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Betsy Cornwell

3 Series • 7 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Mechanica Books
Start with: Mechanica (2015)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Tides (2013)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: Ring of Salt (2025)

ⓘ About Betsy Cornwell

Betsy Cornwell is a science fiction, fantasy and children’s author from County Galway, Ireland. She is also the story editor of a leading international magazine named “Parabola” that focuses on religion and mythology. Cornwell is highly experienced in magazine and book publishing which she has done for several years. She worked with popular novelists such as Emily Giffin and Nicholas Sparks at Park Literary Group, where she was the 2011 Sparks Fellow. Given her pedigree, she has been on National Public Radio in the United States, where she discussed the state of young adult fiction. She has also been a columnist and editor at “Teen Ink” and Editor in Chief at “Labry” before she decided to go to Notre Dame and graduated with her MFA in creative writing.

All Book Series by Betsy Cornwell

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Mechanica

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2015

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2015
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Venturess

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2017

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2017
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Tides

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2013

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2013
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The Forest Queen

Book 2 of 4 · published 2018

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2018
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The Circus Rose

Book 3 of 4 · published 2020

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2020
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Reader, I Murdered Him

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2022

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2022
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Ring of Salt

Single-title series · published 2025

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2025

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Betsy Cornwell?

Betsy Cornwell is a science fiction, fantasy and children’s author from County Galway, Ireland. She is also the story editor of a leading international magazine named “Parabola” that focuses on religion and mythology. Cornwell is highly experienced in magazine and book publishing which she has done for several years.

Which Betsy Cornwell series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Mechanica series, the earliest of Betsy Cornwell's multi-book series: it opens with Mechanica (2015) and runs to 2 books across 2015–2017, ending with Venturess (2017).

How many books has Betsy Cornwell written?

Betsy Cornwell has 7 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2013 and 2025. 2 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Mechanica series with 2 books — and 5 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Betsy Cornwell's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Betsy Cornwell's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Mechanica (2015–2017, 2 books).

How are Betsy Cornwell's books organised into series?

This guide splits Betsy Cornwell's 7 books into 1 named series and 5 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Mechanica (2 books, 2015–2017).