Seanan McGuire

Seanan McGuire

Seanan McGuire also writes as: Mira Grant and A. Deborah Baker.

Upcoming Seanan McGuire Books

April 7th, 2026: Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos (Magic: The Gathering: War of the Spark, #3)

May 31st, 2026: Velveteen vs. The Consequences of Her Actions (Velveteen, #5)

June 9th, 2026: Inkpot Gods (Middlegame, #4)

September 29th, 2026: A Divided Duty (October Daye, #29)

Butterfly Effects (InCryptid, #15) was the most recently released book by Seanan McGuire, on March 10th, 2026.

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Seanan McGuire Stats: The highest rated book by Seanan McGuire on Book Notification is Magic for Nothing, the 6th novel in the InCryptid series. The second-highest rated book is Deadline (Newsflesh #2).

The most read book by Seanan McGuire on Book Notification is Every Heart a Doorway, the first novel in the Wayward Children series. The second most read book is Rosemary and Rue (October Daye #1).

Below is a complete list of Seanan McGuire books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Seanan McGuire is the October Daye Series.

List of October Daye Books in Publication Order

A changeling knight solves dangerous fae crimes.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Rosemary and Rue
2009
Go
2
7.7
A Local Habitation
2010
Go
3
8
An Artificial Night
2010
Go
4
8
Late Eclipses
2011
Go
5
8.4
One Salt Sea
2011
Go
6
8
Ashes of Honor
2012
Go
7
8.2
Chimes at Midnight
2013
Go
8
Forbid the Sea
2013
9
8.6
The Winter Long
2014
Go
10
The Fixed Stars
2014
11
8
No Sooner Met
2015
12
8
A Red-Rose Chain
2015
Go
13
Heaps of Pearl
2016
14
8.3
Full of Briars
2016
Go
15
8.4
Once Broken Faith
2016
Go
16
8.6
The Brightest Fell
2017
Go
17
8
Of Things Unknown
2017
18
8.9
Night and Silence
2018
Go
19
8
Suffer a Sea-Change
2018
20
8.8
The Unkindest Tide
2019
Go
21
8.8
A Killing Frost
2020
Go
22
Never Shines The Sun
2021
23
9.5
When Sorrows Come
2021
Go
24
9.3
Be the Serpent
2022
Go
25
Candles and Starlight
2023
26
8.5
Sleep No More
2023
Go
27
7.8
The Innocent Sleep
2023
Go
28
10
Silver and Lead
2025
Go
29
A Divided Duty
2026
Go

List of October Daye Books in Chronological Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Rosemary and Rue
2009
Go
2
7.7
A Local Habitation
2010
Go
3
8
An Artificial Night
2010
Go
4
8
Late Eclipses
2011
Go
5
8.4
One Salt Sea
2011
Go
6
8
Ashes of Honor
2012
Go
7
8.2
Chimes at Midnight
2013
Go
8
Forbid the Sea
2013
9
Never Shines The Sun
2021
10
8.6
The Winter Long
2014
Go
11
The Fixed Stars
2014
12
8
No Sooner Met
2015
13
8
A Red-Rose Chain
2015
Go
14
Heaps of Pearl
2016
15
8.3
Full of Briars
2016
Go
16
8.4
Once Broken Faith
2016
Go
17
8.6
The Brightest Fell
2017
Go
18
8
Of Things Unknown
2017
19
8.9
Night and Silence
2018
Go
20
8
Suffer a Sea-Change
2018
21
8.8
The Unkindest Tide
2019
Go
22
8.8
A Killing Frost
2020
Go
23
9.5
When Sorrows Come
2021
Go
24
9.3
Be the Serpent
2022
Go
25
8.5
Sleep No More
2023
Go
26
7.8
The Innocent Sleep
2023
Go
27
Candles and Starlight
2023
28
10
Silver and Lead
2025
Go
29
A Divided Duty
2026
Go

Chronological Order of October Daye Books

Full of Briars is set between Chimes at Midnight and The Winter Long.

List of Ghost Roads Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.5
Sparrow Hill Road
2014
Go
2
9.3
The Girl in the Green Silk Gown
2018
Go
3
Angel of the Overpass
2021
Go

List of Ghost-Spider (2019) Graphic Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Ghost-Spider, Vol. 1: Dog Days Are Over
2020
Go
2
Ghost-Spider, Vol. 2: Party People
2020
Go

List of InCryptid Books in Publication Order

A family studies and protects secret creatures from threats.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7
Discount Armageddon
2012
Go
2
8
Midnight Blue-Light Special
2013
Go
3
7.7
Half-Off Ragnarok
2014
Go
4
7.6
Pocket Apocalypse
2015
Go
5
8.3
Chaos Choreography
2016
Go
6
9
Magic for Nothing
2017
Go
7
7.7
Tricks for Free
2018
Go
8
8.5
That Ain't Witchcraft
2019
Go
9
8
Imaginary Numbers
2020
Go
10
6.7
Calculated Risks
2021
Go
11
8
Spelunking Through Hell
2022
Go
12
8
Backpacking Through Bedlam
2023
Go
13
8
Aftermarket Afterlife
2024
Go
14
8
Installment Immortality
2025
Go
15
Butterfly Effects
2026
Go

