Tamsyn Muir Reading Order
6 series · 49 books · Born 1985-03-14
Tamsyn Muir is a New Zealand author whose dark, atmospheric storytelling blends fantasy, science fiction, and horror across multiple formats. She gained widespread recognition for The Locked Tomb series, a science fantasy epic that combines gothic mystery with futuristic worldbuilding, beginning with her debut Gideon the Ninth, which earned the 2020 Locus Award. With over forty books published since 2009, Muir has established herself through both acclaimed standalone novels and contributions to prominent horror anthologies.
Are you Tamsyn Muir? Add a note for your readers →
Anthologies Series
Likely Complete11 books (2013–2021)
Tamsyn Muir edited seven anthologies spanning fantasy, science fiction, horror, and related genres between 2013 and 2021. These collections include The Time Traveler's Almanac, The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2013, Zombies: More Recent Dead, The Best Horror of the Year Volume Eight, The Long List Anthology Volume 2, Clarkesworld Year Ten Volume One, Far Out: Recent Queer Science Fiction and Fantasy, Some of the Best from Tor.com 2020 Edition, and World of Warcraft: Folk & Fairy Tales of Azeroth. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order. Each anthology stands alone as an independent collection.
Start with The Time Traveler's Almanac, the first of 7 books in the Anthologies series.
Start this series with The Time Traveler's Almanac
Buy Book 1 🇺🇸🎧 Listen free on Audible| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 | |
| 11 |
Best Horror of the Year Series
Ongoing19 books (2009–2026)
The Best Horror of the Year is an ongoing anthology series edited by Tamsyn Muir, collecting the finest horror short fiction published each year. With 18 volumes released between 2009 and 2025, the series should be read in publication order beginning with Volume One. The collection includes a retrospective volume, The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction, which surveys selections from the first decade of the series.
Start with The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One, the first of 18 books in the Best Horror of the Year series.
Start this series with The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One
Buy Book 1 🇺🇸🎧 Listen free on Audible| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 | |
| 11 | |
| 12 | |
| 13 | |
| 14 | |
| 15 | |
| 16 | |
| 17 | |
| 18 | |
| 19 |
Into Shadow Series
Likely Complete7 books (2022–2022)
I cannot provide a description for this series as presented. The book list contains works by multiple different authors (Tamsyn Muir, Garth Nix, Lev Grossman, Veronica G. Henry, Tomi Adeyemi, Alix E. Harrow, and Nghi Vo), which indicates these are not all part of a single series by Tamsyn Muir. Please verify the correct series information, including accurate titles and authorship for each book.
Start with Out of the Mirror, Darkness(By: Garth Nix), the first of 7 books in the Into Shadow series.
Start this series with Out of the Mirror, Darkness(By: Garth Nix)
Buy Book 1 🇺🇸🎧 Listen free on Audible| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 |
Short Stories/Novellas Series
Likely Complete6 books (2011–2021)
Tamsyn Muir's collection of three short works spans from 2015 to 2021 and appears to be complete. These fantasy, science fiction, and horror pieces should be read in publication order, beginning with The Deepwater Bride, followed by The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex, and concluding with As Yet Unsent.
Start with The Deepwater Bride and read in order.
Standalone Novels Series
Complete1 book (2020–2020)
The Locked Tomb Series
Likely Complete5 books (2019–2023)
The Locked Tomb is a five-book fantasy series by Tamsyn Muir blending science fiction and horror elements, published between 2019 and 2023. The series should be read in publication order beginning with Gideon the Ninth, followed by Harrow the Ninth, As Yet Unsent, Nona the Ninth, and concluding with The Unwanted Guest. The series appears to be complete as of 2023.
Start with Gideon the Ninth, the first of 5 books in the The Locked Tomb series.
Start this series with Gideon the Ninth
Buy Book 1 🇺🇸🎧 Listen free on Audible
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Tamsyn Muir written?
- Tamsyn Muir has written 49 books across 6 series. Their published works span from 2009 to 2026.
- What is the first book in each Tamsyn Muir series?
- Here are the first books in Tamsyn Muir's series: Anthologies: The Time Traveler's Almanac; Best Horror of the Year: The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One; Into Shadow: Out of the Mirror, Darkness(By: Garth Nix); Short Stories/Novellas: The House that Made the Sixteen Loops of Time; The Locked Tomb: Gideon the Ninth.
- What order should I read Tamsyn Muir's books?
- We recommend reading Tamsyn Muir's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
- Is Tamsyn Muir still writing new books?
- Yes, Tamsyn Muir has 1 ongoing series: Best Horror of the Year.