Bibliography

A (Nearly) Complete Bibliography of works by Carrie Vaughn

Kitty Novels

Kitty's Greatest Hits, Tor Books, 2011 (short story collection)

Kitty's Big Trouble, Tor Books, 2011

Kitty Goes to War, Tor Books, 2010

Kitty's House of Horrors, Grand Central Publishing, 2010

Kitty Raises Hell, Grand Central Publishing, 2009

Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand, Grand Central Publishing, 2009

Kitty and the Silver Bullet, Grand Central Publishing, 2008.

Kitty Takes a Holiday, Warner Books/Hachette Book Group, 2007

Kitty Goes to Washington, Warner Books, 2006

Kitty and The Midnight Hour, Warner Books, 2005

Long Time Listener, First Time Werewolf, Science Fiction Book Club omnibus edition, 2007. (Includes Kitty and The Midnight Hour, Kitty Goes to Washington, Kitty Takes a Holiday, and short story "Kitty Meets the Band".)

The Kitty series is available on unabridged audiobook from Tantor Media.

The British publisher for the Kitty series is the Orion Publishing Group.

The first six Kitty books are available in German from Heyne.

The French publisher for the Kitty series is Pygmalion.

The Polish publisher is Amber.

Other Novels

Discord's Apple, Tor Books, 2010

After the Golden Age, Tor Books, 2011

Discord's Apple is available as an unabridged audiobook from Brilliance Audio.

Young Adult Novels

Voices of Dragons, Harper Teen, 2010

Steel, Harper Teen, 2011. (Steel was included on the 2012 Amelia Bloomer List, recognizing works for young readers that include feminist themes.)

Wild Cards

"Ghost Girl Takes Manhattan," Wild Cards, Vol. 1 reissue, 2010, Tor Books. (Read this story on Tor.com.)

"Just Cause," Busted Flush, 2008 Tor Books

"Chosen Ones," Inside Straight, 2008 Tor Books

Collections

Kitty's Greatest Hits, Tor Books, 2011: Collects most of the Kitty short stories published between 2003 and 2010, plus new short story "You're on the Air" and the new novella "Long Time Waiting."

Straying from the Path, WSFA Press, 2011: Limited edition, signed and numbered, in conjunction with Capclave 2011. Includes 10 reprinted stories.

Short Stories

"Now Purple With Love's Wound," Brave New Love, ed. Paula Guran, February 2012.
Love is all about choosing, isn't it?

"Harry and Marlow and the Talisman of the Cult of Egil," Lightspeed, February 2012.
Harry and Marlow, in an alternate 19th century, push the envelope.

"Don Quixote," Armored, ed. John Joseph Adams, forthcoming.
A pair of journalists witness the close of the Spanish Civil War, and make a discovery.

"It's Still the Same Old Story," Down These Strange Streets, ed. George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, November 2011.
This is a story about Rick.

"Threads," The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities, ed. Jeff and Ann VanderMeer, Harper Voyager, June 2011.
This is a story about a very strange tapestry.

"Defining Shadows," Those Who Fight Monsters, ed. by Justin Gustainis, Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy, March 2011.
This features Detective Hardin investigating a very strange murder.

"Rooftops" Songs of Love and Death: Tales of Star-crossed Love, ed. George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, November 2010.
Think twice about falling in love with a superhero.

"Amaryllis," Lightspeed Magazine, debut issue, June 2010.
A post apocalyptic story about home and hope. Read this story online!
Reprinted in Brave New Worlds, edited by John Joseph Adams, from Night Shade Books.
Reprinted in The Year's Best Science Fiction, edited by Gardner Dozois, from St. Martin's Press.
Reprinted in Lightspeed: Year One, edited by John Joseph Adams, from Prime Books.
Listen to a podcast at Escape Pod.
**"Amaryllis" was nominated for a Hugo Award for 2011.**
**"Amaryllis" won the WSFA Small Press Award for best short story in 2011.

"God's Creatures" Dark and Stormy Knights, ed. P.N. Elrod, July 2010.
See what Cormac is up to when he's not in the Kitty books.

"Wild Ride" Running with the Pack, ed. Ekaterina Sedia, 2010.
A Kitty-world story -- T.J.'s origin, revealed.

"The Girls from Avenger" Warriors, ed. Gardner Dozois and George R.R. Martin, March 2010.
The WASP fight battles at home.

