Ellen Klages

Ellen Klages

6 Series • 29 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of The Gordon Family Saga Books
Start with: The Green Glass Sea (2006)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Passing Strange (2017)
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Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Start with: Time Gypsy (1998)

ⓘ About Ellen Klages

In the year 1992, she started working at the San Francisco Exploratorium, where she got selected to co-write a children’s science activity book with Pat Murphy, a science fiction author. Murphy encouraged her to write her own stories too. “The Green Glass Sea” won the New Mexico State Book Award for Young Adult Literature, the Lopez Award for Children’s Literature, and the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction. It was also a finalist for the Locus Award, and the Northern California Book Award, and the Quills Award. A sequel, “White Sands, Red Menace”, won the New Mexico and California Book awards in the Young Adult category. “Wakulla Springs” won the World Fantasy Award in 2014 and her novelette “Basement Magic” won the Nebula in 2005.

All Book Series by Ellen Klages

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The Green Glass Sea

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2006

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2006
2
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White Sands, Red Menace

Book 2 of 3 · published 2008

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2008
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Out of Left Field

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2018

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2018
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Passing Strange

Single-title series · published 2017

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2017
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Time Gypsy

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1998

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1998
2
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In the House of the Seven Librarians

Book 2 of 4 · published 2007

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2007
3
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Singing on a Star

Book 3 of 4 · published 2009

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2009
4
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Wakulla Springs

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2018 Co-authored · Andy Duncan

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2018
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Portable Childhoods

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2007

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2007
2
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What Remains

Book 2 of 3 · published 2009 Co-authored · Geoff Ryman

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2009
3
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Wicked Wonders

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2017

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2017
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Harbin Hot Springs

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1991

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1991
2
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Exploratorium

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1997

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1997
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Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction

Series opener · book 1 of 16 · published 1998

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1998
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Bending the Landscape: Horror

Book 2 of 16 · published 2001

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2001
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Firebirds Rising

Book 3 of 16 · published 2005

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2005
4
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The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales

Book 4 of 16 · published 2007

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2007
5
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The WisCon Chronicles, Volume 1

Book 5 of 16 · published 2007

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2007
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TwentiethAnnual Collection

Book 6 of 16 · published 2007

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2007
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Firebirds Soaring

Book 7 of 16 · published 2009

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2009
8
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Crucified Dreams

Book 8 of 16 · published 2011

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2011
9
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The Mammoth Book of Time Travel SF

Book 9 of 16 · published 2013

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2013
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Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2013 Edition

Book 10 of 16 · published 2013

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2013
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The Time Traveler's Almanac

Book 11 of 16 · published 2013

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2013
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The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Nine

Book 12 of 16 · published 2014

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2014
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The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 7 book cover

The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 7

Book 13 of 16 · published 2015

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2015
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Ex Libris: Stories of Librarians, Libraries, and Lore book cover

Ex Libris: Stories of Librarians, Libraries, and Lore

Book 14 of 16 · published 2017

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2017
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The Long List Anthology, Volume 6

Book 15 of 16 · published 2020

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2020
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Someone in Time

Latest in the series · book 16 of 16 · published 2022

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2022

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Ellen Klages?

In the year 1992, she started working at the San Francisco Exploratorium, where she got selected to co-write a children’s science activity book with Pat Murphy, a science fiction author. Murphy encouraged her to write her own stories too. “The Green Glass Sea” won the New Mexico State Book Award for Young Adult Literature, the Lopez Award for Children’s Literature, and the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction. It was also a finalist for the Locus Award, and the Northern California Book Award, and the Quills Award.

Which Ellen Klages series should I start with?

The best place to start is The Gordon Family Saga series, the earliest of Ellen Klages's multi-book series: it opens with The Green Glass Sea (2006) and runs to 3 books across 2006–2018, ending with Out of Left Field (2018).

How many books has Ellen Klages written?

Ellen Klages has 29 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1991 and 2022. 3 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being The Gordon Family Saga series with 3 books — and 26 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Ellen Klages's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Ellen Klages's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Gordon Family Saga (2006–2018, 3 books).

How are Ellen Klages's books organised into series?

This guide splits Ellen Klages's 29 books into 1 named series and 26 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Gordon Family Saga (3 books, 2006–2018).