🎯 Where Should I Start?
ⓘ About Kay Kenyon
Kay Kenyon is an American author of fantasy and science fiction novels with more than a dozen titles to her name. She is best known for “The Entire and The Rose Quartet” among several freestanding fantasy and science fiction novels. She published her first novel “The Seeds of Time” in 1997 and has been writing ever since. Her novels have been critically acclaimed, going on to get nominations to several awards and even winning some of the prestigious out there. She has been an American Library Association Reading List Award nominee twice and won the John W. Campbell Award, the Endeavour Award, and the Philip K. Dick Award. Her short stories have been featured in several magazines, anthologies and best collections.
All Book Series by Kay Kenyon
Solaris Rising
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2011 Anthology · Pat Cadigan,Mike Resnick,Stephen Baxter,Lavie Tidhar,Ken MacLeod,Peter F. Hamilton,Ian Watson,Eric Brown,Adam Roberts,Paul Di Filippo,Alastair Reynolds,Tricia Sullivan,Ian Whates,Richard Salter
Solaris Rising 1.5
Book 2 of 3 · published 2012 Anthology · Paul Cornell,Tanith Lee,Mike Resnick,Aliette de Bodard,Adam Roberts,Paul Di Filippo,Ian Whates,Gareth L. Powell,Sarah Lotz,Philip Vine
Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2003
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Kay Kenyon?
Kay Kenyon is an American author of fantasy and science fiction novels with more than a dozen titles to her name. She is best known for "The Entire and The Rose Quartet" among several freestanding fantasy and science fiction novels. She published her first novel "The Seeds of Time" in 1997 and has been writing ever since.
Which Kay Kenyon series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Entire and the Rose series, the earliest of Kay Kenyon's multi-book series: it opens with Bright of the Sky (2007) and runs to 4 books across 2007–2010, ending with Prince of Storms (2010). Kay Kenyon's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Kay Kenyon written?
Kay Kenyon has 36 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1997 and 2026. 13 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Entire and the Rose series with 4 books — and 23 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Kay Kenyon's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Kay Kenyon's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Entire and the Rose (2007–2010, 4 books), Dark Talents (2017–2019, 3 books) and The Arisen Worlds (2023–2024, 3 books).
How are Kay Kenyon's books organised into series?
This guide splits Kay Kenyon's 36 books into 4 named series and 23 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Entire and the Rose (4 books, 2007–2010); The Arisen Worlds (3 books, 2023–2024); Dark Talents (3 books, 2017–2019); Solaris Rising Anthology (3 books, 2011–2013).