The World of Riverside Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of The World of Riverside books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
Swordspoint (By: Ellen Kushner)
Buy on Amazon1987
The Fall of the Kings (With: Ellen Kushner)
Buy on Amazon2002
The Privilege of the Sword (By: Ellen Kushner)
Buy on Amazon2006
Swords of Riverside (By: Ellen Kushner)
Buy on Amazon2006
The Man with the Knives (By: Ellen Kushner)
Buy on Amazon2010
First Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon1988
Demons & Dreams: The Best Fantasy and Horror 1
Buy on Amazon1988
Third Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon1989
The Best Fantasy Stories of the Year, 1989
Buy on Amazon1990
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Fourth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon1991
Fourth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon1991
Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears
Buy on Amazon1995
Year's Best Fantasy & Horror: Tenth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon1996
Bending the Landscape: Fantasy
Buy on Amazon1997
Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers
Buy on Amazon1998
Eleventh Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon1998
Silver Birch, Blood Moon
Buy on Amazon1999
Black Heart, Ivory Bones
Buy on Amazon2000
Mr. Simonelli or the Fairy Widower
Buy on Amazon2000
Fourteenth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2001
The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest
Buy on Amazon2002
Firebirds
Buy on Amazon2003
The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm
Buy on Amazon2004
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Nineteenth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2006
Salon Fantastique: Fifteen Original Tales of Fantasy
Buy on Amazon2006
Best New Paranormal Romance
Buy on Amazon2006
Interfictions
Buy on Amazon2007
Best New Romantic Fantasy 2
Buy on Amazon2007
The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales
Buy on Amazon2007
So Fey: Queer Fairy Fiction
Buy on Amazon2007
TwentiethAnnual Collection
Buy on Amazon2007
Poe: 19 New Tales of Suspense, Dark Fantasy, and Horror Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe
Buy on Amazon2008
Twenty-First Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2008
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009
Buy on Amazon2008
Interfictions 2
Buy on Amazon2009
The Beastly Bride: Tales of the Animal People
Buy on Amazon2009
Teeth: Vampire Tales
Buy on Amazon2011
The Moment of Change
Buy on Amazon2012
Queen Victoria's Book of Spell
Buy on Amazon2013
Lightspeed Magazine, December 2014
Buy on Amazon2014
Mermaids and Other Mysteries of the Deep
Buy on Amazon2015
Lightspeed Magazine, October 2015
Buy on Amazon2015
Whitehall - Season One Volume One
Buy on Amazon2016
Whitehall - Season One Volume Two
Buy on Amazon2016
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2016 Edition
Buy on Amazon2017
New York Fantastic: Fantasy Stories from the City that Never Sleeps
Buy on Amazon2017
Mad Hatters and March Hares
Buy on Amazon2017
Mechanical Animals
Buy on Amazon2018
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the The World of Riverside series is publication order: 1. Swordspoint (By: Ellen Kushner) (1987), 2. The Fall of the Kings (With: Ellen Kushner) (2002), 3. The Privilege of the Sword (By: Ellen Kushner) (2006), 4. Swords of Riverside (By: Ellen Kushner) (2006), 5. The Man with the Knives (By: Ellen Kushner) (2010), and 43 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The The World of Riverside series by Delia Sherman contains 48 books. The series began in 1987 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The The World of Riverside series is written by Delia Sherman. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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