Author guide
Jo Walton Books in Order
Jo Walton (born 1964) is a Welsh-Canadian writer of fantasy and science fiction, poetry, essays, short fiction, and role-playing supplements. Her novels include the Tir Tanagiri, Small Change, and Thessaly series, as well as Tooth and Claw, Lifelode, Among Others, My Real Children, The Rebirth of Pan, Lent, Or What You Will, and Everybody's Perfect. She has won the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Locus, and other major speculative-fiction awards.
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Jo Walton's Newest Book
Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
Among Others
The most accessible entry point and Walton's award-winning coming-of-age novel.
Tooth and Claw
A standalone fantasy of manners and an excellent introduction to Walton's world-building.
Farthing
The opening novel of the completed Small Change alternate-history trilogy.
The Just City
The opening novel of the completed Thessaly philosophical science-fiction trilogy.
What Makes This Book So Great
A representative entry point to Walton's nonfiction and literary criticism.
Read in order
Books by series
trilogy · completed
Tir Tanagiri
A fantasy trilogy inspired by Arthurian legend and Celtic heroic traditions.
trilogy · completed
Small Change
An alternate-history trilogy set in a Britain aligned with Nazi Germany.
trilogy · completed
Thessaly
A philosophical science-fiction trilogy based on Plato's Republic and an attempt to establish an ideal city in the ancient world.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (9)
- Tooth and ClawAmazon ↗
novel · 2003
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LifelodeAmazon ↗novel · 2009
- Among OthersAmazon ↗
novel · 2011
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My Real ChildrenAmazon ↗novel · 2014
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The Rebirth of PanAmazon ↗novel · 2015
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LentAmazon ↗novel · 2019
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Or What You WillAmazon ↗novel · 2020
- Trace ElementsAmazon ↗
nonfiction conversation collection · 2026
- Everybody's PerfectAmazon ↗
novel · 2026
