoggoths in Bloom and Other Stories 2008 Buy ↗ 02 The Best of Elizabeth Bear 2020 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Lotus Kingdoms Books 3 books · 2017–2022
01 The Stone in the Skull 2017 Buy ↗ 02 The Red-Stained Wings 2019 Buy ↗ 03 The Origin of Storms 2022 Buy ↗ Publication Order of New Amsterdam Books 5 books · 2007–2012
02 Seven for a Secret 2009 Buy ↗ 03 The White City 2010 Buy ↗ 05 Garrett Investigates 2012 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas 14 books · 2006–2021
01 The Chains That You Refuse 2006 Buy ↗ 03 Boojum(With: Sarah Monette) 2008 Buy ↗ 04 Shoggoths in Bloom 2008 Buy ↗ 05 The Horrid Glory of Its Wings 2009 Buy ↗ 06 Destination: Future 2010 Buy ↗ 07 The Girl Who Sang Rose Madder 2010 Buy ↗ 09 And the Deep Blue Sea 2012 Buy ↗ 10 This Chance Planet 2014 Buy ↗ 11 We Have Always Died In The Castle 2018 Buy ↗ 13 On Safari in R'lyeh and Carcosa with Gun and Camera: A Tor.com Original 2020 Buy ↗ 14 The Red Mother 2021 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Jacob's Ladder Books 3 books · 2007–2011
02 Chill / Sanction 2009 Buy ↗ 03 Grail / Cleave 2011 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Karen Memory Books 3 books · 2015–2025
Publication Order of The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror Books 15 books · 2010–2024
01 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition 2010 Buy ↗ 02 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition 2011 Buy ↗ 03 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition 2012 Buy ↗ 04 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition 2013 Buy ↗ 05 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition 2014 Buy ↗ 06 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition 2015 Buy ↗ 07 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition 2016 Buy ↗ 08 The Year�s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 Edition 2017 Buy ↗ 09 The Year�s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition 2018 Buy ↗ 10 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 Edition 2020 Buy ↗ 11 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 1 2020 Buy ↗ 12 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 2 2021 Buy ↗ 13 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3 2022 Buy ↗ 14 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 4 2023 Buy ↗ 15 The Year�s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5 2024 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Shadow Unit Books 15 books · 2011–2014
10 Shadow Unit 10 2011 Buy ↗ 11 Shadow Unit 11 2012 Buy ↗ 12 Shadow Unit 12 2012 Buy ↗ 13 Shadow Unit 13 2013 Buy ↗ 14 Shadow Unit 14 2014 Buy ↗ 15 Shadow Unit 15 2014 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Year's Best SF Anthology Books 18 books · 1996–2013
01 Year's Best SF 1996 Buy ↗ 02 Year's Best SF 2 1997 Buy ↗ 03 Year's Best SF 3 1998 Buy ↗ 04 Year's Best SF 4 1999 Buy ↗ 05 Year's Best SF 5 2000 Buy ↗ 06 Year's Best SF 6 2001 Buy ↗ 07 Year's Best SF 7 2002 Buy ↗ 08 Year's Best SF 8 2003 Buy ↗ 09 Year's Best SF 9 2004 Buy ↗ 10 Year's Best SF 10 2005 Buy ↗ 11 Year's Best SF 11 2006 Buy ↗ 12 Year's Best SF 12 2007 Buy ↗ 13 Year's Best SF 13 2008 Buy ↗ 14 Year's Best SF 14 2009 Buy ↗ 15 Year's Best SF 15 2010 Buy ↗ 16 Year's Best SF 16 2011 Buy ↗ 17 Year's Best SF 17 2012 Buy ↗ 18 Year's Best SF 18 2013 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Promethean Age Books 5 books · 2006–2014
01 Blood and Iron 2006 Buy ↗ 02 Whiskey and Water 2007 Buy ↗ 04 Hell and Earth 2008 Buy ↗