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ⓘ About Victoria Goddard
About Victoria Goddard A Canadian fantasy novelist with a huge sense of scope and scale when it comes to her work, the imagination of Victoria Goddard is unrivalled. Reaching scores of readers from all over the world, she’s an enormously gifted author with something important to say and offer. Pushing the format of the genre to its full potential, she really makes the most of each of her compelling and engaging premises. Allowing her work to essentially speak for itself, she takes it in new and interesting direction, really letting it come alive on the page Over the years this approach to writing has seen her create something that’s quite different, providing something different that many readers have been looking for.
All Book Series by Victoria Goddard
The Tower at the Edge of the World
Series opener · book 1 of 23 · published 2014
The Weaver of the Middle Desert
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2024
The River that Ran Away to Paradise
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2026
The Redoubtable Pali Avramapul
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2022
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Victoria Goddard?
About Victoria Goddard A Canadian fantasy novelist with a huge sense of scope and scale when it comes to her work, the imagination of Victoria Goddard is unrivalled. Reaching scores of readers from all over the world, she's an enormously gifted author with something important to say and offer. Pushing the format of the genre to its full potential, she really makes the most of each of her compelling and engaging premises.
Which Victoria Goddard series should I start with?
The best place to start is The Nine Worlds series, the earliest of Victoria Goddard's multi-book series: it opens with The Tower at the Edge of the World (2014) and runs to 23 books across 2014–2024, ending with Terec and the Wall (2024). Victoria Goddard's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Victoria Goddard written?
Victoria Goddard has 70 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2014 and 2026. Every one of them sits in one of 13 named series — the largest being The Nine Worlds series with 23 books.
In what order should Victoria Goddard's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Victoria Goddard's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Nine Worlds (2014–2024, 23 books), Victoria Goddard Short Stories/Novellas (2014–2026, 9 books) and Tales from Ysthar (2014–2020, 7 books), plus 10 more.
How are Victoria Goddard's books organised into series?
This guide splits Victoria Goddard's 70 books into 13 named series, with no standalone titles: The Nine Worlds (23 books, 2014–2024); Greenwing & Dart (11 books, 2016–2025); Victoria Goddard Short Stories/Novellas (9 books, 2014–2026); Tales from Ysthar (7 books, 2014–2020); Lays of the Hearth-Fire (5 books, 2019–2023), plus 8 further series.