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Guy Gavriel Kay Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Guy Gavriel Kay in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 17 books / 5 series

Canadian author best known for the *Fionavar Tapestry* and *Tigana*, Guy Gavriel Kay is a celebrated figure in historical fantasy. His works have won multiple World Fantasy and Aurora Awards. This page provides the Guy Gavriel Kay books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Guy Gavriel Kay in Publication Order

1984 The Summer Tree POoTFTB / 1 Buy
1986 The Wandering Fire POoTFTB / 2 Buy
1986 The Darkest Road POoTFTB / 3 Buy
1990 Tigana POoSN / 1 Buy
1992 A Song for Arbonne POoSN / 2 Buy
1995 The Lions of Al-Rassan POoSN / 3 Buy
1998 Sailing to Sarantium POoTSMB / 1 Buy
2000 Lord of Emperors POoTSMB / 2 Buy
2002 Beyond This Dark House: Poems POoSSC / 1 Buy
2004 The Last Light of the Sun POoSN / 4 Buy
2007 Ysabel POoSN / 5 Buy
2010 Under Heaven POoUHB / 1 Buy
2013 River of Stars POoUHB / 2 Buy
2016 Children of Earth and Sky POoSN / 6 Buy
2019 A Brightness Long Ago POoSN / 7 Buy
2022 All the Seas of the World POoSN / 8 Buy
2025 Written on the Dark POoSN / 9 Buy

Complete Guy Gavriel Kay Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 Sailing to Sarantium 1998 Buy
02 Lord of Emperors 2000 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 9 books / 1990-2025
01 Tigana 1990 Buy
02 A Song for Arbonne 1992 Buy
03 The Lions of Al-Rassan 1995 Buy
04 The Last Light of the Sun 2004 Buy
05 Ysabel 2007 Buy
06 Children of Earth and Sky 2016 Buy
07 A Brightness Long Ago 2019 Buy
08 All the Seas of the World 2022 Buy
09 Written on the Dark 2025 Buy
01 The Summer Tree 1984 Buy
02 The Wandering Fire 1986 Buy
03 The Darkest Road 1986 Buy
Under Heaven Reading Order 2 books / 2010-2013
01 Under Heaven 2010 Buy
02 River of Stars 2013 Buy
01 Beyond This Dark House: Poems 2002 Buy

Where to start with Guy Gavriel Kay

What is the best order to read Guy Gavriel Kay books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data. Publication years and series order are shown when available.