Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweetly the Dragon Dreams | 2008 | David Farland | Buy |
| 2 | After a Lean Winter | 2011 | David Farland | Buy |
| 3 | A Rarefied View At Dawn | 2011 | David Farland | Buy |
| 4 | We Blazed | 2011 | David Farland | Buy |
| 5 | Wheatfields Beyond | 2011 | David Farland | Buy |
| 6 | Siren Song at Midnight | 2011 | David Farland | Buy |
| 7 | The Mooncalfe | 2011 | David Farland | Buy |
| 8 | My Favorite Christmas | 2011 | David Farland | Buy |
| 9 | Feeding the Feral Children | 2011 | David Farland | Buy |
| 10 | The Stone Mother’s Curse | 2012 | David Farland | Buy |
| 11 | At The Virgin’s Doorstep | 2012 | David Farland | Buy |
| 12 | Skyfish | 2012 | David Farland | Buy |
| 13 | The Smiling Man | 2012 | David Farland | Buy |
| 14 | Charley in the Wind | 2012 | David Farland | Buy |
| 15 | No Bird | 2012 | David Farland | Buy |
| 16 | Ship of Fools | 2016 | David Farland | Buy |
| 17 | Big and Shady | 2018 | David Farland | Buy |
| 18 | Woven of Shadow | 2018 | David Farland | Buy |
| 19 | Hellfire on the High Frontier | 2018 | David Farland | Buy |
| 20 | The King’s Despatcher | 2019 | David Farland | Buy |
David Farland published twenty short stories and novellas between 2008 and 2019. The collection covers a range of fantasy and science fiction themes, from the dreamlike Sweetly the Dragon Dreams (2008) to the western-flavored Hellfire on the High Frontier (2018). Many of these shorter works were published in 2011 and 2012, a particularly productive period for Farland’s short fiction.
The stories give readers a chance to explore Farland’s voice in a more concentrated format. Titles like The Mooncalfe, Ship of Fools, and Siren Song at Midnight suggest the variety of settings and tones he brought to his shorter work, from folklore-inspired pieces to science fiction thought experiments.