Seanan McGuire · novel-series
InCryptid books in order
An urban-fantasy series about the Price family, a multigenerational family protecting cryptid species from extinction and human persecution.
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- 1 Discount Armageddon
Book 1 · novel · 2012
First book in New York Times-bestselling Seanan McGuire's witty urban fantasy InCryptid series about a family of cryptozoologists who act as a buffer between humans and the magical creatures living in secret around us. "The only thing…
- 2 Midnight Blue-Light Special
Book 2 · novel · 2013
Normal, adjective: Conforming to the standard or common type. See also “ordinary.” Abnormal, adjective: Deviating from the common type, such as playing monster-human on the rooftops of Manhattan. See also “Verity Price.” The Price family…
- 3 Half-Off Ragnarok
Book 3 · novel · 2014
Cryptid, noun: Any creature whose existence has not yet been proven by science. See also “monster.” Cryptozoologist, noun: Any person who thinks hunting for cryptids is a good idea. See also “idiot.” What do gorgons, basilisks, and frogs…
- 4 Pocket Apocalypse
Book 4 · novel · 2015
Endangered, adjective: Threatended with extinction or immidiate harm. Australia, noun: A good place to become endangered. Alexander Price has survived gorgons, basilisks, and his own family—no small feat, considering that his family…
- 5 Chaos Choreography
Book 5 · novel · 2016
Destiny, Noun: 1. The inevitable or irresistible course of events. 2. The inescapable future. 3. See also “Screwed.” Verity Price is back on the West Coast and getting back into the swing of the family business: cryptozoology. She’s…
- 6 Magic for Nothing
Book 6 · novel · 2017
Improbable, adjective: 1. Not very likely to happen; not probable. 2. Probably not a very good idea anyway. 3. See also “bad plan.” As the youngest of the three Price children, Antimony is used to people not expecting much from her. She’s…
- 7 Tricks for Free
Book 7 · novel · 2018
Penance, noun: 1. Punishment for past actions. 2. An attempt to pay for what can’t be bought. 3. See also “exile.” Antimony Price is on the run. With the Covenant on her tail and her family still in danger, she needs to get far, far away…
- 8 That Ain't Witchcraft
Book 8 · novel · 2019
Crossroads, noun: 1. A place where two roads cross. 2. A place where bargains can be made. 3. See also “places to avoid.” Antimony Price has never done well without a support system. As the youngest of her generation, she has always been…
- 9 Imaginary Numbers
Book 9 · novel · 2020
The ninth book in the fast-paced InCryptid urban fantasy series returns to the mishaps of the Price family, eccentric cryptozoologists who safeguard the world of magical creatures living in secret among humans. Sarah Zellaby has always…
- 10 Calculated Risks
Book 10 · novel · 2021
The tenth book in the fast-paced InCryptid urban fantasy series returns to the mishaps of the Price family, eccentric cryptozoologists who safeguard the world of magical creatures living in secret among humans. Just when Sarah Zellaby,…
- 11 Spelunking Through Hell
Book 11 · novel · 2022
Love, noun: 1. An intense feeling of deep affection; may be romantic, filial or platonic. Passion, noun: 1. A strong or barely controllable emotion. 2. Enthusiasm, interest, desire. 3. See also “obsession.” For Alice Price-Healy, finding…
- 12 Backpacking Through Bedlam
Book 12 · novel · 2023
Reunion, noun: 1. The state of being united again. Reconciliation, noun: 1. An act of reconciling, as when former enemies agree to an amiable truce. 2. The process of making consistent or compatible. 3. See also “impossible.” Alice…
- 13 Aftermarket Afterlife
Book 13 · novel · 2024
Seanan McGuire's New York Times best-selling and Hugo Award-nominated urban fantasy InCryptid series continues with the 13th book following the Price family, cryptozoologists who study and protect the creatures living in secret all around…
- 14 Installment Immortality
Book 14 · novel · 2025
Seanan McGuire’s New York Times-bestselling and Hugo Award-nominated InCryptid series continues with a whirlwind adventure.... After four generations of caring for the Price family, Mary Dunlavy has more than earned a break from the…
- 15 Butterfly Effects
Book 15 · novel · 2026
Seanan McGuire’s New York Times-bestselling and Hugo Award-nominated InCryptid series continues with the fifteenth book following the Price family, cryptozoologists who study and protect the creatures living in secret all around us. Sarah…
