About
Carrie Vaughn
Carrie Vaughn is an American author of science fiction, fantasy, and paranormal romance novels. Born in 1968 in Huntsville, Alabama, she holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry. Vaughn's writing career began in 2004 with her novel "Kitty and the Midnight Hour," the first in the popular Kitty Norville urban fantasy series. Vaughn's works have received critical acclaim for their strong characters, intricate plots, and exploration of social issues. Her novel "Bannerless" (2006) won the Hugo Award for Best Novella, and her "Kitty" series has been nominated for multiple awards, including the Nebula Award and the Locus Award. Vaughn has published over thirty novels and numerous short stories, including the "Wild Fox" series, the "Golden Age" trilogy, and the "Sea Witch" series. Her works have been translated into multiple languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide.
Book Series by Carrie Vaughn
Kitty Norville Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Kitty and the Midnight Hour | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Kitty Goes to Washington | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Kitty Takes a Holiday | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Kitty and the Silver Bullet | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Kitty Raises Hell | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Kitty's House of Horrors | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Kitty Goes to War | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Kitty's Big Trouble | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Kitty Steals the Show | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Kitty Rocks the House | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Kitty in the Underworld | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Paranormal Bromance (Short Story) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Low Midnight | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Kitty Saves the World | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Kitty's Mix-Tape | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
Kitty Norville Short Story Collections
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Kitty's Greatest Hits | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
Golden Age Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| After the Golden Age | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dreams of the Golden Age | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
The Naturalist Society Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Naturalist Society | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Glass Slide World | 2025 | Buy on Amazon |
Voices of Dragons Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Voices of Dragons | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Refuge of Dragons | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
Bannerless Saga Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Bannerless | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Wild Dead | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Where Would You Be Now? (Short Story) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
Chronological Bannerless Saga Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Where Would You Be Now? (Short Story) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bannerless | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Wild Dead | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
Cormac and Amelia Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Divide (Short Story) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Badlands Witch (Short Story) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fatal Storm | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Charmed Waters | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Cormac and Amelia Case Files | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Broken Roads (Short Story) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
Robin Hood Stories Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Ghosts of Sherwood (Short Story) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Heirs of Locksley (Short Story) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
Carrie Vaughn Other Novels
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Discord's Apple | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Steel | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Martians Abroad | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Immortal Conquistador | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Questland | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
Carrie Vaughn Short Stories/Novellas
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Best We Can (Short Story) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| That Game We Played During the War (Short Story) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Amaryllis (Short Story) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Sinew and Steel and What They Told (Short Story) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| An Easy Job (Short Story) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Time (Short Story) | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
Carrie Vaughn Short Story Collections
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Straying From the Path | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Amaryllis and Other Stories | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Real City (Short Story) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Water Fire Fae | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
Wild Cards Series
The Flight of Morpho Girl (Short Story) ( By: George R.R. Martin, Caroline Spector)
2018
Pairing Up ( By: George R.R. Martin, Melinda M. Snodgrass, David Anthony Durham, Kevin Andrew Murphy, Gwenda Bond, Marko Kloos, Christopher Rowe, Bradley Denton, Peter Newman)
2023
Sleeper Straddle ( With: Stephen Leigh, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Cherie Priest, Walter Jon Williams, Christopher Rowe, Max Gladstone)
2024
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Wild Cards ( By: George R.R. Martin) | 1986 | Buy on Amazon |
| Aces High ( By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
| Jokers Wild ( By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
