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Steven Brust Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Steven Brust in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 62 books / 7 series

American author Steven Brust is best known for his Vlad Taltos fantasy series, a witty, intricate saga set in the Dragaeran Empire. His books have sold millions of copies and are celebrated for their unique narrative voice. This page provides the Steven Brust books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Steven Brust in Publication Order

1983 The Book of Jhereg POoVTB / 1 Buy
1984 To Reign In Hell POoSN / 1 Buy
1984 Yendi POoVTB / 2 Buy
1985 Brokedown Palace POoDB / 1 Buy
1986 Teckla POoVTB / 3 Buy
1987 Dzurlord A Crossroads Adventure POoCAB / 1 Buy
1987 Revolt on Majipoor(By: Matthew J. Costello) POoCAB / 2 Buy
1987 The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars POoSN / 2 Buy
1987 Dragonharper(By: Jody Lynn Nye) POoCAB / 3 Buy
1987 Encyclopedia of Xanth(By: Jody Lynn Nye) POoCAB / 4 Buy
1988 Taltos POoVTB / 4 Buy
1988 Deryni Challenge(By: Stephen Billias) POoCAB / 5 Buy
1988 Seven No-Trump(By: Neil Randall) POoCAB / 6 Buy
1988 Dragonfire: McCaffrey's Pern(By: Jody Lynn Nye) POoCAB / 7 Buy
1988 Ghost of a Chance(By: Jody Lynn Nye) POoCAB / 8 Buy
1988 Fate's Trick(By: Matthew J. Costello) POoCAB / 9 Buy
1990 Cowboy Feng's Space Bar and Grill POoSN / 3 Buy
1990 Phoenix POoVTB / 5 Buy
1991 The Phoenix Guards POoKRB / 1 Buy
1992 The Gypsy(With: Megan Lindholm) POoSN / 4 Buy
1993 Agyar POoSN / 5 Buy
1993 Athyra POoVTB / 6 Buy
1994 Five Hundred Years After POoKRB / 2 Buy
1996 Orca POoVTB / 7 Buy
1997 Freedom and Necessity(With: Emma Bull) POoSN / 6 Buy
1998 Dragon POoVTB / 8 Buy
1998 Storm of Dust: Take Bath-Cn(By: Neil Randall) POoCAB / 10 Buy
2001 Issola POoVTB / 9 Buy
2002 The Paths of the Dead POoKRB / 3 Buy
2003 The Lord of Castle Black POoKRB / 4 Buy
2004 Sethra Lavode POoKRB / 5 Buy
2006 Dzur POoVTB / 10 Buy
2008 My Own Kind of Freedom: A Firefly Novel POoSN / 7 Buy
2008 Jhegaala POoVTB / 11 Buy
2009 Iorich POoVTB / 12 Buy
2011 Shadow Unit 1(By: Emma Bull,Elizabeth Bear,Will Shetterly,Sarah Monette) POoSUB / 1 Buy
2011 Shadow Unit 2(By: Emma Bull,Elizabeth Bear,Sarah Monette,Amanda Downum) POoSUB / 2 Buy
2011 Shadow Unit 3(By: Emma Bull,Elizabeth Bear) POoSUB / 3 Buy
2011 Shadow Unit 4(By: Emma Bull,Elizabeth Bear,Leah Bobet) POoSUB / 4 Buy
2011 Shadow Unit 5(By: Emma Bull,Elizabeth Bear) POoSUB / 5 Buy
2011 Shadow Unit 6(By: Emma Bull,Elizabeth Bear,Will Shetterly,Leah Bobet) POoSUB / 6 Buy
2011 Shadow Unit 7(By: Emma Bull,Elizabeth Bear,Holly Black,Sarah Monette,Chelsea Polk) POoSUB / 7 Buy
2011 Shadow Unit 8(By: Emma Bull,Elizabeth Bear,Holly Black) POoSUB / 8 Buy
2011 Shadow Unit 9(By: Emma Bull,Elizabeth Bear,Will Shetterly,Amanda Downum,Leah Bobet) POoSUB / 9 Buy
2011 Shadow Unit 10(By: Emma Bull,Elizabeth Bear,Leah Bobet) POoSUB / 10 Buy
2011 The Desecrator POoVTB / 13 Buy
2011 Tiassa POoVTB / 14 Buy
2012 Shadow Unit 11(By: Emma Bull,Elizabeth Bear,Sarah Monette,Leah Bobet,Chelsea Polk) POoSUB / 11 Buy
2012 Shadow Unit 12(By: Emma Bull,Elizabeth Bear,Sarah Monette,Leah Bobet) POoSUB / 12 Buy
2013 The Incrementalists POoIB / 1 Buy
2013 Fireworks in the Rain POoIB / 2 Buy
2013 Shadow Unit 13(By: Emma Bull,Elizabeth Bear,Will Shetterly,Leah Bobet,Chelsea Polk) POoSUB / 13 Buy
2014 Shadow Unit 14(By: Emma Bull,Elizabeth Bear,Will Shetterly,Leah Bobet) POoSUB / 14 Buy
2014 Hawk POoVTB / 15 Buy
2014 Shadow Unit 15 POoSUB / 15 Buy
2017 The Skill of Our Hands POoIB / 3 Buy
2017 Vallista POoVTB / 16 Buy
2018 Good Guys POoSN / 8 Buy
2020 The Baron of Magister Valley POoKRB / 6 Buy
2021 The Sword of Happenstance(With: Skyler White) POoSN / 9 Buy
2023 Tsalmoth POoVTB / 17 Buy
2024 Lyorn POoVTB / 18 Buy

