Catherynne M. Valente is an American author of fantasy and science fiction novels, short stories and poetry. She writes the Fairyland series and is a New York Times bestselling author. She has won the Andre Norton, Tiptree, Mythopoeic, Rhysling, Lambda, Locus and Hugo awards. Cathrynne was born in Seattle, where she lived until she was 13, when she moved to California. She graduated from high school when she was 15 and went onto UC San Diego and Edinburgh University, earning a B.A. in Classics with an emphasis in Ancient Greek Linguistics. She has worked as a professional fortune teller, telemarketer, private tutor, librarian, waitress, bartender, actress and statistician. Cat lives on a small island off the coast of Maine with her partner and a growing menagerie of animals.
Catherynne M. Valente made her debut as a novelist in 2006 with The Labyrinth. She had published a couple of poetry collections the year prior. Below is a list of Catherynne M. Valente’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of A Dirge for Prester John Books
Publication Order of Fairyland Books
Publication Order of Omikuji Project Books
Publication Order of The Orphan's Tales Books
Publication Order of Space Opera Books
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Publication Order of Picture Books
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Publication Order of Mass Effect: Andromeda Books
Publication Order of Minecraft Books
Publication Order of Mythic Books
Publication Order of The WisCon Chronicles Books
Publication Order of Anthologies
| The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighteenth Annual Collection | (2005) |    |
| Jabberwocky 2 | (2006) | |
| Sleeping Beauty, Indeed | (2006) | |
| Mythic 2 | (2006) | |
| Salon Fantastique | (2006) | |
| Interfictions | (2007) | |
| Japanese Dreams | (2007) | |
| Paper Cities: An Anthology of Urban Fantasy | (2008) | |
| Clockwork Phoenix: Tales of Beauty and Strangeness | (2008) | |
| The WisCon Chronicles, Vol. 2: Provocative essays on feminism, race, revolution, and the future | (2008) | |
| The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009 | (2009) | |
| Best New Fantasy 2 | (2009) | |
| Ravens in the Library: Magic in the Bard's Name | (2009) | |
| Federations | (2009) | |
| Clockwork Phoenix 2: More Tales of Beauty and Strangeness | (2009) | |
| The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2010 | (2009) | |
| Realms 2 | (2009) | |
| Unplugged: The Web's Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy: 2008 Download | (2009) | |
| The Stories in Between | (2010) | |
| Apex Magazine #16, September 2010 | (2010) | |
| Worlds of Fantasy: The Best of Fantasy Magazine | (2010) | |
| Lightspeed: Year One | (2011) | |
| Apex Magazine #20, January 2011 | (2011) | |
| Apex Magazine - February 2011 | (2011) | |
| Apex Magazine - March 2011 | (2011) | |
| Apex Magazine - April 2011 | (2011) | |
| Teeth: Vampire Tales | (2011) | |
| Apex Magazine - June 2011 | (2011) | |
| The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three | (2011) | |
| Fantasy Magazine, July 2011 | (2011) | |
| Apex Magazine - August 2011 | (2011) | |
| Apex Magazine - October 2012 | (2011) | |
| Million Writers Award | (2012) | |
| Robots: The Recent A.I. | (2012) | |
| Year's Best SF 16 | (2012) | |
| The Mammoth Book of Steampunk | (2012) | |
| The Moment of Change | (2012) | |
| The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2012 | (2012) | |
| The Best of Electric Velocipede | (2012) | |
| Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 71 | (2012) | |
| Clarkesworld: Year Three | (2013) | |
| Queen Victoria’s Book of Spells: An Anthology of Gaslamp Fantasy | (2013) | |
| Aliens: Recent Encounters | (2013) | |
| The 2013 Rhysling Anthology | (2013) | |
| The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2013 | (2013) | |
| The Book of Apex: Volume 4 | (2013) | |
| Clarkesworld: Year Six | (2014) | |
| The Mammoth Book of SF Stories by Women | (2014) | |
| Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 100, January 2015 | (2015) | |
| Mermaids and Other Mysteries of the Deep | (2015) | |
| Blood Sisters: Vampire Stories By Women | (2015) | |
| Sisters of the Revolution: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology | (2015) | |
| The Bestiary | (2015) | |
| Press Start to Play | (2015) | |
| The Starlit Wood | (2016) | |
| The Long List Anthology Volume 2: More Stories From the Hugo Award Nomination List | (2016) | |
| The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017 | (2017) | |
| Mad Hatters and March Hares | (2017) | |
| The Best of Uncanny | (2018) | |
| Robots vs. Fairies | (2018) | |
| Clarkesworld Year Nine: Volume One | (2018) | |
| Sharp & Sugar Tooth | (2019) | |
| Mythic Journeys: Retold Myths and Legends | (2019) | |
| Nevertheless She Persisted | (2020) | |
| The 2020 Look at Mars Fiction Book | (2020) | |
| Edited By | (2020) | |
| From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back | (2020) | |
| Far Out: Recent Queer Science Fiction and Fantasy | (2021) | |
| Nebula Awards Showcase 55 | (2021) | |
| Some of the Best of Tor.com 2021 | (2022) | |
| Someone in Time: Tales of Time-Crossed Romance | (2022) | |
| Uncanny Magazine Issue 49: November/December 2022 | (2022) | |
| Diablo | (2022) | |
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