| Aces Abroad ( By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Down and Dirty ( By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ace in the Hole ( By: George R.R. Martin) | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dead Man's Hand ( By: George R.R. Martin) | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| One-Eyed Jacks ( By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| Jokertown Shuffle ( By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| Double Solitaire ( By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dealer's Choice ( By: George R.R. Martin) | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Turn of the Cards ( By: George R.R. Martin, Victor Milán) | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Deuces Down ( By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death Draws Five ( By: George R.R. Martin, John J. Miller) | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Busted Flush ( By: George R.R. Martin, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Caroline Spector) | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Inside Straight ( By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Suicide Kings ( By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ghost Girl Takes Manhattan | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fort Freak ( By: George R.R. Martin, Melinda M. Snodgrass, David Anthony Durham) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Button Man and the Murder Tree (Short Story) ( By: Cherie Priest) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Elephant in the Room (Short Story) ( By: George R.R. Martin, Paul Cornell) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lowball ( By: George R.R. Martin, Melinda M. Snodgrass, David Anthony Durham) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza (Short Story) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Prompt. Professional. Pop! (Short Story) ( By: Walter Jon Williams) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Discards (Short Story) ( By: David D. Levine) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| High Stakes ( By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Thing about Growing Up in Jokertown (Short Story) ( By: George R.R. Martin) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Atonement Tango ( By: Stephen Leigh) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| When the Devil Drives (Short Story) ( By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Evernight (Short Story) ( By: Victor Milán) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Flight of Morpho Girl (Short Story) ( By: George R.R. Martin, Caroline Spector) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Knaves Over Queens ( By: George R.R. Martin) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Long is the Way ( By: George R.R. Martin) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| The City That Never Sleeps (Short Story) ( By: Walton Simons) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Naked, Stoned, and Stabbed (Short Story) ( By: Bradley Denton) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Wild Cards X: Double Solitaire ( By: Melinda M. Snodgrass) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| American Hero ( By: George R.R. Martin) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Three Kings ( By: George R.R. Martin, Melinda M. Snodgrass) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ripple Effects ( By: Laura J. Mixon) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Joker Moon ( By: George R.R. Martin) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Skin Deep (Short Story) ( By: Alan Brennert) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hearts of Stone (Short Story) ( By: Emma Newman) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Grow | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Full House ( By: George R.R. Martin) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pairing Up ( By: George R.R. Martin, Melinda M. Snodgrass, David Anthony Durham, Kevin Andrew Murphy, Gwenda Bond, Marko Kloos, Christopher Rowe, Bradley Denton, Peter Newman) | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Sleeper Straddle ( With: Stephen Leigh, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Cherie Priest, Walter Jon Williams, Christopher Rowe, Max Gladstone) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
Heiresses of Russ Series with Lee Mandelo, Seanan McGuire, Nisi Shawl, Shannon Connor Winward, Richard Bowes, Megan Arkenberg, Alex Jeffers, Nalo Hopkinson, Laird Barron, Ken Liu, Wendy N. Wagner, Desirina Boskovich, Steve Berman, Sunny Moraine, Melissa Scott, Malinda Lo, Amal El-Mohtar, Susan Jane Bigelow, Lisa Nohealani Morton, M. Bennardo, Benjanun Sriduangkaew, Connie Wilkins, Redfern Jon Barrett, Chanté McCoy, Alberto Yáñez, Darcie Little Badger, Tenea D. Johnson, Vivien Jackson, J.L. Merrow, Ruthanna Emrys, Jewelle L. Gómez, Penny Stirling, Sacchi Green, Anna Meadows, Jean Roberta, Melissa Moorer, Stacia Seaman, Katherine Fabian, Lexy Wealleans, Robert E. Stutts
Heiresses of Russ 2012: The Year's Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction ( By: Nalo Hopkinson, Laird Barron, Desirina Boskovich, Steve Berman, Sunny Moraine, Amal El-Mohtar, Lisa Nohealani Morton, Connie Wilkins, Anna Meadows, Katherine Fabian)
2012
Heiresses of Russ 2013: The Year's Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction ( With: Lee Mandelo, Nisi Shawl, Richard Bowes, Megan Arkenberg, Wendy N. Wagner, Steve Berman, Malinda Lo, Benjanun Sriduangkaew, Tenea D. Johnson, J.L. Merrow, Jewelle L. Gómez)
2013
Heiresses of Russ 2014: The Year's Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction ( By: Alex Jeffers, Steve Berman, Melissa Scott, Redfern Jon Barrett, Chanté McCoy, Alberto Yáñez, Penny Stirling, Sacchi Green, Lexy Wealleans, Robert E. Stutts)
2014
Heiresses of Russ 2015: The Year’s Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction ( By: Seanan McGuire, Shannon Connor Winward, Ken Liu, Steve Berman, Susan Jane Bigelow, M. Bennardo, Darcie Little Badger, Vivien Jackson, Ruthanna Emrys, Jean Roberta, Melissa Moorer, Stacia Seaman)
2015
