About
Tanya Huff
Tanya Huff is a Canadian speculative fiction author, best known for her urban fantasy and science fiction series. Born in 1957 in Haliburton, Ontario, Huff initially pursued a career in social work before turning to writing. Her debut novel, "Gate of Darkness, Circle of Fire," was published in 1986 and launched the popular Blood Books series. Huff has since published over thirty novels, including the Victoria Nelson series, the Confederation series, and the Torin Kerr series. Her work has garnered critical acclaim for its strong female characters, complex world-building, and blend of action, humor, and romance. Huff has won multiple awards, including the Aurora Award for Best English Novel three times, and her books have been translated into over twenty languages. She is recognized as one of the pioneers of urban fantasy and has significantly influenced the genre.
Book Series by Tanya Huff
Confederation Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Valor's Choice | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Better Part of Valor | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Heart of Valor | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Valor's Trial | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Truth of Valor | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
Confederation Collections
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Shorter Parts of Valor (Short Story) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
Gale Women Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Enchantment Emporium | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Wild Ways | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Future Falls | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
Keeper Chronicles Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Summon the Keeper | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Second Summoning | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| Long Hot Summoning | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
Peacekeeper Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| An Ancient Peace | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Peace Divided | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Privilege of Peace | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
Quarters Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Sing the Four Quarters | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fifth Quarter | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| No Quarter | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Quartered Sea | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| Three Quarters: A Quarters Collection (Short Story) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
Ravenloft Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Vampire of the Mists ( By: Christie Golden) | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| Knight of the Black Rose ( By: James Lowder) | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dance Of The Dead ( By: Christie Golden) | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Heart of Midnight ( By: J. Robert King) | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ravenloft. Carnival Of Fear ( By: J. Robert King) | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tapestry of Dark Souls ( By: Elaine Bergstrom) | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| I, Strahd: Memoirs of a Vampire ( By: P.N. Elrod) | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Carnival of Fear ( By: J. Robert King) | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Enemy Within ( By: Christie Golden) | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mordenheim ( By: Chet Williamson) | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tales of Ravenloft ( By: J. Robert King) | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tower of Doom ( By: Mark Anthony) | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Scholar of Decay | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death of a Darklord ( By: Laurell K Hamilton) | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| King of the Dead ( By: Gene DeWeese) | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lord of the Necropolis ( By: Gene DeWeese) | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Shadowborn ( By: William W. Connors, Carrie Bebris) | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| I, Strahd: The War Against Azalin ( By: P.N. Elrod) | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| Spectre of the Black Rose ( By: Voronica Whitney-Robinson, James Lowder) | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| Black Crusade ( By: Ari Marmell) | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Heaven's Bones ( By: Samantha Henderson) | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| To Sleep With Evil ( By: Andria Cardarelle) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
Smoke Trilogy Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Smoke and Shadows | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Smoke and Mirrors | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Smoke and Ashes | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
Vicki Nelson Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Blood Price | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blood Trail | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blood Lines | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blood Pact | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blood Debt | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blood Bank | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blood Shot | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
