162 ratings | 95 reviews | avg rating:4.57

Elspeth’s Year In Books

Elspeth’s 2024 Year in Books

Take a look at Elspeth’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to Elspeth’s 2024 Year in Books

Elspeth Cooper’s Followers (197)

Elspeth’s Bookshelves

to-read (181)
currently-reading (2)
read (752)
dnf (9)
fantasy (0)
mount-toberead (73)
sequels-to-look-out-for (8)
virtual-toberead (42)

Elspeth’s Friends (95)

Mark Lawrence

1,036 books | 5,000 friends

Jan Edwards

1,015 books | 531 friends

Nick Borrelli

632 books | 4,663 friends

Lexi Revellian

28 books | 184 friends

Aidan

891 books | 776 friends

Becky Black

1,666 books | 29 friends

Jenny Brown

344 books | 26 friends

Mark

1,343 books | 173 friends

More friends…

2025 Reading Challenge

2025

READING

CHALLENGE

Elspeth Cooper has read 90 books of her goal of 65!

138%

Elspeth Cooper

Goodreads Author

Born

The United Kingdom

Website

http://www.elspethcooper.com

Twitter

ElspethCooper

Genre

Fantasy

Influences

Susan Cooper, Alan Garner, Guy Gavriel Kay, Robert Holdstock, Tad Will ...more

Member Since

April 2011

edit data

Author of The Wild Hunt Quartet (SONGS OF THE EARTH, TRINITY RISING, THE RAVEN'S SHADOW and the forthcoming THE DRAGON HOUSE). Reader, writer, tea drinker, sword owner, cat slave.

I'm not here often, so if you need to get in touch, please use the contact form on my website
...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Elspeth Cooper questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Elspeth Cooper’s books

Average rating: 3.73 · 3,919 ratings · 356 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	Songs of the Earth (The Wild Hunt, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 2,337 ratings — published 2011 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trinity Rising (The Wild Hunt, #2) 3.68 avg rating — 946 ratings — published 2012 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Raven's Shadow (The Wild Hunt, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 629 ratings — published 2013 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dragon House (The Wild Hunt, #4) 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les Chants de la Terre: La Chasse sauvage, T1 by Elspeth Cooper (Goodreads Author), Caroline Nicolas (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	[(Trinity Rising)] [Author: Elspeth Cooper] published on (June, 2013) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trinity Rising (The Wild Hunt) by Cooper, Elspeth(February 19, 2013) Hardcover 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Songs of the Earth by Elspeth Cooper (September 11,2012) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Raven's Shadow: The Wild Hunt, Book 3 by Elspeth Cooper (Goodreads Author), Allan Corduner (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trinity Rising (The Wild Hunt) by Elspeth Cooper (2013-02-19) by Elspeth Cooper (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Elspeth Cooper…

127 posts
Elspeth Cooper's Blog

Everything old is new again

Whilst I was fossicking around in the dusty basement of my website on Friday, I came across a page of links to guest posts and other pieces I’d written for a variety of websites, way back when. Sadly, a couple of them had been lost to time, and even the Wayback Machine couldn’t help me […]

View more on Elspeth Cooper's website »

Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on May 17, 2025 09:27

View all 127 posts »

Series by Elspeth Cooper

The Wild Hunt (4 books)
by

Elspeth Cooper (Goodreads Author)

3.73 avg rating — 3,919 ratings

Elspeth is Currently Reading

Elspeth Cooper is currently reading

Broken Light

by Joanne Harris (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

31 minutes ago

Elspeth Cooper is currently reading

The Thousand Names (The Shadow Campaigns #1)

