Catherynne M. Valente

13 Series

Catherynne M. Valente is an acclaimed American author known for her fantasy and science fiction works, including the Fairyland series. A New York Times bestselling author, she has received numerous awards such as the Andre Norton, Tiptree, Mythopoeic, Rhysling, Lambda, Locus, and Hugo. Valente holds a B.A. in Classics from UC San Diego and Edinburgh University, with an emphasis in Ancient Greek Linguistics.

In "The Grass-Cutting Sword," Catherynne M. Valente delves into ancient Japan, where the banished god Susanoo-no-Mikoto, disguised in human form, roams the earth. Tasked with defeating an eight-headed serpent, he searches for his demonic mother. His journey spans from the Heaven-Spanning Bridge to the hellish Root-Country, encapsulating his struggle and transformation.

A Dirge for Prester John

The Habitation of the Blessed

(2010)

The Folded World

(2011)

Fairyland

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

(2011)

The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland - For a Little While

(2011)

The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There

(2012)

The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two

(2013)

The Boy Who Lost Fairyland

(2015)

The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home

(2016)

The Beasts Who Fought for Fairyland Until the Very End and Further Still

(2016)

Leningrad Diptych

Deathless

(2011)

The Orphan's Tales

In the Night Garden

(2006)

In the Cities of Coin and Spice

(2007)

Space Opera

(2018)

Space Oddity

(2024)

Standalone Novels

The Grass Cutting Sword

(2006)

The Labyrinth

(2006)

Yume No Hon

(2006)

Palimpsest

(2009)

Radiance

(2015)

The Past Is Red

(2021)

Short Stories/Novellas

A Buyer's Guide to Maps of Antarctica

(2008)

Under in the Mere

(2009)

Silently and Very Fast

(2011)

Fade to White

(2012)

Speak Easy

(2015)

The Sin of America

(2021)

L'Espirit de L'Escalier

(2021)

Comfort Me With Apples

(2021)

The Difference Between Love and Time

(2022)

Short Story Collections

Oracles

(2005)

Apocrypha

(2005)

A Guide to Folktales in Fragile Dialects

(2008)

This Is My Letter To The World

(2010)

Ventriloquism

(2010)

Myths of Origin

(2011)

Six-Gun Snow White

(2013)

The Melancholy of Mechagirl

(2013)

The Bread We Eat in Dreams

(2013)

Indistinguishable from Magic

(2014)

The Refrigerator Monologues

(2017)

The Future is Blue

(2018)

Children's

Smoky and the Feast of Mabon

(2010)

The Glass Town Game

(2017)

Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods

(2022)

Mass Effect: Andromeda

Nexus Uprising

(2017)(By: Jason M. Hough)

Initiation

(2017)(By: N.K. Jemisin)

Annihilation

(2018)

Minecraft

The Island

(2017)(By: Max Brooks)

The Crash

(2018)(By: Tracey Baptiste)

The Lost Journals

(2019)(By: Mur Lafferty)

The End

(2019)

The Voyage

(2020)(By: Jason Fry)

The Rise of the Arch-Illager

(2020)(By: Matt Forbeck)

The Shipwreck

(2020)(By: C.B. Lee)

The Mountain

(2021)(By: Max Brooks)

The Dragon

(2021)(By: Nicky Drayden)

Mob Squad

(2021)(By: Delilah S. Dawson)

The Haven Trials

(2021)(By: Suyi Davies)

Minecraft: The Haven Trials

(2021)(By: Suyi Davies)

Never Say Nether

(2022)(By: Delilah S. Dawson)

Zombies!