List of InCryptid Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

A family protects cryptids from humans and humans from cryptids across several generations.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Flower of Arizona
2012
Go
2
8
One Hell of a Ride
2012
Go
3
8
No Place Like Home
2012
Go
4
6
Married in Green
2013
Go
5
6
Sweet Poison Wine
2013
Go
6
The First Fall
2013
Go
7
Bad Dream Girl
2013
Go
8
Loch and Key
2013
Go
9
We Both Go Down Together
2013
Go
10
Black as Blood
2014
Go
11
Blocked
2014
Go
12
The Ghosts of Bourbon Street
2014
Go
13
Stingers and Strangers
2014
Go
14
IM
2014
Go
15
Oh Pretty Bird
2014
Go
16
Bury Me In Satin
2014
Go
17
Snakes and Ladders
2014
Go
18
White as a Raven's Wing
2014
Go
19
Broken Paper Hearts
2015
Go
20
The Star of New Mexico
2015
Go
21
The Way Home
2015
Go
22
Snake in the Glass
2015
Go
23
Swamp Bromeliad
2016
Go
24
Waking Up In Vegas
2016
Go
25
My Last Name
2017
Go
26
The Lay of the Land
2017
Go
27
Target Practice
2017
Go
28
6
Follow the Lady
2020
29
4
Singing the Comic-Con Blues
2021

List of Indexing Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6.8
Indexing
2013
Go
2
9
Reflections
2016
Go

List of Middlegame Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.2
Middlegame
2019
Go
2
8.4
Seasonal Fears
2022
Go
3
10
Tidal Creatures
2024
Go
4
Inkpot Gods
2026
Go

List of Newsflesh Books in Publication Order (as Mira Grant)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.1
Feed
2010
Go
2
8.9
Deadline
2011
Go
3
8.6
Blackout
2012
Go
4
8.7
San Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California Browncoats
2012
Go
5
6.7
Feedback
2016
Go

List of Parasitology Books in Publication Order (as Mira Grant)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.4
Parasite
2013
Go
2
8
Symbiont
2014
Go
3
7.3
Chimera
2015
Go

List of Rolling In The Deep Books in Publication Order (as Mira Grant)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Rolling in the Deep
2015
Go
2
7.7
Into the Drowning Deep
2017
Go

List of Spider-Gwen Graphic Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider, Vol. 1: Spider-Geddon
2019
Go
2
10
Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider, Vol. 2
2019
Go

List of Up-and-Under Books in Publication Order (as A. Deborah Baker)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7
Over the Woodward Wall
2020
Go
2
8
Along the Saltwise Sea
2021
Go
3
Into the Windwracked Wilds
2022
Go
4
Under the Smokestrewn Sky
2023
Go

List of Velveteen Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Velveteen vs. The Junior Super Patriots
2012
Go
2
10
Velveteen vs. The Multiverse
2013
Go
3
Velveteen vs. The Seasons
2016
Go
4
Velveteen vs. The Early Adventures
2024
Go
5
Velveteen vs. The Consequences of Her Actions
2026
Go

List of Wayward Children Books in Publication Order

A boarding school for kids struggling to readjust after returning home from portal fantasy worlds.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.3
Every Heart a Doorway
2016
Go
2
7.9
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
2017
Go
3
7.9
Beneath the Sugar Sky
2018
Go
4
8.6
In an Absent Dream
2019
Go
5
8.6
Come Tumbling Down
2020
Go
6
7.3
Juice Like Wounds
2020
7
8.7
Across the Green Grass Fields
2021
Go
8
8.4
Where the Drowned Girls Go
2022
Go
9
8
In Mercy, Rain
2022
Go
10
8
Skeleton Song
2022
Go
11
6.7
Lost in the Moment and Found
2023
Go
12
8.3
Mislaid in Parts Half-Known
2024
Go
13
8
Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear
2025
Go
14
Through Gates of Garnet and Gold
2026
Go

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day
2017
Go
2
8
In the Shadow of Spindrift House ( As: Mira Grant)
2019
Go
3
Square³ ( As: Mira Grant)
2021
Go
4
8
Overgrowth ( As: Mira Grant)
2025
Go

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
In Sea-Salt Tears
2012
Go
2
6
Rat-Catcher
2012
Go
3
10
Midway Relics and Dying Breeds
2014
Go
4
Final Girls ( As: Mira Grant)
2017
Go
5
6
Kingdom of Needle and Bone ( As: Mira Grant)
2018
Go
6
7
Any Way the Wind Blows
2019
Go
7
Tangles
2021
Go
8
10
Unbreakable ( As: Mira Grant)
2023
Go

In Sea-Salt Tears is available for free at https://www.seananmcguire.com/.

