Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Blood Muse |
1995 |
Buy |
| Don’t Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear |
1996 |
Buy |
| Otherwere |
1996 |
Buy |
| Treachery and Treason |
2000 |
Buy |
| After Hours: Tales from the Ur-Bar |
2011 |
Buy |
| Those Who Fight Monsters |
2011 |
Buy |
| Don’t Read This Book |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition |
2012 |
Buy |
| Dead Man’s Hand |
2014 |
Buy |
| Temporally Out of Order |
2015 |
Buy |
| Lightspeed Magazine, October 2015 |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Death of All Things |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Good, The Bad, & The Uncanny |
2023 |
Buy |
Buffyverse Novels Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Obsidian Fate |
1999 |
Buy |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Ghoul Trouble |
2000 |
Buy |
| Doomsday Deck |
2000 |
Buy |
| Here Be Monsters |
2000 |
Buy |
| Prime Evil |
2000 |
Buy |
| Sweet Sixteen |
2002 |
Buy |
| Mortal Fear |
2003 |
Buy |
| Book of the Dead |
2004 |
Buy |
| Nemesis |
2004 |
Buy |
| Spark and Burn |
2005 |
Buy |
| Bad Bargain |
2006 |
Buy |
Gin & Tonic Mysteries Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Collared |
2012 |
Buy |
| Fixed |
2013 |
Buy |
| Doghouse |
2014 |
Buy |
| Clawed |
2015 |
Buy |
Grail Quest Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Harlequin |
2000 |
N/A |
| The Camelot Spell |
2006 |
Buy |
| Vagabond |
2002 |
N/A |
| Morgain’s Revenge |
2006 |
Buy |
| Heretic |
2003 |
N/A |
| The Shadow Companion |
2006 |
Buy |
| 1356 |
1985 |
N/A |
How Economics Work Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Economics |
2005 |
Buy |
Huntsmen Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Uncanny Times |
2022 |
Buy |
| Uncanny Vows |
2023 |
Buy |
Mystery Explorers Non-Fiction Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Searching for the Bermuda Triangle |
2011 |
Buy |
| Searching for Yeti |
2011 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Tracking the Yeti |
2019 |
Buy |
| I Have Strong Opinions |
2020 |
Buy |
Orville Nesbit Mysteries#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Ecdysis |
2011 |
Buy |
Paranormal Scene Investigations Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Unusual Suspects |
2008 |
N/A |
| Hard Magic |
2010 |
Buy |
| Pack of Lies |
2011 |
Buy |
| Tricks of the Trade |
2011 |
Buy |
| Dragon Justice |
2012 |
Buy |
Quantum Leap Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Wall |
1993 |
Buy |
| Too Close for Comfort |
1993 |
Buy |
| Random Measures |
1994 |
Buy |
| Search And Rescue |
1994 |
Buy |
| Prelude |
1994 |
Buy |
| The Complete Quantum Leap Book |
1995 |
Buy |
| Quantum Leap: Obsessions |
1997 |
Buy |
| Mirror’s Edge |
2000 |
Buy |
| Quantum Leap: The Novel |
1992 |
Buy |
| Double or Nothing |
1995 |
Buy |
| Loch Ness Leap |
1997 |
Buy |
| Knights of the Morningstar |
1999 |
Buy |
Retrievers Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Staying Dead |
2004 |
Buy |
| Powers Of Detection: Stories Of Mystery & Fantasy |
2004 |
N/A |
| Curse the Dark |
2005 |
Buy |
| Bring It On |
2006 |
Buy |
| Overrush |
2006 |
N/A |
| Burning Bridges |
2007 |
Buy |
| Free Fall |
2008 |
Buy |
| Blood from Stone |
2009 |
Buy |
| Tales of the Cosa Nostradamus |
2010 |
Buy |
| Dusted |
2011 |
N/A |
Shadow Conspiracy Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Shadow Conspiracy I |
2009 |
Buy |
| The Shadow Conspiracy: Tales of the Steam Age |
2009 |
N/A |
| The Shadow Conspiracy II |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Shadow Conspiracy III |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Shadow Conspiracy III: Clockwork Souls |
2016 |
N/A |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Finder’s Keeper |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Dance |
2020 |
Buy |
| Something Perfect |
2022 |
Buy |
Short Story Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Dragon Virus |
2011 |
Buy |
| Darkly Human |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Collected Cases of Duchess, PI |
2019 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Lightning Strikes |
2019 |
Buy |
Sylvan Investigations Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Promises to Keep |
2013 |
Buy |
| Work of Hunters |
2016 |
Buy |
| An Interrupted Cry |
2016 |
Buy |
| Sylvan Investigations 2 |
2017 |
Buy |
The Devil’s West Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Silver on the Road |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Cold Eye |
2017 |
Buy |
| Red Waters Rising |
2018 |
Buy |
| Gabriel’s Road |
2019 |
Buy |
| Lawless Lands |
2017 |
N/A |
| West Wind’s Fool |
2019 |
N/A |
The Portals Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Heart of Briar |
2013 |
Buy |
| Soul of Fire |
2013 |
Buy |
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 Edition |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 Edition |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 1 |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 2 |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3 |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 4 |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5 |
2024 |
Buy |
Unsolved Mysteries: The Secret Files Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Yeti, the Abominable Snowman |
2001 |
Buy |
Vineart War Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Flesh and Fire |
2009 |
Buy |
| Weight of Stone |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Shattered Vine |
2011 |
Buy |
| Dirt on Their Hands |
2013 |
N/A |
| From Whence You Came |
2013 |
Buy |
Laura Anne Gilman has been publishing fiction since the mid-1980s, building a career that covers urban fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and horror. She is best known for her Retrievers series, which blends magic with a modern New York setting, and for The Devil’s West, a fantasy trilogy set in an alternate version of the American frontier.
Beyond her original fiction, Gilman has written tie-in novels for Quantum Leap and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, edited the long-running Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror anthology series, and published nonfiction for young readers.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Laura Anne Gilman written?
Laura Anne Gilman has written 115 books across 22 series.
What was Laura Anne Gilman's first book?
Laura Anne Gilman’s first book is 1356, published in 1985.
What genre does Laura Anne Gilman primarily write in?
Gilman writes mostly urban fantasy and science fiction, though her work also spans mystery, horror anthologies, and media tie-in novels. Her best-known original series include the Retrievers books, the Paranormal Scene Investigations, and The Devil’s West.