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ⓘ About Rachel Cosgrove Payes
Rachel Cosgrove Payes is a published American author. She also wrote under the pen names of Rachel Cosgrove, Rachel Payes, E.L. Arch, and Joanne Kaye. Rachel was born in Westernpoint, Maryland, in the U.S. on December 11, 1922. She passed away on October 10, 1998. She was a genre novelist and was trained to be a research biologist. She got married in 1954 to Norman Morris Payes. The majority of her work was writing historical romance novels. Many of these stories were published through Playboy Press. Her parents were Jacob, a mine foreman, and Martha, a teacher. She attended West Virginia Wesleyan College and graduated with her B.S. in 1943. She worked at different hospitals as a medical technologist. She also had a daughter and a son with her husband Norman.
All Book Series by Rachel Cosgrove Payes
The Dark Towers of Trelochen
Latest in the series · book 39 of 39 · published 1991
The Royal Book of Oz
Series opener · book 1 of 34 · published 1921 Anthology · Ruth Plumly Thompson
The Cowardly Lion of Oz
Book 3 of 34 · published 1923 Anthology · Ruth Plumly Thompson
The Lost King of Oz
Book 5 of 34 · published 1925 Anthology · Ruth Plumly Thompson
The Hungry Tiger of Oz
Book 6 of 34 · published 1926 Anthology · Ruth Plumly Thompson
The Gnome King of Oz
Book 7 of 34 · published 1927 Anthology · Ruth Plumly Thompson
The Giant Horse of Oz
Book 8 of 34 · published 1928 Anthology · Ruth Plumly Thompson
Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz
Book 9 of 34 · published 1929 Anthology · Ruth Plumly Thompson
The Yellow Knight of Oz
Book 10 of 34 · published 1930 Anthology · Ruth Plumly Thompson
The Purple Prince of Oz
Book 12 of 34 · published 1932 Anthology · Ruth Plumly Thompson
The Wishing Horse of Oz
Book 15 of 34 · published 1935 Anthology · Ruth Plumly Thompson
Captain Salt in Oz
Book 16 of 34 · published 1936 Anthology · Ruth Plumly Thompson
Handy Mandy in Oz
Book 17 of 34 · published 1937 Anthology · Ruth Plumly Thompson
The Silver Princess in Oz
Book 18 of 34 · published 1938 Anthology · Ruth Plumly Thompson
Ozoplaning With the Wizard of Oz
Book 19 of 34 · published 1939 Anthology · Ruth Plumly Thompson
Merry Go Round in Oz
Book 26 of 34 · published 1963 Anthology · Eloise Jarvis McGraw
The Enchanted Island of Oz
Book 28 of 34 · published 1976 Anthology · Ruth Plumly Thompson
The Forbidden Fountain of Oz
Book 29 of 34 · published 1980 Anthology · Eloise Jarvis McGraw
The Giant Garden of Oz
Book 32 of 34 · published 1993 Anthology · Eric Shanower
The Rundelstone of Oz
Latest in the series · book 34 of 34 · published 2001 Anthology · Eloise Jarvis McGraw
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction 24
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1982
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Rachel Cosgrove Payes?
Rachel Cosgrove Payes is a published American author. She also wrote under the pen names of Rachel Cosgrove, Rachel Payes, E.L. Arch, and Joanne Kaye. Rachel was born in Westernpoint, Maryland, in the U.S. on December 11, 1922.
Which Rachel Cosgrove Payes series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Oz Continued series, the earliest of Rachel Cosgrove Payes's multi-book series: it opens with The Royal Book of Oz (1921) and runs to 34 books across 1921–2001, ending with The Rundelstone of Oz (2001). Rachel Cosgrove Payes's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Rachel Cosgrove Payes written?
Rachel Cosgrove Payes has 80 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1921 and 2001. 39 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Oz Continued series with 34 books — and 41 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Rachel Cosgrove Payes's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Rachel Cosgrove Payes's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Oz Continued (1921–2001, 34 books) and The Love (1981, 5 books).
How are Rachel Cosgrove Payes's books organised into series?
This guide splits Rachel Cosgrove Payes's 80 books into 2 named series and 41 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Oz Continued (34 books, 1921–2001); The Love (5 books, 1981).