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
When Will You Rise ( As: Mira Grant)
2012
Go
2
8
Laughter at the Academy
2019
Go
3
Dying with Her Cheer Pants On
2020
Go
4
The Proper Thing and Other Stories (With: Carla McNeil)
2024
Go

List of Graphic Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Fearless (With: Leah Williams, Karla Pacheco)
2019
Go
2
Mealtime Mayhem (With: Ty Templeton, Sean Ryan)
2019
Go

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Letters to the Pumpkin King
2014
Go
2
Overwatch: Declassified
2023
Go

List of Deadlands Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9
Ghostwalkers ( By: Jonathan Maberry)
2015
Go
2
8
Thunder Moon Rising (By: Jeffrey Mariotte)
2016
Go
3
10
Boneyard
2017
Go
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List of Journey To Star Wars: The Last Jedi Books in Publication Order

Explores Captain Phasma's past, Princess Leia's youth, and creatures from Canto Bight.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Phasma (By: Delilah S. Dawson)
2017
Go
2
Star Wars Annual 2018 (By: Egmont)
2017
Go
3
Star Wars Kirigami (By: Marc Hagan-Guirey)
2017
Go
4
Stormtroopers: Beyond the Armor (By: Ryder Windham, Adam Bray, John Boyega)
2017
Go
5
10
The Legends of Luke Skywalker ( By: Ken Liu)
2017
Go
6
The Rebel Files: Collected Intelligence of the Alliance (By: Daniel Wallace)
2017
Go
7
7
Captain Phasma ( By: Kelly Thompson)
2017
Go
8
10
Canto Bight ( As: Mira Grant, With: Saladin Ahmed, John Jackson Miller, Rae Carson)
2017
Go
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List of Age Of X-Man Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
NextGen (By: Ed Brisson, Marcus To)
2019
Go
2
Prisoner X (By: Vita Ayala)
2019
Go
3
The Amazing Nightcrawler
2019
Go
4
Apocalypse and the X-Tracts (By: Tim Seeley)
2019
Go
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Collection of multiple comics. Includes contributions from several authors and artists.

List of Alien Books in Publication Order

Stories from in and around the Alien film franchise.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Alien (By: Archie Goodwin)
1979
Go
2
Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual (By: Lee Brimmicombe-Wood)
1995
Go
3
Aliens: The Set Photography (By: Simon Ward)
2016
Go
4
8
Aliens: Bug Hunt (By: Heather Graham, Jonathan Maberry, Yvonne Navarro)
2017
Go
5
6
Alien: Covenant (By: Alan Dean Foster)
2017
Go
6
Alien: Covenant Origins - The Official Prequel to the Blockbuster Film (By: Titan Books)
2017
Go
7
6
The Cold Forge (By: Alex White)
2018
Go
8
Echo ( As: Mira Grant)
2019
Go
9
The Making of Alien (By: J.W. Rinzler)
2019
Go
10
8
Isolation (By: Keith R.A. DeCandido)
2019
Go
11
10
Prototype (By: Tim Waggoner)
2019
Go
12
Phalanx (By: Scott Sigler)
2020
Go
13
Into Charybdis ( By: Alex White)
2021
Go
14
Infiltrator (By: Weston Ochse)
2021
Go
15
Alien: Colony War (By: David M. Barnett)
2022
Go
16
Alien - Inferno's Fall (By: Philippa Ballantine, Clara Carija)
2022
Go
17
Vasquez (By: V. Castro)
2022
Go
18
Alien: Enemy of My Enemy (By: Mary SanGiovanni)
2023
Go
19
Aliens: Bishop (By: T.R. Napper)
2023
Go
20
Alien: Seventh Circle (By: Philippa Ballantine, Clara Carija)
2025
Go
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List of Marvel's What If...? Books in Publication Order

Re-imagines Marvel origins where Loki seeks redemption, Wanda faces a pivotal choice, and Kitty Pryde races through time.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
What If... Loki Was Worthy? (By: Madeleine Roux)
2024
Go
2
9
What If... Wanda Maximoff and Peter Parker Were Siblings?
2024
Go
3
8
What If... Marc Spector Was Host to Venom? (By: Mike Chen)
2024
Go
4
8
What If...Kitty Pryde Stole the Phoenix Force? (By: Rebecca Podos)
2025
Go
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List of Oz Reimagined Books in Publication Order