Wizard of the Grove Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Child of the Grove | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Last Wizard | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
Tanya Huff Other Novels
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Fire's Stone | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Silvered | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Into the Broken Lands | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Direct Descendant | 2025 | Buy on Amazon |
Valdemar Anthologies
Sword of Ice and Other Tales of Valdemar ( With: Gary A. Braunbeck, Mercedes Lackey, John Helfers, Larry Dixon, Richard Lee Byers, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Elisabeth Waters, Janni Lee Simner, Lawrence Schimel, Kristin Schwengel, Stephanie D. Shaver, Ben Ohlander, Michelle Sagara, Mel White, John Yezeguielian, Philip M. Austin)
1997
No True Way ( By: Mercedes Lackey, Dayle A. Dermatis, Ron Collins, Jennifer Brozek, Elisabeth Waters)
2014
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Valdemar Companion ( By: Mercedes Lackey) | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| Sword of Ice and Other Tales of Valdemar ( With: Gary A. Braunbeck, Mercedes Lackey, John Helfers, Larry Dixon, Richard Lee Byers, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Elisabeth Waters, Janni Lee Simner, Lawrence Schimel, Kristin Schwengel, Stephanie D. Shaver, Ben Ohlander, Michelle Sagara, Mel White, John Yezeguielian, Philip M. Austin) | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Sun in Glory and Other Tales of Valdemar ( By: Josepha Sherman) | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar ( By: Mercedes Lackey) | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Moving Targets and Other Tales of Valdemar ( By: Mercedes Lackey) | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Changing the World ( By: Elisabeth Waters) | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Finding the Way and Other Tales of Valdemar ( By: Mercedes Lackey) | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Under the Vale and Other Tales of Valdemar ( By: Elisabeth Waters) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| The One Left Behind (Short Story) ( By: Mercedes Lackey) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| No True Way ( By: Mercedes Lackey, Dayle A. Dermatis, Ron Collins, Jennifer Brozek, Elisabeth Waters) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Crucible ( By: Mercedes Lackey, Anthea Sharp) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tempest ( By: Anthea Sharp) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pathways ( By: Mercedes Lackey) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Demon's Den and Other Tales of Valdemar | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Choices ( By: Anthea Sharp) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Seasons ( By: Anthea Sharp) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Passages ( By: Mercedes Lackey) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Boundaries ( By: Mercedes Lackey) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Shenanigans ( By: Mercedes Lackey) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Anything With Nothing ( By: Mercedes Lackey) | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Feuds ( By: Mercedes Lackey) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
Tanya Huff Short Story Collections
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| What Ho, Magic! | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| Stealing Magic | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| Relative Magic | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| He Said, Sidhe Said & Other Tales | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Finding Magic | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Nights of the Round Table and Other Stories of Heroic Fantasy (Short Story) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| February Thaw & Other Stories of Contemporary Fantasy (Short Story) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Swan's Braid and Other Tales of Terizan (Short Story) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Third Time Lucky | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
Doctor Who Anthologies
Tales from the TARDIS: Volume 2: Multi-Doctor Stories (Short Story) ( By: Gary Russell, Terrance Dicks, Peter Davison, Jon Pertwee, Colin Baker, Philip Martin)
2004
Doctor Who: Short Trips: 2040 ( By: Stephen Cole, Jacqueline Rayner, Marc Platt, Andy Campbell, Matthew Griffiths, John Binns, Lance Parkin, Kate Orman, Rebecca Levene, Gareth Wigmore, Richard Salter, Xanna Eve Chown, Huw Wilkins, Alexander Leithes)
2004
The Ghosts of Christmas ( By: Dan Abnett, Trevor Baxendale, Gary Russell, Steven Savile, Joseph Lidster, Peter Anghelides, Cavan Scott, John Binns, Eddie Robson, Neil Corry, Scott Handcock, Simon Barnard, Iain McLaughlin, Ian Farrington, Richard Salter, Jonathan Clements, Paul Morris, Mark Wright, Xanna Eve Chown, Colin Harvey, Mark Magrs, Ann Kelly, Michael Abberton, Scott Allan Woodard, Scott Matthewman)
2007
Doctor Who: Short Trips: Transmissions ( By: George Mann, Dale Smith, Andy Lane, Steve Lyons, Richard Wright, James Moran, Graeme Burk, Mags L. Halliday, Kelly Hale, Lou Anders, Pete Kempshall, Richard Salter, Mark Stevens)
2008
Queers Dig Time Lords ( With: Mary Anne Mohanraj, Lee Mandelo, Rachel Swirsky, Gary Russell, David Llewellyn, Melissa Scott, Amal El-Mohtar, Paul Magrs, Susan Jane Bigelow, Jennifer Pelland, John Barrowman, Hal Duncan, Michael Damian Thomas, Sigrid Ellis, Nigel Fairs, Carole E. Barrowman, Jed Hartman, Cody Schell, Emily Asher-Perrin, Paul F. Cockburn, Jason Tucker, Sarah J. Groenewege, Erik Stadnik, Scot Clarke, Julia Rios, Martin Warren, Neil Chester, Kaia Landelius, John Richards, Naamen Gobert Tilahun, Paul Kirkley)
