Tanya Huff Books in Order
See Tanya Huff’s books in order, with series background, short summaries, and guidance on key entry points for her military SF and fantasy.
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Tanya Huff books in publication order
51 books
Child of the Grove
by Tanya Huff
1988
Young Crystal inherits a magical bloodline linking Ardhan’s royal family to the immortals of the Sacred Grove. When a surviving dark wizard threatens the kingdom, her emerging abilities may be the only power capable of resisting him.
Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light
by Tanya Huff
1989
A young woman who perceives supernatural beings, a street musician, and a homeless woman join an adept of Light in modern Toronto. Their unlikely alliance confronts a growing darkness that threatens to spill into the ordinary city.
The Last Wizard
by Tanya Huff
1989
After saving Ardhan, Crystal struggles to find purpose as the world’s last wizard. A chance rescue renews her connection with humanity and sends her on a search for a hidden treasure, testing what comes after a hero’s great victory.
The Fire's Stone
by Tanya Huff
1990
A thief, a dissolute prince, and a princess trained in wizardry form an uneasy alliance after a protective talisman is stolen. Recovering the Stone of Ischia means facing pirates and magic before the city’s volcano destroys it.
Blood Price
by Tanya Huff
1991
Former homicide detective Vicki Nelson investigates a Toronto murder that appears to involve a vampire. Her search introduces Henry Fitzroy, an actual vampire, and forces her to reconsider the supernatural while working around her deteriorating night vision.
Blood Lines
by Tanya Huff
1992
An ancient being escapes the protections surrounding a museum sarcophagus and begins influencing Toronto’s residents. Vampire Henry Fitzroy’s disturbing visions draw Vicki Nelson into an investigation that overlaps with Mike Celluci’s inquiries into mysterious deaths at the museum.
Blood Trail
by Tanya Huff
1992
A werewolf family living quietly on an Ontario farm becomes the target of systematic killings. Vampire Henry Fitzroy seeks Vicki Nelson’s help, relying on her ability to work by daylight as they race to identify and stop the murderer.
Blood Pact
by Tanya Huff
1993
Vicki Nelson travels to Kingston after learning that her mother has died, only to discover the body has vanished. Her search leads toward university experiments in life after death, turning grief into a deeply personal supernatural investigation.
Sing the Four Quarters
by Tanya Huff
1994
Annice renounces royal privilege and promises to remain childless so she can train as a bard. Years later, pregnancy and a treason accusation send her fleeing with her unborn child’s father, using elemental song to survive political danger.
Fifth Quarter
by Tanya Huff
1995
Sibling assassins Vree and Bannon attempt an apparently straightforward killing, but their target steals Bannon’s body. Trapped together inside Vree, they face a coercive bargain that pits recovering their separate lives against loyalty to the Empire they serve.
Scholar of Decay
by Tanya Huff
1995
Scholar Aurek Nuiken ventures into Richemulot’s underground passages in search of a spellbook that might save his wife. His quest draws him and his younger brother into competing attractions, sibling rivalries, and the schemes of dangerous wererats.
No Quarter
by Tanya Huff
1996
Vree carries Gyhard’s soul north to Shkoder, hoping its bards can give him a body without another death. Distrust of their violent histories obstructs that search, while animated corpses and Gyhard’s past create a new threat in the mountains.
Bending the Landscape: Fantasy
by Tanya Huff
1997
Edited by Nicola Griffith and Stephen Pagel, this anthology explores queer characters and relationships through fantasy. Its stories consider love, loss, identity, and altered realities, with contributors including Tanya Huff, Ellen Kushner, and Robin Wayne Bailey.
Blood Debt
by Tanya Huff
1997
A ghost forces vampire Henry Fitzroy into a nightly question game in which wrong answers cost innocent lives. He calls private investigator Vicki Nelson for help uncovering the deaths behind the haunting before its demand for revenge claims more victims.
Summon the Keeper
by Tanya Huff
1998
Keeper Claire Hansen arrives at a rundown guesthouse and finds herself trapped with responsibility for its supernatural dangers. Her outspoken cat, an attractive handyman, and a ghost complicate the task of preventing the building’s troubles from threatening the universe.
Stealing Magic
by Tanya Huff
1999
Two linked collections follow Magdelene, an exceptionally powerful but reluctant wizard, and Terizan, a highly capable thief. Their adventures turn fantasy conventions into comic predicaments, as formidable abilities fail to spare either woman from awkward demands and complications.
The Quartered Sea
by Tanya Huff
1999
Bard Benedikt can sing only water, a limitation that separates him from his peers. After volunteering for an exploratory voyage, he is shipwrecked abroad and caught between political and religious rivals who want to exploit his elemental gift.