Reimagines Oz with dystopian, dreamlike, and dark secrets.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Dorothy Dreams (By: Simon R. Green)
2013
Go
2
Emeralds to Emeralds, Dust to Dust
2013
Go
3
The Boy Detective of Oz (By: Tad Williams)
2013
Go
4
A Meeting in Oz ( By: Jeffrey Ford)
2013
Go
5
Off to See the Emperor (By: Orson Scott Card)
2013
Go
6
The Cobbler of Oz (By: Jonathan Maberry)
2013
Go
7
Lost Girls of Oz ( By: Theodora Goss)
2013
Go
8
Blown Away (By: Jane Yolen)
2013
Go
9
A Tornado of Dorothys (By: Kat Howard)
2013
Go
10
The Veiled Shanghai (By: Ken Liu)
2013
Go
11
Dead Blue ( By: David Farland)
2013
Go
12
The Great Zeppelin Heist of Oz (By: C.C. Finlay, Rae Carson)
2013
Go
13
Beyond the Naked Eye ( By: Rachel Swirsky)
2013
Go
14
City So Bright (By: Dale Bailey)
2013
Go
15
One Flew Over the Rainbow ( By: Robin Wasserman)
2013
Go
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List of Predator Books in Publication Order

Stories from the Predator sci-fi film universe.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Predator (By: Paul Monette)
1987
Go
2
Predator 2 (By: Simon Hawke)
1990
Go
3
Concrete Jungle (By: James A. Moore, Nathan Archer)
1995
Go
4
Cold War (By: Nathan Archer)
1997
Go
5
Big Game (By: Sandy Schofield)
1999
Go
6
Forever Midnight (By: John Shirley)
2006
Go
7
Flesh and Blood (By: Robert Greenberger, Michael Jan Friedman)
2007
Go
8
South China Sea (By: Jeff VanderMeer)
2008
Go
9
Turnabout (By: Steve Perry)
2008
Go
10
Incursion (By: Tim Lebbon)
2015
Go
11
If It Bleeds ( As: Mira Grant, With: Jonathan Maberry, Jeremy Robinson, Kevin J. Anderson, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Tim Lebbon, Andrew Mayne, Steve Perry, Larry Correia, Dayton Ward)
2017
Go
12
6
Hunters and Hunted Official Movie Prequel (By: James A. Moore)
2018
Go
13
Stalking Shadows (By: James A. Moore, Mark Morris)
2020
Go
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List of Laksa Anthology Series: Speculative Fiction Books in Publication Order

Speculative fiction exploring mental health, caring, identity, and migration.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Strangers Among Us
2016
Go
2
The Sum Of Us
2017
Go
3
Where the Stars Rise
2017
Go
4
Shades Within Us
2018
Go
5
Seasons Between Us
2021
Go
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Anthology Series

List of Unidentified Funny Objects Annual Anthology Books in Publication Order

Humorous science fiction and fantasy anthology collection.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Unidentified Funny Objects
2012
Go
2
Unidentified Funny Objects 2
2013
Go
3
Unidentified Funny Objects 3
2014
Go
4
Funny Science Fiction
2015
Go
5
Unidentified Funny Objects 4
2015
Go
6
6
Funny Fantasy
2016
Go
7
Unidentified Funny Objects 5
2016
Go
8
Funny Horror
2017
Go
9
Unidentified Funny Objects 6
2017
Go
10
Unidentified Funny Objects 7
2018
Go
11
Unidentified Funny Objects 8
2020
Go
12
Unidentified Funny Objects 9
2022
Go
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List of Karla Pacheco Graphic Novels in Publication Order (with Karla Pacheco)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Inspector Pancakes Helps the President of France Solve the White Orchid Murders (By: Karla Pacheco)
2015
Go
2
Fearless (With: Leah Williams, Karla Pacheco)
2019
Go
3
Bettie Page: Hollywood Adventures on Murder Island! (By: Karla Pacheco)
2022
Go
4
Agnez Mo Presents: Don't Wake Up (By: Karla Pacheco)
2024
Go
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List of Heiresses of Russ Books in Publication Order

An annual anthology of the best lesbian themed speculative fiction.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Heiresses of Russ 2012
2012
Go
2
Heiresses of Russ 2013
2013
Go
3
Heiresses of Russ 2014
2014
Go
4
Heiresses of Russ 2015
2015
Go
5
Heiresses of Russ 2016
2016
Go
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List of Magic: The Gathering: War of the Spark Books in Publication Order (with Greg Weisman)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Ravnica (By: Greg Weisman)
2019
Go
2
Forsaken (By: Greg Weisman)
2019
Go
3
Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos
2026
Go
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List of The Dystopia Triptych Books in Publication Order

Explores a society's descent into madness, life during dire times, and the struggle back from despair.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Ignorance Is Strength
2020
Go
2
10
Burn the Ashes
2020
Go
3
10
Or Else the Light
2020
Go

Anthology Series

List of King In Black Books in Publication Order

Knull arrives, bringing darkness and epic battles with Earth's heroes.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Planet of the Symbiotes (By: Clay McLeod Chapman, Frank Tieri, Simon Spurrier, Steve Orlando, Marc Bernardin, Geoffrey Thorne)
2021
Go
2
King in Black: Namor (By: Triona Farrell, Joe Caramagna, Leinil Francis Yu, Kurt Busiek, Benjamin Dewey, Jonas Scharf)
2021
Go
3
Thunderbolts (By: Gerry Duggan)
2021
Go
4
Gwenom vs. Carnage
2021
Go
5
Avengers (By: Al Ewing, Ed Brisson, Geoffrey Thorne, Tini Howard, Danny Lore)
2021
Go
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List of Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider Books in Publication Order

