Catherynne M. Valente Books in Order
Catherynne M. Valente is a critically acclaimed author born on Cinco de Mayo, 1979 in Seattle, WA. Growing up in Northern California, she was drawn to the rich cultural heritage of the region. Valente graduated from high school at the age of 15, pursuing her academic interests at the University of California San Diego and Edinburgh University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Classics with a focus on Ancient Greek Linguistics. Her academic journey continued with a stint in a Master's program, though she eventually found herself in Japan, immersing herself in the country's unique culture. Now residing in Maine with her partner and pets, Valente's writing continues to captivate readers worldwide with her imaginative storytelling and poetic prose.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Catherynne M. Valente
- #1AmazonThe Best Horror of the Year: Volume One(2009)
- #2AmazonThe Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two(2010)
- #3AmazonThe Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three(2011)
- #4AmazonThe Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four(2012)
- #5AmazonThe Best Horror of the Year Volume Five(2013)
- #6AmazonThe Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six(2014)
- #7AmazonThe Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven(2015)
- #8AmazonThe Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight(2016)
- #9AmazonThe Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine(2017)
- #10AmazonThe Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten(2018)
- #11AmazonThe Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction(2018)
- #12AmazonThe Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven(2019)
- #13AmazonThe Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve(2020)
- #14AmazonThe Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen(2021)
- #15AmazonThe Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen(2022)
- #16AmazonThe Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen(2024)
- #17AmazonThe Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen(2024)
- #18AmazonThe Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen(2025)
- #1AmazonThe Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making(2011)
- #2AmazonThe Girl Who Ruled Fairyland - For a Little While(2011)
- #3AmazonThe Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There(2012)
- #4AmazonThe Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two(2013)
- #5AmazonThe Boy Who Lost Fairyland(2015)
- #6AmazonThe Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home(2016)
- #7The Beasts Who Fought for Fairyland Until the Very End and Further Still(2016)
- #1AmazonDeathless(2011)
- #1AmazonThe Island (By: Max Brooks)(2017)
- #2AmazonThe Crash (By: Tracey Baptiste)(2018)
- #3AmazonThe Lost Journals (By: Mur Lafferty)(2019)
- #4AmazonThe End(2019)
- #5AmazonThe Voyage (By: Jason Fry)(2020)
- #6AmazonThe Rise of the Arch-Illager (By: Matt Forbeck)(2020)
- #7AmazonThe Shipwreck (By: C.B. Lee)(2020)
- #8AmazonThe Mountain (By: Max Brooks)(2021)
- #9AmazonThe Dragon (By: Nicky Drayden)(2021)
- #10AmazonMob Squad (By: Delilah S. Dawson)(2021)
- #11AmazonThe Haven Trials (By: Suyi Davies)(2021)
- #12AmazonNever Say Nether (By: Delilah S. Dawson)(2022)
- #13AmazonZombies! (By: Nick Eliopulos)(2022)
- #14AmazonDon't Fear the Creeper (By: Delilah S. Dawson)(2022)
- #15AmazonCastle Redstone (By: Sarwat Chadda)(2022)
- #16AmazonReturn of the Piglins (By: Matt Forbeck)(2023)
- #17AmazonZombies Return! (By: Nick Eliopulos,Mojang Studios)(2023)
- #18AmazonThe Village (By: Max Brooks)(2023)
- #19AmazonMinecraft: The Tournament: An Official Minecraft Novel (By: DaVaun Sanders)(2024)
- #20AmazonMinecraft Journey to the Ancient City (By: Danny Lore,Mojang Studios)(2025)
