🎯 Where Should I Start?
Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Bel Dame Apocrypha Books
Start with: God's War (2011)
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Publication Order of Collection of Stories From Patreon Books
Start with: Patreon Collection: Volume 1 (2016)
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Publication Order of Worldbreaker Saga Books
Start with: The Mirror Empire (2014)
ⓘ About Kameron Hurley
Kameron Hurley is an award-winning American writer, who is popular for writing fantasy and science fiction stories. She is also an online scribe and advertising copywriter. The prestigious awards won by her for her literary works include Kitschy Award, Sydney J. Bounds Award, and the Hugo Award. Besides these, Hurley has been nominated for several other awards like the Nebula Award, Arthur Clarke Award, BSFA Award, David Gemmell Morningstar Award, etc. The British Fantasy Society presented the Sydney J Bounds award to Hurley in 2011. Hurley’s nonfiction works have featured in Locus, The Atlantic, and The Geek Feminist Revolution. The popular works of Hurley include books like The Stars are Legion, The Light Brigade, etc.
All Book Series by Kameron Hurley
1
God's War
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2011
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3
Rapture
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2012
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1
Patreon Collection: Volume 1
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2016
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2
Patreon Collection: Volume 2
Book 2 of 4 · published 2017
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3
Patreon Collection: Volume 3
Book 3 of 4 · published 2019
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4
Patreon Collection: Volume 4
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2020
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1
The Mirror Empire
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2014
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2
Empire Ascendant
Book 2 of 3 · published 2015
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3
The Broken Heavens
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2020
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1
The Stars Are Legion
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2017
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3
The Light Brigade
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2019
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1
Afterbirth
Series opener · book 1 of 68 · published 2011
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2
The Seams Between the Stars
Book 2 of 68 · published 2011
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3
Elephants and Corpses
Book 3 of 68 · published 2015
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4
Patreon Volume II Collection
Book 4 of 68 · published 2018
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5
Patreon Year 3 Collection
Book 5 of 68 · published 2019
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6
The Tomb of the Flesh Dealer
Book 6 of 68 · published 2019
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7
The Plague Hunters
Book 7 of 68 · published 2020
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10
The Worldbreaker Saga Omnibus
Book 10 of 68 · published 2021
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11
Rethnaa, Sings
Book 11 of 68 · published 2021
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12
An Indecent City
Book 12 of 68 · published 2021
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13
The Wizard in the Tower
Book 13 of 68 · published 2021
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14
The Wood of Wicked Choices
Book 14 of 68 · published 2021
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15
The Unraveling
Book 15 of 68 · published 2021
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17
Behold the Storm
Book 17 of 68 · published 2021
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18
Oh Sing of the Wretched City
Book 18 of 68 · published 2021
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19
On the Tracks
Book 19 of 68 · published 2022
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20
Slay the Stars
Book 20 of 68 · published 2022
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21
Bodies in Space
Book 21 of 68 · published 2022
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22
Unlikable Heroine
Book 22 of 68 · published 2022
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23
Sewing Smiles Into Children
Book 23 of 68 · published 2022
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24
My Grandmother's War
Book 24 of 68 · published 2022
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26
The Women Who Repair the Time Machines
Book 26 of 68 · published 2022
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27
Scarecrow Stories
Book 27 of 68 · published 2022
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28
The Grief Fox
Book 28 of 68 · published 2022
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30
After Ascension
Book 30 of 68 · published 2023
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31
Before We Fled
Book 31 of 68 · published 2023
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32
The Celebrity's Hungry Children
Book 32 of 68 · published 2023
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33
Future Currency
Book 33 of 68 · published 2023
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34
The Bell Ringer
Book 34 of 68 · published 2023
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35
The Worlds that Wouldn't Burn
Book 35 of 68 · published 2023
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37
Tender, is the Butcher
Book 37 of 68 · published 2023
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40
We Are The Good Things That Hav
Book 40 of 68 · published 2024
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41
Double Walker
Book 41 of 68 · published 2024
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42
The Frog Wife
Book 42 of 68 · published 2024
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43
The Trash Bag Funeral
Book 43 of 68 · published 2024
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44
Burning Silver
Book 44 of 68 · published 2024
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45
The Red Knight
Book 45 of 68 · published 2024
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48
Night of Knives
Book 48 of 68 · published 2024
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50
The Suitcase of Dreams
Book 50 of 68 · published 2024
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51
At the Crossroads of Many Futur
Book 51 of 68 · published 2025
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52
When the Stars Fell
Book 52 of 68 · published 2025
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54
The Sea of Ruin
Book 54 of 68 · published 2025
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55
We Are the Small Things
Book 55 of 68 · published 2025
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58
Traveling Light, In Love
Book 58 of 68 · published 2025
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59
Living the Old Stories
Book 59 of 68 · published 2025
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60
The Safe House
Book 60 of 68 · published 2025
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61
The Flesh of Memory
Book 61 of 68 · published 2026
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62
Organ Optional
Book 62 of 68 · published 2026
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63
The Family Way
Book 63 of 68 · published 2026
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65
For She Does Not Want
Book 65 of 68 · published 2026
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66
Your Mother's Tomb
Book 66 of 68 · published 2026
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67
Hungry Like the Boar
Book 67 of 68 · published 2026
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68
Bone Fete
Latest in the series · book 68 of 68 · published 2026
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1
Meet Me in the Future
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2019
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2
Future Artifacts: Stories
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2022
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1
We Have Always Fought: Challenging the Women, Cattle and Slaves Narrative
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2013
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2
The Geek Feminist Revolution
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2016
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1
Speculative Fiction 2013
Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2014
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3
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2015 Edition
Book 3 of 9 · published 2016
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4
The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2017
Book 4 of 9 · published 2017
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5
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2018
Book 5 of 9 · published 2018
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6
Worlds Seen in Passing
Book 6 of 9 · published 2018
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8
Nevertheless She Persisted
Book 8 of 9 · published 2020
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9
The King Must Fall
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2022
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? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Kameron Hurley?
Kameron Hurley is an award-winning American writer, who is popular for writing fantasy and science fiction stories. She is also an online scribe and advertising copywriter. The prestigious awards won by her for her literary works include Kitschy Award, Sydney J.
Which Kameron Hurley series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Bel Dame Apocrypha series, the earliest of Kameron Hurley's multi-book series: it opens with God's War (2011) and runs to 3 books across 2011–2012, ending with Rapture (2012). Kameron Hurley's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Kameron Hurley written?
Kameron Hurley has 94 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2011 and 2026. 10 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Collection of Stories From Patreon series with 4 books — and 84 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Kameron Hurley's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Kameron Hurley's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Bel Dame Apocrypha (2011–2012, 3 books), Worldbreaker Saga (2014–2020, 3 books) and Collection of Stories From Patreon (2016–2020, 4 books).
How are Kameron Hurley's books organised into series?
This guide splits Kameron Hurley's 94 books into 3 named series and 84 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Collection of Stories From Patreon (4 books, 2016–2020); Bel Dame Apocrypha (3 books, 2011–2012); Worldbreaker Saga (3 books, 2014–2020).