Gwen Stacy is the Spider-Woman of Earth-65, hiding her identity while dealing with villains, her father, and interdimensional chaos.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Edge of Spider-Verse (With: Mike Costa, Robbie Thompson, Vita Ayala)
2023
Go
2
Weapon of Choice (By: Brian Michael Bendis, Jason Latour, Tom Taylor, Hannah Blumenreich)
2024
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List of The Future Chronicles Books in Publication Order

Speculative fiction anthologies with unique takes on major science fiction and fantasy themes.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Future Chronicles (By: Patrice Fitzgerald, Samuel Peralta, Hugh Howey, Ann Christy, Peter Cawdron, Sam Best, Angela Cavanaugh, David Adams, Nina Croft, Deirdre Gould)
2015
Go
2
7
The A.I. Chronicles (By: E.E. Giorgi, Sam Best, Alex Albrinck)
2015
Go
3
The Dragon Chronicles (By: Chris Pourteau, Alex Albrinck, Vincent Trigili)
2015
Go
4
The Z Chronicles (By: Samuel Peralta, Hugh Howey, Jennifer Foehner Wells, Ann Christy, Ellen Campbell, Christopher Boore, Will Swardstrom, Peter Cawdron, Stacy Ericson, Angela Cavanaugh, David Adams, Theresa Kay, Geoffrey Wakeling, Deirdre Gould, Lesley Smith, Kris Holt)
2015
Go
5
Alt.History 101 (By: Samuel Peralta, Ann Christy, Sam Best)
2015
Go
6
The Immortality Chronicles (By: Samuel Peralta, David Bruns, Thomas Robins, Harlow C. Fallon, E.E. Giorgi, Will Swardstrom, Drew Avera, Carol Davis, Paul B. Kohler, Patricia Gilliam, John Gregory Hancock, D. Robert Pease, D.K. Cassidy, Gareth Foy)
2015
Go
7
The Time Travel Chronicles (By: Robert J. Sawyer, Ann Christy, Crystal Watanabe, Daniel Arthur Smith, Stefan Bolz, Rysa Walker, Lucas Bale, Tracy Banghart, Ernie Lindsey, Carol Davis, Erik Wecks, Anthony Vicino, Carol Davis)
2015
Go
8
The Galaxy Chronicles (By: Nick Webb, G.S. Jennsen, Jennifer Foehner Wells, Matthew Alan Thyer, Nicolas Wilson, David Adams, Pippa DaCosta, Jasper T. Scott, Raymond L. Weil, Felix R. Savage, Chris Reher, Jeff Seymour)
2015
Go
9
The Cyborg Chronicles (By: Samuel Peralta, Ken Liu, Annie Bellet, Moira Katson, Susan Kaye Quinn, Artie Cabrera, Michael Patrick Hicks, A.K. Meek, P.K. Tyler, Paul K. Swardstrom, Eric Tozzi)
2015
Go
10
Alt.History 102 (By: Samuel Peralta, J.E. Mac, Jennifer Ellis, Artie Cabrera, Rysa Walker, Alex Roddie, Will Swardstrom, Therin Knite, J.J. Brown, Drew Avera, Hank Garner, Asha Bardon)
2016
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11
The Doomsday Chronicles
2016
Go
12
Feyland (By: Samuel Peralta, K.J. Colt, James T. Wood)
2016
Go
13
The Shapeshifter Chronicles (By: Samuel Peralta)
2016
Go
14
Chronicle Worlds: Paradisi (By: Samuel Peralta)
2016
Go
15
The Jurassic Chronicles (By: Samuel Peralta, Philip Harris, Anthony J. Melchiorri)
2017
Go
16
Chronicle Worlds: B-Movie (By: Samuel Peralta, Eamon Ambrose)
2017
Go
17
Tails of Dystopia (By: Samuel Peralta, Ann Christy, Chris Pourteau, E.E. Giorgi)
2017
Go
18
Chronicle Worlds: No Way Home (By: Samuel Peralta)
2019
Go
19
The Gamer Chronicles (By: Samuel Peralta, Anthea Sharp)
2019
Go
20
Chronicle Worlds: Legacy Fleet (By: Samuel Peralta)
2019
Go
21
Chronicle Worlds: Crime and Punishment (By: Samuel Peralta)
2019
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22
Chronicle Worlds: Half Way Home (By: Samuel Peralta, David Bruns, Saul Tanpepper)
2023
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List of Best Horror of the Year Books in Publication Order

