Cat Rambo Books In Order
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Rappaccini's Crow | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Her Windowed Eyes, Her Chambered Heart | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Closer Than You Think Books
Peaches of Immortality | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
English Muffin, Devotion on the Side | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Tortoiseshell Cats Are Not Refundable | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Therapy Buddha | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Zeppelin Follies | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
All the Pretty Little Mermaids | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Flicka | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Farther Than Tomorrow Books
Bus Ride to Mars | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Grandmother | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Elsewhere, Within, Elsewhen | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Five Ways to Fall in Love on Planet Porcelain | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Surrogates | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Tabat Quartet Books
Beasts of Tabat | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Hearts of Tabat | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Exiles of Tabat | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Tales of Tabat Books
Narrative of a Beast's Life | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
How Dogs Came to the New Continent | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Events at Fort Plentitude | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Sugar | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Love, Resurrected | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Twicefar Station Books
Kallakak's Cousins | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Amid the Words of War | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
I Come From the Dark Universe | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
TimeSnip | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Women of Zalanthas Books
Karaluvian Fale | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Aquila's Ring | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Mirabai the Twice-Lived | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of World Beside Us Books
Jaco Tours | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Can You Hear the Moon? | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
So Glad We Had This Time Together | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Of Selkies, Disco Balls, and Anna Plane | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Ms. Liberty Gets a Haircut | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
You Sexy Thing | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Devil's Gun | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Magnificent Pigs | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Clockwork Fairies | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Subtler Art | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Carpe Glitter | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Collections
The Surgeon's Tale and Other Stories | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Eyes Like Sky and Coal and Moonlight | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Near | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Altered America | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Neither Here Nor There | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Creating an Online Presence | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Moving From Idea to Finished Draft | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Prime Codex | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Paper Cities | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Clockwork Phoenix: Tales of Beauty and Strangeness | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
A Thousand Faces, the Quarterly Journal of Superhuman Fiction: Issue #9: Summer 2009 | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Best New Fantasy 2 | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Realms 2 | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Clockwork Phoenix 3: New Tales of Beauty and Strangeness | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Triangulation: End of the Rainbow | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Retro Spec | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
2020 Visions | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Subversion | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Shadows & Light: Volume II | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Apex Magazine - February 2011 | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Crossed Genres Quarterly 4 | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Clockwork Phoenix 4 | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Fish | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Writing Fantasy Heroes | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Steampunk Specs | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Other Half of the Sky | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Pendragon Variety - In Memory of Dragons | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Glitter & Mayhem | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Book of Apex: Volume 4 | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Coffee | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
By Faerie Light: Volumes 1+2 | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Stamps, Vamps & Tramps | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Zombies: More Recent Dead | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk Adventures | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Unidentified Funny Objects 3 | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
A Quiet Shelter There | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 100, January 2015 | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Airships & Automatons | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Choose Wisely: 35 Women Up To No Good | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Mermaids and Other Mysteries of the Deep | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Letters to Tiptree | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Funny Science Fiction | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Recycled Pulp | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015 | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Naughty or Nice | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Dragons, Droids & Doom | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Conspiracy! | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Clarkesworld: Year Eight | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Beneath Ceaseless Skies #194 | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Champions of Aetaltis | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 116, May 2016 | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Genius Loci: Tales of the Spirit of Place | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Humanity 2.0 | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Cyber World | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
GlitterShip Year One | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Behind the Mask: A Superhero Anthology | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 9 | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2017 | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Long List Anthology Volume 3 | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Timeshift: Tales of Time | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Knaves | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Giftmas 2018 Advent Anthology | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
If This Goes On | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Unfettered III: New Tales By Masters of Fantasy | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Unlocking the Magic | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Wonderland | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Clarkesworld Year Ten: Volume Two | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Across the Universe | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
And the Last Trump Shall Sound | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Space: 1975 | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Nebula Awards Showcase 55 | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
99 Tiny Terrors | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Reinvented Heart | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Shattering the Glass Slipper | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Long List Anthology Volume 8 | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Reinvented Detective | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
99 Fleeting Fantasies | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
About Cat Rambo
Mainly known for writing urban fantasy novels, the American novelist Cat Rambo is well regarded for their imaginative and intelligent stories. Capturing the imagination and attention of readers from around the world, they really have a way with words, writing in a direct and to the point manner. Well written with intricate narratives, their stories are both compelling and entertaining, keeping the reader hooked throughout. Creating modern mythopoeia, their stories and series create their own worlds that really come to life upon the page for the reader.
