Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Tenderness of Wolves | 2006 | Stef Penney | Buy |
| 2 | The Invisible Ones | 2011 | Stef Penney | Buy |
| 3 | Under a Pole Star | 2016 | Stef Penney | Buy |
| 4 | The Beasts of Paris | 2023 | Stef Penney | Buy |
| 5 | The Long Water | 2024 | Stef Penney | Buy |
Stef Penney’s five standalone novels span nearly two decades of literary fiction. The Tenderness of Wolves (2006) established her reputation with its atmospheric portrait of 1860s Canada, while later books have taken readers to Romani communities in England, Arctic expeditions, and the Paris Zoo during the Franco-Prussian War.
Each novel shows Penney’s talent for building settings that feel completely alive and populating them with characters whose inner lives are as complex as their surroundings. Her books reward patient readers who enjoy immersive historical fiction.