Book 1

Tinker

by Wen Spencer

Published 4 November 2003

Move Over, Buffy! Tinker Not Only Kicks
Supernatural Butt
Shes a Techie Genius, Too!

Inventor, girl genius Tinker lives in a near-future Pittsburgh which now exists mostly in the land of the elves. She runs her salvage business, pays her taxes, and tries to keep the local ambient level of magic down with gadgets of her own design. When a pack of wargs chase an Elven noble into her scrap yard, life as she knows it takes a serious detour. Tinker finds herself taking on the Elven court, the NSA, the Elven Interdimensional Agency, technology smugglers and a college-minded Xenobiologist as she tries to stay focused on whats really important her first date. Armed with an intelligence the size of a planet, steel toed boots, and a junk yard dog attitude, Tinker is ready to kick butt to get her first kiss.


Book 2

Wolf Who Rules

by Wen Spencer

Published 14 April 2006
The popular fantasy novel Tinker introduced the inventor-heroine of thesame name, who lives in a near-future Pittsburgh, which shares aninterdimensional border with the land of the elves. In this sequel, Wolf WhoRules, the elven noble whose destiny is intertwined with Tinker, finds himselfbesieged from all sides.

Book 3

Elfhome

by Wen Spencer

Published 3 July 2012

Pittsburgh, PA has been magically transported to a world of elves and magic in order to stave off a monstrous invasion of Earth. Now Tinker, once a downtrodden waif from that city, but now a full-blooded elf ruler, must root out and destroy an evil plot that involves the kidnapping and breeding of elf children.

Tinker uncovers ancient secrets and a web of betrayal as she searches for the lost elflings. Meanwhile, the orc-like oni gangster kidnappers will stop at nothing to win, so neither can she. At five foot nothing, Tinker’s greatest weapon has always been her intelligence. Politics, she discovers, is a battle of wits, and Tinker comes heavily armed.


Book 4

Wood Sprites

by Wen Spencer

Published 2 September 2014

Even though they attend a school of gifted students in New York City, child geniuses Louise Mayer and her twin sister Jillian have always felt alone in the world, isolated by their brilliance. Shortly before their ninth birthday, they make an amazing discovery. They’re not alone.

Their real mother was astronaut Esme Shenske and their father was the famous inventor, Leonardo Dufae. They have an older sister, Alexander, living on the planet of Elfhome, and four siblings still in cryogenic storage at the fertility center. There’s only one problem: the frozen embryos are scheduled to be destroyed within six months. The race is on to save their baby brother and sisters.

As a war breaks out on Elfhome and riots start in New York City, the twins use science and magic to plow over everything standing in their way. But when they come face to face with an ancient evil force, they’re soon in over their heads in danger.


Book 5

Harbinger

by Wen Spencer

Published 20 March 2022
The war against the oni heats to a flashpoint even as Tinker learns that the enemy has a dangerous new weapon, the nactka. What’s more, the Stone Clan has sent its most famous warlords, the Harbingers, to take control of the allied war effort. Are these elves friends or foes? Tinker’s newfound baby siblings are up for grabs. The babies, though, are wood sprites and aren’t going to take things lying down. Team Mischief go!  About Wen Spencer:“Each and every character is fascinating, extraordinarily well-developed, and gets right under your skin. . . . A terrific, memorable story.” —Julie E. Czerneda, author of In the Company of Others“Spencer takes her readers on a fast-paced journey into disbelief. [Her] timing is impeccable and the denouement stunning.” —Romantic Times (four-star review)“This novel [Alien Taste] is keeper-shelf material.” —BookBrowser“Wonderfully inventive . . . a fun protagonist.” —Locus

Book 6

Storm Furies

by Wen Spencer

Published 19 August 2024
THE GODDESS OF WAR RIDES,HERALDED BY STORM FURIESThe oni have invaded Pittsburgh on Elfhome. And, so far, it looks like they are winning. All this is according to prophecy. But the prophecy is big on symbols and light on specifics. Tinker and her allies are doing the best they can to defend the city and the civilians caught in the crossfire of a war between elves that’s been brewing for centuries. But the enemy has no hesitation whatsoever in involving innocents. All the pieces in this deadly game are in place—and everyone trusts Tinker will save them. All she needs is a plan. And then the lights go out, and the storm begins to rage. . . .