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  • Bibliography:
    23 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    August 1980
  • Latest Book:
    September 2020
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Full Series List in Order

Swords of Riverside

Swordspoint (Jul-1987)
The Privilege of the Sword (Aug-2006)

Multi-Author Series List

Choose Your Own Adventure

47 - Outlaws of Sherwood Forest (Jul-1985)
56 - The Enchanted Kingdom (Apr-1986)
58 - Statue of Liberty Adventure (Jun-1986)
63 - Mystery of the Secret Room (Nov-1986)
86 - Knights of the Round Table (Nov-1988)

Tremontaine: Season 2

1 - Convocation (Oct-2016)

Tremontaine: Season 1

1 - Arrivals (Nov-2015)
13 - Departures (Jan-2016)

Book List in Order: 23 titles









  • "Let the fairy tale begin on a winter's morning, then, with one drop of blood new-fallen on the ivory snow: a drop as bright as a clear-cut ruby, red as the single spot of claret on the lace cuff. And it therefore follows that evil lurks behind each ...




  • Award-winning author and radio personality Ellen Kushner's inspired retelling of an ancient legend weaves myth and magic into a vivid contemporary novel about the mysteries of the human heart. Brimming with ballads, riddles, and magical, transformati...







  • A collection of fifteen stories by highly acclaimed authors--including Michael Kandel, Terri Windling, and Susan Palwick--focuses on the power of music, from the moonlit dances of fairies to a future museum of long-lost sounds. Original....



  • Welcome to Riverside, where the aristocratic and the ambitious battle for power in the city's ballroom, brothels and boudoirs. Into this alluring world walks Katherine, a well-bred country girl versed in the rules of conventional society. Her mistake...



  • Nun, Gimel, Hey, Shin

    Sara finds Chanukah celebrations boring. When her Tante Miriam arrives and gives her a Golden Dreydl, everything changes. The dreydl, an enchanted princess in disguise, takes Sara on a journey to a magical world.

    W...



  • Bordertown: a city on the border between our human world and the elfin realm. Runaway teens come from both sides of the border to find adventure, to find themselves. Elves play in rock bands and race down the street on spell-powered motorbikes. Human...



  • Featuring original stories from 20 authors, this dark, captivating, fabulous and fantastical collection, Naked City, is not to be missed! Edited by award-winning editor Ellen Datlow.In this thrilling collection of original stories some of today's hot...



  • Welcome to the wide world of paranormal pastimes, where striking out might strike you dead. Editors Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner are your announcers for this collection of the most peculiar plays ever made—including a story featuring ...



  • Swordplay, scandal, and sexwelcome to the world of Tremontaine , a glittering new chapter in Ellen Kushner's classic Riverside series. In a city that never was, sex, scandal, and swordplay combine in a melodrama of manners that returns readers to t...



  • Season 1 of Tremontaine, the hit episodic online serial set in Ellen Kushner's Swordpoint universe, reaches its riveting conclusion. Kaab and Diane, enemies bound by common interests, forge a new understanding. Micah and Rafe receive unexpected offe...



  • Swordplay, scandal, and sex -- welcome to the world of Tremontaine, a glittering new entry in Ellen Kushner's classic Riverside series. This is the 1st episode in the second season of Tremontaine, a 13-episode serial from Serial Box Publishing. This...



  • Swordplay, scandal, and sex -- welcome to the world of Tremontaine, a glittering new entry in Ellen Kushner's classic Riverside series. This is the final episode in the second season of Tremontaine, a 13-episode serial from Serial Box Publishing. Th...






  • Welcome to Tremontaine, the prequel to Ellen Kushner’s beloved Riverside series that began with Swordspoint! A duchess’s beauty matched only by her cunning; her husband’s dangerous affair with a handsome scholar; a foreigner in a playground ...



  • Swordplay, scandal, and sex -- welcome to the world of Tremontaine, a glittering new entry in Ellen Kushner's classic Riverside series. This is the 1st episode in the third season of Tremontaine, a 13-episode serial from Serial Box Publishing. This e...



  • Welcome to Tremontaine, where ambition, love affairs, and rivalries dance with deadly results. In this novel Ellen Kushner and a team of writers return readers to the world of scandal and swordplay introduced in her cult-classic novel Swordspoint. Re...



  • From award-winning fantasy author Ellen Kushner comes an unforgettable adventure inspired by Jewish folklore and tradition.Sara wishes her family celebrated Christmas or at least had one of the pretty trees she sees at her friends' houses. But at her...


Award-Winning Books by Ellen Kushner

The Privilege of the Sword
2006 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- Epic Fantasy Novel
2007 Locus Award -- Fantasy Novel
Thomas the Rhymer
1991 World Fantasy Award -- Novel


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Ellen Kushner has published 23 books.

Ellen Kushner does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Golden Dreidel, was published in September 2020.

The first book by Ellen Kushner, Basilisk, was published in August 1980.

Yes. Ellen Kushner has 1 series.