Sci-fi and horror anthologies featuring short-story collections.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One
2009
Go
2
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two
2010
Go
3
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three
2011
Go
4
10
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four
2012
Go
5
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five
2013
Go
6
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six
2014
Go
7
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven
2015
Go
8
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight
2016
Go
9
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine
2017
Go
10
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten
2018
Go
11
The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction
2018
Go
12
8
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven
2019
Go
13
8
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve
2020
Go
14
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen
2021
Go
15
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen
2022
Go
16
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen
2024
Go
17
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen
2024
Go
18
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen
2025
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List of Seanan McGuire Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One
2009
Go
2
Ravens in the Library
2009
Go
3
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two
2010
Go
4
7.3
The Living Dead 2
2010
Go
5
The Book of Apex: Volume 2 of Apex Magazine
2010
Go
6
After Hours: Tales from the Ur-Bar
2011
Go
7
Night-Mantled: The Best of Wily Writers
2011
Go
8
Whedonistas
2011
Go
9
Apex Magazine - June 2011
2011
Go
10
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three
2011
Go
11
7.6
Home Improvement: Undead Edition
2011
Go
12
Chicks Unravel Time: Women Journey Through Every Season of Doctor Who
2012
Go
13
10
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four
2012
Go
14
8
Westward Weird
2012
Go
15
The Modern Fae's Guide to Surviving Humanity
2012
Go
16
A Fantasy Medley 2
2012
Go
17
Unidentified Funny Objects
2012
Go
18
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five
2013
Go
19
8
The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination
2013
Go
20
Oz Reimagined
2013
Go
21
6.7
Carniepunk
2013
Go
22
Heiresses of Russ 2013
2013
Go
23
Glitter & Mayhem
2013
Go
24
Unidentified Funny Objects 2
2013
Go
25
Hex in the City
2013
Go
26
The End is Nigh
2014
Go
27
Speculative Fiction 2013
2014
Go
28
8
Robot Uprisings
2014
Go
29
8
Dead But Not Forgotten
2014
Go
30
7
Dead Man's Hand
2014
Go
31
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six
2014
Go
32
Lightspeed Magazine, June 2014: Women Destroy Science Fiction! Special Issue
2014
Go
33
The End is Now
2014
Go
34
Unidentified Funny Objects 3
2014
Go
35
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2014 Edition
2015
Go
36
Operation Arcana
2015
Go
37
The Doll Collection
2015
Go
38
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven
2015
Go
39
Mermaids and Other Mysteries of the Deep
2015
Go
40
The End Has Come
2015
Go
41
Press Start to Play
2015
Go
42
Letters to Tiptree
2015
Go
43
7
Temporally Out of Order
2015
Go
44
Funny Science Fiction
2015
Go
45
Loosed Upon the World
2015
Go
46
Seize the Night
2015
Go
47
7
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015
2015
Go
48
Unidentified Funny Objects 4
2015
Go
49
The Time Travel Chronicles
2015
Go
50
6
The Gods of HP Lovecraft
2015
Go
51
Warrior Women
2015
Go
52
6
Unbound
2016
Go
53
Lightspeed Magazine, May 2016
2016
Go
54
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight
2016
Go
55
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume One
2016
Go
56
Feyland
2016
Go
57
The Shapeshifter Chronicles
2016
Go
58
Unidentified Funny Objects 5
2016
Go
59
The Starlit Wood
2016
Go
60
Chronicle Worlds: Paradisi
2016
Go
61
7.7
Shadowed Souls
2016
Go
62
4
Unfettered II: New Tales By Masters of Fantasy
2016
Go
63
The Jurassic Chronicles
2017
Go
64
Lightspeed Magazine, February 2017
2017
Go
65
Funny Horror
2017
Go
66
Little Green Men—Attack!
2017
Go
67
4
Dark Cities
2017
Go
68
Behind the Mask: A Superhero Anthology
2017
Go
69
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine
2017
Go
70
6
Indigo
2017
Go
71
6.5
Urban Enemies
2017
Go
72
Hath No Fury
2017
Go
73
Submerged
2017
Go
74
Unidentified Funny Objects 6
2017
Go
75
8
Joe Ledger: Unstoppable
2017
Go
76
New York Fantastic: Fantasy Stories from the City that Never Sleeps
2017
Go
77
Mad Hatters and March Hares
2017
Go
78
Robots vs. Fairies
2018
Go
79
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten
2018
Go
80
Rocket Fuel
2018
Go
81
Unidentified Funny Objects 7
2018
Go
82
The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction
2018
Go
83
7
Hark! the Herald Angels Scream
2018
Go
84
Chiral Mad 4
2018
Go
85
Chronicle Worlds: No Way Home
2019
Go
86
9
A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers
2019
Go
87
The Gamer Chronicles
2019
Go
88
Unfettered III: New Tales By Masters of Fantasy
2019
Go
89
Kaiju Rising II
2019
Go
90
Chronicle Worlds: Legacy Fleet
2019
Go
91
6
Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories
2019
Go
92
8
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven
2019
Go
93
Chronicle Worlds: Crime and Punishment
2019
Go
94
Infinite Stars
2019
Go
95
8
The Best of Uncanny
2019
Go
96
Shattering Glass
2020
Go
97
10
Ignorance Is Strength
2020
Go
98
10
Burn the Ashes
2020
Go
99
10
Or Else the Light
2020
Go
100
8
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve
2020
Go
101
Unidentified Funny Objects 8
2020
Go
102
Far Out: Recent Queer Science Fiction and Fantasy
2021
Go
103
8
When Things Get Dark
2021
Go
104
Body Shocks
2021
Go
105
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen
2021
Go
106
99 Tiny Terrors
2021
Go
107
Someone in Time
2022
Go
108
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen
2022
Go
109
Close to Midnight
2022
Go
110
Unidentified Funny Objects 9
2022
Go
111
10
Instinct: An Animal Rescuers Anthology
2023
Go
112
The Hitherto Secret Experiments of Marie Curie
2023
Go
113
Chronicle Worlds: Half Way Home
2023
Go
114
Lofty Mountains
2023
Go
115
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen
2024
Go
116
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen
2024
Go
117
Lesbians In Space: Where No Man Has Gone Before
2025
Go
118
Grimoire
2025
Go
119
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen
2025
Go
120
Waterborne
2026
Go
121
The Big Bad Book of Kaiju
2026
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Seanan McGuire

