Order of Jim C. Hines Books
Jim C. Hines is an American author best known for writinig the Goblin Quest series, the Magic Ex Libris series, and the Princess series. He made his debut in 2006 with the release of Goblin Quest, the first book in the series.
Hines got his start as a short story writer as he won the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Award in 1998 for his story “Blade of the Bunny”. In addition to his work as a writer, Hines has volunteered as a crisis counselor in East Lansing, Michigan. He also worked as the Male Outreach Coordinator for the MSU Safe Place. Hines got some notoriety for the blog “Striking a Pose (Women and Fantasy Covers)” which covered the unrealistic poses women are often drawn to make on fantasy book covers.
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Publication Order of Jig the Goblin Books
| Goblin Quest | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Goblin Hero | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Goblin War | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Princess Books
| The Stepsister Scheme | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mermaid's Madness | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Red Hood's Revenge | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Snow Queen's Shadow | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The Faery Taile Project Books
| Red's Tale / Lobo's Tale | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Magic Ex Libris Books
| Libriomancer | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Codex Born | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Unbound | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Chupacabra's Song | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Revisionary | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Imprinted | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Fable Books
| Fable | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse Books
| Terminal Alliance | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Terminal Uprising | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Terminal Peace | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Rise of the Spider Goddess | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tamora Carter: Goblin Queen | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Amelia Sand and the Silver Queens | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Kitemaster | (2025) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Slayers of Old | (2025) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Goldfish Dreams | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Kitemaster and Other Stories | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sister of the Hedge & Other Stories | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Goblin Master's Grimoire | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Invisible: Personal Essays on Representation in SF/F | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Invisible 2 | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Invisible 3 | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Unidentified Funny Objects Annual Anthology Books
| Unidentified Funny Objects | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Unidentified Funny Objects 2 | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Unidentified Funny Objects 3 | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Unidentified Funny Objects 4 | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Funny Fantasy | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Unidentified Funny Objects 5 | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Funny Horror | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Unidentified Funny Objects 6 | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Unidentified Funny Objects 7 | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Unidentified Funny Objects 8 | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Unidentified Funny Objects 9 | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Anthologies
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Libriomancer is the first book in the Magic Ex Libris series. The book follows Isaac Vainio who is a member of the secret organization known as Libriomancy. They have the ability to reach into books and draw objects from them. However, the powers take an interesting twist when Isaac is attacked by a vampire from a book. It turns out that the vampires have been leaking out and attacking other magic users. Isaac will hunt for the why which takes him deep into the secrets of Libriomancy.
The book that got Hines started was Goblin Quest. In this one, Jig is a goblin that only wants to be left alone. His wishes aren’t granted though and he ends up being drafted to guard the goblin tunnels against intruders. However, bravery is not his strong suit so when the intruders come, Jig surrenders. This leads to the goblin’s quest as he is forced to serve as a group of adventurers guide through the tunnels beneath the mountain where they hope to find an ancient magical artifact.