Lina Rather books

Lina Rather is a speculative fiction author known for the Our Lady of Endless Worlds novellas about spacefaring Catholic nuns, and the novel A Season of Monstrous Conceptions.
Author · Science Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Speculative Fiction

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Shimmer 2017: The Collected Stories 2017 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

Katharine Duckett Short Story Collections

Title Published Buy on Amazon
In Our Own Worlds #2 2020 Buy

Our Lady of Endless Worlds Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Sisters of the Vast Black 2019 Buy
Sisters of the Forsaken Stars 2022 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
A Season of Monstrous Conceptions 2023 Buy

Lina Rather is a speculative fiction author whose short fiction has appeared in publications including Lightspeed, Podcastle, and Shimmer. Her debut novella, Sisters of the Vast Black (2019), introduced readers to a group of Roman Catholic nuns performing charity work across the galaxy aboard a living biological ship, and earned widespread critical praise.

Rather followed up with the sequel Sisters of the Forsaken Stars (2022) and the standalone novel A Season of Monstrous Conceptions (2023), a historical fantasy set among midwives in 17th-century London. Her work often explores questions of faith, community, and moral choice within speculative settings.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Lina Rather written?

Lina Rather has written 96 books across five series.

What was Lina Rather's first book?

Lina Rather’s first book is H.G. Wells Short Stories, published in 1990.

What is Lina Rather best known for?

Lina Rather is best known for the Our Lady of Endless Worlds series, beginning with Sisters of the Vast Black (2019), which follows Catholic nuns traveling through space aboard a living ship. The series received strong critical praise, and her novel A Season of Monstrous Conceptions (2023) is a historical fantasy set in 17th-century London.

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