Kate Elliott

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  • Bibliography:
    36 Books (8 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 1992
  • Latest Book:
    November 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Black Wolves Trilogy

1 - The Black Wolves (Nov-2015)

A Court of Fives Novel

1 - Court of Fives (Aug-2015)
1.5 - Night Flower (Dec-2015)
2 - Poisoned Blade (Aug-2016)
3 - Buried Heart (Jul-2017)

Crossroads

1 - Spirit Gate (Oct-2006)
2 - Shadow Gate (Apr-2008)
3 - Traitors' Gate (Aug-2009)

Crown of Stars

1 - King's Dragon (Feb-1997)
2 - Prince of Dogs (Feb-1998)
3 - The Burning Stone (Apr-1999)
4 - Child of Flame (Oct-2000)
5 - The Gathering Storm (Feb-2003)
6 - In the Ruins (Jun-2005)
7 - Crown of Stars (Feb-2006)

Jaran

1 - Jaran (Jun-1992)
2 - An Earthly Crown (Mar-1993)
3 - His Conquering Sword (Oct-1994)
4 - The Law of Becoming (Oct-1994)

Spiritwalker Triligy

1 - Cold Magic (Sep-2010)
2 - Cold Fire (Oct-2011)
3 - Cold Steel (Jun-2013)

The Sun Chronicles

1 - Unconquerable Sun (Jul-2020)
2 - Furious Heaven (Apr-2023)

The Witch Roads

1 - The Witch Roads (Jun-2025)
2 - The Nameless Land (Nov-2025)

Book List in Order: 36 titles

  • Jaran

    Jaran - 1

    HEIR TO EMPIRE -- Tess had been cursed by an accident of birth, cursed to be the sister of the one man honored by the conquerors of human-run space. Her brother, Charles Soerensen, the leader of Earth's rebellion, had been given a dukedom after ...

  • An Earthly Crown

    Jaran - 2

    CONFRONTATION OF CONQUERORS In jARAN, Kate Elliott introduced us to the planet Rhui, an interdicted, low-technology, human-populated world, and to the nomadic jaran tribes, a people on the brink of uniting under one charismatic warlord, Ilya Bakht...

  • His Conquering Sword

    Jaran - 3

    WHEN CONQUERORS CLASH-- On the planet Rhui, the jaran tribes, under the leadership of Ilya Bakhtiian have ranged far in their campaign to subjugate all who will not willingly yield to their rule. Yet even as they prepare to besiege the royal city ...

  • The Law of Becoming

    Jaran - 4

    THE GAME OF PRINCES-- When the human rebellion against the Chapalii Empire failed, the alien overlords did the unthinkable. They made Charles Soerensen, leader of the rebellion, a duke in their empire, granting him lordship over several worlds, am...

  • The Golden Key

    In Tira Virte, art is prized for its beauty and as a binding legal record of everything from marriages to treaties. Yet not even the Grand Duke knows how extraordinary the Grijalva family's art is, for certain Grijalva males are born with the ability...

  • King's Dragon

    Crown of Stars - 1

    IT BEGINS WITH CIVIL WAR.... For though King Henry still holds the crown of Wendar, his reign has long been contested by his sister Sabella. There are many eager to flock to her banner, and there are ways to make even the most unwilling lord into ...

  • Prince of Dogs

    Crown of Stars - 2

    HELD CAPTIVE BY THEIR DESTINIES SANGLANT--the Prince of Dogs, King Henry's bastard son; though believed dead by all who could succor him, he is being held captive in the city of Gent by Bloodheart, the Eika warlord. Cursed by his mother's blood wi...

  • The Burning Stone

    Crown of Stars - 3

    WHEN MAGIC CALLS It is a crucial time in the war-torn kingdoms of Wendar and Varre, a moment when even one wrong decision can tilt the balance of events into total disaster. For Sanglant--King Henry's son--and Liath--the woman he loves--the offer ...

