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ⓘ About Kelly Barnhill
Kelly Barnhill, who is a multi-award-winning American scribbler, is a quadragenarian. Barnhill was born on December 1973 in Minneapolis upon Minnesota, in the United States. Barnhill, who is a self-proclaimed eccentric person and a blabbermouth, served in various positions in the run-up to becoming an author. She has been an educator, tended bars and waited tables, an activist, freelancer, and game warden. She has also done secretarial jobs and been a janitor among others. These diverse occupations stood her in good stead in her writing career. Kelly Barnhill has won several writing fellowships. For instance she was a Jerome Foundation fellow, Minnesota State Arts Board fellow, and took part in a McKnight Writing Fellowship program.
All Book Series by Kelly Barnhill
Clockwork Phoenix
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2008 Anthology · Tanith Lee,John C. Wright,Deborah Biancotti,Laird Barron,Mike Allen,Vandana Singh,Catherynne M. Valente,Cat Rambo,Cat Sparks,John Grant,Ekaterina Sedia,Leah Bobet,Erin Hoffman,Michael J. DeLuca,Jennifer Crow,C.S. MacCath,David Sandner,Marie Brennan,Joanna Galbraith
Clockwork Phoenix 3: New Tales of Beauty and Strangeness
Book 3 of 5 · published 2010 Anthology · Tanith Lee,John C. Wright,Gregory Frost,Michael M. Jones,Mike Allen,Cat Rambo,John Grant,Kenneth Schneyer,Shweta Narayan,C.S.E. Cooney,Gemma Files,Georgina Bruce,Marie Brennan,Nicole Kornher-Stace,Tori Truslow,S.J. Hirons
Clockwork Phoenix 4
Book 4 of 5 · published 2013 Anthology · Tanith Lee,Richard Parks,A.C. Wise,Mike Allen,Yves Meynard,Cat Rambo,Kenneth Schneyer,Gemma Files,Alisa Alering,Ian McHugh,Benjanun Sriduangkaew,Shira Lipkin,Barbara Krasnoff,Patricia Russo,Camille Alexa,Marie Brennan,Nicole Kornher-Stace,Yukimi Ogawa,Corinne Duyvis
Clockwork Phoenix 5
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2016 Anthology · Alex Dally MacFarlane,A.C. Wise,Mike Allen,Keffy R.M. Kehrli,Rich Larson,Cassandra Khaw,C.S.E. Cooney,Carlos Hernandez,Benjanun Sriduangkaew,Sonya Taaffe,Beth Cato,Barbara Krasnoff,Patricia Russo,Gray Rinehart,Marie Brennan,Sam Fleming,Shveta Thakrar,Holly Heisey,Jason Kimble,Rachael L. Jones,Rob Cameron,Sunil Patel
Thalia Kids's Book Club: Guys Read Terrifying Tales
Book 5 of 7 · published 2015
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Kelly Barnhill?
Kelly Barnhill, who is a multi-award-winning American scribbler, is a quadragenarian. Barnhill was born on December 1973 in Minneapolis upon Minnesota, in the United States. Barnhill, who is a self-proclaimed eccentric person and a blabbermouth, served in various positions in the run-up to becoming an author.
Which Kelly Barnhill series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Clockwork Phoenix series, the earliest of Kelly Barnhill's multi-book series: it opens with Clockwork Phoenix (2008) and runs to 5 books across 2008–2016, ending with Clockwork Phoenix 5 (2016).
How many books has Kelly Barnhill written?
Kelly Barnhill has 36 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2008 and 2023. 5 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Clockwork Phoenix series with 5 books — and 31 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Kelly Barnhill's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Kelly Barnhill's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Clockwork Phoenix (2008–2016, 5 books).
How are Kelly Barnhill's books organised into series?
This guide splits Kelly Barnhill's 36 books into 1 named series and 31 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Clockwork Phoenix (5 books, 2008–2016).