Melissa McShane

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  • Bibliography:
    58 Books (10 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 2015
  • Latest Book:
    September 2024
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Full Series List in Order

The Books of the Dark Goddess

1 - Silver and Shadow (Feb-2023)
2 - Missing By Moonlight (Apr-2023)
3 - Shades of the Past (Jul-2023)

Company of Strangers

1 - Company of Strangers (Dec-2018)
2 - Stone of Inheritance (Feb-2019)
3 - Mortal Rites (May-2019)
4 - Shifting Loyalties (Aug-2019)
5 - Sands of Memory (Nov-2019)
6 - Call of Wizardry (Jan-2020)

Convergence

1 - The Summoned Mage (Jun-2017)
2 - The Wandering Mage (Jun-2017)
3 - The Unconquered Mage (Jun-2017)

Crown of Tremontane

1 - Servant of the Crown (Jul-2015)
2 - Rider of the Crown (Oct-2015)
2.5 - Exile of the Crown (Dec-2015)
3 - Agent of the Crown (Feb-2016)
4 - Voyager of the Crown (Sep-2018)
5 - Tales of the Crown (Feb-2020)

The Dragons of Mother Stone

1 - Spark the Fire (Jul-2021)
2 - Faith in Flames (Sep-2021)
3 - Ember in Shadow (Oct-2021)
4 - Skies Will Burn (Jan-2022)

The Extraordinaries

1 - Burning Bright (Aug-2016)
2 - Wondering Sight (Jul-2017)
3 - Abounding Might (Apr-2018)
4 - Whispering Twilight (Jan-2021)
5 - Liberating Fight (May-2021)
6 - Beguiling Birthright (Mar-2022)
7 - Soaring Flight (May-2022)
8 - Discerning Insight (Aug-2022)

The Heirs of Willow North

1 - Ally of the Crown (Mar-2020)
2 - Stranger to the Crown (Oct-2020)
3 - Scholar of the Crown (Mar-2021)

The Last Oracle

1 - The Book of Secrets (Feb-2018)
2 - The Book of Peril (Jul-2018)
3 - The Book of Mayhem (Apr-2019)
4 - The Book of Lies (Jul-2019)
5 - The Book of Betrayal (Sep-2019)
6 - The Book of Havoc (Apr-2020)
7 - The Book of Harmony (Jun-2020)
8 - The Book of War (Jul-2020)
9 - The Book of Destiny (Sep-2020)

The Living Oracle

1 - Hidden Realm (Jun-2023)

The Saga of Willow North

1 - Pretender to the Crown (Sep-2017)
2 - Guardian of the Crown (Nov-2017)
3 - Champion of the Crown (Feb-2018)

Book List in Order: 58 titles

  • Emissary

    When unquiet ghosts walk the earth, the servants of Atenas, God of Death, guide them to their final rest in His domain. For six years, Zerafine, priestess of Atenas, and her companion Gerrard have walked the known world, bringing peace to the dead...

  • The Smoke-Scented Girl

    The country of Dalanine, at war with the vicious Despot, turns to young magician Evon Lorantis to solve a mystery: a rash of spontaneously occurring fires that melt stone and vaporize flesh. This weapon could finally defeat the Despot, and they wa...

  • Servant of the Crown

    Crown of Tremontane - 1

    Alison Quinn, Countess of Waxwold, is content with her bookish life -- until she’s summoned to be a lady-in-waiting to the Queen of Tremontane’s mother for six months. Even the prospect of access to the Royal Library doesn’t seem enough to make...

  • Rider of the Crown

    Crown of Tremontane - 2

    Imogen, warrior of the Kirkellan tribes, has never wanted to be anything else. But when the long war between the Kirkellan and the country of Ruskald ends, the terms of the peace treaty require Imogen to be married to the vicious King of Ruskald for ...

  • Exile of the Crown

    Crown of Tremontane - 2.5

    Zara North, former Queen of Tremontane, left her throne and her family behind to keep her secret: she cannot be killed, she cannot age, and her magic could topple the North family from the throne. As an exile in her own country, Zara finds love, sorr...

  • Agent of the Crown

    Crown of Tremontane - 3

    Telaine North Hunter, Princess of Tremontane, is beautiful, spoiled, flirtatious, and the center of fashionable society throughout Tremontane. She’s also a spy. As an agent of the Crown, Telaine uses her high society connections to gather informati...

  • Burning Bright

    The Extraordinaries - 1

    In 1812, Elinor Pembroke wakes to find her bedchamber in flames--and extinguishes them with a thought.

    At 21, she is old to manifest magical talent, but the evidence is unmistakable: she not only has the ability to start fires, but the far ...

  • The God-Touched Man

    Five years after the defeat of the Despot, the southern country of Santerre has finally recovered from his rule and sends an embassy to Dalanine. Piercy Faranter, government agent and man about town, receives an assignment to watch over the princess ...

  • The Summoned Mage

    Convergence - 1

    Sesskia, talented thief and secret mage, has spent the last ten years traveling the world, searching for ancient books that will teach her magic forbidden in her country. When she is magically transported to another world where magic is not only perm...



  • The Unconquered Mage

    Convergence - 3

    Once a thief and secret mage, then a leader of mage warriors, Sesskia is now Empress-Consort of the combined countries of Balaen and Castavir. But that title is far from secure.Sesskia and her husband Cederic have only two-thirds of the Balaenic Army...

  • The Wandering Mage

    Convergence - 2

    The convergence is over, but Sesskia’s role in preventing it has left her far from her friends and her husband Cederic.As she tries to travel north to rejoin them, events keep interfering. The mad God-Empress of Castavir is in control of an army th...

  • Wondering Sight

    The Extraordinaries - 2

    Sophia Westlake is an Extraordinary Seer, gifted with the ability to see past, present, and future in Dreams and Visions. Her talent led to the destruction of the Caribbean pirates plaguing England's shipping and gained her renown and the accolades o...

  • Pretender to the Crown

    The Saga of Willow North - 1

    Willow North is a thief, and despite her secret magical talent for sensing worked metal, she has never wanted to be anything else. But when her former fiancé appears on her doorstep with the eight-year-old King of Tremontane in tow, she is drawn int...

  • Guardian of the Crown

    The Saga of Willow North - 2

    When Serjian Kerish showed up on her doorstep with the heir to the Crown of Tremontane in tow, Willow North thought her involvement would begin and end with getting him out of the capital and away from his murderous uncle. But bringing the boy-king F...

  • The Book of Secrets

    The Last Oracle - 1

    Helena Davies just wants a job that will get her out of her parents’ basement. Abernathy’s Bookstore is disorganized, out of the way, and smells funny, but it pays well and promises to at least be interesting. She has no idea how interesting her ...

  • Champion of the Crown

    The Saga of Willow North - 3

    Willow North has safely brought the boy-King Felix out of Tremontane and secured the support of neighboring Eskandel in his bid to recover the Crown. Now she faces her greatest challenge yet: convincing the Counts and Barons of Tremontane to support ...

  • Abounding Might

    The Extraordinaries - 3

    Calcutta, 1813. Lady Daphne St. Clair, who as an Extraordinary Bounder is capable of transporting herself anywhere in the world with a thought, has longed to serve in the Army for years. But an unexpected weakness at the sight of blood makes her resp...

  • The Book of Peril

    The Last Oracle - 2

    As the custodian of the oracular bookstore Abernathy's, Helena has faced any number of challenges in learning her new role. But when the store begins giving out false prophecies, Helena comes up against her greatest challenge yet: how can she fix...

  • Warts and All

    Beginner witch Chloe has a problem. There’s a frog in her tub who says he used to be a man. Worse, his memory is slipping away from him. Magic doesn’t work, so there’s only one way she can think of to turn him back -- but can she bring herself ...



  • Voyager of the Crown

    Crown of Tremontane - 4

    Zara North, Queen of Tremontane, has the ability to unconsciously heal herself -- a magic that also keeps her from aging. Faced with the reality that public knowledge of her magic could destroy her family’s dynasty and cost them the Crown, she fake...

  • Company of Strangers

    Company of Strangers - 1

    The wizard Sienne hopes to make a name for herself as a scrapper -- someone who scours the ruins of the Empty Lands for treasure and lost magical artifacts. But first she must find someone willing to take a chance on a desperate beginner.When Sienne ...

  • The View From Castle Always

    Men and women come to Castle Always to receive a destiny. Few of those questers survive to return home. Mysterious, difficult to find, and possibly sentient, the Castle keeps its secrets hidden away where no one thinks to look for them.Unlike other q...

  • Stone of Inheritance

    Company of Strangers - 2

    A SPOT OF BLACKMAIL

    For months, Sienne and her scrapper team have faced manychallenges in their quest to free Alaric’s people from the wizard enslavingthem. But when a new, unexpected challenge threatens to end their quest, thecompanions h...

  • The Book of Mayhem

    The Last Oracle - 3

    With two threats to the oracular bookstore Abernathy’s behind her, Helena finally feels secure in her role as custodian. But when a new danger rises, it threatens not the store, but the magi of Portland. As tensions between the factions grow, and m...

  • Mortal Rites

    Company of Strangers - 3

    THE UNDEAD RISE

    After finding two items they need to save Alaric’s peoplefrom the wizard who enslaves them, Sienne and her companions feel confidentthat success is just around the corner. But the quest takes a dark turn whenthey learn the ...

