Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Carmen Miranda’s Ghost is Haunting Space Station Three |
1990 |
Buy |
| Snow White, Blood Red |
1993 |
Buy |
| The Crafters |
1991 |
Buy |
| Black Thorn, White Rose |
2008 |
N/A |
| Battlestations |
1992 |
Buy |
| Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears |
2014 |
N/A |
| Black Swan, White Raven |
1997 |
Buy |
| Dark Destiny |
1994 |
Buy |
| Silver Birch, Blood Moon |
1999 |
N/A |
| Excalibur |
1995 |
Buy |
| Black Heart, Ivory Bones |
2000 |
Buy |
| Angels! |
1995 |
Buy |
| Cthulhu 2000 |
1995 |
Buy |
| Blood Muse |
1995 |
Buy |
| Don’t Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear |
1996 |
Buy |
| The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction |
1997 |
Buy |
| Asimov’s Science Fiction, May 1997 |
1997 |
Buy |
| Starlight 2 |
1998 |
Buy |
| Nebula Awards 32: SFWA’s Choices for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year |
1998 |
Buy |
| Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, July 1999 |
1999 |
Buy |
| The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: The 50th Anniversary Anthology |
1999 |
Buy |
| Meditations on Middle-Earth |
2001 |
Buy |
| The Mammoth Book of Awesome Comic Fantasy |
2001 |
Buy |
| The Further Adventures of Xena: Warrior Princess |
2001 |
Buy |
| The Best of Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine: Joe Haldeman and Others |
2003 |
Buy |
| Haunted Holidays |
2004 |
Buy |
| Elemental: The Tsunami Relief Anthology |
2006 |
Buy |
| My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding |
2006 |
Buy |
| Under Cover of Darkness |
2007 |
Buy |
| Best New Romantic Fantasy 2 |
2007 |
Buy |
| Sword and Sorceress 22 |
2007 |
Buy |
| Witch Way to the Mall |
2009 |
Buy |
| Strip Mauled |
2009 |
Buy |
| Fangs for the Mammaries |
2010 |
Buy |
| Happily Ever After |
2011 |
Buy |
| Unidentified Funny Objects 2 |
2013 |
Buy |
| Unidentified Funny Objects 4 |
2015 |
Buy |
| Unidentified Funny Objects 5 |
2016 |
Buy |
| Funny Horror |
2017 |
Buy |
| Little Green Men—Attack! |
2017 |
Buy |
| Ex Libris: Stories of Librarians, Libraries, and Lore |
2017 |
Buy |
| Submerged |
2017 |
Buy |
| Unidentified Funny Objects 6 |
2017 |
Buy |
| Unidentified Funny Objects 7 |
2018 |
Buy |
| Unidentified Funny Objects 8 |
2020 |
Buy |
Author’s Choice Monthly Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Old Funny Stuff |
1989 |
Buy |
| Daily Voices |
1989 |
N/A |
| Heroines |
1990 |
Buy |
| Peripheral Vision |
1990 |
Buy |
| Swatting at the Cosmos |
1990 |
Buy |
| Neon Twilight |
1990 |
Buy |
| Tales from a Vanished Country |
1990 |
Buy |
| True Minds |
1990 |
Buy |
| Hedgework & Guessery |
1991 |
Buy |
| Unthreatened by the Morning Light |
1991 |
Buy |
| Stories by Mama Lansdales Youngest Boy |
1991 |
Buy |
| Nine Hard Questions About the Nature of the Universe |
1991 |
Buy |
| It’s Been Fun |
1991 |
Buy |
Blood Of Ten Chiefs Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Blood of Ten Chiefs |
1986 |
Buy |
| Wolfsong |
1989 |
Buy |
| The Winds of Change |
1989 |
Buy |
| Against the Wind |
1990 |
Buy |
| Dark Hours |
1993 |
Buy |
Chicks In Chainmail Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Chicks Ahoy! |
1994 |
Buy |
| Chicks in Chainmail |
1995 |
Buy |
| Mathemagics |
1996 |
Buy |
| Did You Say Chicks?! |
1998 |
Buy |
| Chicks ’n Chained Males |
1999 |
Buy |
| The Chick is in the Mail |
2000 |
Buy |
| Turn the Other Chick |
2004 |
Buy |
| Chicks and Balances |
2015 |
Buy |
Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Death and the Librarian and Other Stories |
1995 |
Buy |
| Up the Wall |
1999 |
Buy |
Deception’s Princess Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Deception’s Princess |
2014 |
Buy |
| Deception’s Pawn |
2015 |
Buy |
Demons Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Here Be Demons |
1988 |
Buy |
| Demon Blues |
1989 |
Buy |
| Hooray For Hellywood |
1990 |
Buy |