"Kitty Learns the Ropes" Full Moon City, ed. Darrell Schweitzer, March 2010
Kitty sees how lycanthropy affects pro sports. Specifically, boxing.

"Just Another Word" Realms of Fantasy, April 2010
In which Janis Joplin meets the Queen of Faerie, because I'm quite sure she did.

"The Book of Daniel" Talebones #39, Winter 2009
A retelling of the story of Daniel in the lion's den.

"Watching" Killer Rabbits and Zombie Raccoons, ed. Kerrie Hughes, October 2009
Ever wonder what all those urban pigeons are really up to?

"Life is the Teacher" By Blood We Live, ed. John Joseph Adams, August 2009
A reprint of my story that appeared in Hotter than Hell

"Conquistador de la Noche" Subterranean Online, ed. Gardner Dozois, Spring 2009.
It's the origin story of Rick the vampire! Where did he come from, and did he really know Coronado?
Read this story online!
Reprinted in Vampires: The Recent Undead, edited by Paula Guran, 2011.
Reprinted in Year's Best Fantasy #10, edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer.

"1977" Ravens in the Library, ed. Phil Brucato and Sandra Buskirk, Spring 2009
This is a limited edition benefit anthology for SJ Tucker.

"The Temptation of Robin Green" The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance, ed. Trisha Telep, April 2009
A young researcher finds more than she bargained for in the paranormal.
Reprinted in Love is Strange, ed. by Martin H. Greenberg, Rosalind Greenberg.

"The Happiest Place" Realms of Fantasy, Feb 2009.
Being a magical princess has its price.

"Il Est Ne" Wolfsbane and Mistletoe, ed. by Charlaine Harris, October 2008.
Kitty spends a Christmas alone and meets another rogue wolf.

"The Nymph's Child" Fast Ships, Black Sails, Fall 2008.
Arrrr! Pirates!!!
Reprinted at Fantasy Magazine. Read it here!

"Gamma Ray vs. Death," in an anthology Better Off Undead, from DAW Books, November 2008.
Superhero Gamma Ray faces his most challenging foe.

"Little Black Dress" Spicy Slipstream Stories, ed. by Jay Lake and Nick Mamatas, September 2008.
Sometimes you need more than a little black dress to get by.

"Life is the Teacher" Hotter Than Hell, ed. by Kim Harrison, June 2008.
A story in which we check up on Emma, from Kitty Goes to Washington.

"A Letter to Nancy" Realms of Fantasy, August 2008.
In World War I, a nurse discovers the unexpected power of hope.

"Free Space" Baen's Universe, August 2007
A desperate chase on a refurbished space station uncovers nasty secrets.

"Kitty's Zombie New Year" Weird Tales #345.
A new year's party goes a bit wrong for Kitty...
**Received an Honorable Mention in the Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, edited by Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link and Gavin Grant.**
Reprinted in The Urban Fantasy Anthology, edited by Peter S. Beagle and Joe R. Lansdale, 2011.
Read this story on Tor.com

"Swing Time" Baen's Universe, June 2007.
Like dancing with the stars? Try dancing through time.
**Received an Honorable Mention in the Year's Best Science Fiction, edited by Gardner Dozois.**
**Also available in The Best of Jim Baen's Universe Vol. 2**

"Marrying In" Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2007
Helluva way to get a green card...
**Received an Honorable Mention in the Year's Best Science Fiction, edited by Gardner Dozois.**

"A Princess of Spain" The Secret History of Vampires, ed. by Darrell Schweitzer, from DAW Books, April 2007
Catherine of Aragon finds danger and intrigue in the court of Henry VII.
**Received an Honorable Mention in the Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, edited by Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link and Gavin Grant.**

"Looking After Family" Realms of Fantasy, February 2007.
A sixteen year old Cormac hunts his first werewolf.

"Crows" Talebones, #34 Winter 2006
The battle is over, but not for one desperate man with a hopeless task.

"Of Swords and Horses" Realms of Fantasy, December 2006.
Those left behind also pay a price.

"For Fear of Dragons" Weird Tales, Oct-Nov 2006.
The designated virgin sacrifice has other ideas about her true destiny.
Reprinted in Weird Tales, The 21st Century: Vol. 1, from Prime Books, 2007.
Listen to a podcast version at Pod Castle.

