Catherynne M. Valente

Catherynne M. Valente

Catherynne M. Valente's most popular book is Comfort Me With Apples with 391 saves and an average rating of 3.51.

Author Bio

Catherynne M. Valente was born on Cinco de Mayo, 1979 in Seattle, WA, but grew up in in the wheatgrass paradise of Northern California. She graduated from high school at age 15, going on to UC San Diego and Edinburgh University, receiving her B.A. in Classics with an emphasis in Ancient Greek Linguistics. She then drifted away from her M.A. program and into a long residence in the concrete and camphor wilds of Japan.

She currently lives in Maine with her partner, two dogs, and three cats, having drifted back to America and the mythic frontier of the Midwest.

Authorship percentage indicates primary author status - excluding introductions, forewards and other contributions.

Series

5 primary books6 released books

Authored 83% of series

Fairyland

Fairyland is a 6-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 2011 with contributions by Catherynne M. Valente.

Series

6 primary books2 released books

Authored 50% of series

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2012 with contributions by Neil Gaiman, Paolo Bacigalupi, and Ann Leckie.

#10
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Ten
#11
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 11

Series

3 primary books2 released books

Authored 100% of series

A Dirge for Prester John

A Dirge for Prester John is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by Catherynne M. Valente.

#1
The Habitation of the Blessed
#2
The Folded World

Series

2 primary books1 released book

Authored 100% of series

Space Opera

Space Opera is a 1-book series first released in 2017 with contributions by Catherynne M. Valente.

#1
Space Opera

Series

10 primary books

Authored 20% of series

Some of the Best from Tor.com

Some of the Best from Tor.com is a 10-book series with 10 released primary works first released in 2012 with contributions by Dale Bailey, Leigh Bardugo, and Beth Bernobich.

#3
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2013
#4
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2014 edition
#5
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2015 edition
#6
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2016 Edition
#7
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2019 Edition

Series

3 primary books

Authored 67% of series

The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy

The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2009 with contributions by Jay Lake, Ian McDonald, and Sarah Monette.

#1
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009
#2
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2010
#6
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2014

Series

2 primary books

Authored 100% of series

The Orphan's Tales

The Orphan's Tales is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2006 with contributions by Catherynne M. Valente.

#1
In the Night Garden
#2
In the Cities of Coin and Spice

Series

3 primary books2 released books

Authored 50% of series

Clockwork Phoenix

Clockwork Phoenix is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2008 with contributions by Tanith Lee, John C. Wright, and Marie Brennan.

Series

6 released books

Authored 14% of series

Kyle Murchison Booth

Kyle Murchison Booth is a 6-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 2007 with contributions by Sarah Monette, Suzy McKee Charnas, and Kelley Armstrong.

Series

6 primary books10 released books

Authored 10% of series

The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror

The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror is a 10-book series with 10 released primary works first released in 2009 with contributions by Suzy McKee Charnas, Kelley Armstrong, and Holly Black.

Series

8 primary books6 released books

Authored 13% of series

Uncanny Magazine

Uncanny Magazine is a 6-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 2016 with contributions by Kelly Robson, Alix E. Harrow, and Christopher Caldwell.

Series

2 released books

Authored 50% of series

Tor.com: Selected Original Fiction

Tor.com: Selected Original Fiction is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Peter Orullian, and Garth Nix.

The Stories: Five Years of Original Fiction on Tor.com
Tor.com: Selected Original Fiction, 2008-2012

Series

27 primary books28 released books

Authored 4% of series

Uncanny Magazine

Uncanny Magazine is a 28-book series with 28 released primary works first released in 2008 with contributions by Paul Cornell, Isabel Yap, and Liz Argall.

#1
Uncanny Magazine #1: November/December 2014
#2
Uncanny Magazine Issue 2: January/February 2015
#5
Uncanny Magazine Issue 5: July/August 2015
#6
Uncanny Magazine Issue 6
#7
Uncanny Magazine Issue 7: November/December 2015

Series

12 primary books10 released books

Authored 8% of series

Apex Magazine

Apex Magazine is a 10-book series with 10 released primary works first released in 2009 with contributions by Catherynne M. Valente, Geoffrey Girard, and Brandon H. Bell.