Seanan McGuire was born on January 5th, 1978 and is currently 48 years old. Seanan McGuire was born in Martinez, California, USA.

Seanan McGuire is the author of the October Daye series which currently consists of 29 novels. The October Daye series started in 2009 with the novel Rosemary and Rue. The most recently released novel in the October Daye series was Silver and Lead which was released in 2025. There is an upcoming novel for the October Daye series titled A Divided Duty which is being released on September 29th, 2026.

Seanan McGuire: Awards & Accolades

Seanan McGuire won the Hugo Award, Astounding Award for Best New Writer, in 2010. Seanan McGuire was also nominated for the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 2010.

Many of Seanan McGuire's books have won awards, including:

  • Lightspeed Magazine, June 2014: Women Destroy Science Fiction! Special Issue won the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 2015.
  • Letters to Tiptree won the British Fantasy Award, Best Non-Fiction, in 2016 as well as the Locus Award - Best Non-Fiction Book in 2016.
  • The Starlit Wood won the Shirley Jackson Award, Best Edited Anthology, in 2016.
  • Every Heart a Doorway won the Hugo Award, Best Novella, in 2017 as well as the Alex Awards - Best Book in 2017.
  • Down Among the Sticks and Bones won the RUSA Awards, Fantasy Award, in 2018 as well as the Alex Awards - Best Book in 2018.
  • Robots vs. Fairies won the Shirley Jackson Award, Best Edited Anthology, in 2018.
  • Middlegame won the Alex Awards, Best Book, in 2020.
  • Shattering Glass won the Anthony Award, Best Anthology / Collection, in 2021.
  • When Things Get Dark won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology, in 2021.
  • Where the Drowned Girls Go won the Hugo Award, Best Novella, in 2023.
  • Someone in Time won the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 2023.

The following novels by Seanan McGuire were also nominated for these awards:

  • One Salt Sea: Goodreads Awards, Best Paranormal Fantasy (2011).
  • Ashes of Honor: Suspense Magazine Awards, Best Dark Urban Fantasy (2012). Goodreads Awards, Best Paranormal Fantasy (2012).
  • Chicks Unravel Time: Women Journey Through Every Season of Doctor Who: Hugo Award, Best Related Work (2013).
  • In Sea-Salt Tears: Hugo Award, Best Novelette (2013).
  • Rat-Catcher: Hugo Award, Best Novelette (2013).
  • Chimes at Midnight: Goodreads Awards, Best Paranormal Fantasy (2013).
  • Lightspeed Magazine, June 2014: Women Destroy Science Fiction! Special Issue: Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction (2015).
  • Seize the Night: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2015).
  • Every Heart a Doorway: Goodreads Awards, Best Fantasy (2016). Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction (2016). British Fantasy Award, Best Novella (2017). World Fantasy Award, Novella (2017).
  • The Starlit Wood: Locus Award, Best Anthology (2016). Alex Awards, Best Book (2017). British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2017). World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2017).
  • Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day: Goodreads Awards, Best Horror (2017).
  • Down Among the Sticks and Bones: Hugo Award, Best Novella (2018).
  • Beneath the Sugar Sky: Goodreads Awards, Best Fantasy (2018). Hugo Award, Best Novella (2019). World Fantasy Award, Novella (2019).
  • Robots vs. Fairies: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2019). Locus Award, Best Anthology (2019).
  • Middlegame: Goodreads Awards, Best Fantasy (2019). Hugo Award, Best Novel (2020). RUSA Awards, Fantasy Award (2020).
  • In an Absent Dream: World Fantasy Award, Novella (2020). Hugo Award, Best Novella (2020).
  • Come Tumbling Down: Hugo Award, Best Novella (2021).
  • Ghost-Spider, Vol. 1: Dog Days Are Over: Hugo Award, Best Graphic Story/Comic (2021).
  • Across the Green Grass Fields: Hugo Award, Best Novella (2022).
  • When Things Get Dark: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2022). World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2022).

