Cherie Priest Reading Order

20 books (2006–2024)

Cherie Priest has contributed to 20 anthology collections spanning fantasy and literary fiction from 2006 to 2024, with the series remaining ongoing. These anthologies, which should be read in publication order beginning with Aegri Somnia, feature works across genres including steampunk, horror, and speculative fiction. The series includes notable collections such as The Book of Cthulhu, Rogues, and The Mammoth Book of Steampunk alongside newer entries, offering readers a diverse range of curated stories and authors.

Start with Aegri Somnia, the first of 20 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Aegri Somnia 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Son of Retro Pulp Tales 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Living Dead 2 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Bewere the Night 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Creatures: Thirty Years of Monsters 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Book of Cthulhu 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Recent Weird 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Steampunk III 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Mammoth Book of Steampunk 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Steampunk Specs 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Rogues 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Mammoth Book of Steampunk Adventures 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Out of Tune Book 2 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Scary Out There 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Dark Cities 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Indigo 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	George R. R. Martin Presents Wild Cards: Sleeper Straddle in Stories 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2011–2011)

The Cheshire Red Reports is a two-book fantasy series by Cherie Priest, consisting of Bloodshot and Hellbent, both published in 2011. The series is complete and should be read in publication order. These standalone-adjacent entries in the author's literary fantasy work are best experienced from beginning to end.

Start with Bloodshot and read in order.

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1	Bloodshot 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Hellbent 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2009–2014)

Cherie Priest's Clockwork Century is a complete eight-book series of fantasy novels published between 2009 and 2014. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Boneshaker and continuing through Clementine, Dreadnought, Ganymede, Tanglefoot, The Inexplicables, Fiddlehead, and concluding with Jacaranda. This alternate history fantasy series blends steampunk elements with dark adventure across interconnected narratives that span the North American continent.

Start with Boneshaker, the first of 8 books in the Clockwork Century series.

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1	Boneshaker 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Clementine 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Dreadnought 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Ganymede 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Tanglefoot 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Inexplicables 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Fiddlehead 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Jacaranda 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2005–2007)

Cherie Priest's Eden Moore series consists of three complete paranormal fantasy novels published between 2005 and 2007. The trilogy should be read in publication order, beginning with Four and Twenty Blackbirds, followed by Wings to the Kingdom, and concluding with Not Flesh Nor Feathers. Each installment builds on the previous one, creating a connected narrative arc within Priest's atmospheric blend of fantasy and literary fiction.

Start with Four and Twenty Blackbirds and read in order.

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1	Four and Twenty Blackbirds 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Wings to the Kingdom 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Not Flesh Nor Feathers 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2021–2022)

Cherie Priest's Leda Foley series consists of two fantasy novels featuring a booking agent protagonist. The books were released between 2021 and 2022 and should be read in publication order, beginning with Grave Reservations followed by Flight Risk. The series appears to be complete.

Start with Grave Reservations and read in order.

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1	Grave Reservations 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Flight Risk 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2015–2015)

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1	I Am Princess X 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2026–2026)

Cherie Priest's Short Stories/Novellas series comprises six fantasy and literary fiction works beginning with Bad Sushi and continuing through Heavy Metal, Talking in Circles, The Immigrant, The Mermaid Aquarium, and The October Devotion. Published in 2026, this ongoing series should be read in publication order to experience the collection as intended. Each entry stands as its own complete story while contributing to the author's broader fictional landscape.

Start with Bad Sushi, the first of 6 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

1 book (2022–2022)

11 books (2007–2027)

Cherie Priest's collection of ten standalone novels spans from 2007 to 2025, blending fantasy and literary fiction across varied supernatural and dark themes. Though each book is independent and can be read individually, they were published sequentially and are best experienced in publication order: Dreadful Skin, Fathom, Those Who Went Remain There Still, The Family Plot, Brimstone, The Agony House, The Toll, Cinderwich, The Drowning House, and It Was Her House First. The series remains ongoing, with the most recent entry released in 2025.

