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Order of Dana Stabenow Books
If ever there was a writer forged from snow, storm, and silence, it’s Dana Stabenow—Alaska’s own literary sentinel, born on March 27, 1952, in Anchorage, when it was still just a rugged U.S. territory. She didn’t merely grow up in Alaska—she grew from it. Raised on a 75-foot fish tender in the unforgiving Gulf of Alaska, Stabenow had the kind of childhood most people only read about: icy mornings, hard labor, and the endless, echoing solitude of the sea. But it was exactly this life—raw, brutal, beautiful—that would fuel the fire behind her unforgettable prose.
Dana earned her B.A. in journalism from the University of Alaska in 1973, a degree that polished her storytelling instincts without softening her edges. But she didn’t stop there. Hungry for a deeper mastery of fiction, she later earned an M.F.A. from the prestigious University of Alaska Anchorage in 1985. It was during this time that the seeds of her most iconic work—Kate Shugak, the Aleut private investigator turned cultural force—began to take root.
While many writers romanticize the wilderness, Dana lives it. And that authenticity seeps into every page she writes. When she first introduced readers to Kate Shugak in A Cold Day for Murder (1992), she didn’t just start a series—she lit a bonfire. That debut won the Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original in 1993, and rightly so. Here was a woman writing about women—tough, flawed, brilliant women—living and surviving in Alaska’s shadowed heart. Shugak became a figure of independence and depth, and Stabenow became a voice for a place rarely written about with such visceral clarity.
But Dana’s storytelling doesn't stop at Kate. Her Liam Campbell mysteries offer a different window into the Alaskan psyche—this time through the lens of a state trooper grappling with both personal demons and frozen crime scenes. And then there’s the Star Svensdotter science fiction trilogy, where Dana rockets readers into space, proving her literary range knows no earthly bounds.
Over the decades, Stabenow has been many things: an award-winner, a trailblazer, a fierce advocate for Alaskan libraries, and a pioneer for women in crime fiction. But at her core, she’s a storyteller with a voice as cold, sharp, and enduring as the glaciers that inspired her.
Still alive and writing today—thankfully—Dana Stabenow is a force to be reckoned with. Her books don’t just entertain; they challenge, they transport, they grip. She doesn’t hand you a neat little mystery to solve over tea. She drags you by your collar into a blizzard of secrets and survival, where the only compass you’ve got is her relentless, powerful prose.
So if you think you’re ready to face the Alaskan wild—not just the howling winds and creaking pines, but the icy truths buried beneath them—then pick up a Dana Stabenow novel. But be warned: once you start, you’ll never leave the Last Frontier.
Publication Order of Series Books
Publication Order of Kate Shugak
| Title | Year | Amazon Links |
|---|---|---|
| A Cold Day For Murder | 1992 | Amazon |
| A Fatal Thaw | 1992 | Amazon |
| Dead in the Water | 1993 | Amazon |
| A Cold-Blooded Business | 1994 | Amazon |
| Play with Fire | 1995 | Amazon |
| Blood Will Tell | 1996 | Amazon |
| Breakup | 1997 | Amazon |
| Killing Grounds | 1998 | Amazon |
| Hunter's Moon | 1999 | Amazon |
| Midnight Come Again | 2000 | Amazon |
| The Singing of the Dead | 2001 | Amazon |
| Under the Influence | 2001 | Amazon |
| A Fine and Bitter Snow | 2002 | Amazon |
| A Grave Denied | 2003 | Amazon |
| A Taint in the Blood | 2004 | Amazon |
| A Deeper Sleep | 2006 | Amazon |
| Whisper to the Blood | 2009 | Amazon |
| A Night Too Dark | 2010 | Amazon |
| Though Not Dead | 2011 | Amazon |
| Restless in the Grave | 2012 | Amazon |
| Bad Blood | 2013 | Amazon |
| Less than a Treason | 2017 | Amazon |
| No Fixed Line | 2020 | Amazon |
| Not the Ones Dead | 2023 | Amazon |
Publication Order of Coast Guard
| Title | Year | Amazon Links |
|---|---|---|
| Blindfold Game | 2005 | Amazon |
| Prepared For Rage | 2008 | Amazon |
Publication Order of Eye Of Isis
| Title | Year | Amazon Links |
|---|---|---|
| Death of an Eye | 2018 | Amazon |
| Disappearance of a Scribe | 2022 | Amazon |
| Theft of an Idol | 2022 | Amazon |
| Abduction of a Slave | 2025 | Amazon |
Publication Order of Liam Campbell
| Title | Year | Amazon Links |
|---|---|---|
| Fire And Ice | 1998 | Amazon |
| So Sure Of Death | 1999 | Amazon |
| Nothing Gold Can Stay | 2000 | Amazon |
| Better To Rest | 2002 | Amazon |
| Spoils of the Dead | 2021 | Amazon |
Publication Order of Silk and Song Trilogy
| Title | Year | Amazon Links |
|---|---|---|
| Everything Under the Heavens | 2014 | Amazon |
| By the Shores of the Middle Sea | 2014 | Amazon |
| The Land Beyond | 2015 | Amazon |
Publication Order of Star Svensdotter
| Title | Year | Amazon Links |
|---|---|---|
| Second Star | 1991 | Amazon |
| A Handful of Stars | 1991 | Amazon |
| Red Planet Run | 1995 | Amazon |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Title | Year | Amazon Links |
|---|---|---|
| The Collected Short Stories | 2004 | Amazon |