InCryptid
#2044.09 of 664 ranked universes · full ranking
Books 15 books Status Ongoing 2012–present Reading commitment High Seanan McGuire Last reviewed 2026-08-15
Overview
Seanan McGuire's long-running urban fantasy series following several generations of the Price/Healy family, cryptozoologists who protect cryptids (sasquatch, gorgons, mice-worshipping Aeslin mice, and much stranger things) from human discovery, while staying one step ahead of the monster-hunting Covenant of St. George that once employed their own ancestors; a distinct continuity from McGuire's other 2 admitted universes, Wayward Children and October Daye.
Urban fantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (15 works) counts toward ranking
InCryptid Seanan McGuire
| Work | Year | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Discount Armageddon | 2012 | core | 3.86 (18,896 ratings) |
 | Midnight Blue-Light Special | 2013 | core | 4.09 (11,342 ratings) |
 | Half-Off Ragnarok | 2014 | core | 4.00 (8,637 ratings) |
 | Pocket Apocalypse | 2015 | core | 4.07 (7,086 ratings) |
 | Chaos Choreography | 2016 | core | 4.17 (6,410 ratings) |
 | Magic for Nothing | 2017 | core | 4.23 (5,644 ratings) |
 | Tricks for Free | 2018 | core | 4.22 (5,055 ratings) |
 | That Ain't Witchcraft | 2019 | core | 4.31 (4,476 ratings) |
 | Imaginary Numbers | 2020 | core | 4.23 (3,940 ratings) |
 | Calculated Risks | 2021 | core | 4.18 (3,498 ratings) |
 | Spelunking Through Hell | 2022 | core | 4.27 (3,044 ratings) |
 | Backpacking Through Bedlam | 2023 | core | 4.26 (2,480 ratings) |
 | Aftermarket Afterlife | 2024 | core | 4.29 (1,928 ratings) |
 | Installment Immortality | 2025 | core | 4.21 (1,224 ratings) |
 | Butterfly Effects | 2026 | core | 4.27 (774 ratings) |
Multi-generation cryptozoologist family (the Prices/Hayleighs) vs. the Covenant of St. George; DAW. A 16th novel is anticipated by some third-party listings but is not announced on the author's own bibliography page, and is not registered (Article 2). McGuire has also published 50+ further InCryptid short stories/novellas (anthologies, bonus content, Patreon); deliberately deferred as Expanded Canon out of scope, per the same scale-driven deferral this project already applied to Oz's Famous Forty continuation books.
Quick answers
- How many books are in InCryptid? InCryptid's Core Canon is 15 books.
- What is the reading order for InCryptid? Publication order, starting with Discount Armageddon. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
- Is InCryptid finished? Ongoing (2012–present).
- How much reading does InCryptid take? High reading commitment (estimated from 15 Core Canon books).
- How is InCryptid ranked? #204 of 664 ranked universes on this site, based on 84,434 reader ratings across 15 Core Canon books. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #204?
Ranked #204 of 664 ranked universes.
- Average reader rating of 4.09 across 15 core books.
- A smaller readership (84,434 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Uneven reception: its books range from 3.86 to 4.31.
- Less than 0.01 behind #203, Redwall (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.45.
Why explore this universe?
Well rated · 15 books · Ongoing · 84k ratings · Ranks #204 overall
Good choice if you want a long-running urban fantasy universe that's still ongoing, with new books still coming.
Reading order
Publication order (15 Core Canon books)
- Discount Armageddon (2012)
- Midnight Blue-Light Special (2013)
- Half-Off Ragnarok (2014)
- Pocket Apocalypse (2015)
- Chaos Choreography (2016)
- Magic for Nothing (2017)
- Tricks for Free (2018)
- That Ain't Witchcraft (2019)
- Imaginary Numbers (2020)
- Calculated Risks (2021)
- Spelunking Through Hell (2022)
- Backpacking Through Bedlam (2023)
- Aftermarket Afterlife (2024)
- Installment Immortality (2025)
- Butterfly Effects (2026)
Awards (verified)
- No awards found for this universe.
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 4.09 across 84,434 ratings on 15 Core Canon books. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: InCryptid admitted; Core = its 15 main-sequence novels accepted 2026-08-15
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Wikipedia: InCryptid Tier 3
- Seanan McGuire: InCryptid Tier 1
- sfadb: Seanan McGuire Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-08-15
Rule: Core = the 15-novel main sequence published to date (Discount Armageddon, 2012, through Butterfly Effects, 2026), confirmed via the author's own official bibliography page; admitted in progress per Article 2. McGuire has also published 50+ further InCryptid short stories/novellas since 2012 (anthologies, bonus content, Patreon); Expanded Canon population is deliberately deferred out of scope for this pass given that scale, the same treatment this project already gave Oz's 'Famous Forty' continuation books.