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Magic Time Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Magic Time books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Magic Time series? Start with "Magic Time (By: Barbara Hambly)" (2001) and follow publication order through all 18 books.
The complete Magic Time reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Magic Time (By: Barbara Hambly)
2001

Ghostlands (With: Marc Scott Zicree)
2003

Angelfire (By: Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff)
2009

Northern Stars
1994

Northern Frights IV
1997

Starlight 2
1998

Asimov's Science Fiction: August 2001, Vol. 25, No. 8
2001

Supermen
2002

New Skies: An Anthology of Today's Science Fiction
2003

Fast Forward 1: Future Fiction from the Cutting Edge
2007

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection
2007

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection
2010

The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 2
2010

Season of Wonder
2012

The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2013
2013

Best New SF 26
2013

Lightspeed Magazine, February 2014
2014

Galactic Empires
2017
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