The "Balumnia" Trilogy
Whimsical fantasy inspired, according to the author, by
Wind in the Willows and
The Hobbit.
- The Elfin Ship (1982)
- The Disappearing Dwarf (1983)
- The Stone Giant (1989)
- The Man in the Moon (2002) The original manuscript, initially rejected, from which The Elfin Ship was reworked, with commentary and an additional short story.
The "Narbondo" Series
Sharing the character of villain Ignacio Narbondo; the first is contemporary fantasy set in 1960s California, while the remainder are Steampunk novels set in Victorian England.
- The Digging Leviathan (1984)
- Homunculus (1986)
- Lord Kelvin's Machine (1992)
- The Adventures of Langdon St. Ives (2008), Omnibus of Homunculus, Lord Kelvin's Machine, and four related short stories.
- The Ebb Tide (2009) Novella ISBN 978-1596062283
The "Christian" Trilogy
Present-day fantasy using Christian elements, such as the Holy Grail and the silver coins paid to Judas, without being overtly or self-consciously "religious."
- The Last Coin (1988)
- The Paper Grail (1991)
- All The Bells On Earth (1995)
The "Ghosts" Trilogy
Present-day Californian ghost stories.
- Night Relics (1994)
- Winter Tides (1997)
- The Rainy Season (1999)
Others
- The Complete Twelve Hours of the Night (1986) Joke pamphlet cowritten by Tim Powers and published by Cheap Street Press
- Land of Dreams (1987)
- The Magic Spectacles (1991) Young adult book
- 13 Phantasms (2000) Short story collection
- On Pirates (2001) Short story collection with Tim Powers
- The Devils in the Details (2003) Short story collection with Tim Powers
- In For A Penny (2003) Short story collection
- The Knights of the Cornerstone (2008) ISBN 978-0441016532
- The Shadow on the Doorstep (2009) Short story collection