Series

3 primary books

Authored 33% of series

Mass Effect: Andromeda Novels

Mass Effect: Andromeda Novels is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2017 with contributions by Jason M. Hough, K.C. Alexander, and N. K. Jemisin.

#1
Nexus Uprising
#2
Mass Effect: Initiation
#3
Annihilation

Series

12 primary books14 released books

Authored 7% of series

Official Minecraft Novels

Official Minecraft Novels is a 14-book series with 14 released primary works first released in 2017 with contributions by Max Brooks, Tracey Baptiste, and Mur Lafferty.

#1
Minecraft: The Island
#2
Minecraft: The Crash
#3
Minecraft: The Lost Journals
#3
Minecraft: The Lost Journals: An Official Minecraft Novel
#4
Minecraft: The End

Series

3 primary books1 released book

Authored 0% of series

Jonathan Hamilton

Jonathan Hamilton is a 1-book series first released in 2008 with contributions by George R.R. Martin.

Rogues

Series

7 released books

Authored 0% of series

The Universe of Xuya

The Universe of Xuya is a 7-book series with 7 released primary works first released in 2002 with contributions by Aliette de Bodard.

Series

4 primary books2 released books

Authored 0% of series

Mars

Mars is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 1976 with contributions by Ben Bova.

#4
Mars
#3
Mars Life

Series

1 primary book2 released books

Authored 0% of series

Year's Best Fantasy

Year's Best Fantasy is a 2-book series with 2 released primary work first released in 2006 .

#6
Year's Best Fantasy 6
Year's Best Fantasy #9

Series

8 primary books

Authored 0% of series

Borderland

Borderland is a 8-book series with 8 released primary works first released in 1986 with contributions by Charles de Lint, Ellen Kushner, and Mark Alan Arnold.

Series

2 primary books

Authored 0% of series

Jackaroo

Jackaroo is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2007 with contributions by Paul McAuley.

#1
Something Coming Through
#2
Into Everywhere

Series

1 primary book

Authored 0% of series

The WisCon Chronicles

The WisCon Chronicles is a 1-book series first released in 2008 with contributions by K. Tempest Bradford.

#2
The WisCon Chronicles, Vol. 2: Provocative essays on feminism, race, revolution, and the future

Series

1 primary book

Authored 0% of series

Clarkesworld Yearly

Clarkesworld Yearly is a 1-book series first released in 2009 .

#2
Realms 2: The Second Year of Clarkesworld Magazine

Series

1 primary book0 released books

Authored 0% of series

The Best of Catherynne M. Valente

The Best of Catherynne M. Valente is a 0-book series first released in 2023 .

Series

20 primary books22 released books

Authored 0% of series

Lightspeed Magazine

Lightspeed Magazine is a 22-book series with 22 released primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by John Joseph Adams, George R.R. Martin, and David Brin.

#21
Lightspeed Magazine, August 2012
#25
Lightspeed Magazine, June 2012
#36
Lightspeed Magazine, May 2013
#41
Lightspeed Magazine, October 2013
#46
Lightspeed Magazine, March 2014

Series

9 primary books90 released books

Authored 0% of series

Star Wars Canon

Star Wars Canon is a 90-book series with 87 released primary works first released in 1976 with contributions by Terry Brooks, R. A. Salvatore, and Karen Traviss.

#1
The Phantom Menace
#2
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
#2.5
The Clone Wars
#3
Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
#3.1
Solo: A Star Wars Story

Series

22 primary books24 released books

Authored 0% of series

Clarkesworld Magazine

Clarkesworld Magazine is a 24-book series with 24 released primary works first released in 2004 with contributions by Sandra McDonald, Naomi Kanakia, and Sarah Goslee.

Series

2 released books

Authored 0% of series

Subterranean Magazine

Subterranean Magazine is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2010 .

Subterranean Magazine, Winter 2010
The Best of Subterranean

Series

3 primary books

Authored 0% of series

Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View

Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2017 with contributions by Danielle Paige.

#1
From a Certain Point of View
#2
From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back
#3
From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi