🎯 Where Should I Start?
Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Rondua / Answered Prayers Books
Start with: Bones of the Moon (1987)
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Publication Order of Crane's View Books
Start with: Kissing The Beehive (1997)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Land of Laughs (1980)
ⓘ About Jonathan Carroll
Jonathan Carroll is an author of fiction. His novels fall into the genre of modern fantasy. He was born January 26, 1949, in New York City. He resides in Vienna, where he lives and writes. He is the author of Der Joker, a 1987 German movie. Carroll first became a published author with the release of his debut novel in 1980. The Land of Laughs and goes into the story of how a writer of children’s books begins to experience his very reality changed by the level of his imagination as it goes from the page into real life. The book would come to introduce what would be standard hallmarks of his writing– talking animals, and worlds that are fantastical that blur the line between real and surreal. Jonathan Carroll continued to write and his works even received awards.
All Book Series by Jonathan Carroll
1
Bones of the Moon
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1987
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2
Sleeping in Flame
Book 2 of 4 · published 1988
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3
A Child Across the Sky
Book 3 of 4 · published 1989
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4
Outside the Dog Museum
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 1991
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1
Kissing The Beehive
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1997
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2
The Marriage Of Sticks
Book 2 of 3 · published 1999
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3
The Wooden Sea
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2001
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1
The Land of Laughs
Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 1980
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2
Voice of Our Shadow
Book 2 of 9 · published 1983
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4
From the Teeth of Angels
Book 4 of 9 · published 1994
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7
The Ghost in Love
Book 7 of 9 · published 2007
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8
Bathing the Lion
Book 8 of 9 · published 2013
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9
Mr. Breakfast
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2019
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1
Friend's Best Man
Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 1987
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5
Teaching the Dog to Read
Book 5 of 10 · published 2015
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7
Played Your Eyes
Book 7 of 10 · published 2018
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10
Ceffo
Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2023
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1
The Woman Who Married a Cloud
Single-title series · published 2012
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1
Black Cocktail
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1990
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2
The Heidelberg Cylinder
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2000
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1
First Annual Collection
Series opener · book 1 of 21 · published 1988
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2
The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook 1
Book 2 of 21 · published 1988
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3
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Third Annual Collection
Book 3 of 21 · published 1989
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4
Drabble II: Double Century
Book 4 of 21 · published 1990
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5
Best New Horror 2
Book 5 of 21 · published 1991
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6
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Fourth Annual Collection
Book 6 of 21 · published 1991
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7
Fourth Annual Collection
Book 7 of 21 · published 1991
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9
A Whisper of Blood
Book 9 of 21 · published 1991
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10
Monsters in Our Midst
Book 10 of 21 · published 1993
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11
The Giant Book of Best New Horror
Book 11 of 21 · published 1993
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12
Fourteenth Annual Collection
Book 12 of 21 · published 2001
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13
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009
Book 13 of 21 · published 2008
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14
Curse of the Full Moon: A Werewolf Anthology
Book 14 of 21 · published 2010
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15
The Stories in Between
Book 15 of 21 · published 2010
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16
Full Fathom Forty
Book 16 of 21 · published 2011
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17
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2012
Book 17 of 21 · published 2012
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19
Our Prince of Scribes
Book 19 of 21 · published 2018
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20
Best New Horror #31
Book 20 of 21 · published 2021
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21
Third Annual Collection
Latest in the series · book 21 of 21 · published 1989
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? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Jonathan Carroll?
Jonathan Carroll is an author of fiction. His novels fall into the genre of modern fantasy. He was born January 26, 1949, in New York City.
Which Jonathan Carroll series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Rondua / Answered Prayers series, the earliest of Jonathan Carroll's multi-book series: it opens with Bones of the Moon (1987) and runs to 4 books across 1987–1991, ending with Outside the Dog Museum (1991). Jonathan Carroll's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Jonathan Carroll written?
Jonathan Carroll has 50 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1980 and 2023. 7 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Rondua / Answered Prayers series with 4 books — and 43 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Jonathan Carroll's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jonathan Carroll's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Rondua / Answered Prayers (1987–1991, 4 books) and Crane's View (1997–2001, 3 books).
How are Jonathan Carroll's books organised into series?
This guide splits Jonathan Carroll's 50 books into 2 named series and 43 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Rondua / Answered Prayers (4 books, 1987–1991); Crane's View (3 books, 1997–2001).