Start with Dreadful Skin, the first of 10 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Dreadful Skin 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Fathom 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Those Who Went Remain There Still 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Family Plot 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Brimstone 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Agony House 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Toll 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Cinderwich 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Drowning House 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	It Was Her House First 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Shouting Distance 2027Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2014–2015)

The Borden Dispatches is a two-book historical fantasy series by Cherie Priest, comprising Maplecroft (2014) and Chapelwood (2015). The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Maplecroft. These atmospheric novels blend gothic elements with literary fiction sensibilities, offering dark reimaginings rooted in historical settings and characters.

Start with Maplecroft and read in order.

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1	Maplecroft 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Chapelwood 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

49 books (1986–2025)

The Wild Cards series is an ongoing shared-universe science fiction and fantasy saga that began in 1986 and continues through 2025, comprising 49 books developed collaboratively by multiple authors including George R.R. Martin and Melinda M. Snodgrass. The series should be read in publication order to follow the interconnected storylines and character development across its expanding narrative. This expansive collection blends literary fiction with fantastical elements as it explores a world altered by superhuman powers and their consequences on society.

Start with Wild Cards(By: George R.R. Martin), the first of 49 books in the Wild Cards series.

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1	Wild Cards(By: George R.R. Martin) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Aces High(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Jokers Wild(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Aces Abroad(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Down and Dirty(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Ace in the Hole(By: George R.R. Martin) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Dead Man's Hand(By: George R.R. Martin) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Jokertown Shuffle(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	One-Eyed Jacks(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Dealer's Choice(By: George R.R. Martin) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Double Solitaire(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Turn of the Cards(By: George R.R. Martin,Victor Milán) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Deuces Down(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Death Draws Five(By: George R.R. Martin,John J. Miller) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Busted Flush(By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass,Caroline Spector) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Inside Straight(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Suicide Kings(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Ghost Girl Takes Manhattan(By: Carrie Vaughn) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Fort Freak(By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass,David Anthony Durham) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	The Button Man and the Murder Tree 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	The Elephant in the Room(By: George R.R. Martin,Paul Cornell) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Lowball(By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass,David Anthony Durham) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza(By: Carrie Vaughn) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Prompt. Professional. Pop!(By: Walter Jon Williams) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Discards(By: David D. Levine) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	High Stakes(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	The Thing about Growing Up in Jokertown(By: George R.R. Martin) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	The Atonement Tango(By: Stephen Leigh) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	When the Devil Drives(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Evernight(By: Victor Milán) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Knaves Over Queens(By: George R.R. Martin) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	The Flight of Morpho Girl(By: George R.R. Martin,Caroline Spector) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Long is the Way(By: George R.R. Martin) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Naked, Stoned, and Stabbed(By: Bradley Denton) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	The City That Never Sleeps(By: Walton Simons) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Wild Cards X: Double Solitaire(By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	American Hero(By: George R.R. Martin) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Three Kings(By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Joker Moon(By: George R.R. Martin) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	Ripple Effects(By: Laura J. Mixon) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	Skin Deep(By: Alan Brennert) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	Full House(By: George R.R. Martin) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	Grow(By: Carrie Vaughn) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	Hearts of Stone(By: Emma Newman) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45	Now & Then(By: Carrie Vaughn) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
46	Pairing Up(By: George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass,David Anthony Durham,Kevin Andrew Murphy,Gwenda Bond,Marko Kloos,Christopher Rowe,Bradley Denton,Peter Newman) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
47	Sleeper Straddle(With: Carrie Vaughn,Stephen Leigh,Mary Anne Mohanraj,Walter Jon Williams,Christopher Rowe,Max Gladstone) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
48	Ante Up(By: John Jos. Miller) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
49	House Rulesin Stories(By: George R.R. Martin) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible