Naomi Kritzer Reading Order

14 books (2013–2025)

Naomi Kritzer's Anthologies series consists of 10 curated collections published between 2013 and 2025, including volumes from major outlets like Clarkesworld, The Long List Anthology, and various year's best compilations. The series remains ongoing and should be read in publication order, beginning with The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2013. These anthologies showcase a diverse range of science fiction and fantasy short stories selected from various sources and award showcases, offering readers exposure to different voices and styles within the genres.

Start with The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2013, the first of 10 books in the Anthologies series.

2 books (2019–2021)

Naomi Kritzer's CatNet duology follows the adventures of a teenage girl who discovers a mysterious artificial intelligence living in the internet. Published between 2019 and 2021, these two interconnected novels should be read in publication order, beginning with Catfishing on CatNet. The series appears to be complete with just two installments, offering a self-contained story within the science fiction genre.

Start with Catfishing on CatNet and read in order.

#	Title
1	Catfishing on CatNet 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Chaos on CatNet 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2011–2017)

Naomi Kritzer's Collections series consists of three standalone short story collections published between 2011 and 2017. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Comrade Grandmother and Other Stories, followed by Gift of the Winter King and Other Stories, and concluding with Cat Pictures Please and Other Stories. Each volume features Kritzer's distinctive speculative fiction stories.

Start with Comrade Grandmother and Other Stories and read in order.

#	Title
1	Comrade Grandmother and Other Stories 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Gift of the Winter King and Other Stories 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Cat Pictures Please and Other Stories 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2002–2003)

Naomi Kritzer's Eliana's Song is a two-book fantasy series consisting of Fires of the Faithful (2002) and Turning the Storm (2003). The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with the first book. This duology follows a coherent narrative arc across both volumes and is best experienced as an unbroken sequence.

Start with Fires of the Faithful and read in order.

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1	Fires of the Faithful 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Turning the Storm 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2017–2023)

Naomi Kritzer's Short Stories/Novellas series comprises six books published between 2017 and 2023, arranged best in publication order beginning with Cat Pictures Please. The series appears to be complete. These works span various speculative fiction themes and are primarily standalone or loosely connected entries rather than a continuous narrative.

Start with Cat Pictures Please, the first of 6 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

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1	Cat Pictures Please 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Thing About Ghost Stories 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Little Free Library 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Monster 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Better Living Through Algorithms 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Year Without Sunshine 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2023–2026)

Naomi Kritzer has written two standalone novels in this series, with Liberty's Daughter arriving in 2023 and Obstetrix in 2026. Though each book tells a complete story independent of the others, readers should follow the publication order to experience them as intended. The series is ongoing, with the author continuing to add to this collection of separate narratives.

Start with Liberty's Daughter and read in order.

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1	Liberty's Daughter 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Obstetrix 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2004–2006)

Naomi Kritzer's Dead Rivers Trilogy is a complete fantasy series consisting of three books published between 2004 and 2006. The trilogy should be read in publication order, beginning with Freedom's Gate, followed by Freedom's Apprentice, and concluding with Freedom's Sisters. This interconnected fantasy saga spans the full narrative arc and is best experienced from the first book onward.

Start with Freedom's Gate and read in order.

#	Title
1	Freedom's Gate 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Freedom's Apprentice 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Freedom's Sisters 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible