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ⓘ About Alma Alexander
Alma Alexander, known as the Duchess of Fantasy, is an internationally published novelist, short story writer, and anthologist specialising in SFF (both adult and YA); some of her popular series include the YA The popular novel series written by her include the Worldweavers (YA) and the Were Chronicles series, and her historical fantasy books like “Secrets of Jin-shei”, Embers of Heaven”, and “Empress” – to be extended with further novels based on that shared alt-history world. She has also written award-nominated standalone novels like”Midnight at Spanish Gardens” and “The Second Star”, and highly-rated short story collections like the Val Hall series and the “Fractured Fairy Tales”.
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Who is Alma Alexander?
Alma Alexander, known as the Duchess of Fantasy, is an internationally published novelist, short story writer, and anthologist specialising in SFF (both adult and YA); some of her popular series include the YA The popular novel series written by her include the Worldweavers (YA) and the Were Chronicles series, and her historical fantasy books like "Secrets of Jin-shei", Embers of Heaven", and "Empress" – to be extended with further novels based on that shared alt-history world. She has also written award-nominated standalone novels like"Midnight at Spanish Gardens" and "The Second Star", and…
Which Alma Alexander series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Alma Alexander Triads series, the earliest of Alma Alexander's multi-book series: it opens with Haunted (1911) and runs to 5 books across 1911–2013, ending with A Sense of Love (2013). Alma Alexander's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Alma Alexander written?
Alma Alexander has 43 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1911 and 2026. 20 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being the Alma Alexander Triads series with 5 books — and 23 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Alma Alexander's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Alma Alexander's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Alma Alexander Triads (1911–2013, 5 books), Anghara Kir Hama (2001–2005, 2 books) and Jin-Shei (2003–2006, 2 books), plus 4 more.
How are Alma Alexander's books organised into series?
This guide splits Alma Alexander's 43 books into 7 named series and 23 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Alma Alexander Triads (5 books, 1911–2013); Worldweavers (4 books, 2008–2015); Val Hall (3 books, 2020–2023); The Were Chronicles (3 books, 2014–2016); Anghara Kir Hama (2 books, 2001–2005), plus 2 further series.