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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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