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Anne Ursu

4 Series • 14 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of The Cronus Chronicles Books
Start with: The Shadow Thieves (2006)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Spilling Clarence (2002)
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Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Start with: Max Swings for the Fences (2012)

ⓘ About Anne Ursu

Anne Ursu is an American author. Born in 1973, Ursu attended Brown University and is a writer of fantasy stories. The majority of her stories are aimed at the younger readers. She wrote Breadcrumbs, which was very favorably received. This was named by Publishers Weekly as well as several others to be one of the year’s best books. The modern fairy tale is designed to be read by those in the middle school age group. It was inspired by the story “The Snow Queen” and is the tale of a young girl that lives in Minneapolis that decides to follow her friends into the strange woods and finds out that she is caught in the middle of a fantasy from which there may be no escape. Anne Ursu has received many honors for her writing and also received a McKnight Fellowship.

All Book Series by Anne Ursu

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The Shadow Thieves

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2006

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2006
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The Siren Song

Book 2 of 3 · published 2007

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2007
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The Immortal Fire

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2009

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2009
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Spilling Clarence

Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2002

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2002
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The Disapparation of James

Book 2 of 7 · published 2003

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2003
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Breadcrumbs

Book 3 of 7 · published 2011

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2011
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The Real Boy

Book 4 of 7 · published 2013

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2013
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The Lost Girl

Book 5 of 7 · published 2019

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2019
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The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

Book 6 of 7 · published 2021

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2021
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Not Quite a Ghost

Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2024

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2024
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Max Swings for the Fences

Single-title series · published 2012

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2012
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Swashbuckling Fantasy

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2006

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2006
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Riding Shotgun

Book 2 of 3 · published 2008

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2008
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2020

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2020

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Anne Ursu?

Anne Ursu is an American author. Born in 1973, Ursu attended Brown University and is a writer of fantasy stories. The majority of her stories are aimed at the younger readers.

Which Anne Ursu series should I start with?

The best place to start is The Cronus Chronicles series, the earliest of Anne Ursu's multi-book series: it opens with The Shadow Thieves (2006) and runs to 3 books across 2006–2009, ending with The Immortal Fire (2009).

How many books has Anne Ursu written?

Anne Ursu has 14 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2002 and 2024. 3 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being The Cronus Chronicles series with 3 books — and 11 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Anne Ursu's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Anne Ursu's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Cronus Chronicles (2006–2009, 3 books).

How are Anne Ursu's books organised into series?

This guide splits Anne Ursu's 14 books into 1 named series and 11 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Cronus Chronicles (3 books, 2006–2009).