Story Order: How to Read Stories of the Eleriannan

“Dear Christiane, 

You have multiple books/stories in your Eleriannan series! It’s not clear to me how this works; can you help?”

You bet I can!

Let me break it down for you, with lots of details about what each story is and where it falls in the timeline.

First thing you need to know is that all the stories can be read independently from each other. There are no cliffhangers, but reading them out of order will reveal some plot points from previous stories, so be aware. I’ve tried very hard to make sure that you won’t feel lost if you read them out of publication or chronological order.

As of October 2025 are currently these titles:

Escaping the Dreamland [#.5]Events happen well before ISYKTells the story of how Aisling came to be, 1st personShort storyAvailable with subscription to my mailing listIn Sleep You Know, A Story of the Eleriannan [#1]First in the seriesIntroduces you to many of the charactersTold mostly following Merrick, 3rd personDraws inspiration from various Faerie mythologies and folklore as well as Child BalladsNovel length, stands aloneSet in a, um, slightly different version of BaltimoreSoundtrackCast a Shadow of Doubt, Stories of the Eleriannan [#2]Second in seriesTells the stories of Lucee’s rise to leadership and Camlin’s attempt at redemptionIntroduces the Mealladhan and Emmaline3rd person, mostly following LuceeFeatures more Baltimore culture, including big summer art festivalsNovel length, stands alone but is even better paired with ISYKSoundtrackA Third Kind of Madness, A Story of the Eleriannan [#3]Third in seriesIntroduces Denny and Peri as well as Denny’s art collective, the Ants, and new Elementals1st person, told through DennyIf you’re a fan of Karsten, they are a prominent characterArt scene, farmers markets, and the Mount Vernon neighborhood are featuredNovel length, stands aloneSoundtrackComing in 2026:Eleriannan #4 [as yet untitled]Fourth in seriesCenters on Emmaline and her struggle to integrate into The Grimshaw while discovering the depths of her powersIntroduces some new Grimshaw characters, especially some of the Arswyd and Ettir, an Eoten3rd person, mostly following EmmalineWant to find out why the ArDonnath are so nasty? Here’s your chance!Novel lengthSoundtrack

If you have further questions about any of the Eleriannan books, you can always ask here! Also check out the Fae Directory and my series The Magic Between Us for more insight about the characters and how they interact with each other. 

I should probably mention that I have an unrelated book that is also set in Baltimore coming out in 2026. It’s a speculative fiction near-future story called A Small Light in the Darkness, and it focuses on two characters: 

Tryst, a lonely and longing poetic soul who can’t seem to make a “true” connection with someone who can satisfy her longing for something deeperFo, mysterious and thoughtful with a multitude of secrets and a deep need to connect even though they are scared of the emotions that brings

Together, they unravel the unknown aspects of Fo’s past, revealing a terrible accident with an experiment gone wrong, the drawbacks of mind enhancement, and a secret that goes much deeper and darker than either of them had imagined at the start. 

Recommended if you like stories about transhumanism, and/or with human-computer interaction, romantic subplots, connecting with strangers, poetic prose, science gone bad.

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