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ⓘ About Kate Elliott
Kate Elliott is the pseudonym used by the successful American author Alis A. Rasmussen for writing interesting novels based on the science fiction, romance, young adult, and fantasy genres. She has flourished in her writing career with a number of widely popular novel series’. Kate was born in the year 1958 in Junction City, Oregon, United States. In the beginning, she used to write science fiction novels under her original name. But, after a few moderate successes, the publishers stopped publishing her novels as they were looking for fresh name. Hence, Rasmussen became Kate Elliott in the year 1992 and began writing fantasy novels. This move brought a lot of success in her career as she went on to make huge sales of her novel copies.
All Book Series by Kate Elliott
The History of the World Begins in Ice
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2024
The Labyrinth Gate
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1988 Pen name · Alis Rasmussen
Charles M. Russell: A Catalogue Raisonné
Series opener · book 1 of 31 · published 2007 Anthology · Brian W. Dippie,B. Byron Price,Raphael James Cristy,Peter H. Hassrick,Ginger K. Renner,Rick Stewart
In Contemporary Rhythm
Book 2 of 31 · published 2008 Anthology · Peter H. Hassrick,Elizabeth J. Cunningham
Placing Memory
Book 3 of 31 · published 2008 Anthology · Todd Stewart,Karen J. Leong,Natasha Egan,John Tateishi
Charles Deas and 1840s America
Book 4 of 31 · published 2009 Anthology · Carol Clark,Frederick E. Hoxie,Peter H. Hassrick,Joan Carpenter Troccoli,Lewis I. Sharp,Guy Jordan
The Masterworks of Charles M. Russell: A Retrospective of Paintings and Sculpture
Book 5 of 31 · published 2009 Anthology · Joan Carpenter Troccoli,Lewis I. Sharp,Duane H. King
The Masterworks of Charles M. Russell
Book 6 of 31 · published 2009 Anthology · Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,Joan Carpenter Troccoli,Thomas Gilcrease,Joan Troccoli,Lewis I. Sharp,Duane H. King
Julius Seyler and the Blackfeet
Book 7 of 31 · published 2009 Anthology · William E. Farr
Plains Indian Art
Book 9 of 31 · published 2011 Anthology · Jane Ewers Robinson,Evan M. Maurer,Candace S. Greene
A President in Yellowstone
Book 10 of 31 · published 2013 Anthology · Frank H. Goodyear III
Karl Bodmer's America Revisited
Book 11 of 31 · published 2013 Anthology · Robert M. Lindholm,W. Raymond Wood,David C. Hunt
A Russian American Photographer in Tlingit Country
Book 12 of 31 · published 2013 Anthology · Sergei Kan
Chronicling the West for Harper's
Book 14 of 31 · published 2013 Anthology · Claudine Chalmers
San Francisco Lithographer
Book 15 of 31 · published 2014 Anthology · Robert J. Chandler,Ron Tyler,Shirley Ann Wilson Moore,Grafton Tyler Brown
Charles M. Russell: Photographing the Legend
Book 16 of 31 · published 2014 Anthology · Brian W. Dippie,Larry Len Peterson
Wyoming Grasslands
Book 17 of 31 · published 2015 Anthology · Dan Flores,Frank H. Goodyear,Charles R. Preston
Painted Journeys: The Art of John Mix Stanley
Book 18 of 31 · published 2015 Anthology · Peter H. Hassrick,Mindy N. Besaw
Narrating the Landscape
Book 20 of 31 · published 2016 Anthology · Matthew N. Johnston
Picher, Oklahoma
Book 21 of 31 · published 2016 Anthology · Todd Stewart,Alison Fields
Frederic Remington: A Catalogue Raisonné II
Book 22 of 31 · published 2016 Anthology · Frederic Remington,Peter H. Hassrick,Bruce B. Eldredge
Our Indian Summer in the Far West
Book 23 of 31 · published 2016 Anthology · Samuel Nugent Townshend
Picturing Indian Territory
Book 24 of 31 · published 2016 Anthology · B. Byron Price,James Peck,Mark A. White
Ray Stanford Strong, West Coast Landscape Artist
Book 25 of 31 · published 2017 Anthology · Mark Humpal
Albert Bierstadt
Book 26 of 31 · published 2018 Anthology · Peter H. Hassrick,Bruce B. Eldredge
Transnational Frontiers
Book 27 of 31 · published 2018 Anthology · Emily C. Burns
Painters of the Northwest
Book 28 of 31 · published 2018 Anthology · John E. Impert
Visions of the Tallgrass
Book 29 of 31 · published 2018 Anthology · James P. Ronda,Harvey Payne,Geoffrey Standing Bear
Through a Native Lens
Book 30 of 31 · published 2020 Anthology · Nicole Strathman
The Golden Key
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1996 Co-authored · Jennifer Roberson,Melanie Rawn
The Diviner
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2011 Anthology · Melanie Rawn
Arena
Series opener · book 1 of 17 · published 1994 Anthology · William R. Forstchen
And Peace Shall Sleep
Book 9 of 17 · published 1996 Anthology · Sonia Orin Lyris
The Planeswalkers' Guide to Alara
Book 11 of 17 · published 2008 Anthology · Doug Beyer,Jenna Helland
Zendikar: In the Teeth of Akoum
Book 13 of 17 · published 2010 Anthology · Brook Steingass
Scars of Mirrodin: The Quest for Karn
Book 14 of 17 · published 2011 Anthology · Robert B. Wintermute
Children of the Nameless
Book 15 of 17 · published 2018 Anthology · Brandon Sanderson
Magic: The Gathering: The Official Cookbook
Latest in the series · book 17 of 17 · published 2023 Anthology · Jenna Helland,Victoria Rosenthal
DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction
Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2002
DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthologies
Book 2 of 9 · published 2002
Kobold Guide to Worldbuilding, Volume 2
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2022
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Kate Elliott?
Kate Elliott is the pseudonym used by the successful American author Alis A. Rasmussen for writing interesting novels based on the science fiction, romance, young adult, and fantasy genres. She has flourished in her writing career with a number of widely popular novel series'.
Which Kate Elliott series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Highroad Trilogy series, the earliest of Kate Elliott's multi-book series: it opens with A Passage of Stars (1990) and runs to 3 books across 1990, ending with The Price of Ransom (1990). Kate Elliott's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Kate Elliott written?
Kate Elliott has 96 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1988 and 2025. 81 of them belong to 12 named series — the largest being the Charles M. Russell Center on Art and Photography of the American West series with 31 books — and 15 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Kate Elliott's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Kate Elliott's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Highroad Trilogy (1990, 3 books), Jaran (1992–1994, 4 books) and Magic: The Gathering (1994–2023, 17 books), plus 8 more.
How are Kate Elliott's books organised into series?
This guide splits Kate Elliott's 96 books into 12 named series and 15 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Charles M. Russell Center on Art and Photography of the American West (31 books, 2007–2020); Magic: The Gathering (17 books, 1994–2023); Crown Of Stars (7 books, 1997–2006); Court Of Fives (5 books, 2015–2017); Jaran (4 books, 1992–1994), plus 7 further series.