A Kingdom Far and Clear: The Swan Lake Trilogy Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Swan Lake |
1989 |
Buy |
| A City in Winter |
1996 |
Buy |
| The Veil of Snows |
1997 |
Buy |
Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Best American Short Stories 1988 |
1988 |
Buy |
| First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers |
1994 |
Buy |
| Stranger: Dark Tales of Eerie Encounters |
2002 |
Buy |
| Central Park: An Anthology |
2012 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Digital Barbarism |
2009 |
Buy |
Short Story Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Dove of the East |
1975 |
Buy |
| Ellis Island and Other Stories |
1981 |
Buy |
| The Pacific and Other Stories |
2004 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Refiner’s Fire |
1977 |
Buy |
| A Winter’s Tale / A New York Winter’s Tale |
1983 |
Buy |
| A Soldier of the Great War |
1991 |
Buy |
| Memoir From Antproof Case |
1995 |
Buy |
| Freddy and Fredericka |
2005 |
Buy |
| In Sunlight and in Shadow |
2012 |
Buy |
| Paris in the Present Tense |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Oceans and the Stars |
2023 |
Buy |
Mark Helprin has been writing fiction and short stories since 1975, when his debut collection A Dove of the East appeared. His novels range widely in scope and setting, from the lyrical fantasy of A Winter’s Tale to the wartime drama of A Soldier of the Great War and the satirical Freddy and Fredericka. Several of his books run to considerable length and are known for dense, richly descriptive prose.
Beyond his standalone novels, Helprin wrote the three-book A Kingdom Far and Clear: The Swan Lake Trilogy, a sequence of illustrated fairy tales starting with Swan Lake in 1989. He also produced multiple short story collections over the decades and contributed to anthologies like The Best American Short Stories 1988. His most recent novel, The Oceans and the Stars, was published in 2023.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Mark Helprin written?
Mark Helprin has written nineteen books across five series.
What was Mark Helprin's first book?
Mark Helprin’s first book is A Dove of the East, published in 1975.
What genres does Mark Helprin write in?
Mark Helprin writes non-fiction, and short stories. Their best-known work includes the A Kingdom Far and Clear: The Swan Lake Trilogy series.