2013
Red White and Who: The Story of Doctor Who in America ( By: Gary Russell, Arnold T. Blumberg, Jennifer Adams Kelley, Steven Warren Hill, Nicholas Seidler, Robert Warnock, Janine Fennick, John Lavalie)
2017
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| More Short Trips ( By: Stephen Cole, Gary Russell) | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| Short Trips and Side Steps ( By: Stephen Cole, Gary Russell, Jacqueline Rayner) | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Companions ( By: Gary Russell, Jacqueline Rayner) | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Reprecussions ( By: Gary Russell) | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tales from the TARDIS: Volume 2: Multi-Doctor Stories (Short Story) ( By: Gary Russell, Terrance Dicks, Peter Davison, Jon Pertwee, Colin Baker, Philip Martin) | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Doctor Who: Short Trips: 2040 ( By: Stephen Cole, Jacqueline Rayner, Marc Platt, Andy Campbell, Matthew Griffiths, John Binns, Lance Parkin, Kate Orman, Rebecca Levene, Gareth Wigmore, Richard Salter, Xanna Eve Chown, Huw Wilkins, Alexander Leithes) | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Solar System ( By: Gary Russell) | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Centenarian ( By: Gary Russell, Jacqueline Rayner) | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Ghosts of Christmas ( By: Dan Abnett, Trevor Baxendale, Gary Russell, Steven Savile, Joseph Lidster, Peter Anghelides, Cavan Scott, John Binns, Eddie Robson, Neil Corry, Scott Handcock, Simon Barnard, Iain McLaughlin, Ian Farrington, Richard Salter, Jonathan Clements, Paul Morris, Mark Wright, Xanna Eve Chown, Colin Harvey, Mark Magrs, Ann Kelly, Michael Abberton, Scott Allan Woodard, Scott Matthewman) | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Doctor Who: Short Trips: Transmissions ( By: George Mann, Dale Smith, Andy Lane, Steve Lyons, Richard Wright, James Moran, Graeme Burk, Mags L. Halliday, Kelly Hale, Lou Anders, Pete Kempshall, Richard Salter, Mark Stevens) | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Doctor Who Stories ( By: Matt Kemp) | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Queers Dig Time Lords ( With: Mary Anne Mohanraj, Lee Mandelo, Rachel Swirsky, Gary Russell, David Llewellyn, Melissa Scott, Amal El-Mohtar, Paul Magrs, Susan Jane Bigelow, Jennifer Pelland, John Barrowman, Hal Duncan, Michael Damian Thomas, Sigrid Ellis, Nigel Fairs, Carole E. Barrowman, Jed Hartman, Cody Schell, Emily Asher-Perrin, Paul F. Cockburn, Jason Tucker, Sarah J. Groenewege, Erik Stadnik, Scot Clarke, Julia Rios, Martin Warren, Neil Chester, Kaia Landelius, John Richards, Naamen Gobert Tilahun, Paul Kirkley) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Summer Falls and Other Stories ( By: Justin Richards, James Goss) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Heroes and Monsters Collection ( By: Jason Loborik, Gary Russell) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Red White and Who: The Story of Doctor Who in America ( By: Gary Russell, Arnold T. Blumberg, Jennifer Adams Kelley, Steven Warren Hill, Nicholas Seidler, Robert Warnock, Janine Fennick, John Lavalie) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
Tanya Huff Anthologies
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Investigating Women | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Vampire Detectives | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Northern Frights III | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Virtuous Vampires | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Swords of the Rainbow | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Time of the Vampires | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bending the Landscape: Fantasy | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Fortune Teller | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Crossing the Line | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| DAW 30th Anniversary Fantasy | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthologies | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fifteenth Annual Collection | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Repentant | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Women of War | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Totally Charmed | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mythspring | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Under Cover of Darkness | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Many Bloody Returns | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Dragon Done It | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Evolve | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Vampires in Love | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Those Who Fight Monsters | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Wild Side | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Armored | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Fantasy Medley 2 | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Weird Detectives | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Imaginarium 2013 | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Operation Arcana | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blood Sisters | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Warrior Women | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Infinite Stars | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Modern Deity's Guide to Surviving Humanity | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Last-Ditch | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
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