"Winnowing the Herd," Strange Horizons, Oct. 16, 2006
A Kitty story of sorts, takes place before the first novel: It's the staff appreciation party at KNOB.
**Received an Honorable Mention in the Year's Best Science Fiction, edited by Gardner Dozois.**

"The Last Moments of a Doomed Race" Son and Foe #4, 2006.
Epic in scope, rather smaller in size.

"Real City," Futurismic.com, June 2006.
In the future, a group of filmmakers wants to make a movie without CGI and blue screens.

"Kitty and the Mosh Pit of the Damned" Weird Tales #338
Punk show. Soul-stealer. Nail gun. It's Kitty's night on the town!

"The Whimsical Lives of Bean Counters" Talebones 31, Winter 2005
In which we examine the magic of being an accountant.

"Draw Thy Breath in Pain," Paradox, Issue 8, December 2005
The ghost of a certain Danish prince compels a certain Elizabethan playwright to tell his story.
**Received an Honorable Mention in the 19th Annual Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, edited by Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link, and Gavin Grant.**

"Danaë at Sea" TEL: Stories, edited by Jay Lake, Fall 2005. Available from Wheatland Press.
A story about women put to sea in sealed caskets.
**Received an Honorable Mention in the Year's Best Science Fiction, edited by Gardner Dozois.**

"Dances from the Unseelie Court," The Eggplant Online Library, May 2005
An excerpt from a book which does not exist.

"The Bravest of Us Touched the Sky" Talebones 29, Winter 2004
In 1943, two WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) embark on a secret mission with unexpected consequences .
**Received an Honorable Mention in the 18th Annual Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, edited by Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link, and Gavin Grant.**

"Peace in Our Time," Futurismic.com, December 2004
Someone has to play Taps at the funeral.

"This is the Highest Step in the World" All-Star Zeppelin Adventure Stories, October 2004
Inspired by a harrowing true story from the heyday of U.S. aerospace research.

"After the Golden Age" The Dogtown Review 1, May 2004
What do superheroes do when faced with the end of the world?

"Kitty Loses Her Faith" Weird Tales, #333, Fall 2003
The further adventures of Kitty Norville, a werewolf with her own call-in radio talk show for the supernaturally disadvantaged.
**Received an Honorable Mention in the 17th Annual Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, edited by Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link, and Gavin Grant.**

"A Hunter's Ode to His Bait" Realms of Fantasy, February 2003
An unexpected complication arises in the life of a unicorn hunter.
Reprinted online at Fantasy Magazine.
Listen to an audio version at PodCastle.

"Strife Lingers in Memory" Realms of Fantasy, December 2002
The war is over, the rightful king has married his one true love--and some battles remain yet to be fought.

"The Heroic Death of Lieutenant Michkov" Polyphony 1, Fall 2002.
History depends on what stories are told about a given place, time, and hero.
**Received an Honorable Mention in the 16th Annual Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, edited by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling.**

"The Librarian's Daughter" Realms of Fantasy, August 2002
This is a story about a girl, her horse, and the man who almost came between them.
**Received an Honorable Mention in the 16th Annual Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, edited by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling.**

"Silence Before Starlight" Talebones 23, Winter 2001
In orbit above Europa, two astronauts cling to their sanity.
See a full-color version of Frank Wu's way-cool illustration for this story: www.frankwu.com

"Doctor Kitty Solves All Your Love Problems" Weird Tales 324, Summer 2001.
Kitty Norville's popular call-in radio advice show for supernatural beings runs into trouble when a vampire hunter gets in on the act.

"In Time"Talebones 21, Spring 2001
Emily Dickinson and her dog Carlo have one last adventure.
**Received an Honorable Mention in the 19th Annual Year's Best Science Fiction, edited by Gardner Dozois.**

"A Riddle in Nine Syllables" Talebones 20, Fall 2000.
Alien parasite meets maternal instinct.

"The Haunting of Princess Elizabeth" Sword and Sorceress XVII, edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley, DAW Books, May 2000.
A young Elizabeth Tudor is haunted by the ghosts of Anne Boleyn, Katherine Howard, and Jane Grey.

"The Girl with the Pre-Raphaelite Hair" Talebones 17, Fall 1999.
A twisted love triangle between a telepath, an AI, and the scientist who controls them both.
**Received an Honorable Mention in the 13th Annual Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, edited by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling.**
Reprinted in The Best of Talebones, from Fairwood Press, 2010.

"PCS" Military Lifestyle Magazine, July 1994.