- #21AmazonThe Temple of the Charged Creeper (By: Matt Forbeck)(2025)
- #1AmazonThe Grass Cutting Sword(2006)
- #2AmazonThe Labyrinth(2006)
- #3AmazonYume No Hon(2006)
- #4AmazonPalimpsest(2009)
- #5AmazonRadiance(2015)
- #6AmazonThe Past Is Red(2021)
- #7AmazonA Buyer's Guide to Maps of Antarctica(2008)
- #8AmazonUnder in the Mere(2009)
- #9AmazonSilently and Very Fast(2011)
- #10AmazonFade to White(2012)
- #11AmazonSpeak Easy(2015)
- #12AmazonThe Sin of America(2021)
- #13AmazonL'Espirit de L'Escalier(2021)
- #14AmazonComfort Me With Apples(2021)
- #15AmazonThe Difference Between Love and Time(2022)
- #16AmazonOracles(2005)
- #17AmazonApocrypha(2005)
- #18AmazonA Guide to Folktales in Fragile Dialects(2008)
- #19AmazonThis Is My Letter To The World(2010)
- #20AmazonVentriloquism(2010)
- #21AmazonMyths of Origin(2011)
- #22AmazonSix-Gun Snow White(2013)
- #23AmazonThe Melancholy of Mechagirl(2013)
- #24AmazonThe Bread We Eat in Dreams(2013)
- #25AmazonIndistinguishable from Magic(2014)
- #26AmazonThe Refrigerator Monologues(2017)
- #27AmazonThe Future is Blue(2018)
- #1AmazonThe Wiscon Chronicles, Vol.3: Carnival of Feminist SF (By: Yoon Ha Lee)(2009)
- #2AmazonThe WisCon Chronicles, Volume 4 (By: Sylvia Kelso)(2010)
- #3AmazonThe Wiscon Chronicles Volume 5 (By: Nisi Shawl)(2011)
- #4AmazonThe WisCon Chronicles Vol. 6: Futures of Feminism and Fandom (By: Alexis Lothian)(2012)
- #5AmazonThe Wiscon Chronicles Vol 7: Shattering Ableist Narratives (By: JoSelle Vanderhooft)(2013)
- #6AmazonThe WisCon Chronicles, Vol.9 (By: Mary Anne Mohanraj)(2015)
- #7AmazonThe WisCon Chronicles 11 (By: Nisi Shawl,Jaymee Goh)(2017)
- #8AmazonTails of Wonder and Imagination(2001)
- #9AmazonJabberwocky 2(2006)
- #10AmazonSleeping Beauty, Indeed(2006)
- #11AmazonSalon Fantastique: Fifteen Original Tales of Fantasy(2006)
- #12AmazonInterfictions(2007)
- #13AmazonJapanese Dreams(2007)
- #14AmazonPaper Cities(2008)
- #15AmazonThe WisCon Chronicles, Vol. 2(2008)
- #16AmazonTwenty-First Annual Collection(2008)
- #17AmazonThe Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009(2008)
- #18AmazonBest New Fantasy 2(2009)
- #19AmazonRavens in the Library(2009)
- #20AmazonFederations(2009)
- #21AmazonUnplugged(2009)
- #22AmazonThe Stories in Between(2010)
- #23AmazonRealms 2(2010)
- #24AmazonApex Magazine #16, September 2010(2010)
- #25AmazonThe Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition(2010)
- #26AmazonShe Nailed a Stake Through His Head(2010)
- #27AmazonApex Magazine - February 2011(2011)
- #28AmazonApex Magazine - March 2011(2011)
- #29AmazonWhedonistas(2011)
- #30AmazonApex Magazine - April 2011(2011)
- #31AmazonTeeth: Vampire Tales(2011)
- #32AmazonApex Magazine - June 2011(2011)
- #33AmazonThe Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three(2011)
- #34AmazonFantasy Magazine, July 2011(2011)
- #35AmazonApex Magazine - August 2011(2011)
- #36AmazonApex Magazine - October 2012(2011)
- #37AmazonZ: Zombie Stories(2011)
- #38AmazonLightspeed: Year One(2011)
- #39AmazonRobots: The Recent A.I.(2012)
- #40AmazonThe Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection(2012)
- #41AmazonThe 2012 Rhysling Anthology(2012)
- #42AmazonThe Mammoth Book of Steampunk(2012)
- #43AmazonThe Moment of Change(2012)
- #44AmazonThe Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2012(2012)
- #45AmazonThe Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition(2012)
- #46AmazonThe Best of Electric Velocipede(2012)
- #47AmazonClarkesworld: Year Three(2013)
- #48AmazonQueen Victoria's Book of Spell(2013)
- #49AmazonAliens: Recent Encounters(2013)
- #50AmazonThe 2013 Rhysling Anthology(2013)
- #51AmazonThe Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2013(2013)
- #52AmazonThe Book of Apex: Volume 4(2013)
- #53AmazonClarkesworld: Year Six(2014)
