Order of Catherine Asaro Books
Catherine Asaro is an American author of science fiction and fantasy novels. She is best known for her Saga of the Skolian Empire series and also wrote the Lost Continent romantic fantasy series. Catherine earned her Ph.D in chemical physics and her M.A. in physics from Harvard University, as well as her B.S. in chemistry (with highest honours) from UCLA. Aside from writing, she also teaches math, physics and chemistry. Catherine is the daughter of Frank Asaro, who ended up being part of the team who brought up the theory of the asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. She is married to NASA astrophysicist John Kendall Cannizzo. They have an adult daughter.
Catherine Asaro became a published novelist in 1995 with the novel Primary Inversion. She is a two-time winner of the Nebula Award – once for best novel, once for best novella. Below is a list of Catherine Asaro’s books in order of when they were originally published (and in chronological order when necessary):
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Publication Order of Skolian Empire Books
| Primary Inversion | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Catch the Lightning | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Last Hawk | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Radiant Seas | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ascendant Sun | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Quantum Rose | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Spherical Harmonic | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sextopia | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Moon's Shadow | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Skyfall | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Schism | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Final Key | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Ruby Dice | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Diamond Star | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Carnelians | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Chronological Order of Skolian Empire Books
| Skyfall | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Schism | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Final Key | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Last Hawk | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Primary Inversion | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Radiant Seas | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ascendant Sun | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Quantum Rose | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Spherical Harmonic | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Moon's Shadow | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Diamond Star | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Ruby Dice | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Carnelians | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Catch the Lightning | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sextopia | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Skolian Empire: Ruby Dynasty Books
| Lightning Strike | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Dust Knights Books
| The Down Deep | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Major Bhaajan Books
| The City of Cries | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Undercity | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Bronze Skies | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Vanished Seas | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Jigsaw Assassin | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Skolian Empire Anthologies
| Aurora in Four Voices | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Lightning Strike Books
| Earthborn | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Starborn | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Lost Continent Books
(with Mercedes Lackey, Rachel Lee)
| Charmed Destinies | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Charmed Sphere | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Misted Cliffs | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Dawn Star | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Fire Opal | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Night Bird | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Sunrise Alley/Charon Books
| Sunrise Alley | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Alpha | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Veiled Web | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Phoenix Code | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| A Roll of the Dice | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Walk in Silence | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Spacetime Pool | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Analog, December 1998 | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Civil War Fantastic | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Analog Science Fiction and Fact Magazine, July/August 2000 | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Charmed Destinies | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Irresistible Forces | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Space Cadets | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Space Opera Renaissance | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Best New Paranormal Romance | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Nebula Awards Showcase 2007 | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mammoth Book of SF Wars | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Nebula Awards 47 (2013) | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Visions of the Future | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Infinite Stars | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Notes: The short story The City of Cries is included in the anthology Aurora in Four Voices. Lightning Strike is an expanded version of the first half of Catch the Lightning. Charmed Destinies also contains stories by Mercedes Lackey and Rachel Lee.
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Catherine Asaro Synopsis: The collection Charmed Destinies includes the short story Moonglow by Catherine Asaro. Iris Larkspur is expected to marry a prince, as she possesses the magic he wants – even if a spell keeps him deaf, mute and blind. In order to heal him, she must conjure up more power than she has ever known – a power that only two bonded hearts can create!
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