Aden Polydoros Books in Order

The City Beautiful is a young adult, historical fantasy novel by Aden Polydoros, about a gay Jewish teenager in 19th-century Chicago who is possessed by a dybbuk seeking revenge for its murder. The novel won the Sydney Taylor Book Award, and was nominated for the National Jewish Book Award, the Lambda Literary Award, and the World Fantasy Award.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by Aden Polydoros

Assassin Fall Series

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#1
Project Pandora(2017)
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#2
Hades Rising(2018)
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#3
Project Prometheus(2018)
Amazon

Ring of Solomon Series

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#1
Ring of Solomon(2023)
Amazon
#2
Nightmares in Paradise(2024)
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Standalone Series

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#1
The City Beautiful(2021)
Amazon
#2
Bone Weaver(2022)
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#3
Wrath Becomes Her(2023)
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#4
The Gathering Dark(2022)
Amazon
#5
Writing Career(20)
#6
Project Prometheus(20)

About Aden Polydoros

The City Beautiful is a young adult, historical fantasy novel by Aden Polydoros, about a gay Jewish teenager in 19th-century Chicago who is possessed by a dybbuk seeking revenge for its murder. The novel won the Sydney Taylor Book Award, and was nominated for the National Jewish Book Award, the Lambda Literary Award, and the World Fantasy Award.

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