Holly Black — Complete Bibliography

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📖 Holly Black Complete Bibliography

Holly Black is an American bestselling fantasy author whose work spans young adult fiction, children’s literature, adult fantasy, graphic novels, short stories and collaborative projects.

Best known for The Folk of the Air and The Spiderwick Chronicles, Black has created imaginative worlds inspired by folklore, dangerous faeries, hidden magic and morally complicated characters.

Her literary career began with Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale in 2002, although her earliest published short fiction appeared several years before her first novel.

This complete Holly Black bibliography brings together her major publications, including novels, companion books, illustrated works, short fiction, edited anthologies and collaborative projects.

The guide also includes recommended reading orders, original publication years and verified Romanian translations.

📚 Holly Black Books in Publication Order

The following chronology lists major book-length publications by their original publication year. Individual short stories and anthology contributions are documented separately below.

2002–2009: Early Fantasy and Spiderwick

1. Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale (2002) — Modern Faerie Tales #1
2. The Field Guide (2003) — Spiderwick Chronicles #1, with Tony DiTerlizzi
3. The Seeing Stone (2003) — Spiderwick Chronicles #2, with Tony DiTerlizzi
4. Lucinda’s Secret (2003) — Spiderwick Chronicles #3, with Tony DiTerlizzi
5. The Ironwood Tree (2004) — Spiderwick Chronicles #4, with Tony DiTerlizzi
6. The Wrath of Mulgarath (2004) — Spiderwick Chronicles #5, with Tony DiTerlizzi
7. Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie (2005) — Modern Faerie Tales #2
8. Arthur Spiderwick’s Notebook of Fantastical Observations (2005) — illustrated companion
9. Arthur Spiderwick’s Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You (2005) — illustrated companion
10. The Spiderwick Chronicles: Care and Feeding of Sprites (2006) — illustrated companion
11. Ironside: A Modern Faery’s Tale (2007) — Modern Faerie Tales #3
12. The Nixie’s Song (2007) — Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles #1
13. The Good Neighbors: Kin (2008) — graphic novel, illustrated by Ted Naifeh
14. A Giant Problem (2008) — Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles #2
15. The Wyrm King (2009) — Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles #3
16. The Good Neighbors: Kith (2009) — graphic novel
17. Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd (2009) — anthology co-edited with Cecil Castellucci

2010–2017: Urban Fantasy and New Series

18. White Cat (2010) — Curse Workers #1
19. The Good Neighbors: Kind (2010) — graphic novel
20. The Poison Eaters and Other Stories (2010) — short-story collection
21. Zombies vs. Unicorns (2010) — anthology co-edited with Justine Larbalestier
22. Red Glove (2011) — Curse Workers #2
23. Welcome to Bordertown (2011) — anthology co-edited with Ellen Kushner
24. A Flight of Angels (2011) — collaborative graphic novel
25. Black Heart (2012) — Curse Workers #3
26. Doll Bones (2013) — standalone children’s fantasy
27. The Coldest Girl in Coldtown (2013) — standalone young adult fantasy
28. The Iron Trial (2014) — Magisterium #1, with Cassandra Clare
29. The Darkest Part of the Forest (2015) — standalone fantasy
30. The Copper Gauntlet (2015) — Magisterium #2
31. The Bronze Key (2016) — Magisterium #3
32. Lucifer, Volume 1: Cold Heaven (2016) — comics collection
33. The Silver Mask (2017) — Magisterium #4
34. Lucifer, Volume 2: Father Lucifer (2017) — comics collection
35. Lucifer, Volume 3: Blood in the Streets (2017) — comics collection, with Richard Kadrey

2018–2026: Elfhame and Adult Fantasy

36. The Cruel Prince (2018) — The Folk of the Air #1
37. The Lost Sisters (2018) — The Folk of the Air companion novella
38. The Golden Tower (2018) — Magisterium #5
39. The Wicked King (2019) — The Folk of the Air #2
40. The Queen of Nothing (2019) — The Folk of the Air #3
41. Maleficent: Heart of the Moors (2019) — standalone Disney-related novel
42. How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories (2020) — illustrated companion
43. Book of Night (2022) — Charlatan Duology #1
44. The Stolen Heir (2023) — Novels of Elfhame #1
45. Sir Morien (2023) — illustrated picture book
46. The Prisoner’s Throne (2024) — Novels of Elfhame #2
47. Thief of Night (2025) — Charlatan Duology #2

Announced for November 2026:

• A Conspiracy of Charming Monsters (2026) — illustrated collection of stories set in the faerie world.