Dragonflight Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Letters from Atlantis |
1990 |
Buy |
| The Dreaming Place |
1990 |
Buy |
| Dragon’s Plunder |
1992 |
Buy |
| Wishing Season |
1993 |
Buy |
| Born of Elven Blood |
1994 |
Buy |
| Monet’s Ghost |
1997 |
Buy |
Majyk Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Majyk By Accident (Majyk, #1) |
1993 |
N/A |
| Majyk By Design |
1994 |
Buy |
| Majyk By Hook or Crook |
1994 |
Buy |
| Majyk By Accident |
1993 |
Buy |
Men In Black Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Men In Black |
1997 |
Buy |
| Men in Black: The Grazer Conspiracy |
2000 |
Buy |
| Men in Black II |
2002 |
Buy |
New York Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| New York by Knight |
1986 |
Buy |
| A Table for Three |
2010 |
N/A |
| Elf Defense |
1988 |
Buy |
| Sphynxes Wild |
1989 |
Buy |
| Sphynxes Wild (New York, #3) |
1989 |
N/A |
Nobody’s Princess Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Nobody’s Princess |
2007 |
Buy |
| Nobody’s Prize |
2008 |
Buy |
Psalms of Herod Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Psalms of Herod |
1991 |
Buy |
| The Sword of Mary |
1991 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Ecce Hominid |
1991 |
Buy |
| A Birthday (in F&SF) |
1995 |
Buy |
Sphinx’s Princess Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Sphinx’s Princess |
2009 |
Buy |
| Sphinx’s Queen |
2010 |
Buy |
Spirit’s Princess Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Spirit’s Princess |
2012 |
Buy |
| Spirit’s Chosen |
2013 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Harlot’s Ruse |
1986 |
Buy |
| The Silver Mountain |
1986 |
Buy |
| Druid’s Blood |
1988 |
Buy |
| Yesterday We Saw Mermaids |
1992 |
Buy |
| The Sherwood Game |
1995 |
Buy |
| Child of the Eagle |
1996 |
Buy |
| Temping Fate |
2006 |
Buy |
| Threads and Flames |
2010 |
Buy |
Tim Desmond Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Gnome Man’s Land |
1991 |
Buy |
| Harpy High |
1991 |
Buy |
| Unicorn U. |
1992 |
Buy |
Twelve Kingdoms Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Mustapha and His Wise Dog |
1985 |
Buy |
| Spells of Mortal Weaving |
1986 |
Buy |
| The Witchwood Cradle |
1987 |
Buy |
| The Water King’s Laughter |
1989 |
Buy |
Esther M. Friesner is an American science fiction and fantasy author born in Brooklyn in 1951. She studied at Vassar College and earned her master’s and doctoral degrees at Yale University in classical Spanish literature, specializing in the works of Lope de Vega. After teaching Spanish at Yale for several years, she turned to writing full-time and quickly became one of the genre’s most prolific voices.
Friesner is best known for her humorous approach to fantasy and science fiction. Her Chicks in Chainmail anthology series, which she edited, became a fan favorite for its comedic take on warrior women in fantasy. Her own fiction ranges from the lighthearted Majyk trilogy to the more serious young adult novels Nobody’s Princess and Sphinx’s Princess, which reimagine the lives of figures from Greek and Egyptian mythology.
Her work has earned wide recognition, including two consecutive Nebula Awards for Best Short Story. She has also been nominated multiple times for the Hugo Award. Beyond her own novels, she is a respected anthology editor whose collections blend humor, fantasy, and fairy tale retellings across titles like Snow White, Blood Red and Black Swan, White Raven.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Esther M. Friesner written?
Esther M. Friesner has written 121 books across nineteen series.
What was Esther M. Friesner's first book?
Esther M. Friesner’s first book is Mustapha and His Wise Dog, published in 1985.
Has Esther M. Friesner won any literary awards?
Yes, Esther M. Friesner won the Nebula Award for Best Short Story two years in a row, in 1995 for ‘Death and the Librarian’ and in 1996 for ‘A Birthday.’ She was also named Outstanding New Fantasy Writer by Romantic Times in 1986.