by Django Wexler (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

read in September 2024

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

1 hour, 31 min ago

rss
Elspeth’s Recent Updates

Elspeth Cooper is 23% done with Broken Light Broken Light by Joanne Harris (Goodreads Author) progress:	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31 minutes ago · like · see status · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Broken Light by Joanne Harris. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Broken Light by Joanne Harris <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Elspeth Cooper liked Rob’s status update Rob is currently reading Cold Iron Task (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #3)
1 hour, 31 min ago · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Cold Iron Task by James J. Butcher. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Cold Iron Task by James J. Butcher <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Elspeth Cooper is on page 450 of 638 of The Thousand Names The Thousand Names (The Shadow Campaigns #1) by Django Wexler (Goodreads Author) progress:	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1 hour, 31 min ago · like · see status · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Thousand Names by Django Wexler. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Thousand Names by Django Wexler <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Elspeth Cooper is currently reading Broken Light by Joanne Harris (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nov 17, 2025 09:41PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Broken Light by Joanne Harris. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Broken Light by Joanne Harris <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Elspeth Cooper finished reading The Green Man's Holiday (Green Man #8) by Juliet E. McKenna (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nov 17, 2025 12:24PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Green Man's Holiday by Juliet E. McKenna. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Green Man's Holiday by Juliet E. McKenna <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Elspeth Cooper started reading The Thousand Names (The Shadow Campaigns #1) by Django Wexler (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nov 15, 2025 11:29PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Thousand Names by Django Wexler. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Thousand Names by Django Wexler <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Elspeth Cooper finished reading The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth, #3) by N.K. Jemisin (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nov 15, 2025 11:28PM · like
Elspeth Cooper wants to read Of the Emperor's Kindness (Imperial Vices #1) by Chaz Brenchley (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nov 14, 2025 01:11AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Of the Emperor's Kindness by Chaz Brenchley. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Of the Emperor's Kindness by Chaz Brenchley <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Elspeth Cooper and 70 other people liked K.J. Charles's review of Of the Emperor's Kindness (Imperial Vices #1): "What a fascinating book. It's a fantasy of politics/manners (think Goblin Emperor, genre-wise) in which a party girl come to the Empire's bright lights from rural Verantha finds herself the sole remaining Veranthan in the capital and thus, by default" Read more of this review »
Nov 14, 2025 01:11AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Of the Emperor's Kindness by Chaz Brenchley. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Of the Emperor's Kindness by Chaz Brenchley <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Elspeth Cooper and 2 other people liked Runalong's review of The Salt Oracle (We Are All Ghosts In The Forest #2):
Nov 10, 2025 10:32PM · see review

More of Elspeth's books…

Polls

Which fantasy book would you like the group to read in July 2014?

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

18 votes 45.0%

London Falling by Paul Cornell

9 votes 22.5%

Thieftaker by D.B. Jackson

7 votes 17.5%

Songs of the Earth by Elspeth Cooper

4 votes 10.0%

Kindling Ashes by Laura Harris

2 votes 5.0%

40 total votes

1 comment

More...

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Beyond Reality: What are you reading in February 2012?	79	87	Mar 01, 2012 08:56AM
Fantasy Book Club...: Most Anticipated Fantasy of 2012	24	292	May 02, 2012 04:58AM
Fantasy Book Club: What are you reading in July 2012?	113	181	Aug 01, 2012 02:56PM
Fantasy Book Club: It's time for Nominations again! For December this time.	103	344	Oct 12, 2012 10:29AM
The Seasonal Read...: Fall Challenge 2012: Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC	2291	756	Dec 28, 2012 03:29PM
The Next Best Boo...: The Title Game	20218	14596	May 30, 2013 12:53PM
UK Book Club: June 2013 - Fantasy/folklore	120	112	Jul 30, 2013 01:14PM
Read 150+ Books a...: The Book Squirrel, list	56	38	Jan 01, 2014 03:06AM
Flights of Fantasy: What are you reading in March 2014?	287	79	Mar 31, 2014 05:58PM

More…

Elspeth’s Quotes

“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”
― Cicero

tags: books

6563 likes

Elspeth’s Friend Comments

No comments have been added yet.

Elspeth’s Year In Books

Elspeth Cooper’s Followers (197)

Add New
Videos

Elspeth’s Bookshelves

Elspeth’s Friends (95)

2025 Reading Challenge

Elspeth Cooper

Goodreads Author

Learn more
Ask the Author

Combine Editions
Elspeth Cooper’s books

127 posts
Elspeth Cooper's Blog

Everything old is new again

Series by Elspeth Cooper

Elspeth is Currently Reading

rss
Elspeth’s Recent Updates

See a Problem?

Preview — Broken Light by Joanne Harris

See a Problem?

Preview — Cold Iron Task by James J. Butcher

See a Problem?

Preview — The Thousand Names by Django Wexler

See a Problem?

Preview — Broken Light by Joanne Harris

See a Problem?

Preview — The Green Man's Holiday by Juliet E. McKenna

See a Problem?

Preview — The Thousand Names by Django Wexler

See a Problem?

Preview — Of the Emperor's Kindness by Chaz Brenchley

See a Problem?

Preview — Of the Emperor's Kindness by Chaz Brenchley

Polls

Topics Mentioning This Author

Elspeth’s Quotes

recent posts
Elspeth’s Groups

Elspeth’s Friend Comments

Elspeth Cooper’s Followers (197)

Elspeth Cooper

Goodreads Author

rssElspeth’s Recent Updates

See a Problem?

Preview — Broken Light by Joanne Harris

See a Problem?

Preview — Cold Iron Task by James J. Butcher

See a Problem?

Preview — The Thousand Names by Django Wexler

See a Problem?

Preview — Broken Light by Joanne Harris

See a Problem?

Preview — The Green Man's Holiday by Juliet E. McKenna

See a Problem?

Preview — The Thousand Names by Django Wexler

See a Problem?

Preview — Of the Emperor's Kindness by Chaz Brenchley

See a Problem?

Preview — Of the Emperor's Kindness by Chaz Brenchley

Polls

Topics Mentioning This Author

rss
Elspeth’s Recent Updates