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ⓘ About Kelly Link
Kelly Link is best known as the author of literary fiction, general fantasy, young adult fantasy, and horror fiction novels. She currently lives in Northampton, Massachusetts with her husband and one child, and is the owner of “Book Moon,” the independent bookstore in Easthampton. In her teenage years, Kelly Link went to study creative writing at Columbia and it was there that she began writing the manuscript for her debut novel. After she graduated from the Greensboro-based University of North Carolina with her M.F.A., she enrolled in the Clarion Fantasy and Science Fiction Writers’ Workshop. While she believed that she had a bright future, things did not pan out as she expected after graduating from college.
All Book Series by Kelly Link
Son of the Dawn
Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 2018 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Sarah Rees Brennan
Cast Long Shadows
Book 2 of 8 · published 2018 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Sarah Rees Brennan
Every Exquisite Thing
Book 3 of 8 · published 2018 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Maureen Johnson
A Deeper Love
Book 5 of 8 · published 2018 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Maureen Johnson
The Wicked Ones
Book 6 of 8 · published 2018 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Robin Wasserman
The Land I Lost
Book 7 of 8 · published 2018 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Sarah Rees Brennan
Through Blood, Through Fire
Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2018 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Robin Wasserman
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 12
Series opener · book 1 of 38 · published 2003
Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet No. 18
Book 7 of 38 · published 2006 Anthology · Gavin J. Grant
Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet No. 50
Book 36 of 38 · published 2025 Anthology · Gavin J. Grant
Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet No. 52
Latest in the series · book 38 of 38 · published 2026
City of Bones
Series opener · book 1 of 54 · published 2007 Anthology · Cassandra Clare
Navigating the Shadow World
Book 7 of 54 · published 2013 Anthology · Liv Spencer
What Really Happened in Peru
Book 9 of 54 · published 2013 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Sarah Rees Brennan
The Runaway Queen
Book 10 of 54 · published 2013 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Maureen Johnson
The Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale
Book 12 of 54 · published 2013 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Sarah Rees Brennan
The Midnight Heir
Book 13 of 54 · published 2013 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Sarah Rees Brennan
Saving Raphael Santiago
Book 15 of 54 · published 2013 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Maureen Johnson
The Rise of the Hotel Dumort
Book 16 of 54 · published 2013 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Sarah Rees Brennan
Fall of the Hotel Dumort
Book 18 of 54 · published 2013 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Maureen Johnson
What to Buy the Shadowhunter Who Has Everything
Book 19 of 54 · published 2013 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Sarah Rees Brennan
The Last Stand of the New York Institute
Book 20 of 54 · published 2013 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Sarah Rees Brennan,Maureen Johnson
The Course of True Love
Book 21 of 54 · published 2014 Anthology · Cassandra Clare
City of Heavenly Fire
Book 22 of 54 · published 2014 Anthology · Cassandra Clare
The Voicemail of Magnus Bane
Book 23 of 54 · published 2014 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Sarah Rees Brennan,Maureen Johnson
Welcome to Shadowhunter Academy
Book 24 of 54 · published 2015 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Sarah Rees Brennan
The Lost Herondale
Book 25 of 54 · published 2015 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Sarah Rees Brennan
The Whitechapel Fiend
Book 26 of 54 · published 2015 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Sarah Rees Brennan
Nothing but Shadows
Book 27 of 54 · published 2015 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Sarah Rees Brennan
Pale Kings and Princes
Book 29 of 54 · published 2015 Anthology · Cassandra Clare
Bitter of Tongue
Book 30 of 54 · published 2015 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Sarah Rees Brennan
The Fiery Trial
Book 31 of 54 · published 2015 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Sarah Rees Brennan
Born to Endless Night
Book 32 of 54 · published 2015 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Sarah Rees Brennan
Angels Twice Descending
Book 33 of 54 · published 2015 Anthology · Cassandra Clare
Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy
Book 35 of 54 · published 2016 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Sarah Rees Brennan
Son of the Dawn
Book 38 of 54 · published 2018 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Sarah Rees Brennan
Cast Long Shadows
Book 39 of 54 · published 2018 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Sarah Rees Brennan
Every Exquisite Thing
Book 40 of 54 · published 2018 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Maureen Johnson
A Deeper Love
Book 42 of 54 · published 2018 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Maureen Johnson
The Wicked Ones
Book 43 of 54 · published 2018 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Robin Wasserman
The Land I Lost
Book 44 of 54 · published 2018 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Sarah Rees Brennan