What Ho, Magic!
by Tanya Huff
1999
Fifteen stories range through magic, supernatural encounters and familiar Blood-series characters. Vicki, Henry and Mike investigate uncanny trouble alongside other fantastic tales, including a novella centered on a vengeful spirit associated with Lake Nepeakea.
Valor's Choice
by Tanya Huff
2000
Staff Sergeant Torin Kerr’s platoon is assigned to escort a diplomatic mission courting the warlike Silsviss. What appears to be ceremonial duty becomes dangerous as Confederation politics and the possibility of enemy interference place her marines at risk.
The Second Summoning
by Tanya Huff
2001
Claire Hansen wants to protect her ordinary human companion Dean from the hazards of her work as a Keeper. Their relationship instead produces unexpected cosmic complications when an angel and demon appear in Ontario, alongside interference from her younger sister.
The Better Part of Valor
by Tanya Huff
2002
After antagonizing a general, Torin Kerr is separated from her platoon and assigned to protect scientists exploring an enormous derelict spacecraft. An unreliable commander and the vessel’s uncertain origins turn the expedition into a potentially deadly military puzzle.
Long Hot Summoning
by Tanya Huff
2003
Newly active Keeper Diana Hansen receives her first summons at a shopping mall where Darkness is attempting a takeover. Her sister Claire and their talking cats provide backup, but crossing into the mall’s supernatural counterpart reveals far greater complications.
Relative Magic
by Tanya Huff
2003
Seventeen stories revisit thief Terizan and characters from the Blood novels alongside other fantastic settings. New and previously published adventures bring theft, vampires and magic together, with introductions explaining the background of each tale.
Smoke and Shadows
by Tanya Huff
2004
Television production assistant Tony Foster notices shadows moving independently on the set of a vampire detective show. A death and the discovery of a real wizard pull him back into supernatural danger, requiring help from his vampire ex, Henry Fitzroy.
Smoke and Mirrors
by Tanya Huff
2005
Wizard-in-training Tony Foster accompanies a television crew to an isolated historic mansion, expecting ordinary production headaches. Instead, ghosts and reenacted murders expose the house’s deadly history, trapping cast and crew overnight while Tony struggles to keep them alive.
Smoke and Ashes
by Tanya Huff
2006
Tony Foster’s wizard training competes with his demanding television job until a stuntwoman reveals a demonic threat to Vancouver. Protecting his coworkers and city becomes increasingly difficult as supernatural attacks collide with a production schedule that refuses to stop.
Finding Magic
by Tanya Huff
2007
Seventeen stories move between vampire encounters, fairy tales transformed by skateboarding and imagined worlds ruled by magic. Familiar supernatural figures enter unexpected settings, bringing desires and challenges that shift between everyday life and fantastic possibilities.
The Heart of Valor
by Tanya Huff
2007
Torin Kerr accompanies a recovering major to the Marine training planet Crucible for what should be a routine field test. When simulated combat turns lethal, she must protect the major, his doctor, and inexperienced recruits while investigating the disaster.
Blood Bank
by Tanya Huff
2008
This collection follows Vicki Nelson, vampire Henry Fitzroy, and police officer Mike Celluci through additional supernatural mysteries. Alongside the stories, it includes Huff’s screenplay for the Blood Ties episode Stone Cold and an introduction discussing her television work.
Valor's Trial
by Tanya Huff
2008
Presumed dead after a devastating battle, Torin Kerr awakens in an underground prison that should not exist. She organizes a way out for herself and fellow marines, while the camp raises troubling questions about the Confederation’s enemy and war.
The Enchantment Emporium
by Tanya Huff
2009
Alysha Gale inherits her grandmother’s Calgary junk shop and welcomes a chance to escape her powerful family. Its magical stock and unusual customers soon reveal hidden dangers, while her grandmother’s disappearance complicates Allie’s attempt to build an independent life.
The Truth of Valor
by Tanya Huff
2010
Torin Kerr leaves the Marines to share a salvage ship with Craig Ryder, but civilian work proves dangerous. When pirates kidnap Craig and abandon her, she calls on former comrades to mount a rescue and uncover the attackers’ purpose.
February Thaw
by Tanya Huff
2011
Seven contemporary fantasies uncover strange forces within recognizable surroundings. An imperial dragon appears in Toronto's Chinatown, Jack and the Beanstalk becomes a heavy-metal tale, and ancient gods reveal family dysfunction, making everyday settings unexpectedly magical.
Nights of the Round Table and Other Stories of Heroic Fantasy
by Tanya Huff
2011
Eight heroic fantasies travel from Camelot and ancient Egypt to fairy-tale landscapes and dangerous seas. Resourceful heroines navigate demanding adventures, while the author's annotations explain the origins and background of the stories collected here.
