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ⓘ About Vera Nazarian
Vera Nazarian, born in Russia in 1966, is arguably the one and only Armenian-Russian professional speculative fiction writer working in the English language today. Vera’s life is a rather odd journey. She left from the former Soviet Union during the Cold War’s height as a refugee when she was eight, with her parents and just a couple suitcases. She showed up in America in the year 1976, just one month before she turned ten, by way of Greece, Lebanon, and Italy. After she settled in America, she graduated from Immaculate Heart High School in Hollywood, California in the year 1984. Then she went to Pomona College in Claremont, California, double-majoring in Psychology and English. She got her BA in the year 1988 and went to work for more than a decade in the high tech industry.
All Book Series by Vera Nazarian
People of the Atlantis Grail
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2023
The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2010
Vampires Are from Venus, Werewolves Are from Mars
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2012
The Clock King and the Queen of the Hourglass
Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 2005
Streets Running Like a River
Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2018
Seven Seasons of Buffy
Series opener · book 1 of 41 · published 2003 Anthology · Scott Westerfeld,Charlaine Harris,Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,Kevin Andrew Murphy,Christie Golden,Sherrilyn Kenyon,Nancy Holder,Lawrence Watt-Evans,David Brin,Jacqueline Lichtenberg,Jean Lorrah,Laura Resnick,Sarah Zettel,Nancy Kilpatrick,Michelle West,Glenn Yeffeth,Margaret L. Carter,Peg Aloi,Marguerite Krause,Jennifer Crusie,Carla Montgomery
Five Seasons of Angel
Book 3 of 41 · published 2004 Anthology · Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,Peter S. Beagle,Laura Anne Gilman,Sherrilyn Kenyon,Nancy Holder,Jacqueline Lichtenberg,Jean Lorrah,Josepha Sherman,Laura Resnick,Candace Havens,Glenn Yeffeth,Michelle Sagara,Steven Harper,Amy Berner,Marguerite Krause,Abbie Bernstein,Jennifer Crusie,Don DeBrandt,K. Stoddard Hayes,Joy Davidson,Don Kerns
Stepping through the Stargate
Book 4 of 41 · published 2004 Anthology · P.N. Elrod,Roxanne Conrad
What Would Sipowicz Do? Race, Rights and Redemption in NYPD Blue
Book 5 of 41 · published 2004 Anthology · Glenn Yeffeth,Shanna Caughey
The Anthology at the End of the Universe
Book 6 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Stephen Baxter,John Shirley,Adam-Troy Castro,Lawrence Watt-Evans,Adam Roberts,Susan Sizemore,Mark W. Tiedemann,Jacqueline Carey,Vox Day,Cory Doctorow,A.M. Dellamonica,Glenn Yeffeth,Selina Rosen,Amy Berner,Maria Alexander,Marguerite Krause,Bruce Bethke,Don DeBrandt,Marie-Catherine Caillava,Mike Byrne
The War of the Worlds
Book 8 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Connie Willis,Mercedes Lackey,H.G. Wells,Mike Resnick,Stephen Baxter,Lawrence Watt-Evans
Navigating the Golden Compass
Book 9 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Glenn Yeffeth
Farscape Forever! Sex, Drugs and Killer Muppets
Book 11 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Glenn Yeffeth
Flirting With Pride And Prejudice
Book 12 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Glenn Yeffeth,Jennifer Crusie
King Kong Is Back! An Unauthorized Look at One Humongous Ape!
Book 14 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · David Brin
The Unauthorized X-Men
Book 16 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Len Wein
This Is Chick-Lit
Book 17 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Lauren Baratz-Logsted
Welcome to Wisteria Lane
Book 18 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Leah Wilson
The Battle for Azeroth
Book 20 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Jody Lynn Nye,Justina Robson,Doranna Durgin,Bill Fawcett,Mel White,James John Bell,James M. Ward,Scott Cuthbertson,Nancy Berman,Jerry Jackson,Chris McCubbin,Maressa Hecht Orzack,Nancy Durgin
Boarding the Enterprise
Book 22 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Robert J. Sawyer,David Gerrold
So Say We All
Book 23 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Peter B. Lloyd,Richard Hatch
Investigating CSI
Book 24 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Donn Cortez
Coffee at Luke's
Book 26 of 41 · published 2007 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Jennifer Crusie
Jack Bauer for President
Book 28 of 41 · published 2007 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Richard Miniter
Halo Effect
Book 29 of 41 · published 2007 Anthology · Glenn Yeffeth,Jennifer Thomason
Serenity Found
Book 33 of 41 · published 2007 Anthology · Orson Scott Card,Jacob Clifton,Michael Marano,Jane Espenson,Natalie Haynes,Nathan Fillion
Batman Unauthorized
Book 35 of 41 · published 2008 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Alan J. Porter
Secrets of the Dragon Riders
Book 36 of 41 · published 2008 Anthology · James A. Owen
James Bond in the 21st Century
Book 38 of 41 · published 2009 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Glenn Yeffeth
You Do Not Talk About Fight Club
Latest in the series · book 41 of 41 · published 2015 Anthology · Chuck Palahniuk,Read Mercer Schuchardt
The Age of Reason: Stories For a New Millennium
Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 1999
Outside the Box: The Best Short Fiction from Bookface.Com
Book 2 of 11 · published 2002
A Visitor's Guide to Mystic Falls: Your Favorite Authors on The Vampire Diaries
Book 9 of 11 · published 2010
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Vera Nazarian?
Vera Nazarian, born in Russia in 1966, is arguably the one and only Armenian-Russian professional speculative fiction writer working in the English language today. Vera’s life is a rather odd journey. She left from the former Soviet Union during the Cold War’s height as a refugee when she was eight, with her parents and just a couple suitcases.
Which Vera Nazarian series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Supernatural Jane Austen series, the earliest of Vera Nazarian's multi-book series: it opens with Mansfield Park and Mummies (2009) and runs to 3 books across 2009–2012, ending with Pride and Platypus (2012). Vera Nazarian's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Vera Nazarian written?
Vera Nazarian has 84 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1999 and 2026. 60 of them belong to 9 named series — the largest being the Atlantis Grail series with 4 books — and 24 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Vera Nazarian's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Vera Nazarian's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Lords Of Rainbow (2003–2013, 2 books), Grant-Williams High (2006, 1 book) and Supernatural Jane Austen (2009–2012, 3 books), plus 5 more.
How are Vera Nazarian's books organised into series?
This guide splits Vera Nazarian's 84 books into 9 named series and 24 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Atlantis Grail (4 books, 2014–2020); The Atlantis Grail Novella (3 books, 2021–2026); Cobweb Bride Trilogy (3 books, 2013); Supernatural Jane Austen (3 books, 2009–2012); The Atlantis Grail Superfan Extras (2 books, 2021–2023), plus 4 further series.