  • Child of Flame

    Crown of Stars - 4

    PERILOUS PATHWAYS THROUGH TIME Far beyond the borders of Wendar and Varre, Alain, Liath, Sanglant, and King Henry must make their separate journeys, following twisting roads which will nevertheless lead them all to one fated moment in time.... ...



  • Sunseeker

    in 30th Anniversary DAW: Science Fiction
    • / Science Fiction
    • Buy Buy

    Such masters of the Science Fiction genre as Tad Williams, Brian Aldiss, Frederik Pohl, Kate Elliot, C.J. Cherryh, and Julie E. Czerneda contribute all new, original pieces of short fiction to this commemorative volume honoring DAW Books thirtieth ye...

  • The Gathering Storm

    Crown of Stars - 5

    THE LONG DREADED CATACLYSM is about to descend on the world as the lost land of the Aoi returns to the Earth from which it was cast forth millennia ago. And though Liath has at last found her way back to Earth, she knows disaster will soon follow he...

  • In the Ruins

    Crown of Stars - 6

    THE LOST LAND OF THE AOI HAS RETURNED AT LAST to the earth from which it was cast forth millennia ago. And as tsunamis, earthquakes, and firestorms reshape the very land and seas, darkness descends everywhere. With the war for empire disrupted, all ...

  • Crown of Stars

    Crown of Stars - 7

    In the wake of the cataclysm many new alliances are forming even as old ones dissolve. As Sanglant struggles to legitimize his own leadership, the Aoi are carrying out random attacks-while implicating him as their leader. Stronghand has begun a march...

  • Spirit Gate

    Crossroads - 1

    For generations the immortal Guardians were the unseen protectors of the lands of the Hundred. Eagle reeves, sworn to honor and protect the land, patrolled the skies, keeping peace in the realm. But now a shadow has fallen across the land. A horde of...

  • Shadow Gate

    Crossroads - 2

    THE WINGS OF JUSTICE Marit knows that her life as an eagle-reeve ended when she was Wimurdered by vicious bandits . . . and somehow she has been reborn as a Guardian, one of the godlike beings that has personified justice for the people of the Hundr...

  • Traitors' Gate

    Crossroads - 3

    THE FATE OF THE HUNDRED The nine Guardians of the Hundred, people who have died and been reborn into power and immortality, are pledged to protect the land. But their power has corrupted them, and they now command a vast horde that sweeps like a pla...

  • Cold Magic

    Spiritwalker Triligy - 1

    From one of the genre's finest writers comes a bold new epic fantasy in which science and magic are locked in a deadly struggle. It is the dawn of a new age... The Industrial Revolution has begun, factories are springing up across the country, and...

  • Cold Fire

    Spiritwalker Triligy - 2

    Cat Barahal and her beloved cousin Bee think they have reached a safe place to shelter. But the Cold Mages who are conspiring to take them prisoner are closing in. The warlord who hopes to conquer all Europa is convinced their destiny is to aid him, ...

  • Apex Magazine - Issue 45

    Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field. New issues are released on the first Tuesday of every month.*2012 Hugo Award nominee for B...



  • Cold Steel

    Spiritwalker Triligy - 3

    Trouble, treachery, and magic just won't stop plaguing Cat Barahal. The Master of the Wild Hunt has stolen her husband Andevai. The ruler of the Taino kingdom blames her for his mother's murder. The infamous General Camjiata insists she join his army...

  • Court of Fives

    A Court of Fives Novel - 1

    In this imaginative escape into enthralling new lands, World Fantasy Award finalist Kate Elliott's first young adult novel weaves an epic story of a girl struggling to do what she loves in a society suffocated by rules of class and privilege. Jess...

  • The Black Wolves

    Black Wolves Trilogy - 1

    An exiled captain returns to help the son of the king who died under his protection in this rich and multi-layered first book in an action-packed new series. Twenty two years have passed since Kellas, once Captain of the legendary Black Wolves, lo...

