Order of Gregory Maguire Books

Gregory Maguire is an American novelist of fantasy and children’s novelist. He often writes revisionist tales of classic children’s tales, such as the Wizard of Oz in his Wicked Years series or re-telling Snow White in Mirror Mirror. Maguire is married to painter Andy Newman, whom he has adopted three children with.

Gregory Maguire became a published author in 1978 with the children’s novel The Lightning Time. His first novel for adults was not until Wicked in 1995. Below is a list of Gregory Maguire’s books in order of when they were originally published:

Publication Order of Another Day Books

The Brides of Maracoor	(2021)
The Oracle of Maracoor	(2022)

Publication Order of The Hamlet Chronicles Books

Seven Spiders Spinning	(1994)
Six Haunted Hairdos	(1997)
Five Alien Elves	(1998)
Four Stupid Cupids	(2001)
Three Rotten Eggs	(2002)
A Couple of April Fools	(2004)
One Final Firecracker	(2005)

Publication Order of The Wicked Years Books

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West	(1995)
Son of a Witch	(2005)
A Lion Among Men	(2008)
Out of Oz	(2011)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The Lightning Time	(1978)
The Daughter of the Moon	(1980)
Lights on the Lake	(1981)
The Dream Stealer	(1983)
Oasis	(1984)
I Feel Like the Morning Star	(1989)
Missing Sisters	(1994)
The Good Liar	(1996)
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister	(1999)
Lost	(2001)
Mirror Mirror	(2003)
What-the-Dickens	(2007)
The Next Queen of Heaven	(2009)
Matchless: A Christmas Story	(2009)
Egg & Spoon	(2014)
After Alice	(2015)
Hiddensee	(2017)
A Wild Winter Swan	(2020)

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Leaping Beauty and Other Animal Fairy Tales

(2004)

Publication Order of Picture Books

Crabby Cratchitt	(1980)
The Peace and Quiet Diner	(1988)
Lucas Fishbone	(1990)
Cress Watercress	(2022)

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Origins of Story: On Writing for Children	(1999)
Making Mischief: A Maurice Sendak Appreciation	(2009)

Publication Order of The Mythic Fiction Anthology Books

The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest	(2002)
The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm	(2004)
The Beastly Bride: Tales of the Animal People	(2009)

Publication Order of Anthologies

The Writer's Guide to Fantasy Literature	(2002)
Happily Ever After	(2011)
After: Nineteen Stories of Apocalypse and Dystopia	(2012)

Notes: Click is co-authored by Eoin Colfer, David Almond, Roddy Doyle, Deborah Ellis, Nick Hornby, Margo Lanagan, Ruth Ozeki, Linda Sue Park and Tim Wynne-Jones. Leaping Beauty also contains contributions by Chris Demarest. The non-fiction book Origins of Story is co-authored by Barbara Harrison.

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