Beth Cato books

Beth Cato is an American fantasy and science fiction author known for the Clockwork Dagger steampunk series and the Blood of Earth alternate history trilogy.

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Mountain Magic 2010 Buy
Daily Science Fiction Stories of October 2010 2010 Buy
Year’s Best Young Adult Speculative Fiction 2013 2013 Buy
Oomph: A Little Super Goes a Long Way 2013 Buy
Coffee 2013 Buy
Spark: A Creative Anthology, Volume V 2014 Buy
Trust & Treachery: Tales of Power and Intrigue 2014 Buy
Fae 2014 Buy
A is for Apocalypse 2014 Buy
Mythic Delirium 2014 Buy
B is for Broken 2015 Buy
Tales of the Talisman, Volume 10, Issue 4 2015 Buy
For Want of a Horse 2015 Buy
Little Green Men—Attack! 2017 Buy
The 2017 Rhysling Anthology 2017 Buy
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 2 2019 Buy
The 2020 Rhysling Anthology 2020 Buy
Uncanny Magazine, Issue 53, July/August 2023 2023 Buy

Blood of Earth Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Breath of Earth 2016 Buy
Call of Fire 2017 Buy
Roar of Sky 2018 Buy

Chefs of the Five Gods Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
A Thousand Recipes for Revenge 2023 Buy
A Feast for Starving Stone 2024 Buy

Clockwork Dagger Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Deep Roots 2016 N/A
The Clockwork Dagger 2014 Buy
The Deepest Poison 2015 Buy
Wings of Sorrow and Bone 2015 Buy
The Clockwork Crown 2015 Buy
Final Flight 2016 Buy

Future Science Fiction Digest Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 1 2018 Buy
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 2 2019 Buy
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 3 2019 Buy
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 4 2019 Buy
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 5 2019 Buy
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 6 2020 Buy
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 7 2020 Buy
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 8 2020 Buy
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 9 2020 Buy
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 10 2021 Buy
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 11 2021 Buy
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 12 2021 Buy
Future Science Fiction Digest, Issue 13 2021 Buy
Future Science Fiction Digest, Issue 14 2022 Buy
Future Science Fiction Digest, Issue 15 2022 Buy
Future Science Fiction Digest, Issue 16 2022 Buy
Future Science Fiction Digest, Issue 17 2022 Buy

