Order of Jane Yolen Books
Jane Yolen is a prolific author who has written more than 365 books during his career. Yes, she has written more than one book for every day in an entire year. She writes books for children and adults. Some of her best known work is the Pit Dragon Chronicles series of books. Her most famous work is The Devil’s Arithmetic, a Puffin Modern Classic.
Yolen was born and raised in New York City. She attended Smith College before heading to the University of Massachusetts where she earned her master’s degree in education. She was later awarded an honorary Doctor of Law degree by Our Lady of the Elms College in Chicopee, Massachusetts in 1980. The honor cited that “throughout her writing career she has remained true to her primary source of inspiration–folk culture.” Yolen has earned many awards during her career including the Regina Medal, the Kerlan Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Society of Children’s Book Writers Award, the Mythopoetic Society’s Aslan Award, the Christopher Medal, the Boy’s Club Jr. Book Award, and the Garden State Children’s Book Award.
Publication Order of Isabel the Witch Books
| The Witch Who Wasn't | (1964) |    |
Publication Order of Robot and Rebecca Books
| THE ROBOT AND REBECCA | (1980) | |
| Robot and Rebecca and the Missing Owner | (1981) | |
Publication Order of Commander Toad Books
| Commander Toad in Space | (1980) | |
| Commander Toad and the Planet of the Grapes | (1982) | |
| Commander Toad and the Big Black Hole | (1983) | |
| Commander Toad and the Dis-Asteroid | (1985) | |
| Commander Toad and the Intergalactic Spy | (1986) | |
| Commander Toad and the Space Pirates | (1987) | |
| Commander Toad and the Voyage Home | (1998) | |
Publication Order of Pit Dragons Books
| Dragon's Blood | (1982) | |
| Heart's Blood | (1984) | |
| A Sending of Dragons | (1987) | |
| Dragon's Heart | (2009) | |
Publication Order of Books of the Great Alta Books
| Sister Light, Sister Dark | (1988) | |
| White Jenna | (1989) | |
| The One-Armed Queen | (1998) | |
Publication Order of Here There Be... Books
| Here There Be Dragons | (1993) | |
| Here There Be Unicorns | (1994) | |
| Here There Be Witches | (1995) | |
| Here There Be Angels | (1996) | |
| Here There Be Ghosts | (1998) | |
Publication Order of The Young Merlin Trilogy Books
| Passager | (1996) | |
| Hobby | (1996) | |
| Merlin | (1997) | |
Publication Order of Tartan Magic Books
| The Wizard's Map | (1999) | |
| The Pictish Child | (1999) | |
| The Bagpiper's Ghost | (2002) | |
Publication Order of Stuart Quartet Books
| Queen's Own Fool | (2000) | |
| Girl in a Cage | (2002) | |
| Prince Across the Water | (2004) | |
| The Rogues | (2007) | |
Publication Order of Young Heroes Books
| Odysseus in the Serpent Maze | (2001) | |
| Hippolyta and the Curse of the Amazons | (2002) | |
| Atalanta and the Arcadian Beast | (2003) | |
| Jason and the Gorgon's Blood | (2004) | |
Publication Order of Rock'n' Roll Fairy Tale Books
| Pay the Piper | (2005) | |
| The Troll Bridge | (2006) | |
Publication Order of Foiled Books
| Foiled | (2010) | |
| Curses! Foiled Again | (2013) | |
Publication Order of The Seelie Wars Books
| The Hostage Prince | (2013) | |
| The Last Changeling | (2014) | |
| The Seelie King's War | (2016) | |
Publication Order of The Stone Man Mysteries Books
| Stone Cold | (2016) | |
| Sanctuary | (2018) | |
| Breaking Out the Devil | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Trust a City Kid | (1970) | |
| The Inway Investigators | (1970) | |
| The Transfigured Hart | (1975) | |
| The Mermaid's Three Wisdoms | (1978) | |
| The Boy Who Spoke Chimp | (1981) | |
| The Gift of Sarah Barker | (1981) | |
| Cards Of Grief | (1984) | |
| Children of the Wolf | (1984) | |
| Stone Silenus | (1984) | |
| Briar Rose | (1988) | |
| The Devil's Arithmetic | (1988) | |
| The Dragon's Boy | (1990) | |
| Wizard's Hall | (1991) | |
| The Wild Hunt | (1995) | |
| Armageddon Summer | (1998) | |
| Boots and the Seven Leaguers | (2000) | |
| Sword of the Rightful King | (2003) | |
| Except the Queen | (2010) | |
| The Last Dragon | (2011) | |
| Snow in Summer | (2011) | |
| Curse of the Thirteenth Fey | (2012) | |
| B.U.G. | (2013) | |
| Trash Mountain | (2014) | |
| Centaur Rising | (2014) | |
| A Plague of Unicorns | (2014) | |
| Mapping the Bones | (2018) | |
| Finding Baba Yaga | (2018) | |
| The Last Tsar's Dragons | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| The Girl Who Cried Flowers and Other Tales | (1974) | |
| The Hundredth Dove and Other Tales | (1977) | |
| Dream Weaver | (1979) | |
| Dragonfield and Other Stories | (1985) | |
| Merlin's Booke | (1986) | |
| Tales of Wonder | (1987) | |
| The Faery Flag | (1989) | |
| Storyteller | (1992) | |
| Twelve Impossible Things Before Breakfast | (1997) | |
| Sister Emily's Lightship and Other Stories | (1997) | |