Winning numerous awards, they’re well known by critics as well, with many of their peers and contemporaries singing their praises. Moving the fantasy genre in new and exciting directions, they have an interesting perspective that’s completely fresh and different. Setting themselves apart from other writers within their field, they’ve carved their own unique niche, establishing their own idiosyncratic brand. Letting their work speak for itself, they take their audience on a journey, with stories that are fun, as well as having something to say.
Their characters are also very well drawn, giving the reader a feeling as if they’re really getting to know them. Often coming back time and time again, their ongoing arcs and stories ensure that readers can easily relate to each of their protagonists. A clear spokesperson for their craft too, they’re often speaking out and teaching others, imparting their knowledge to up-and-coming writers. With plenty more to come too, they definitely aren’t stopping any time soon either, as they continue growing from strength-to-strength.
Early and Personal Life
Born in 1963 on the 14th of November, Cat Rambo was born and raised in Bryan, Texas, in the United States of America. Growing up with a keen interest in English and literature, they would develop their own personal style, creating a name for themselves. Attending Clarion West and the John Hopkins Writing Seminars, they would graduate, learning their craft as a writer and author.
Focusing on science-fiction and fantasy, they would become a member of the Codex Writers’ Group, becoming a key figure in the literary community. Previously working for Microsoft as a progammer-writer, they would also work as a Tarot card reader too. These experiences would give them a diverse range of influences to draw from as they continue to write to this very day.
Writing Career
The first book that Cat Rambo would release was titled ‘Beasts of Tabat,’ which would come out back in 2015. It would also begin the soon to be much loved ‘Tabat Quartet’ series of books, reaching a wide-range of readers around the world. Introducing Cat to a worldwide audience, this would see them becoming hugely popular with readers from far and wide.
Prior to this they would see a number of short-stories published in various different outlets publications, such as Clarkesworld Magazine, Tor.com, and Asimov’s. Receiving awards too, including becoming Nebula Award finalist, they’ve also written alongside other fellows authors like Anne and Jeff VanderMeer. Maintaining a profile both offline as well as on, they have lots more planned for the future, they teach, edit, and write extensively.
Hearts of Tabat
Originally being released through the WordFire Press publishing imprint, this would be the second book in the ‘Tabat Quartet’ series of novels. Following on from the previous books, it’s self-contained, so you can read the books in any order you choose, although it’s best to read them in order. Initially coming out on the 2nd of April in 2018, it would be a fantasy romance, with a whole world established in its narrative.
With societal shifts taking place, the city of Tabat is changing, and Adelina Nettlepurse, who secretly owns the Spinner Press, and is a noted historian, finds herself drawn into it by love. Sebastiano is dealing with the College of Mages and the difficulties there, and his father is demanding he marry soon. Then Adelina’s friend is exiled after being convicted of sorcery, as Tabat sees a revolution of the mythological beasts residing there. Will Adelina be able to keep her head above water, can Sebastiano ever hope to marry, and what will become of these hearts of Tabat?
Featuring a compelling and innovative story, there’s several themes running throughout this book, such as power and revolution. On top of this there’s engaging romance driving it forwards, as the reader is made to really care about the outcome of the characters. Keeping them invested in their story, Cat is definitely a professional, as they handle the story with expert precision every step of the way.
You Sexy Thing
First brought out through Tor Books in 2021 on the 16th of November, this would be the first book in a series of the same name. Set in the same world as many of Cat’s previous books, it can easily read by itself, with it being its own self-contained story. A science-fiction adventure with baking, it’s a fun mix of genres, drawing from a whole range of different and diverse influences.
Located at the far flung edge of the known universe, the TwiceFar station sees Niko Larson there as he was previously Admiral in the Grand Military of the Hive Mind. Happy to work in her Last Chance Restaurant there, she’s finally free to work with the rest of her unit free from the ravages of war. Taken by a sentient ship, Niko and her crew are forced aboard the ship by pirates, and they must do whatever it takes to break free and return to the restaurant. Will they be able to manage it and break free, can they survive this ordeal, and what will happen once they’ve finally put the past behind them?
Using elements of light-hearted space opera as the backbone of its story, there’s also some suspense and intrigue there too. Keeping it all together, Cat makes it an extremely engaging story, allowing the audience to feel as if they’re really there too. Keeping the reader guessing, there’s also plenty of heart and warmth there too, as they willy surely want to come back for more time and time again.
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