(2022)(By: Nick Eliopulos)

Don't Fear the Creeper

(2022)(By: Delilah S. Dawson)

Castle Redstone

(2022)(By: Sarwat Chadda)

Minecraft Legends: Return of the Piglins

(2023)(By: Matt Forbeck)

Return Of The Piglins

(2023)(By: Matt Forbeck)

The Village

(2023)(By: Max Brooks)

Roll for Adventure: The Temple of the Charged Creeper

(2025)(By: Matt Forbeck)

The WisCon Chronicles

The WisCon Chronicles, Vol. 2

(2008)

The Wiscon Chronicles, Vol.3: Carnival of Feminist SF

(2009)

The WisCon Chronicles, Volume 4

(2010)

The Wiscon Chronicles Volume 5

(2011)

The WisCon Chronicles Vol. 6: Futures of Feminism and Fandom

(2012)

The Wiscon Chronicles Vol 7: Shattering Ableist Narratives

(2013)

The WisCon Chronicles, Vol.9

(2015)

The WisCon Chronicles 11

(2017)

Anthologies

Jabberwocky 2

(2006)

Sleeping Beauty, Indeed

(2006)

Mythic 2

(2006)

Salon Fantastique

(2006)

Interfictions

(2007)

Japanese Dreams

(2007)

Paper Cities

(2008)

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 20

(2008)

Clockwork Phoenix

(2008)

The WisCon Chronicles, Vol. 2

(2008)

Twenty-First Annual Collection

(2008)

The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009

(2008)

Best New Fantasy 2

(2009)

Ravens in the Library

(2009)

Federations

(2009)

Clockwork Phoenix 2

(2009)

Unplugged

(2009)

The Stories in Between

(2010)

Realms 2

(2010)

Apex Magazine #16, September 2010

(2010)

The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2010

(2010)

She Nailed a Stake Through His Head

(2010)

Apex Magazine - January 2011

(2011)

Apex Magazine - February 2011

(2011)

Apex Magazine - March 2011

(2011)

Whedonistas

(2011)

Apex Magazine - April 2011

(2011)

Teeth: Vampire Tales

(2011)

Apex Magazine - June 2011

(2011)

The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three

(2011)

Fantasy Magazine, July 2011

(2011)

Apex Magazine - August 2011

(2011)

Apex Magazine - October 2012

(2011)

Z: Zombie Stories

(2011)

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 61, October 2011

(2011)

Lightspeed: Year One

(2011)

Robots: The Recent A.I.

(2012)

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection

(2012)

Year's Best SF 16

(2012)

The 2012 Rhysling Anthology

(2012)

The Mammoth Book of Steampunk

(2012)

The Moment of Change

(2012)

The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2012

(2012)

The Best of Electric Velocipede

(2012)

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 71

(2012)

Clarkesworld: Year Three

(2013)

Queen Victoria's Book of Spell

(2013)

Aliens: Recent Encounters

(2013)

The 2013 Rhysling Anthology

(2013)

The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2013

(2013)

The Book of Apex: Volume 4

(2013)

Clarkesworld: Year Six

(2014)

Wolf Warriors

(2014)

The Mammoth Book of SF Stories by Women

(2014)

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 100

(2015)

Mermaids and Other Mysteries of the Deep

(2015)

Blood Sisters

(2015)

Sisters of the Revolution

(2015)

The Bestiary

(2015)

Press Start to Play

(2015)

The Starlit Wood

(2016)

The Long List Anthology Volume 2

(2016)

The Best of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online Magazine, Year Eight

(2017)

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017

(2017)

Mad Hatters and March Hares

(2017)

Robots vs. Fairies

(2018)

Clarkesworld Year Nine: Volume One

(2018)

Current Futures

(2019)

A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers

(2019)

Sharp & Sugar Tooth

(2019)

Mythic Journeys

(2019)

The Best of Uncanny

(2019)

Nevertheless She Persisted

(2020)

The 2020 Look at Mars Fiction Book

(2020)

Edited By

(2020)

From a Certain Point of View

(2020)

World of Warcraft: Folk & Fairy Tales of Azeroth

(2021)

Nebula Awards Showcase 55

(2021)

Some of the Best of Tor.com 2021

(2022)

Someone in Time

(2022)

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts 40x40

(2022)

Diablo

(2022)

Uncanny Magazine Issue 54

(2023)

World of Warcraft: The Voices Within

(2024)

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