Best Delilah S. Dawson Books

The best books by Delilah S. Dawson — 11 titles spanning Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Mystery, averaging 3.88 BLT stars.

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Delilah S. Dawson is a chameleon — equally at home expanding the Star Wars universe in Black Spire and Galaxy's Edge as she is writing gleefully unhinged comedic fantasy in The Princess Beard. What holds it all together is her voice: sharp, playful, and willing to get weird in ways that make her stand out in whatever genre she's inhabiting. She's a fixture in prestige anthologies — Three Slices, Carniepunk, Unbound — which speaks to how well she works at shorter lengths, delivering premise, character, and punch with serious economy. Her Star Wars work earns its place not through fanservice but through genuine emotional texture and propulsive storytelling. Readers who love authors with range, a mordant sense of humor, and the craft to write both action and feeling will find a lot to enjoy here — especially if they're willing to follow her across genres.

Delilah S. Dawson's highest-rated book in our collection is Phasma: Star Wars (4.22 BLT stars). Browse the full list below.

Where to Start with Delilah S. Dawson

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    Phasma: Star Wars

    Star Wars • Book 52

    by Delilah S. Dawson

    4.22 BLT Score (0 ratings)
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    Black Spire

    Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge • Book 2

    by Delilah S. Dawson

    4.07 BLT Score (4.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.89 Goodreads (4.5K)
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    Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View

    Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View • Book 1

    by Elizabeth Schaefer, Ben Acker, Jonathan Davis, Tom Angleberger, Janina Gavankar, Ben Blacker, Jon Hamm, Jeffrey Brown, Jason Fry, Neil Patrick Harris, Christie Golden, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Pierce Brown, Ashley Eckstein, Carol Monda, Mur Lafferty, Marc Thompson, Ken Liu, Griffin McElroy, John Jackson Miller, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Nnedi Okorafor, Daniel José Older, Ian Doescher, Daniel M. Lavery, Madeleine Roux, Gary D. Schmidt, Matt Fraction, Cavan Scott, Sabaa Tahir, Kieron Gillen, Glen Weldon, Chuck Wendig, Gary Whitta, Meg Cabot, Pablo Hidalgo, Adam Christopher, Rae Carson, Zoraida Córdova, Delilah S. Dawson, Paul Dini, Alexander Freed, Claudia Gray, Paul S. Kemp, Elizabeth Wein, Beth Revis, Greg Rucka, Charles Soule, Wil Wheaton, Renée Ahdieh

    4.07 BLT Score (15.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.94 Goodreads (15.5K)
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    The Princess Beard

    The Tales of Pell • Book 3

    by Delilah S. Dawson, Kevin Hearne

    4.06 BLT Score (2.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.02 Goodreads (2.2K)
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    From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back

    Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View • Book 2

    by Elizabeth Schaefer, Mark Oshiro, Rob Hart, Michael Moreci, Mike Chen, Beth Revis, Zoraida Córdova, Kiersten White, Lilliam Rivera, Mackenzi Lee, Amy Ratcliffe, Catherynne M. Valente, Emily Skrutskie, Tracy Deonn, C.B. Lee, Karen Strong, Delilah S. Dawson, Lydia Kang, Adam Christopher, Cavan Scott, R.F. Kuang, Tom Angleberger, S.A. Chakraborty, Seth Dickinson, Alexander Freed, Jason Fry, Christie Golden, Hank Green, Michael Kogge, John Jackson Miller, Daniel José Older, Anne Toole, Austin Walker, Martha Wells, Django Wexler, Gary Whitta, Brittany N. Williams, Charles Yu, Jim Zub, Katie Cook, Sarwat Chadda

    3.93 BLT Score (5.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (5.9K)
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    Unfettered III: New Tales

    The Chathrand Voyage #Thasha's cure for cabin fever • Book 3

    by Shawn Speakman, Tad Williams, Naomi Novik, Megan Lindholm, John Gwynne, David Anthony Durham, Callie Bates, Jason Denzel, Carrie Vaughn, Deborah A. Wolf, Anna Stephens, Patrick Swenson, Ramon Terrell, Peter Orullian, Terry Brooks, Lev Grossman, Seanan McGuire, Delilah S. Dawson, Mark Lawrence, Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan, Todd Lockwood, Cat Rambo, Robert V.S. Redick, Ken Scholes, Scott Sigler, Anna Smith Spark, Marc Turner

    3.85 BLT Score (571 ratings)
    ★ 3.98 Goodreads (571)
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    Canines & Cocktails

    The Iron Druid Chronicles #9.4 • Book 4

    by Kevin Hearne, Delilah S. Dawson, Chuck Wendig

    3.77 BLT Score (458 ratings)
    ★ 4.11 Goodreads (458)
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    Unbound

    Annwn Cycle #The Dead's Revenant • Book 1

    by Shawn Speakman, Terry Brooks, Seanan McGuire, Mark Lawrence, Anthony Ryan, Tim Marquitz, Brian Staveley, Michael J. Sullivan, John Marco, Peter Orullian, Kat Richardson, Sam Sykes, Kristen Britain, Mazarkis Williams, Jim Butcher, Rachel Caine, Harry Connolly, Delilah S. Dawson, David Anthony Durham, Jason M. Hough, Mary Robinette Kowal, Joe Abercrombie

    3.74 BLT Score (1.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (1.0K)
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    Three Slices

    The Iron Druid Chronicles #7.5 - A Prelude to War • Book 7

    by Kevin Hearne, Delilah S. Dawson, Chuck Wendig, Alex Wyndham, Julia Whelan

    3.74 BLT Score (4.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.92 Goodreads (4.5K)
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    The Perfect Weapon (Star Wars) (Short Story)

    Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens • Book 54

    by Delilah S. Dawson

    3.73 BLT Score (3.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.59 Goodreads (3.1K)
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    Carniepunk

    Hell on Earth #4.7

    by Rachel Caine, Rob Thurman, Delilah S. Dawson, Kevin Hearne, Mark Henry, Jaye Wells, Allison Pang, Hillary Jacques, Jennifer Estep, Kelly Meding, Nicole Peeler, Jackie Kessler, Kelly Gay, Seanan McGuire

    3.55 BLT Score (3.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.64 Goodreads (3.2K)

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