The Wild Ways
by Tanya Huff
2011
Musician Charlotte Gale travels to a Celtic festival in Nova Scotia, where stolen sealskins are being used to pressure selkies into supporting offshore drilling. Helping them means confronting a rival magical power and reconsidering her own family’s expectations.
The Silvered
by Tanya Huff
2012
When an invading empire captures five women from Aydori’s Mage-Pack, novice mage Mirian Maylin and werewolf Tomas Hagen pursue them. Their rescue mission takes them deep into enemy territory while the kingdom’s defenders remain occupied at the border.
Imaginarium 2013: The Best Canadian Speculative Writing
by Tanya Huff
2013
This anthology gathers speculative short fiction and poetry by Canadian writers, spanning science fiction, fantasy, horror, and magical realism. Tanya Huff contributes an introduction to a collection exploring alternate realities and the social, technological, and environmental questions they raise.
Swan's Braid and Other Tales of Terizan
by Tanya Huff
2013
Terizan's successful break-in at the Thieves' Guild gives her an unwanted reputation as Oreen's finest thief. In five tales, that status brings troublesome expectations involving mercenaries, royal families, ghosts, gods and wizards who complicate her work.
The Future Falls
by Tanya Huff
2014
An approaching asteroid threatens humanity, sending Charlotte Gale in search of a magical solution. With much of her powerful family unable to intervene directly, she relies on her guitar and dragon prince Jack while navigating complicated feelings and family pressure.
An Ancient Peace
by Tanya Huff
2015
Former Marine Torin Kerr assembles a team for missions the authorities cannot officially undertake. When ancient grave goods appear on the black market, they must stop looters from recovering buried weapons capable of destroying planets and reigniting interstellar war.
Third Time Lucky
by Tanya Huff
2015
Magdelene possesses more magical power than anyone else but would rather relax than accept responsibility. These seven stories follow her reluctant encounters with apprentices, demons, dragons and bureaucratic demands, accompanied by the author’s notes about their origins.
Three Quarters: A Quarters Collection
by Tanya Huff
2016
Three stories return to the Quarters world, following assassins Vree and Bannon through a dangerous assignment and an unconventional holiday. A third tale sends young bard Evicka to spy on Vree and Gyhard, with introductions from Huff.
A Peace Divided
by Tanya Huff
2017
Torin Kerr helps organize former military personnel into Justice Department strike teams suited to a troubled peace. When archaeologists are taken hostage on a restricted planet, her team must attempt a rescue while navigating the dangers of protecting civilians.
The Privilege of Peace
by Tanya Huff
2018
Torin Kerr has found purpose as a Warden, but the return of an alien ship tied to the former war unsettles her new life. With the Silsviss testing Confederation unity, preserving peace requires confronting the military past she left behind.
Infinite Stars: Dark Frontiers
by Tanya Huff
2019
Edited by Brian Thomas Schmidt, this space opera anthology combines new stories from established fictional universes with work by earlier genre writers. Contributors include Tanya Huff, Becky Chambers, Jack Campbell, and Orson Scott Card, exploring conflict, discovery, and humanity beyond Earth.
Blood Shot
by Tanya Huff
2020
These stories revisit Vicki Nelson, Henry Fitzroy, Tony Foster, and others from the Blood universe. Their cases involve a kidnapped policeman, a dangerous siren, malicious wish-granting, dimensional travel, and supernatural trouble surrounding a missing child and a school.
Into the Broken Lands
by Tanya Huff
2022
The Heirs of Marsan must cross a landscape devastated by ancient mage wars to save their people. Their survival depends on an uncontrollable guide whose existence challenges their beliefs, testing family bonds, friendship, and their understanding of magic’s consequences.
The Shorter Parts of Valor
by Tanya Huff
2022
Torin Kerr and her comrades face captured worlds, besieged cities and uncertain alien encounters in these Confederation stories. Familiar soldiers must balance loyalty, judgment and survival when difficult missions reveal dangers that conventional orders cannot fully address.
Direct Descendant
by Tanya Huff
2025
A missing visitor brings a private investigator to Lake Argen, whose prosperity depends on an ancient bargain with a dark force. Baker Cassidy Prewitt must manage the town’s supernatural crisis while developing feelings for the outsider investigating its secrets.
Saved by the Spell
by Tanya Huff
2026
Teachers at a magical high school recognize a potential Hero among their new students and realize a Villain must be emerging too. While maintaining lessons and test scores, they must identify the threat and keep their charges alive.
He Said, Sidhe Said
by Tanya Huff
Seven contemporary fantasies approach loyalty through dogs, sea serpents through cats and relationships through mythical encounters. Ordinary commitments and unexpected supernatural complications test the characters, mixing painful choices with humor and the question of how to live well.
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