Gothic Fantasy Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Paradise Lost & Other Poems 2022 Buy
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: With Poems, Letters & Biography 2018 Buy
H.G. Wells Short Stories 1990 Buy
Science Fiction Short Stories 2015 Buy
Chilling Horror Short Stories 2015 Buy
Chilling Ghost Short Stories 2015 Buy
Crime & Mystery Short Stories 2016 Buy
Swords & Steam Short Stories 2016 Buy
Dystopia Utopia Short Stories 2016 Buy
Murder Mayhem Short Stories 2016 Buy
Lovecraft Short Stories 2017 Buy
Lost Worlds Short Stories 2017 Buy
Supernatural Horror Short Stories 2017 Buy
Time Travel Short Stories 2017 Buy
Heroic Fantasy Short Stories 2017 Buy
Edgar Allan Poe Collection 2017 Buy
Sherlock Holmes Short Stories 2017 Buy
Agents & Spies Short Stories 2017 Buy
Pirates & Ghosts Short Stories 2017 Buy
Tales of King Arthur and The Knights of the Round Table 2017 Buy
Alien Invasion Short Stories 2018 Buy
Norse Myths & Tales 2018 Buy
Bram Stoker Horror Stories 2018 Buy
Endless Apocalypse Short Stories 2018 Buy
Robots & Artificial Intelligence Short Stories 2018 Buy
Lost Souls 2018 Buy
Greek Myths & Tales 2018 Buy
Chinese Myths & Tales 2018 Buy
Irish Fairy Tales 2018 Buy
Mary Shelley Horror Stories 2018 Buy
Celtic Myths & Tales 2018 Buy
Haunted House Short Stories 2019 Buy
Cosy Crime Short Stories 2019 Buy
Brothers Grimm Short Stories 2019 Buy
American Gothic Short Stories 2019 Buy
Short Stories from the Age of Queen Victoria 2019 Buy
Urban Crime Short Stories 2019 Buy
Lovecraft Mythos New & Classic Collection 2020 Buy
Epic Fantasy Short Stories 2020 Buy
A Dying Planet Short Stories 2020 Buy
Detective Thrillers Short Stories 2020 Buy
Charles Dickens Supernatural Short Stories 2020 Buy
African Myths & Tales: Epic Tales 2020 Buy
Heroes & Heroines Short Stories 2020 Buy
Native American MythsTales 2020 Buy
Witches, Wizards, Seers & Healers Myths & Tales 2020 Buy
George Orwell Visions of Dystopia 2021 Buy
Gods & Monsters Myths & Tales 2021 Buy
Terrifying Ghosts Short Stories 2021 Buy
Black Sci-Fi Short Stories 2021 Buy
M.R. James Ghost Stories 2021 Buy
Chilling Crime Short Stories 2021 Buy
Persian Myths & Tales: Epic Tales 2022 Buy
Japanese Myths & Tales 2022 Buy
BeastsCreatures MythsTales: Epic Tales 2022 Buy
Asian Ghost Short Stories 2022 Buy
Weird Horror Short Stories 2022 Buy
Christmas Gothic Short Stories 2022 Buy
First Peoples Shared Stories: Gothic Fantasy 2022 Buy
Alternate History Short Stories 2023 Buy
Hidden Realms Short Stories 2023 Buy
Immigrant Sci-Fi Short Stories 2023 Buy
Spirits & Ghouls Short Stories 2023 Buy
Lost Atlantis Short Stories 2023 Buy
Aztec Myths & Tales 2023 Buy
Algernon Blackwood Horror Stories 2023 Buy
Viking Folk & Fairy Tales 2023 Buy
Scottish Folk & Fairy Tales 2023 Buy
Egyptian Myths & Tales: Epic Tales 2023 Buy
Learning to Be Human Short Stories 2024 Buy
Shadows on the Water Short Stories 2024 Buy
Arthur Machen Horror Stories 2024 Buy
William Hope Hodgson Horror Stories 2024 Buy
African Ghost Short Stories 2024 Buy
Titans & Giants Myths & Tales: Epic Tales 2024 Buy
Quests & Journeys 2024 Buy
Babylon & Sumer Myths & Tales 2024 Buy
Sun Rising Short Stories 2024 Buy
Moon Falling Short Stories 2024 Buy
Sheridan Le Fanu Horror Stories 2025 Buy
Afrofuturism Short Stories 2025 Buy
Were Wolf Short Stories 2025 Buy
Prophecies & Oracles Myths & Tales 2025 Buy
Robots Past & Future Short Stories 2025 Buy
Kalevala & Finnish Myths & Tales 2026 Buy
Faeries & Nymphs Myths & Tales: Epic Tales 2026 Buy
Slavic Myths & Tales: Epic Tales 2026 Buy
Africanfuturism Short Stories 2026 Buy
Folklore Horror Short Stories 2026 Buy
Wars in the Stars Short Stories 2026 Buy
Christmas Horror Short Stories 2026 Buy

Short Story Collections

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Deep Roots 2016 Buy
Red Dust and Dancing Horses and Other Stories 2017 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Cheddar Luck Next Time 2025 Buy
A House Between Sea and Sky 2025 Buy

Beth Cato is an American author of fantasy and science fiction whose work spans steampunk, alternate history, and culinary fantasy. She is best known for two novel series: the Clockwork Dagger series, a steampunk fantasy starting with The Clockwork Dagger (2014), and the Blood of Earth trilogy, an alternate history set in a version of early twentieth-century America beginning with Breath of Earth (2016). Her more recent work includes the Chefs of the Five Gods series, a culinary fantasy that began with A Thousand Recipes for Revenge (2023).

Alongside her novels, Cato has a substantial short fiction career, with contributions to the long-running Gothic Fantasy anthology series published by Flame Tree Press, the Future Science Fiction Digest, and numerous other speculative fiction venues. Her short story collections and anthology contributions form a significant part of her overall bibliography.

Readers new to Cato’s work are typically directed toward The Clockwork Dagger as the starting point for her novel career, while those who want to sample her short fiction can look to the Gothic Fantasy anthology series, which has included her work across many volumes.


Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Beth Cato written?

Beth Cato has written 141 books across eight series.

What was Beth Cato's first book?

Beth Cato’s first book is H.G. Wells Short Stories, published in 1990.

Does Beth Cato write short fiction as well as novels?

Yes, extensively. Cato has contributed to dozens of anthologies and has appeared in the Future Science Fiction Digest, the Gothic Fantasy anthology series, and numerous speculative fiction publications. Short fiction is a significant part of her bibliography alongside her novel series.

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