Author guide
Anne Bishop Books in Order
Anne Bishop is an American fantasy writer whose work combines dark fantasy, romantic elements, and richly developed fictional worlds. She is best known for the Black Jewels series and the award-winning Tir Alainn, Ephemera, The Others, and Isle of Wyrd books. Her short fiction has appeared in anthologies and has been collected in The Lady in Glass and Other Stories.
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Start with one of these
Daughter of the Blood
The recommended entry point to the Black Jewels world and the original trilogy.
The Pillars of the World
The first novel in the completed Tir Alainn trilogy.
Sebastian
The first full-length novel in the Ephemera series.
Written in Red
The first novel in The Others series.
Turns of Fate
The opening novel of the Isle of Wyrd series.
The Lady in Glass and Other Stories
A standalone collection suitable for readers seeking Bishop's short fiction across multiple settings.
Read in order
Books by series
series · ongoing
Black Jewels
A dark fantasy series set in the Realms of the Blood, centered on powerful blood-bound societies and their rulers.
- 1 Daughter of the BloodAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1998
- 2
Heir to the ShadowsAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 1999
- 3
Queen of the DarknessAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 2000
- 4
The Invisible RingAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 2000
- 5
Dreams Made FleshAmazon ↗Book 5 · collection · 2005
- 6
Tangled WebsAmazon ↗Book 6 · collection · 2008
- 7
The Shadow QueenAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 2009
- 8
Shalador's LadyAmazon ↗Book 8 · novel · 2010
- 9
Twilight's DawnAmazon ↗Book 9 · collection · 2011
- 10
The Queen's BargainAmazon ↗Book 10 · novel · 2020
- 11
The Queen's WeaponsAmazon ↗Book 11 · novel · 2021
- 12
The Queen's PriceAmazon ↗Book 12 · novel · 2023
series · completed
Tir Alainn
A completed fantasy trilogy about witches, the Fae, and the struggle to preserve magic in a changing world.
series · completed
The Landscapes of Ephemera
A fantasy series set across shifting landscapes shaped by dreams, desires, and nightmares.
series · ongoing
The Others
An urban fantasy series about the terra indigene, humans, and the fragile alliances between them.
- 1 Written in RedAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2013
- 2
Murder of CrowsAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 2014
- 3
Vision in SilverAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 2015
- 4
Marked in FleshAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 2016
- 5
Etched in BoneAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 2017
- 6
Lake SilenceAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 2018
- 7
Wild CountryAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 2019
- 8
CrowbonesAmazon ↗Book 8 · novel · 2022
shared-series · ongoing
Mossy Creek
A collaborative contemporary fantasy series created by multiple authors and set in the fictional community of Mossy Creek.
- 1 Summer in Mossy CreekAmazon ↗
Book 1 · collaborative-novel · 2003
- 1 Turns of FateAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2025
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Other (1)
- The Lady in Glass and Other StoriesAmazon ↗
collection · 2024