Related Authors

Fans of Seanan McGuire also enjoy these authors:

  1. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.
  2. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  3. T. Kingfisher, author of: Nettle & Bone.
  4. Ava Reid, author of the A Study in Drowning Series.
  5. Caitlin Starling, author of: The Luminous Dead.
  6. George R.R. Martin, author of the A Song Of Ice and Fire Series.
  7. Joe Hill, author of the NOS4A2 Series.
  8. Anne Rice, author of The Vampire Chronicles Series.
  9. Tamsyn Muir, author of The Locked Tomb Series.
  10. Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of: Mexican Gothic.

Seanan McGuire: F.A.Q

When was Seanan McGuire Born? How old is Seanan McGuire?

Seanan McGuire was born on January 5th, 1978. Seanan McGuire is currently 48 years old.

Where was Seanan McGuire Born?

Seanan McGuire was born in Martinez, California, USA and is American.

What awards has Seanan McGuire won?

Seanan McGuire has won the following awards: Astounding Award for Best New Writer at the Hugo Award (2010).

What book awards has Seanan McGuire won?

Lightspeed Magazine, June 2014: Women Destroy Science Fiction! Special Issue: British Fantasy Award Best Anthology (2015).
Letters to Tiptree: British Fantasy Award Best Non-Fiction (2016), Locus Award Best Non-Fiction Book (2016).
The Starlit Wood: Shirley Jackson Award Best Edited Anthology (2016).
Every Heart a Doorway: Hugo Award Best Novella (2017), Alex Awards Best Book (2017).
Down Among the Sticks and Bones: RUSA Awards Fantasy Award (2018), Alex Awards Best Book (2018).
Robots vs. Fairies: Shirley Jackson Award Best Edited Anthology (2018).
Middlegame: Alex Awards Best Book (2020).
Shattering Glass: Anthony Award Best Anthology / Collection (2021).
When Things Get Dark: Bram Stoker Awards Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2021).
Where the Drowned Girls Go: Hugo Award Best Novella (2023).
Someone in Time: British Fantasy Award Best Anthology (2023).

What was the first book Seanan McGuire wrote?

The first book written by Seanan McGuire was Rosemary and Rue, published in 2009.

What was the most recent book Seanan McGuire wrote?

Her most recently released work was Butterfly Effects on March 10th, 2026.

What is the most popular book by Seanan McGuire?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Seanan McGuire book is Every Heart a Doorway. Here are her most popular books:
  1. Every Heart a Doorway (7.33)
  2. Rosemary and Rue (8)
  3. A Local Habitation (7.67)
  4. An Artificial Night (8)
  5. Late Eclipses (8)

Are there upcoming new books by Seanan McGuire?

Seanan McGuire has four new books coming out: Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos will be released on April 7th, 2026. Velveteen vs. The Consequences of Her Actions will be released on May 31st, 2026. Inkpot Gods will be released on June 9th, 2026. A Divided Duty will be released on September 29th, 2026

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How many books has Seanan McGuire written?

Seanan McGuire has written 161 books across 44 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 29 books in the October Daye Series
  • 3 books in the Ghost Roads Series
  • 2 Ghost-Spider (2019) Graphic Novels
  • 15 books in the InCryptid Series
  • 29 InCryptid Short Stories/Novellas
  • 2 books in the Indexing Series
  • 4 books in the Middlegame Series
  • 5 books in the Newsflesh Series
  • 8 Newsflesh Short Stories/Novellas
  • 3 books in the Parasitology Series
  • 2 books in the Rolling In The Deep Series
  • 2 Spider-Gwen Graphic Novels
  • 4 books in the Up-and-Under Series
  • 5 books in the Velveteen Series
  • 14 books in the Wayward Children Series
  • 4 Standalone Novels
  • 8 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 4 Short Story Collections
  • 2 Graphic Novels
  • 2 Non-Fiction Books
  • 3 Mira Grant Standalone Novels
  • 3 Mira Grant Short Stories/Novellas
  • 1 Mira Grant Short Story Collections
  • 1 book in the Deadlands Series
  • 1 book in the Journey To Star Wars: The Last Jedi Series
  • 1 book in the Age Of X-Man Series
  • 1 book in the Alien Series
  • 1 Katharine Duckett Short Story Collections
  • 1 book in the Marvel's What If..? Series
  • 1 book in the Oz Reimagined Series
  • 1 book in the Predator Series
  • 1 book in the Laksa Anthology Series: Speculative Fiction Series
  • 1 Karla Pacheco Graphic Novels
  • 1 book in the Heiresses of Russ Series
  • 1 book in the Magic: The Gathering: War of the Spark Series
  • 1 book in the King In Black Series
  • 1 book in the Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider Series
  • 1 book in The Future Chronicles Series

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