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The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy series? Start with "The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy: Alchemy with Words" (2002) and follow publication order through all 21 books.
The complete The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy: Alchemy with Words
2002

The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy: The Opus Magnus
2004

The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy: The Author's Grimoire
2007

Dreams of Decadence: Vampire Poetry and Fiction
1998

No Longer Dreams
2005

Just Plain Bad
2008

In All Their Glory
2010

Coliseum Morpheuon Anthology of Dreams
2012

Bad-Ass Faeries: It's Elemental
2014

God, Robot
2016

Forbidden Thoughts
2017

The Best of Bad-Ass Faeries
2017

Victorian Venus
2017

Mercury: Planetary Anthology
2018

Luna: Planetary Anthology
2020

Fantastic Schools: Volume One
2020

Fantastic Schools, Volume 3
2021

Fantastic Middle Schools
2021

Swords and Maidens
2023

Shoot the Devil 2: Dark Matter
2023

Fantastic Schools Familiars
2025
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