Dennis L. McKiernan

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  • Bibliography:
    29 Books (5 Series)
  • First Book:
    July 1984
  • Latest Book:
    July 2014
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Full Series List in Order

Faery Tales

1 - Once Upon A Summer Day (Apr-2005)
2 - Once Upon an Autumn Eve (Apr-2006)
3 - Once Upon a Spring Morn (Oct-2006)
4 - Once Upon A Dreadful Time (Oct-2007)

Hel's Crucible

1 - Into the Forge (Sep-1997)
2 - Into the Fire (1998)

The Iron Tower

1 - The Dark Tide (Jul-1984)
2 - Shadows of Doom (Aug-1984)
3 - The Darkest Day (Sep-1984)

Mithgar

1 - The Dragonstone (Nov-1996)
2 - Voyage of the Fox Rider (Oct-1993)
3 - Into the Forge (Sep-1997)
4 - Into the Fire (1998)
5 - Dragondoom (Feb-1990)
6 - The Dark Tide (Jul-1984)
7 - Shadows of Doom (Aug-1984)
8 - The Darkest Day (Sep-1984)
9 - Trek to Kraggen-cor (May-1986)
10 - The Brega Path (Jun-1986)
11 - Tales of Mithgar (Sep-1994)
12 - Tales from the One-Eyed Crow: The Vulgmaster (1991)
13 - The Eye of the Hunter (Oct-1992)
14 - Silver Wolf, Black Falcon (Jun-2000)
15 - Red Slippers (May-2004)
16 - City of Jade (Oct-2008)
17 - Stolen Crown (Feb-2014)

The Silver Call Duology

1 - Trek to Kraggen-cor (May-1986)
2 - The Brega Path (Jun-1986)

Multi-Author Series List

Fairytale Retellings: Beauty and the Beast

Once upon a Winter's Night (Jul-2001)

Fairytale Retellings: Sleeping Beauty

Once Upon A Summer Day (Apr-2005)

Book List in Order: 29 titles

  • The Dark Tide

    Mithgar - 6
    The Iron Tower - 1

    When legends wake and shadowlight cloaks the land, will the master of evil return to rule? Long ages has the Dark Lord slumbered. But now he is stirring again, his Power building to new heights, dimming the very sun, waking legends to walk the lan...

  • Shadows of Doom

    Mithgar - 7
    The Iron Tower - 2

    The winter war had begun... At Gunnaring Gap, the valiant Riders of [talon began their charge. And though Chcallerain Keep lay in ruins and butchery had led to the capture of Princess Laurelin, heroes strode forth from the ranks of Men, Elves, War...

  • The Darkest Day

    Mithgar - 8
    The Iron Tower - 3

    The destined hour has come....It is the time foretold, when the Dark Liege Gyphon will return from exile to subdue all creation to his vile domination. In the Iron Tower Modru works his magics to summon his implacable lord. And across Mithgar the War...

  • Trek to Kraggen-cor

    Mithgar - 9
    The Silver Call Duology - 1

    More than two hundred years after the Dark Lord's defeat by the brave alliance of Warrow, human, Dwarf, and Elf, evil is again stirring, and man and Dwarf must turn to the small but stalwart Warrows for aid. And thus it is that Peregrin Fairhill and ...

  • The Brega Path

    Mithgar - 10
    The Silver Call Duology - 2

    RETURN TO MITHGAR-- that magical realm of The Iron Tower Trilogy and Trek to Kraggen-Cor, a land of adventure and enchantment as fully realized as Tolkien's Middle Earth and Le Guin's Earthsea. Return with this second book in The Silver Call Duology...

  • Dragondoom

    Mithgar - 5

    A thousand years before the Winter War, proud Elgo, valiant, prince of the hard-riding, hard-fighting Vanadurin, and his warband defeat the seemingly invincible dragon Sleeth. The fabulous wealth in the drake's lair is brought home amid great rejoici...

  • Tales from the One-Eyed Crow: The Vulgmaster

    Mithgar - 12

  • The Vulgmaster

  • The Eye of the Hunter

    Mithgar - 13

    THE PROPHECY When Spring comes upon the land- Yet Winter grips with icy hand- And the Eye of the Hunter stalks night skies- Bane and blessing alike will rise. Lastborn Firstborns of those who were- Stand at thy side in the light of the Bear- Hunte...



  • The Magic of Christmas

    A festive collection of holiday stories includes contributions by Richard Christian Matheson, Gael Baudino, Julian May, Andre Norton, Dennis L. McKiernan, Christopher, Stasheff, and Judith Tarr. Original....

  • Voyage of the Fox Rider

    Mithgar - 2

    IT BEGAN WITH A PYSK AND A PROMISE Mage Alamar was astounded by his unexpected visitor, a foot-tall woman riding a fox: the Lady Jinnarin, a Pysk, one of the legendary Hidden Ones, driven by both love and terror to Alamar's door. Her mate, Farrix,...

