Weather Warden
#7503.91 in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 13 books Status Unfinished 2003–2012 Reading commitment High Rachel Caine Last reviewed 2026-10-30
Overview
The Weather Warden universe is an urban fantasy world created by Rachel Caine. In it, Wardens, an organization that rents space from the United Nations, use powers over weather, earth and fire to stop natural disasters, and they work with and against the Djinn, supernatural beings who partner with them. The nine Weather Warden novels, published by Roc from Ill Wind (2003) to Total Eclipse (2010), follow Warden Joanne Baldwin, who goes on the run after being accused of murder. The four Outcast Season novels (2009 to 2012) continue in the same world, following Cassiel, a Djinn exiled into human form who depends on Wardens, and her partner, the Warden Luis Rocha. A tenth Weather Warden book was planned but was left unfinished when Caine died in 2020.
Urban fantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (13 works) counts toward ranking
Weather Warden Rachel Caine
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ill Wind | 2003 | 1 | core | 3.74 (19,308 ratings) |
 | Heat Stroke | 2004 | 2 | core | 3.85 (10,590 ratings) |
 | Chill Factor | 2005 | 3 | core | 3.90 (8,873 ratings) |
 | Windfall | 2005 | 4 | core | 3.95 (7,954 ratings) |
 | Firestorm | 2006 | 5 | core | 3.97 (7,623 ratings) |
 | Thin Air | 2007 | 6 | core | 3.97 (6,640 ratings) |
 | Gale Force | 2008 | 7 | core | 4.00 (6,409 ratings) |
 | Cape Storm | 2009 | 8 | core | 3.98 (5,092 ratings) |
 | Total Eclipse | 2010 | 9 | core | 4.12 (4,537 ratings) |
Nine novels following Weather Warden Joanne Baldwin as she deals with Wardens, Djinn and a growing threat to the world's weather.
Outcast Season Rachel Caine
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Undone | 2009 | 1 | core | 3.87 (4,805 ratings) |
 | Unknown | 2010 | 2 | core | 3.97 (3,074 ratings) |
 | Unseen | 2011 | 3 | core | 4.03 (2,444 ratings) |
 | Unbroken | 2012 | 4 | core | 4.06 (1,785 ratings) |
Four novels following the exiled Djinn Cassiel and the Warden Luis Rocha in the Weather Warden world.
Quick answers
- How many books are in Weather Warden? Weather Warden's Core Canon is 13 books.
- What is the reading order for Weather Warden? Publication order, starting with Ill Wind. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
- Is Weather Warden finished? Unfinished (2003–2012).
- How much reading does Weather Warden take? High reading commitment (estimated from 13 Core Canon books).
- How is Weather Warden ranked? #750 in this site's official ranking, based on 89,134 reader ratings across 13 Core Canon books. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #750?
Ranked #750 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 3.91 across 13 core books.
- A smaller readership (89,134 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Less than 0.01 behind #749, The Shadow Histories (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.46.
Why explore this universe?
Well rated · 13 books · Unfinished · 89k ratings · Ranks #750 overall
Good choice if you want a long-running urban fantasy universe.
Reading order
Publication order (13 Core Canon books)
- Ill Wind (2003)
- Heat Stroke (2004)
- Chill Factor (2005)
- Windfall (2005)
- Firestorm (2006)
- Thin Air (2007)
- Gale Force (2008)
- Cape Storm (2009)
- Undone (2009)
- Total Eclipse (2010)
- Unknown (2010)
- Unseen (2011)
- Unbroken (2012)
Documented internal/story order
- Ill Wind (2003)
- Undone (2009)
- Heat Stroke (2004)
- Unknown (2010)
- Chill Factor (2005)
- Unseen (2011)
- Windfall (2005)
- Unbroken (2012)
- Firestorm (2006)
- Thin Air (2007)
- Gale Force (2008)
- Cape Storm (2009)
- Total Eclipse (2010)
Awards (verified)
- No awards found for this universe.
You might also like
Suggestions computed from what Weather Warden and each of these worlds have in common on record (subgenre, audience, shape, reading commitment and score), not a documented narrative connection.
- The Nightside / Secret Histories Urban fantasy / Dark fantasy · Complete · High commitment · 4.01
- Christopher Moore's Shared World Comic fantasy / Urban fantasy · Unfinished · High commitment · 3.99
- Allie Beckstrom Urban fantasy · Complete · High commitment · 3.98
- The Southern Vampire Mysteries Urban fantasy · Complete · High commitment · 3.97
Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.91 across 89,134 ratings on 13 Core Canon books. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Canon Extension: Women of the Otherworld, Weather Warden, The Morganville Vampires, The Walker Papers, Jane Yellowrock, Mithgar, Opowieści z meekhańskiego pogranicza, Tarean and Woran-Saga accepted 2026-10-30
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Wikipedia: Rachel Caine Tier 2
- Wikipedia: Weather Warden Tier 2
- Author website: Weather Warden Tier 2
- Author website: Outcast Season Tier 2
- Urban Fantasy Wiki: Outcast Season Tier 2
- Locus: Rachel Caine obituary Tier 2
- FictionDB Tier 2
- AbeBooks Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-10-30
Rule: Core Canon = the nine Weather Warden novels (Ill Wind, 2003, to Total Eclipse, 2010) and the four Outcast Season novels set in the same world (Undone, 2009, to Unbroken, 2012); novellas, short stories, anthologies, omnibus editions and the unfinished Red Hot Rain are excluded.