Regency Faerie Tales
#4064.00 in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 3 books Status Complete 2020–2021 Reading commitment Medium Olivia Atwater Last reviewed 2026-08-26
Overview
Regency Faerie Tales is a lighthearted trilogy of faerie bargains and curses by Olivia Atwater, set in and around Regency-era London society, beginning with a girl who believes a faerie has stolen half her soul. Half a Soul (2020) introduces Dora Ellston, whose emotional numbness stemming from a childhood curse leaves her socially disadvantaged in the marriage market of Regency London, until an encounter with a reform-minded lord and the faerie realm behind her curse changes her prospects. Ten Thousand Stitches (2020) and Longshadow (2021) continue the same faerie-inflected London with new pairs of protagonists, each blending Regency romance conventions with fae bargains, curses, and class commentary. The trilogy was originally self-published starting in 2020, then later reissued by Orbit Books, part of a wider trend of romance-forward cozy fantasy finding traditional-publishing success after first building an audience independently.
Cozy fantasy, Historical fantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (3 works) counts toward ranking
Regency Faerie Tales Olivia Atwater
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Half a Soul | 2020 | 1 | core | 4.04 (87,023 ratings) |
 | Ten Thousand Stitches | 2020 | 2 | core | 3.88 (16,165 ratings) |
 | Longshadow | 2021 | 3 | core | 3.84 (8,279 ratings) |
Core Canon: the complete trilogy, a lighthearted Regency-set series about faerie curses and bargains in and around Regency-era London society; originally self-published, later reissued by Orbit Books.
Quick answers
- How many books are in Regency Faerie Tales? Regency Faerie Tales's Core Canon is 3 books.
- What is the reading order for Regency Faerie Tales? Publication order, starting with Half a Soul. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
- Is Regency Faerie Tales finished? Complete (2020–2021).
- How much reading does Regency Faerie Tales take? Medium reading commitment (estimated from 3 Core Canon books · ~593 pages).
- How is Regency Faerie Tales ranked? #406 in this site's official ranking, based on 111,467 reader ratings across 3 Core Canon books. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #406?
Ranked #406 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 4.00 across 3 core books.
- Backed by 111k reader ratings.
- 0.04 behind #405, Mad Sisters of Esi.
- Below the top-10 average of 4.45.
Why explore this universe?
Well rated · 3 books · Complete · 111k ratings · Ranks #406 overall
Good choice if you want a moderate-length cozy fantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
Publication order (3 Core Canon books)
- Half a Soul (2020)
- Ten Thousand Stitches (2020)
- Longshadow (2021)
Documented internal/story chronology is recorded for every Core Canon book here, and matches publication order exactly, with no divergence to show separately.
Awards (verified)
- No juried award recognition has been found for this trilogy itself; the author's separate companion novella won a self-published-fantasy competition, but that is a different work and is not registered here.
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 4.00 across 111,467 ratings on 3 Core Canon books. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Admit eight universes: progression fantasy, translated fantasy, and older pulp fantasy accepted 2026-08-26
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Wikipedia: Olivia Atwater Tier 2
- Wikipedia: Half a Soul Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-08-27
Rule: Core Canon is the complete trilogy, Half a Soul through Longshadow.