  • The Beatriceid

    A stunning new short story, written in verse, set in Kate Elliott's Spiritwalker UniverseBefore Andevai, the waking of dreaming dragons, the war for Europa, and the cruel treachery of the Wild Hunt, cousins Catherine and Beatrice Hassi Barahal were n...

  • Night Flower

    A Court of Fives Novel - 1.5

    This gorgeous romance from World Fantasy Award finalist Kate Elliott is a prequel to Court of Fives, the epic story of Jessamy and her struggle to do what she loves in a society suffocated by rules of class and privilege. Kiya is a Commoner who has ...

  • Poisoned Blade

    A Court of Fives Novel - 2

    In this thrilling sequel to World Fantasy Award finalist Kate Elliott's bestselling young adult debut Court of Fives, a girl immersed in a high-stakes competition holds the fate of a kingdom in her hands--now available in paperback! The Fives Cour...

  • Buried Heart

    A Court of Fives Novel - 3

    Choose between your parents. Choose between your friends. Choose between your lovers. Choose who you are. On the run from the murderous King Nikonos, Jessamy must find a way for her beloved Kalliarkos to take his rightful place on the throne. Only th...

  • The Wildered Quest

    In the exciting new story of Magic's latest release, Throne of Eldraine, the young warrior-mage twins Rowan and Will Kenrith quest for their missing father, High King Kenrith. Venturing far from the safety of the Realm, their search ta...

  • Unconquerable Sun

    The Sun Chronicles - 1

    New York Times bestselling author Kate Elliott brings us a thrilling new science fiction adventure set in a rich universe full of political intrigue with Unconquerable Sun. GENDER-SWAPPED ALEXANDER THE GREAT ON AN INTERSTELLAR SCALE Princess Sun ...

  • Lady Chaos



  • The Tinder Box

    A reimagining of Hans Christian Anderson’s original fairytale, Kate Elliott's “The Tinder Box” tells the story of a witch at the heart of an incipient rebellion -- and all of those to come. “One spark. Two sparks. Three. This is what it take...

  • Servant Mage

    In Kate Elliott's Servant Mage, a lowly fire mage finds herself entangled in an empire-spanning conspiracy on her way to discovering her true power. They choose their laws to secure their power. Fellian is a Lamplighter, able to provide ill...

  • The Keeper's Six

    You never stop worrying about your kids, even when they're adults. Kate Elliott's action-packed The Keeper's Six features a world-hopping, bad-ass, spell-slinging mother who sets out to rescue her kidnapped adult son from a dragon lord with everythin...

  • Furious Heaven

    The Sun Chronicles - 2

    Furious Heaven is Kate Elliott's highly anticipated sequel to the thrilling space adventure Unconquerable Sun!The Republic of Chaonia fleets, under the joint command of Princess Sun and her formidable mother, Queen-Marshal Eirene, have defeated and d...

  • The History of the World Begins in Ice

    ​Enter the Post-Roman Afro-Celtic icepunk regency fantasy world of the Spiritwalker Trilogy (Cold Magic, Cold Fire, Cold Steel)-starring Phoenician spies, well-dressed men, revolutionary women, and lawyer dinosaurs-with eleven vivid stories gat...

  • The Witch Roads

    The Witch Roads - 1

    Book 1 in the Witch Roads duology. Book 2 coming November 2025.Status is hereditary, class is bestowed, trust must be earned.When an arrogant prince (and his equally arrogant entourage) gets stuck in Orledder Halt as part of brutal political intrigue...

  • The Nameless Land

    The Witch Roads - 2

    Surprising betrayals, surprising alliances, and surprising discoveries of heritage abound in this energetic sequel to The Witch Roads.When the royal party finds themselves in a land they never believed they could access, it will take all of Prince Ge...

Award-Winning Books by Kate Elliott

The Black Wolves
2015 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- Epic Fantasy Novel


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Kate Elliott has published 36 books.

The next book by Kate Elliott, The Nameless Land, will be published in November 2025.

The first book by Kate Elliott, Jaran, was published in June 1992.

Yes. Kate Elliott has 8 series.
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