  • The Book of Lies

    The Last Oracle - 4

    For over seventy years, the use of familiars -- monsters bound by magic to fight beside humans in the Long War -- divided magery into two factions. Now, the monsters strike back.As Helena prepares for the Conference of Neutralities, reports of famili...

  • Shifting Loyalties

    Company of Strangers - 4

    AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERYThe four hundredth anniversary of the city of Fioretti’s founding provides Sienne and her companions a welcome break from their quest. But the celebration also brings Sienne’s family to Fioretti, with news that changes her ...

  • The Book of Betrayal

    The Last Oracle - 5

    Helena Davies knows all about keeping secrets.

    Now her secrets will come to light.

    Helena’s encounter with a terrible creature whose kind arebent on destroying the world revealed a terrible truth: a cabal of rogue humansworks with th...

  • Sands of Memory

    Company of Strangers - 5

    A CITY LOST TO TIME

    An unexpected discovery takes Sienne and her companions tothe mysterious country of Omeira, Kalanath’s lost homeland. There, a surprisingwelcome for Kalanath leads to another discovery. To complete their quest, theymust...



  • Call of Wizardry

    Company of Strangers - 6

    THE FINAL CHALLENGEWith their quest nearly over and the coming of age ritual complete, Sienne and her companions prepare to challenge the wizard who enslaved Alaric’s people. But a message from an unexpected source reveals terrible news about the i...

  • Tales of the Crown

    Crown of Tremontane - 5

    Where THE CROWN OF TREMONTANE and THE SAGA OF WILLOW NORTH leave off, TALES OF THE CROWN begins…This SPOILER-FILLED COMPANION volume to the Tremontane novels contains stories, novellas, scenes, and excerpts that never made it into the books! Here y...

  • Ally of the Crown

    The Heirs of Willow North - 1

    Fiona, cursed with the power to ignite fire in a country where magic is illegal, wants to start a new life for herself, far from the mistakes of her past.A case of mistaken identity tangles her fortunes with those of the mysterious Sebastian, who int...

  • The Book of Havoc

    The Last Oracle - 6

    War is coming. And Helena is at the heart of it.With a successful challenge to the Accords behind her, and her relationship with Malcolm Campbell made public, Helena Davies' life seems perfect. Then the attacks begin.As the enemy magi known as the Me...

  • The Book of Harmony

    The Last Oracle - 7

    When the oracle behaves strangely, Helena is its only hope.With the Mercy's attacks on the Wardens neutralized, Helena prepares for her upcoming wedding to Malcolm Campbell. But when Helena steps into the oracle's space and finds herself somewhere un...

  • The Book of War

    The Last Oracle - 8

    Helena and the oracular bookstore Abernathy's stopped an attack by the alien invaders' human allies and destroyed their attempt at a second oracle, giving the Wardens much-needed victories. Now, after months of fighting a defensive war, the Wardens p...

  • The Book of Destiny

    The Last Oracle - 9

    Helena has come far from the day she became custodian of Abernathy's, the world's only living oracle. Now, she faces her greatest challenge yet: the oracle's prediction that it, and she, will end. As monstrous invaders strike city after city, le...

  • Stranger to the Crown

    The Heirs of Willow North - 2

    AN UNCERTAIN QUEENElspeth North, born and raised far from her Tremontanan homeland, wants nothing more than the peaceful, holy life of a priestess. Although born a princess, she believes her father's abdication means politics and intrigue have nothin...

  • Whispering Twilight

    The Extraordinaries - 4

    PERU, 1815. Bess Hanley, fresh from service with England’s War Office and grieving the loss of her dearest friend, embarks on a sea voyage that ends in disaster. Shipwrecked off the coast of Peru, Bess’s Extraordinary ability to mentally communic...

  • Scholar of the Crown

    The Heirs of Willow North - 3

    Veronica North, quiet and shy widow of the King of Tremontane, spends her days drifting from one charitable cause to another. Longing for something different, she returns to the Scholia, foremost educational institution in the country, to complete he...



  • Liberating Fight

    The Extraordinaries - 5

    Spain, 1814. The warrior woman Amaya, born Imelda Salazar, has the power to alter bodies with a touch—to heal, or to destroy. Having left behind her Inca rescuers for a new life in England, she finds herself lost in this new world, surrounded b...

  • Spark the Fire

    The Dragons of Mother Stone - 1

    The dragon Lamprophyre prefers poetry to politics and would rather fly than hunt. But when humans intrude on dragon territory for the first time in centuries, only Lamprophyre wants to know why. Her search leads her to meet the human Prince Rokshan&m...

