Wen Spencer

Wen Spencer (conceived 1963) is an American sci-fi and dream author whose books focus on characters with abnormal capacities. They may be viewed as minor departure from the standard vampire and werewolf subjects. In 2003, she was the champ of the John W.

The best place to start is the Ukiah Oregon series, the earliest of Wen Spencer's multi-book series: it opens with Alien Taste (2001) and runs to 4 books across 2001–2004, ending with Dog Warrior (2004). Wen Spencer's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Wen Spencer has 27 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2001 and 2025. 21 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Elfhome series with 12 books — and 6 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. Wen Spencer's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Ukiah Oregon (2001–2004, 4 books), The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy (2002–2007, 3 books) and Elfhome (2003–2024, 12 books), plus 1 more.

This guide splits Wen Spencer's 27 books into 4 named series and 6 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Elfhome (12 books, 2003–2024); Ukiah Oregon (4 books, 2001–2004); The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy (3 books, 2002–2007); Black Wolves of Boston (2 books, 2017–2025).