- #54AmazonWolf Warriors(2014)
- #55AmazonThe Mammoth Book of SF Stories by Women(2014)
- #56AmazonMermaids and Other Mysteries of the Deep(2015)
- #57AmazonBlood Sisters(2015)
- #58AmazonSisters of the Revolution(2015)
- #59AmazonThe Bestiary(2015)
- #60AmazonPress Start to Play(2015)
- #61AmazonStreet Magicks(2016)
- #62AmazonThe Starlit Wood(2016)
- #63AmazonThe Long List Anthology Volume 2(2016)
- #64AmazonThe Best of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online Magazine, Year Eight(2017)
- #65AmazonThe Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017(2017)
- #66AmazonMad Hatters and March Hares(2017)
- #67AmazonRobots vs. Fairies(2018)
- #68AmazonClarkesworld Year Nine: Volume One(2018)
- #69AmazonCurrent Futures(2019)
- #70AmazonA People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers(2019)
- #71AmazonSharp & Sugar Tooth(2019)
- #72AmazonMythic Journeys(2019)
- #73AmazonThe Best of Uncanny(2019)
- #74AmazonNevertheless She Persisted(2020)
- #75AmazonThe 2020 Look at Mars Fiction Book(2020)
- #76AmazonEdited By(2020)
- #77AmazonFrom a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back(2020)
- #78AmazonWorld of Warcraft: Folk & Fairy Tales of Azeroth(2021)
- #79AmazonFar Out: Recent Queer Science Fiction and Fantasy(2021)
- #80AmazonNebula Awards Showcase 55(2021)
- #81AmazonSome of the Best of Tor.com 2021(2022)
- #82AmazonSomeone in Time(2022)
- #83AmazonJoan Jett & The Blackhearts 40x40(2022)
- #84AmazonDiablo(2022)
- #85AmazonUncanny Magazine Issue 54(2023)
- #86AmazonWorld of Warcraft: The Voices Within(2024)
- #1AmazonThe Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition (By: Paula Guran)(2018)
- #2AmazonThe Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition(2010)
- #3AmazonThe Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition(2011)
- #4AmazonThe Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition(2012)
- #5AmazonThe Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition(2013)
- #6AmazonThe Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition(2014)
- #7AmazonThe Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition(2015)
- #8AmazonThe Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition(2016)
- #9AmazonThe Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 Edition(2017)
- #10AmazonThe Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition(2018)
- #11AmazonThe Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 Edition(2020)
- #12AmazonThe Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 1(2020)
- #13AmazonThe Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 2(2021)
- #14AmazonThe Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3(2022)
- #15AmazonThe Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 4(2023)
- #16AmazonThe Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5(2024)
- #17AmazonThe Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: Volume 5(2024)
About Catherynne M. Valente
Catherynne M. Valente is a critically acclaimed author born on Cinco de Mayo, 1979 in Seattle, WA. Growing up in Northern California, she was drawn to the rich cultural heritage of the region. Valente graduated from high school at the age of 15, pursuing her academic interests at the University of California San Diego and Edinburgh University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Classics with a focus on Ancient Greek Linguistics. Her academic journey continued with a stint in a Master's program, though she eventually found herself in Japan, immersing herself in the country's unique culture. Now residing in Maine with her partner and pets, Valente's writing continues to captivate readers worldwide with her imaginative storytelling and poetic prose.
Reader Reviews
No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts!
Be the first to leave a review!