Publication note: The forthcoming collection is listed separately because it had not been released as of October 2026. Collected editions and boxed sets are not counted as new original novels.

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🧚 Holly Black Series in Recommended Reading Order

1. The Modern Faerie Tales

1. Tithe (2002)
2. Valiant (2005)
3. Ironside (2007)

These contemporary fantasy novels introduce Black’s distinctive interpretation of faerie mythology.

2. The Spiderwick Chronicles

Written with Tony DiTerlizzi.

1. The Field Guide (2003)
2. The Seeing Stone (2003)
3. Lucinda’s Secret (2003)
4. The Ironwood Tree (2004)
5. The Wrath of Mulgarath (2004)

Companion books:

• Arthur Spiderwick’s Notebook of Fantastical Observations (2005)
• Arthur Spiderwick’s Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You (2005)
• The Spiderwick Chronicles: Care and Feeding of Sprites (2006)

3. Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles

Written with Tony DiTerlizzi.

1. The Nixie’s Song (2007)
2. A Giant Problem (2008)
3. The Wyrm King (2009)

This continuation is best read after the original five-book series.

4. The Good Neighbors

Illustrated by Ted Naifeh.

1. Kin (2008)
2. Kith (2009)
3. Kind (2010)

A graphic novel trilogy exploring the unsettling relationship between the human and faerie worlds.

5. The Curse Workers

1. White Cat (2010)
2. Red Glove (2011)
3. Black Heart (2012)

A completed urban fantasy trilogy combining supernatural abilities, crime and family secrets.

6. Magisterium

Co-written with Cassandra Clare.

1. The Iron Trial (2014)
2. The Copper Gauntlet (2015)
3. The Bronze Key (2016)
4. The Silver Mask (2017)
5. The Golden Tower (2018)

7. The Folk of the Air

Recommended reading order:

1. The Cruel Prince (2018)
2. The Lost Sisters (2018) — companion novella
3. The Wicked King (2019)
4. The Queen of Nothing (2019)
5. How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories (2020) — illustrated companion

The Lost Sisters provides additional perspective on events connected to the first novel, while How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories is best experienced after completing the main trilogy.

8. The Novels of Elfhame

1. The Stolen Heir (2023)
2. The Prisoner’s Throne (2024)

These novels take place after the original Folk of the Air trilogy and feature characters whose histories are connected to earlier events.

9. The Charlatan Duology

1. Book of Night (2022)
2. Thief of Night (2025)

Holly Black’s adult dark fantasy duology follows Charlie Hall through a world of shadow magic, thieves and dangerous secrets.

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📕 Standalone Novels and Picture Books

Holly Black has also published works outside her principal series.

Title	First published	Category
Doll Bones	2013	Children’s fantasy
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown	2013	Young adult fantasy
The Darkest Part of the Forest	2015	Young adult fantasy
Maleficent: Heart of the Moors	2019	Fantasy / Disney tie-in
Sir Morien	2023	Illustrated picture book

Although some of these works share themes with Black’s other stories, they can be read independently.

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📚 Holly Black Short-Story Collections

The Poison Eaters and Other Stories (2010)

This collection brings together Holly Black’s short fiction, demonstrating her interest in folklore, contemporary fantasy, supernatural creatures and unsettling transformations.

The stories explore themes that also appear throughout her novels, including bargains, identity, dangerous magic and the hidden consequences of human desires.

A Conspiracy of Charming Monsters (2026)

An illustrated faerie-story collection announced for November 2026.

Because its publication falls after the date of this bibliography, it is recorded as forthcoming rather than as an already published collection.

