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ⓘ About C.S. Pacat
C.S. Pacat is an Australian author of fiction. She is a writer that hails from Melbourne. She is perhaps best known for her self-published web serial called the Captive Prince. The series started off in 2013 and started to receive acclaim and success both critical and commercial. The world could not live without the Captive Prince and it was acquired by Penguin. The series made its debut in 2015. The phenomenon became a global sensation and the blog series is still up online if readers are interested in checking it out. The first two books were originally published as a serial online before making their way into print. C.S.
All Book Series by C.S. Pacat
The Adventures of Charls, the Veretian Cloth Merchant
Book 3 of 5 · published 2017
The Summer Palace and Other Stories
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2018
Better than Batman
Series opener · book 1 of 19 · published 2017 Anthology · Tim Seeley
Nightwing: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition, Book 1
Book 4 of 19 · published 2017 Anthology · Tim Seeley
Nightwing: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition, Book 3
Book 9 of 19 · published 2019 Anthology · Tim Seeley
The Battle for Blüdhaven’s Heart
Book 16 of 19 · published 2023 Anthology · Tom Taylor
Standing at the Edge
Latest in the series · book 19 of 19 · published 2024 Anthology · Marv Wolfman,Tom Taylor
Fence: Challengers
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2025 Co-authored · Johanna the Mad
The Gathering Storm
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2022 Anthology · Tom Taylor
Tales from the Three Kingdoms
Book 2 of 5 · published 2022 Anthology · Tom Taylor
Dark Knights of Steel, Vol. 1
Book 3 of 5 · published 2022 Anthology · Tom Taylor
Dark Knights of Steel, Vol. 2
Book 4 of 5 · published 2023 Co-authored · Tom Taylor
Allwinter
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2025 Anthology · Jay Kristoff
Long Shot #1
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2024 Co-authored · Johanna the Mad
Sweet Sixteen #1
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2025 Co-authored · Johanna the Mad
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is C.S. Pacat?
C.S. Pacat is an Australian author of fiction. She is a writer that hails from Melbourne. She is perhaps best known for her self-published web serial called the Captive Prince.
Which C.S. Pacat series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Captive Prince series, the earliest of C.S. Pacat's multi-book series: it opens with Captive Prince (2013) and runs to 3 books across 2013–2016, ending with Kings Rising (2016). C.S. Pacat's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has C.S. Pacat written?
C.S. Pacat has 44 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2013 and 2025. 42 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being the Nightwing series with 19 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should C.S. Pacat's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. C.S. Pacat's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Captive Prince (2013–2016, 3 books), Captive Prince Short Stories (2016–2018, 5 books) and Nightwing (2017–2024, 19 books), plus 4 more.
How are C.S. Pacat's books organised into series?
This guide splits C.S. Pacat's 44 books into 7 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Nightwing (19 books, 2017–2024); Fence (6 books, 2018–2024); Captive Prince Short Stories (5 books, 2016–2018); Dark Knights of Steel (5 books, 2022–2025); Captive Prince (3 books, 2013–2016), plus 2 further series.