Suzy McKee Charnas

Suzy McKee Charnas is an American published author that also goes by the pen name Rebecca Brand. She resides in New Mexico in the United States with her husband. Suzy was born on October 22, 1939.

The best place to start is the Holdfast Chronicles series, the earliest of Suzy McKee Charnas's multi-book series: it opens with Walk to the End of the World (1974) and runs to 4 books across 1974–1999, ending with The Conqueror's Child (1999). Suzy McKee Charnas's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Suzy McKee Charnas has 106 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1972 and 2026. 74 of them belong to 9 named series — the largest being the Suzy Charnas Standalone Novels series with 6 books — and 32 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Suzy McKee Charnas's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Holdfast Chronicles (1974–1999, 4 books), Suzy Charnas Short Story Collections (1980–2016, 6 books) and Suzy Charnas Short Stories/Novellas (1980–1996, 4 books), plus 3 more.

This guide splits Suzy McKee Charnas's 106 books into 9 named series and 32 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Suzy Charnas Standalone Novels (6 books, 1986–2019); Suzy Charnas Short Story Collections (6 books, 1980–2016); Holdfast Chronicles (4 books, 1974–1999); Suzy Charnas Short Stories/Novellas (4 books, 1980–1996); The Sorcery Hall Trilogy (3 books, 1985–1989), plus 4 further series.