  • Faith in Flames

    The Dragons of Mother Stone - 2

    Thanks to the dragon Lamprophyre and her friend, the human Prince Rokshan, dragons and humans live in harmony for the first time in centuries. But as humans come to accept dragons in their cities, a new challenge arises. The ecclesiasts, the religiou...

  • Ember in Shadow

    The Dragons of Mother Stone - 3

    As a royal wedding draws near, relations between humans and dragons are better than ever. Even the discovery that an ancient, evil entity was behind the human animosity toward dragons cannot stop the dragon Lamprophyre and her human friend Prince Rok...

  • Skies Will Burn

    The Dragons of Mother Stone - 4

    A new year brings new purpose to Lamprophyre and Rokshan as they continue in their quest to find and defeat their mysterious enemy, the ancient dragon Sardonyx. But when a prophecy commands the ecclesiasts of Tanajital to climb dragons' most sacred m...

  • Beguiling Birthright

    The Extraordinaries - 6

    France, 1815. As a rifleman in Wellington's Army, Jennet Graeme conceals two secrets from her comrades in arms. She is no man, but a woman. And she, like Napoleon, is an Extraordinary Coercer, capable of controlling the minds and hearts of anyone she...

  • Soaring Flight

    The Extraordinaries - 7

    Home after Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, Clemency, Countess of Ashford, looks forward to resuming a quiet life. But her past refuses to stay in the past. Fighting memories, the Extraordinary Mover takes to the skies by night, secretly bringing crimi...

  • Discerning Insight

    The Extraordinaries - 8

    LONDON, 1816. After many years confined to an asylum when her ability to sense the emotions of others drove her temporarily mad, Lydia Wescott, Extraordinary Discerner, now serves England as a secret agent. Recruited by the Duke of Craythorne to stop...

  • Winter Across Worlds

    Maybe it's just that this time of year, when it's dark and cold and the world feels like it's trying to kill us, we get the urge to band together and fight back. This winter season, curl up with a collection of short stories from this world and ...

  • Silver and Shadow

    The Books of the Dark Goddess - 1

    In a world where paladins serve the Dark Lady and hunt monsters in Her name, Ginnevra Cassaline knows her duty. But when a routine mission leads her to an impossible alliance with Eodan-a werewolf who defies everything she believes about monsters-she...



  • Missing By Moonlight

    The Books of the Dark Goddess - 2

    Paladin of the Goddess Ginnevra Cassaline and her companion, the werewolf Eodan, want to teach people the truth about how good werewolves turn their backs on the Goddess's enemy, the Bright One. But as a new challenge arises, they must temporarily se...

  • Hidden Realm

    The Living Oracle - 1

    Ten years after joining with the oracular bookstore Abernathy's to become an oracle herself, Helena Campbell has a perfect life: a loving husband, three wonderful children who share her gift, and a calling she loves. But a chance encounter reveals a ...

  • Shades of the Past

    The Books of the Dark Goddess - 3

    An assignment to mediate a religious conflict takes the paladin Ginnevra and her werewolf companion Eodan to the city-state of Quinizelle, site of Ginnevra's greatest failure. Four years earlier, a bandit attack caused the death of the king's sister,...

  • Warts and All the Expanded Deluxe Edition

    Beginner witch Chloe has a problem. There's a frog in her tub who says he used to be a man. Worse, his memory is slipping away from him. Magic doesn't work, so there's only one way she can think of to turn him back—but can she bring herself to ...

  • Dungeon Spiteful

    For five years, Aderyn has waited to get the Call-the event when the system controlling her world grants her a class and appropriate skills to become an adventurer. When the system makes her a Warmaster, Aderyn eagerly sets out on her first journey. ...

  • Hidden Enemy

    Return to the world of The Last Oracle! With the destruction of the barrier protecting our world from the lost realm of Faerie, conflict rises between the Wardens and the magical adepts who created it. While most adepts understand Helena's role ...

  • The Extraordinaries Volume One

  • Hidden Pursuit

    The oracle Helena Campbell can't ignore the threat posed by elves bent on destroying humanity. But despite the viciousness of the elves, she worries more about the dangers posed by the Savants. This secret cabal of humans who want to use Faerie's mag...

  • Path of the Paladin

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    As a paladin and prime of the Dark Goddess, Ginnevra travels the world with her werewolf companion Eodan, protecting the innocent and destroying evil. Her latest mission: to escort an anointed to the holy city of Abraciabene to receive the highest or...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Melissa McShane has published 58 books.

Melissa McShane does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Hidden Pursuit, was published in September 2024.

The first book by Melissa McShane, Emissary, was published in January 2015.

Yes. Melissa McShane has 10 series.
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