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Heiresses of Russ 2012: The Year's Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction ( By: Nalo Hopkinson, Laird Barron, Desirina Boskovich, Steve Berman, Sunny Moraine, Amal El-Mohtar, Lisa Nohealani Morton, Connie Wilkins, Anna Meadows, Katherine Fabian) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Heiresses of Russ 2013: The Year's Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction ( With: Lee Mandelo, Nisi Shawl, Richard Bowes, Megan Arkenberg, Wendy N. Wagner, Steve Berman, Malinda Lo, Benjanun Sriduangkaew, Tenea D. Johnson, J.L. Merrow, Jewelle L. Gómez) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Heiresses of Russ 2014: The Year's Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction ( By: Alex Jeffers, Steve Berman, Melissa Scott, Redfern Jon Barrett, Chanté McCoy, Alberto Yáñez, Penny Stirling, Sacchi Green, Lexy Wealleans, Robert E. Stutts) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Heiresses of Russ 2015: The Year’s Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction ( By: Seanan McGuire, Shannon Connor Winward, Ken Liu, Steve Berman, Susan Jane Bigelow, M. Bennardo, Darcie Little Badger, Vivien Jackson, Ruthanna Emrys, Jean Roberta, Melissa Moorer, Stacia Seaman) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
Carrie Vaughn Anthologies
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| All Star Zeppelin Adventure Stories | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2007 | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Weird Tales: The Twenty-First Century, Vol. 1 | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fast Ships, Black Sails | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Spicy Slipstream Stories | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ravens in the Library | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Running with the Pack | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Warriors | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dark and Stormy Knights | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Songs of Love and Death | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Best of Talebones | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Down These Strange Streets | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Urban Fantasy Anthology | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Warriors 3 | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Halloween | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lightspeed: Year One | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Brave New Love: 15 Dystopian Tales of Desire | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lightspeed Magazine, November 2012 | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Super Stories of Heroes and Villains | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dangerous Women | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2014 | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| After the End | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Best New SF 26 | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Steampunk Trails # 1 | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2013 | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Time Traveler's Almanac | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lightspeed Magazine, February 2014 | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Clarkesworld: Year Six | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lightspeed Magazine, June 2014: Women Destroy Science Fiction! Special Issue | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rogues | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lightspeed Magazine, July 2014 | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Zombies: More Recent Dead | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of Steampunk Adventures | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lightspeed Magazine, October 2014 | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of SF Stories by Women | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fantasy For Good: A Charitable Anthology | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Operation Arcana | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Doll Collection | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| More Recent Weird | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of Dieselpunk | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The End Has Come | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blood Sisters | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Warrior Women | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Last Night, a Superhero Saved My Life | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume One | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Swords v. Cthulhu | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lightspeed Magazine, July 2016 | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Best of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online Magazine, Year Seven | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Colorado State of Mind | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2016 Edition | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Unicorn Anthology | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Behind the Mask: A Superhero Anthology | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Georgetown Haunts and Mysteries | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Infinity Wars | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2017 | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Worlds Seen in Passing | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mechanical Animals | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Nightmare Magazine, Issue 75 | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 105, February 2019 | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Unfettered III: New Tales By Masters of Fantasy | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 107, April 2019 | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Nevertheless She Persisted | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ignorance Is Strength | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Burn the Ashes | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Or Else the Light | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2020 Edition | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Year's Top Tales of Space and Time | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Shapers of Worlds Volume II | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Some of the Best of Tor.com 2021 | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Someone in Time | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 153, February 2023 | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 213 | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
| George R. R. Martin Presents Wild Cards: Sleeper Straddle in Stories | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
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