Conversation Pieces Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Conversation Pieces books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
Alien Bootlegger (By: )
Buy on Amazon1993
Counting on Wildflowers (By: Kim Antieau)
Buy on Amazon2005
Ordinary People
Buy on Amazon2005
Candle in a Bottle (By: Carolyn Ives Gilman)
Buy on Amazon2006
Absolute Uncertainty (By: Lucy Sussex)
Buy on Amazon2006
Knots (By: Wendy Walker)
Buy on Amazon2006
Aliens of the Heart (By: Carolyn Ives Gilman)
Buy on Amazon2007
Voices from Fairyland (By: Theodora Goss)
Buy on Amazon2008
Three Observations and a Dialogue (By: Sylvia Kelso)
Buy on Amazon2010
Through the Drowsy Dark (By: Rachel Swirsky)
Buy on Amazon2010
Slightly Behind and to the Left (By: Claire Light)
Buy on Amazon2010
With Her Body (By: Nicola Griffith)
Buy on Amazon2011
The Red Rose Rages (By: L. Timmel Duchamp)
Buy on Amazon2011
The Grand Conversation (By: L. Timmel Duchamp)
Buy on Amazon2011
Distances (By: Vandana Singh)
Buy on Amazon2011
Shotgun Lullabies (By: Sheree Renée Thomas)
Buy on Amazon2011
Of Love and Other Monsters (By: Vandana Singh)
Buy on Amazon2011
De Secretis Mulierum (By: L. Timmel Duchamp)
Buy on Amazon2011
A Brood of Foxes (By: Kristin Livdahl)
Buy on Amazon2011
The Adventures of the Faithful Counselor (By: Anne Sheldon)
Buy on Amazon2011
Writing the Other (By: Cynthia Ward)
Buy on Amazon2011
The Bone Spindle (By: Anne Sheldon)
Buy on Amazon2011
Talking Back (By: E.C. Myers)
Buy on Amazon2011
The Last Letter (By: Fiona Lehn)
Buy on Amazon2011
Making Love in Madrid (By: Kimberly Todd Wade)
Buy on Amazon2012
We Wuz Pushed (By: Lee Mandelo)
Buy on Amazon2012
The Traveling Tide (By: Rosaleen Love)
Buy on Amazon2012
The Receptionist (By: Lesley Wheeler)
Buy on Amazon2012
Birds and Birthdays (By: Christopher Barzak)
Buy on Amazon2012
Naomi Mitchison (By: Lesley A. Hall)
Buy on Amazon2012
The Queen, the Cambion, and Seven Others (By: Richard Bowes)
Buy on Amazon2013
Spring in Geneva (By: Sylvia Kelso)
Buy on Amazon2013
The XY Conspiracy (By: Lori Selke)
Buy on Amazon2013
Myths, Metaphors, and Science Fiction (By: Sheila Finch)
Buy on Amazon2014
Numa: An Epic Poem with Photo Collages (By: Katrinka Moore)
Buy on Amazon2014
NoFood (By: Sarah Tolmie)
Buy on Amazon2014
The Haunted Girl (By: Lisa M. Bradley)
Buy on Amazon2014
Three Songs for Roxy (By: Caren Gussoff)
Buy on Amazon2015
Ghost Signs (By: Sonya Taaffe)
Buy on Amazon2015
The Prince of the Aquamarines (By: Ruth Berman)
Buy on Amazon2015
Back, Belly, and Side: True Lies and False Tales (By: Celeste Rita Baker)
Buy on Amazon2015
A Day in Deep Freeze (By: Lisa Shapter)
Buy on Amazon2015
Marginalia to Stone Bird (By: R.B. Lemberg)
Buy on Amazon2016
Unpronounceable (By: Susan diRende)
Buy on Amazon2016
Sleeping Under the Tree of Life (By: Sheree Renée Thomas)
Buy on Amazon2016
Other Places (By: Karen Heuler)
Buy on Amazon2016
Monteverde (By: Lawrence Schimel)
Buy on Amazon2016
The Adventure of the Incognita Countess (By: Cynthia Ward)
Buy on Amazon2017