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✍️ Holly Black Short Stories and Anthology Contributions

Holly Black began publishing short fiction before her first novel appeared in 2002.

The following works are arranged by their original publication year, where identifiable.

1997–2009

• Hades and Persephone (1997) — Prisoners of the Night
• The Night Market (2004) — The Faery Reel
• Heartless (2005) — Young Warriors
• Going Ironside (2007) — Endicott Journal of Mythic Arts
• In Vodka Veritas (2007) — 21 Proms
• Reversal of Fortune (2007) — The Coyote Road
• The Poison Eaters (2007) — The Restless Dead
• Paper Cuts Scissors (2007) — Realms of Fantasy
• The Coat of Stars (2007) — So Fey
• Virgin (2008) — Magic in the Mirrorstone
• The Boy Who Cried Wolf (2009) — Troll’s Eye View
• The Coldest Girl in Coldtown (2009) — The Eternal Kiss
• A Very Short Story (2009) — Half-Minute Horrors

The 2009 short story The Coldest Girl in Coldtown should not be confused with the later novel of the same title, published in 2013.

2010–2015

• The Arn Thompson Classification Review (2010) — Full Moon City
• Sobek (2010) — Wings of Fire
• Everything Amiable and Obliging (2011) — Steampunk!
• The Perfect Dinner Party (2011) — with Cassandra Clare, in Teeth
• The Rowan Gentleman (2011) — with Cassandra Clare, in Welcome to Bordertown
• Noble Rot (2011) — Naked City
• Little Gods (2012) — Under My Hat
• Lot 558: Shadow of My Nephew by Wells, Charlotte (2012) — The Cabinet of Curiosities
• Millcara (2013) — Rags & Bones
• Not for Humans (2013) — with Cassandra Clare
• Krampuslauf (2014) — My True Love Gave to Me
• Lights Out! (2014) — Doctor Who anniversary fiction
• Sisters Before Misters (2014) — with Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan, in Dark Duets
• Ten Rules for Being an Intergalactic Smuggler (the Successful Kind) (2014) — Monstrous Affections
• 1UP (2015) — Press Start to Play

Later Short Fiction

Holly Black has continued contributing to fantasy anthologies, including Faeries Never Lie (2024), edited by Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C. Parker.

Her short-fiction bibliography includes works later collected or republished in different formats. Such appearances should not be mistaken for entirely new stories.

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📚 Anthologies Edited by Holly Black

Holly Black has also worked as an anthology editor.

1. Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd (2009) — co-edited with Cecil Castellucci
2. Zombies vs. Unicorns (2010) — co-edited with Justine Larbalestier
3. Welcome to Bordertown (2011) — co-edited with Ellen Kushner

These collections bring together work by multiple authors and should be distinguished from books written entirely by Holly Black.

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🎨 Holly Black Graphic Novels and Comics

The Good Neighbors

Illustrated by Ted Naifeh:

1. Kin (2008)
2. Kith (2009)
3. Kind (2010)

Lucifer — DC Comics

Holly Black contributed to the Lucifer comic-book series, with collected editions including:

1. Lucifer, Volume 1: Cold Heaven (2016)
2. Lucifer, Volume 2: Father Lucifer (2017)
3. Lucifer, Volume 3: Blood in the Streets (2017) — with Richard Kadrey

Other Graphic Novel Contributions

• A Flight of Angels (2011) — collaborative graphic novel project conceived and illustrated by Rebecca Guay.

Holly Black has also contributed to other comic-book projects, including Lumberjanes.

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📦 Omnibus Editions and Collected Volumes

Several Holly Black series have been republished in collected editions, boxed sets and special formats.

These editions may include:

• The Spiderwick Chronicles boxed sets and collected editions
• Modern Faerie Tales omnibus editions
• The Folk of the Air boxed sets
• The Novels of Elfhame boxed sets
• Illustrated and special editions of individual novels

These publications collect or repackage existing material. They are not counted as separate original novels in the main chronology.

Readers should check the contents of an omnibus or boxed set before purchasing individual volumes to avoid unnecessary duplication.

