In an Absent Dream
core novella 2019 Wayward Children
Record
| First published | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novella |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.15 (37,880 ratings, collected 2026-08-11) |
| Page count | 187 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780765399298 |
| Internal chronology | 4 |
Where it sits
- Universe: Wayward Children
- Series: Wayward Children core; position 4 of 11 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Seanan McGuire
Notes
- From the series record (Wayward Children): Core Canon = all 11 published novellas (Tor.com/Tordotcom, 2016-2026), per the collection/short-form-as-Core precedent (this series' primary reading unit has always been the novella, not the novel). Book 12, "A Song of Sugar Sparrows" (planned January 2027), is announced but unpublished as of 2026-08-11 -- isn't counted here yet; watch for its publication.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Wayward Children: position 4 of 11: previous Beneath the Sugar Sky (2018) · next Come Tumbling Down (2020)
Sources
← Wayward Children dossier · All universes
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