  • Tales of Mithgar

    Mithgar - 11

    Enter if you will the one-Eyed Crow, a cozy inn tucked away in the southeast corner of Market square in the hamlet of Woody Hollow, home to those legendary beings the Warrows. Warm yourself by the roaring fire, and sit back while the Wee Folk tell th...

  • Caverns of Socrates

    They called themselves the Black Foxes, a group of adventure garners who transformed into: a pathfinder, a master healer, a bard whose music works surprising magic, a syldari Shadowmaster able to bend the darkness itself, and the leader, himself a wa...

  • The Dragonstone

    Mithgar - 1

    VISION OF A FUTURE THAT MUST NOT BE... Arin's visions come to her unbidden, rising from the campfire that she sits by, night after night. They are flashes of things long past--or yet to come. They are beautiful, terrifying. But never before has sh...

  • Into the Forge

    Hel's Crucible - 1
    Mithgar - 3

    A fell and ancient sorcery has thrust the kingdoms surrounding the mighty Grimwall mountains into battle with forces of great evil. When Tip and Beau, two Warrows from the village of Twoforks, try to save a mortally wounded soldier, they inherit a vi...

  • Into the Fire

    Hel's Crucible - 2
    Mithgar - 4

    As the Foul Folk spread their evil across the kingdoms of Mithgar, two Warrows, bound by a pledge to a dying swordsman, continue their venture into the very jaws of the conflict ravaging the world. Yet Tip and Beau to not travel alone. Beset on al...

  • Perfidy

    in Treachery and Treason

    A collection of stories focusing on the most devious side of human nature includes the work of William C. Dietz, Esther Friesner, Dennis L. McKiernan, Irene Radford, Anne Bishop, and others. Original....

  • Silver Wolf, Black Falcon

    Mithgar - 14

    The progeny of an Elf and a shape-changing Baeran, Bair is cursed with a destiny that places him in mortal danger. According to prophecy, he is the Hope of the World perhaps the long-foretold Rider of the Planes himself. Unaware of the peril that sur...

  • Once upon a Winter's Night

    Fairytale Retellings: Beauty and the Beast

    Once upon a winter's night, a poor crofter trades his daughter Camille to wed Prince Alain of the Summerwood in exchange for a lifetime of riches. Though love blossoms between Camille and the prince, he is haunted by sadness and will not allow her to...



  • Red Slippers

    Mithgar - 15

  • Once Upon A Summer Day

    Faery Tales - 1
    Fairytale Retellings: Sleeping Beauty

    The acclaimed author of the Mithgar novels, Dennis L. McKiernan enchanted fans and critics alike with the bestselling Once Upon a Winter’s Night. Now, this gifted author presents us with a delightfully new version of an age-old tale that fires the ...

  • Once Upon an Autumn Eve

    Faery Tales - 2

    The national bestselling author of the beloved Mithgar fantasies, Dennis L. McKiernan continues his enchanting seasonal fairytale cycle with a spellbinding story of love and legend.   Once upon an autumn eve, a wounded knight named Sieur Luc rid...

  • Once Upon a Spring Morn

    Faery Tales - 3

    The national bestselling author of the Mithgar fantasies, Dennis L. McKiernan, returns to his enchanting seasonal fairytale cycle with a story of love, courage, and hope against the forces of darkness.   Once upon a spring morn in Faery, the gal...

  • Once Upon A Dreadful Time

    Faery Tales - 4

    National bestselling author of the Mithgar novels Dennis L. McKiernan delivers the exhilarating conclusion to his celebrated seasonal fairytale cycle, pitting the heroic couples of the Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn Woods against the ultimate dar...

  • City of Jade

    Mithgar - 16

    The myth of a lost city carved of precious jade has proven irresistible to many in Mithgar. Now Aravan, captain of the Elven ship Eroean, has undertaken a quest to find it. With his true love Aylis, the Magekind Seeress, beside him and a crew of men ...

  • Waifs

    in Terribly Twisted Tales

    Fairy tales are among the earliest fantasies we are exposed to when we are young and impressionable children. In one way or another they stay with us throughout our lives, whether in their original versions, or filtered through cartoon retellings. ...

  • Stolen Crown

    Mithgar - 17

    For classic fantasy, there is no better author than Dennis L. McKiernan, who created the legendary realm of Mithgar. Now the national bestselling author of Dragondoom returns to his most beloved fictional world to reveal the untold history of the rig...

  • Shadowtrap

    The Mithgar and Faery novels of Dennis L. McKiernan have long enchanted fans and critics alike. And they were equally enthralled with his bestselling science-fiction/fantasy novel, Caverns of Socrates. And now this splendid story has been remastered ...

  • Shadowprey

    The Mithgar and Faery novels of Dennis L. McKiernan have long enchanted fans and critics alike. And they were equally enthralled with his bestselling science-fiction/fantasy novel: formerly titled Caverns of Socrates but in e-book form titled Shadowt...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Dennis L. McKiernan has published 29 books.

Dennis L. McKiernan does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Shadowprey, was published in July 2014.

The first book by Dennis L. McKiernan, The Dark Tide, was published in July 1984.

Yes. Dennis L. McKiernan has 5 series.
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