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🇷🇴 Holly Black Books Published in Romanian

Several of Holly Black’s books have been translated into Romanian, including titles from The Folk of the Air, The Novels of Elfhame, Magisterium, The Spiderwick Chronicles and her standalone fiction.

The table below identifies confirmed Romanian titles and publishers. The years in the main chronology refer to original publication, not Romanian release.

Original Title	Romanian Title	Romanian Publisher
The Cruel Prince	Prințul nemilos	Storia Books
The Wicked King	Regele malefic	Storia Books
The Queen of Nothing	Regina fără regat	Storia Books
How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories	Cum a ajuns regele din Elfhame să urască poveștile	Storia Books
The Stolen Heir	Moștenitorul furat	Storia Books
The Prisoner’s Throne	Tronul prizonierului	Storia Books
Book of Night	Cartea nopții	Bookzone, 2022
Doll Bones	Păpușa de porțelan	Corint
The Iron Trial	Testul fierului	Corint Junior
The Copper Gauntlet	Mănușa de aramă	Corint Junior
The Bronze Key	Cheia de bronz	Corint Junior
The Silver Mask	Masca de argint	Corint Junior
The Golden Tower	Turnul de aur	Corint Junior

The Spiderwick Chronicles in Romanian

Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi’s children’s fantasy books were also published in Romanian by RAO, under the series title Cronicile Spiderwick.

Romanian editions include individual volumes and illustrated companion publications.

Because the series has appeared in multiple formats and editions, the original English sequence remains the reference reading order.

The Romanian editions should be identified by their individual titles and publication details rather than assuming that every English edition corresponds to a separate Romanian volume.

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📖 Holly Black Reading Order — Where to Begin

Readers who are completely new to Holly Black do not need to read all her books chronologically.

For young adult faerie fantasy:

Begin with The Cruel Prince, continue through The Folk of the Air, then read The Novels of Elfhame.

For children’s fantasy:

Begin with The Field Guide, the first book in The Spiderwick Chronicles. Continue with the remaining original volumes before exploring Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles.

For urban fantasy:

Begin with Tithe or White Cat, depending on whether you prefer faerie folklore or supernatural crime fiction.

For adult fantasy:

Begin with Book of Night, followed by Thief of Night.

For readers interested in Holly Black’s development as a writer:

Reading her major works in publication order, beginning with Tithe (2002), offers an interesting perspective on how her fantasy worlds, themes and storytelling have evolved.

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🦋 Holly Black Reviews on BookFairy

The Spiderwick Chronicles — Series Review

My BookFairy review explores all five volumes of the original Spiderwick Chronicles series by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi.

Although the series did not become a personal favourite, I enjoyed its imaginative creatures, illustrations and fast-paced adventures.

📖 Read The Spiderwick Chronicles Series Review

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💭 Final Thoughts

Holly Black’s bibliography demonstrates the remarkable range of her fantasy writing.

From the illustrated adventures of The Spiderwick Chronicles to the political intrigue of The Folk of the Air and the shadow magic of Book of Night, her work explores different audiences and genres while maintaining a distinctive interest in folklore, danger and morally complicated characters.

Her stories frequently challenge familiar expectations of fantasy, presenting magical worlds where beauty does not guarantee kindness and power often comes at a considerable cost.

For readers exploring her books for the first time, the variety of her bibliography offers several possible starting points.

Whether you prefer children’s adventures, urban fantasy, graphic novels or darker stories for adults, Holly Black remains an important voice in contemporary fantasy literature.

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📚 Bibliographical Sources

The following sources were used to verify Holly Black’s publications, series, collaborations and Romanian editions:

1. Holly Black — Official Complete Bibliography
2. Holly Black — Official Website
3. Holly Black — Official Biography
4. Holly Black — Storia Books
5. Holly Black — Editura Corint
6. Holly Black — Bookzone

Bibliographical note: Original publication years are used whenever possible. Romanian editions are listed separately to distinguish translations from original publications. Reprints, special editions and omnibus collections are not counted as new standalone works.