Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dark Queen | 2019 | J.F. Penn | Buy |
| 2 | A Midwinter Sacrifice | 2021 | J.F. Penn | Buy |
| 3 | Blood, Sweat, and Flame | 2022 | J.F. Penn | Buy |
| 4 | With A Demon’s Eye | 2023 | J.F. Penn | Buy |
| 5 | Beneath the Zoo | 2023 | J.F. Penn | Buy |
| 6 | De-Extinction of the Nephilim | 2024 | J.F. Penn | Buy |
| 7 | Seahenge | 2024 | J.F. Penn | Buy |
J.F. Penn has published short fiction throughout her career, with the novellas and short stories appearing steadily from 2019 onward. Titles include A Midwinter Sacrifice, Blood Sweat and Flame, With a Demon’s Eye, Beneath the Zoo, De-Extinction of the Nephilim, and Seahenge. The Dark Queen is an earlier short piece set around an underwater archaeological site off the coast of Egypt.
The short works allow Penn to experiment with ideas and settings outside the scope of her series. Seahenge, for instance, is built around the real Bronze Age timber circle discovered on the Norfolk coast in 1998. These pieces tend to have the intensity of her standalones compressed further, with less room for setup and more immediate atmosphere.
Readers new to J.F. Penn sometimes find the short fiction a useful way to sample her style across different genres before committing to a full series.