| The Fish Prince and Other Stories | (2001) | |
| The Barefoot Book of Ballet Stories | (2004) | |
| Animal Stories | (2014) | |
| The Emerald Circus | (2017) | |
| Once There Was a Story | (2017) | |
| Meet Me at the Well | (2018) | |
| How to Fracture a Fairy Tale | (2018) | |
| The Midnight Circus | (2020) | |
Publication Order of Nebula Awards Books
| Nebula Awards 1 | (1966) | |
| Nebula Awards 2 | (1966) | |
| Nebula Awards 3 | (1968) | |
| Nebula Awards 4 | (1968) | |
| Nebula Awards 5 | (1969) | |
| Nebula Awards 6 | (1971) | |
| Nebula Awards 7 | (1972) | |
| Nebula Awards 8 | (1973) | |
| Nebula Awards 9 | (1974) | |
| Nebula Awards 10 | (1975) | |
| Nebula Awards 11 | (1976) | |
| Nebula Awards 12 | (1978) | |
| Nebula Awards 14 | (1980) | |
| Nebula Awards 15 | (1981) | |
| Nebula Awards 16 | (1982) | |
| Nebula Awards 17 | (1983) | |
| Nebula Awards 19 | (1984) | |
| Nebula Awards 20 | (1985) | |
| Nebula Awards 21 | (1985) | |
| Nebula Awards 22 | (1988) | |
| Nebula Awards 23 | (1989) | |
| Nebula Awards 24 | (1990) | |
| Nebula Awards 25 | (1991) | |
| Nebula Awards 26 | (1992) | |
| Nebula Awards 27 | (1993) | |
| Nebula Awards 28 | (1994) | |
| Nebula Awards 29 | (1995) | |
| Nebula Awards 30 | (1996) | |
| Nebula Awards31 | (1997) | |
| Nebula Awards 33 | (1999) | |
| Nebula Awards 34 (2000) | (2000) | |
| Nebula Awards 36 (2002) | (2002) | |
| Nebula Awards 37 (2003) | (2003) | |
| Nebula Awards 38 (2004) | (2004) | |
| Nebula Awards 39 (2005) | (2005) | |
| Nebula Awards 40 (2006) | (2006) | |
| Nebula Awards 41 (2007) | (2007) | |
| Nebula Awards 42 (2008) | (2008) | |
| Nebula Awards 43 (2009) | (2009) | |
| Nebula Awards 44 (2010) | (2010) | |
| Nebula Awards 45 (2011) | (2011) | |
| Nebula Awards 46 (2012) | (2012) | |
| Nebula Awards 47 (2013) | (2013) | |
| Nebula Awards 48 (2014) | (2014) | |
| Nebula Awards 49 (2015) | (2015) | |
| Nebula Awards 50 (2016) | (2016) | |
| Nebula Awards 51 (2017) | (2017) | |
| Nebula Awards 52 (2018) | (2018) | |
| Nebula Awards 53 (2019) | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Snow White, Blood Red Anthology Books
| Snow White, Blood Red | (1993) | |
| Black Thorn, White Rose | (1994) | |
| Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears | (1995) | |
| Black Swan, White Raven | (1997) | |
| Silver Birch, Blood Moon | (1999) | |
| Black Heart, Ivory Bones | (2000) | |
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 Rhysling Anthology Books
| The 2017 Rhysling Anthology: The best science fiction, fantasy & horror poetry of 2016 selected by the Science Fiction Poetry Association | (2017) | |
| The 2019 Rhysling Anthology: The best science fiction, fantasy & horror poetry of 2018 selected by the Science Fiction Poetry Association | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 12 | (1986) | |
| Demons & Dreams: The Best Fantasy and Horror 1 | (1988) | |
| The Year's Best Fantasy: First Annual Collection | (1988) | |
| After the King | (1991) | |
| The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Fifth Annual Collection | (1992) | |
| Xanadu | (1994) | |
| The Armless Maiden | (1995) | |
| Angels! | (1995) | |
| Blood Muse | (1995) | |
| Women at War | (1995) | |
| Modern Classics of Fantasy | (1997) | |
| The Random House Book of Fantasy Stories | (1997) | |
| The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eleventh Annual Collection | (1998) | |
| In the Shadow of the Gargoyle | (1998) | |
| Nebula Awards 33 | (1999) | |
| Ribbiting Tales | (2000) | |
| Starlight 3 | (2001) | |
| The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Fifteenth Annual Collection | (2002) | |
| New Skies: An Anthology of Today's Science Fiction | (2003) | |
| Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian | (2003) | |
| What You Wish For: A Book for Darfur | (2011) | |
| Witches: Wicked, Wild & Wonderful | (2012) | |
| Oz Reimagined: New Tales from the Emerald City and Beyond | (2013) | |
| Beyond the Pale: A Fantasy Anthology | (2014) | |
| Mermaids and Other Mysteries of the Deep | (2015) | |
| Wonderland: An Anthology | (2019) | |
If You Like Jane Yolen Books, You’ll Love…
Dragon’s Blood is the first book in the Pit Dragon Chronicles series. The story follows a boy named Jakkin who is working in Sarkkhan’s dragon nursery. Jakkin has plans to steal a baby dragon so that he can train him to fight and earn him enough money to buy himself out of bond.
Jane Yolen’s The Devil’s Arithmetic sees a girl named Hannah who dreads going to her family’s Passover Seder. She is tired of hearing her relatives talk about the past, but she soon learns to understand the effects of the Holocaust. Hannah opens the front door to symbolically welcome the prophet Elijah, but finds herself transported to a Polish village in the year 1942.
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