Boundaries, Border Crossings, and Reinventing the Future (By: Beth Plutchak)
Buy on Amazon2017
A Field Guide to the Spirits (By: Jean LeBlanc)
Buy on Amazon2017
Liberating the Astronauts (By: Christina M. Rau)
Buy on Amazon2017
In Search of Lost Time (By: Karen Heuler)
Buy on Amazon2017
We, Robots (By: Sue Lange)
Buy on Amazon2017
Cosmovore (By: Kristi Carter)
Buy on Amazon2017
Helen's Story (By: Rosanne Rabinowitz)
Buy on Amazon2017
Liminal Spaces (By: Beth Plutchak)
Buy on Amazon2018
Feed Me the Bones of Our Saints (By: Alex Dally MacFarlane)
Buy on Amazon2018
If Not Skin (By: Toby MacNutt)
Buy on Amazon2018
Changeling (By: Nancy Jane Moore)
Buy on Amazon2018
The Adventure of the Dux Bellorum (By: Cynthia Ward)
Buy on Amazon2018
People Change (By: Gwynne Garfinkle)
Buy on Amazon2018
Invocabulary (By: Gemma Files)
Buy on Amazon2018
The Green and Growing (By: Erin K. Wagner)
Buy on Amazon2019
Everything is Made of Letters (By: Sofía Rhei)
Buy on Amazon2019
Midnight at the Organporium (By: Tara Campbell)
Buy on Amazon2019
Algorithmic Shapeshifting (By: Bogi Takács)
Buy on Amazon2019
The Rampant (By: Julie C. Day)
Buy on Amazon2019
Mary Shelley Makes a Monster (By: Octavia Cade,Crista Kempton)
Buy on Amazon2019
Articulation (By: Cesi Davidson)
Buy on Amazon2019
City of a Thousand Feelings (By: Anya Johanna DeNiro)
Buy on Amazon2020
The Adventure of the Naked Guide (By: Cynthia Ward)
Buy on Amazon2020
Ancient Songs of Us (By: Jean LeBlanc)
Buy on Amazon2020
Sacred Summer (By: Cassandra Clarke)
Buy on Amazon2020
Disease (By: Sarah Tolmie)
Buy on Amazon2020
Goddess Bandit of the Thousand Arms (By: Hal Y. Zhang)
Buy on Amazon2020
Resistance and Transformation (By: Mari Ness)
Buy on Amazon2021
The Silences of Ararat (By: L. Timmel Duchamp)
Buy on Amazon2021
Cabinet of Wrath (By: Tara Campbell)
Buy on Amazon2021
The Adventure of the Golden Woman (By: Cynthia Ward)
Buy on Amazon2021
Fricatives (By: Cesi Davidson)
Buy on Amazon2021
We’ve Been Here Before (By: Anne Carly Abad)
Buy on Amazon2022
Bilabials (By: Cesi Davidson)
Buy on Amazon2022
When Home, No Need to Cry (By: Erin K. Wagner)
Buy on Amazon2022
Apollo Weeps (By: Xian Mao)
Buy on Amazon2023
To the Woman in the Pink Hat (By: LaToya Jordan)
Buy on Amazon2023
From Voyages Unreturning (By: Deborah L. Davitt)
Buy on Amazon2023
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Conversation Pieces series is publication order: 1. Alien Bootlegger (By: ) (1993), 2. Counting on Wildflowers (By: Kim Antieau) (2005), 3. Ordinary People (2005), 4. Candle in a Bottle (By: Carolyn Ives Gilman) (2006), 5. Absolute Uncertainty (By: Lucy Sussex) (2006), and 81 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Conversation Pieces series by Eleanor Arnason contains 86 books. The series began in 1993 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Conversation Pieces series is written by Eleanor Arnason. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
Reader Reviews
No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts!
Be the first to leave a review!