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The Year of the Cat Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of The Year of the Cat 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 The Year of the Cat series? Start with "The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories" (1984) and follow publication order through all 6 books.
The complete The Year of the Cat reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories
1984
Erotic Tales of the Victorian Age
1998
Erotic Classics I: Kama Sutra, The Memoirs of Fanny Hill and Others
2014
The Dover Anthology of Cat Stories
2015
Writers: Their Lives and Works
2018
Fays of the Sea and Other Fantasies
2021
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