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Crossroads Adventure Reading Order 10 books / 1987-1998
01 Dzurlord A Crossroads Adventure 1987 Buy
02 Revolt on Majipoor(By: Matthew J. Costello) 1987 Buy
03 Dragonharper(By: Jody Lynn Nye) 1987 Buy
04 Encyclopedia of Xanth(By: Jody Lynn Nye) 1987 Buy
05 Deryni Challenge(By: Stephen Billias) 1988 Buy
06 Seven No-Trump(By: Neil Randall) 1988 Buy
07 Dragonfire: McCaffrey's Pern(By: Jody Lynn Nye) 1988 Buy
08 Ghost of a Chance(By: Jody Lynn Nye) 1988 Buy
09 Fate's Trick(By: Matthew J. Costello) 1988 Buy
10 Storm of Dust: Take Bath-Cn(By: Neil Randall) 1998 Buy
Dragaera Reading Order 1 book / 1985
01 Brokedown Palace 1985 Buy
Shadow Unit Reading Order 15 books / 2011-2014
01 Shadow Unit 1(By: Emma Bull,Elizabeth Bear,Will Shetterly,Sarah Monette) 2011 Buy
02 Shadow Unit 2(By: Emma Bull,Elizabeth Bear,Sarah Monette,Amanda Downum) 2011 Buy
03 Shadow Unit 3(By: Emma Bull,Elizabeth Bear) 2011 Buy
04 Shadow Unit 4(By: Emma Bull,Elizabeth Bear,Leah Bobet) 2011 Buy
05 Shadow Unit 5(By: Emma Bull,Elizabeth Bear) 2011 Buy
06 Shadow Unit 6(By: Emma Bull,Elizabeth Bear,Will Shetterly,Leah Bobet) 2011 Buy
07 Shadow Unit 7(By: Emma Bull,Elizabeth Bear,Holly Black,Sarah Monette,Chelsea Polk) 2011 Buy
08 Shadow Unit 8(By: Emma Bull,Elizabeth Bear,Holly Black) 2011 Buy
09 Shadow Unit 9(By: Emma Bull,Elizabeth Bear,Will Shetterly,Amanda Downum,Leah Bobet) 2011 Buy
10 Shadow Unit 10(By: Emma Bull,Elizabeth Bear,Leah Bobet) 2011 Buy
11 Shadow Unit 11(By: Emma Bull,Elizabeth Bear,Sarah Monette,Leah Bobet,Chelsea Polk) 2012 Buy
12 Shadow Unit 12(By: Emma Bull,Elizabeth Bear,Sarah Monette,Leah Bobet) 2012 Buy
13 Shadow Unit 13(By: Emma Bull,Elizabeth Bear,Will Shetterly,Leah Bobet,Chelsea Polk) 2013 Buy
14 Shadow Unit 14(By: Emma Bull,Elizabeth Bear,Will Shetterly,Leah Bobet) 2014 Buy
15 Shadow Unit 15 2014 Buy
Incrementalists Reading Order 3 books / 2013-2017
01 The Incrementalists 2013 Buy
02 Fireworks in the Rain 2013 Buy
03 The Skill of Our Hands 2017 Buy
Khaavren Romances Reading Order 6 books / 1991-2020
01 The Phoenix Guards 1991 Buy
02 Five Hundred Years After 1994 Buy
03 The Paths of the Dead 2002 Buy
04 The Lord of Castle Black 2003 Buy
05 Sethra Lavode 2004 Buy
06 The Baron of Magister Valley 2020 Buy
Vlad Taltos Reading Order 18 books / 1983-2024
01 The Book of Jhereg 1983 Buy
02 Yendi 1984 Buy
03 Teckla 1986 Buy
04 Taltos 1988 Buy
05 Phoenix 1990 Buy
06 Athyra 1993 Buy
07 Orca 1996 Buy
08 Dragon 1998 Buy
09 Issola 2001 Buy
10 Dzur 2006 Buy
11 Jhegaala 2008 Buy
12 Iorich 2009 Buy
13 The Desecrator 2011 Buy
14 Tiassa 2011 Buy
15 Hawk 2014 Buy
16 Vallista 2017 Buy
17 Tsalmoth 2023 Buy
18 Lyorn 2024 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 9 books / 1984-2021
01 To Reign In Hell 1984 Buy
02 The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars 1987 Buy
03 Cowboy Feng's Space Bar and Grill 1990 Buy
04 The Gypsy(With: Megan Lindholm) 1992 Buy
05 Agyar 1993 Buy
06 Freedom and Necessity(With: Emma Bull) 1997 Buy
07 My Own Kind of Freedom: A Firefly Novel 2008 Buy
08 Good Guys 2018 Buy
09 The Sword of Happenstance(With: Skyler White) 2021 Buy

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What is the best order to read Steven Brust 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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