Through Blood, Through Fire
Book 45 of 54 · published 2018 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Robin Wasserman
Queen of Air and Darkness
Book 46 of 54 · published 2018 Anthology · Cassandra Clare
The Red Scrolls of Magic
Book 47 of 54 · published 2019 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Wesley Chu
The Lost Book of the White
Book 49 of 54 · published 2020 Anthology · Cassandra Clare,Wesley Chu
Secrets of Blackthorn Hall
Book 51 of 54 · published 2021 Anthology · Cassandra Clare
The Last King of Faerie
Latest in the series · book 54 of 54 · published 2026 Anthology · Cassandra Clare
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition
Series opener · book 1 of 15 · published 2010
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition
Book 2 of 15 · published 2011
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition
Book 3 of 15 · published 2012
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition
Book 4 of 15 · published 2013
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition
Book 5 of 15 · published 2014
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition
Book 6 of 15 · published 2015
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition
Book 7 of 15 · published 2016
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 Edition
Book 8 of 15 · published 2017
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition
Book 9 of 15 · published 2018
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 Edition
Book 10 of 15 · published 2020
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3
Book 13 of 15 · published 2022
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5
Latest in the series · book 15 of 15 · published 2024
The Wiscon Chronicles, Vol.3: Carnival of Feminist SF
Book 2 of 8 · published 2009 Anthology · Yoon Ha Lee
The WisCon Chronicles, Volume 4
Book 3 of 8 · published 2010 Anthology · Sylvia Kelso
The Wiscon Chronicles Volume 5
Book 4 of 8 · published 2011 Anthology · Nisi Shawl
The WisCon Chronicles Vol. 6: Futures of Feminism and Fandom
Book 5 of 8 · published 2012 Anthology · Alexis Lothian
The Wiscon Chronicles Vol 7: Shattering Ableist Narratives
Book 6 of 8 · published 2013 Anthology · JoSelle Vanderhooft
The WisCon Chronicles, Vol.9
Book 7 of 8 · published 2015 Anthology · Mary Anne Mohanraj
The WisCon Chronicles 11
Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2017 Anthology · Nisi Shawl,Jaymee Goh
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10
Series opener · book 1 of 65 · published 1999
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection
Book 10 of 65 · published 2003
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection
Book 11 of 65 · published 2004
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighteenth Annual Collection
Book 13 of 65 · published 2005
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Nineteenth Annual Collection
Book 17 of 65 · published 2006
Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: 30th Anniversary Anthology
Book 22 of 65 · published 2007
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition
Book 37 of 65 · published 2010
Steampunk! An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories
Book 40 of 65 · published 2011
Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury
Book 45 of 65 · published 2012
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Nine
Book 52 of 65 · published 2014
Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales
Book 53 of 65 · published 2014
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015
Book 57 of 65 · published 2015
Ex Libris: Stories of Librarians, Libraries, and Lore
Book 61 of 65 · published 2017
Inviting Interruptions: Wonder Tales in the Twenty-First Century
Book 64 of 65 · published 2021
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Kelly Link?
Kelly Link is best known as the author of literary fiction, general fantasy, young adult fantasy, and horror fiction novels. She currently lives in Northampton, Massachusetts with her husband and one child, and is the owner of “Book Moon,” the independent bookstore in Easthampton. In her teenage years, Kelly Link went to study creative writing at Columbia and it was there that she began writing the manuscript for her debut novel.
Which Kelly Link series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet series, the earliest of Kelly Link's multi-book series: it opens with Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 12 (2003) and runs to 38 books across 2003–2026, ending with Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet No. 52 (2026). Kelly Link's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Kelly Link written?
Kelly Link has 206 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1996 and 2026. 123 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Shadowhunter Chronicles series with 54 books — and 83 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Kelly Link's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Kelly Link's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet (2003–2026, 38 books), Shadowhunter Chronicles (2007–2026, 54 books) and Ghosts of the Shadow Market (2018, 8 books).
How are Kelly Link's books organised into series?
This guide splits Kelly Link's 206 books into 5 named series and 83 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Shadowhunter Chronicles (54 books, 2007–2026); Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet (38 books, 2003–2026); Ghosts of the Shadow Market (8 books, 2018); The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror (15 books, 2010–2024); The WisCon Chronicles (8 books, 2008–2017).