The Maria-sama ga Miteru light novels originated as a series of short stories written by Oyuki Konno that appeared in Cobalt Magazine starting in the February of 1997. In 1998 Konno published the first volume of the light novels titled Maria-sama ga Miteru, or Maria Sama Watches Over Us. The novels are all written by Oyuki Konno and illustrated by Reine Hibiki. For the most part they concentrate on the Yamayurikai, although there are entire books devoted to other characters outside the Rose Mansion who did not make it into the anime (eg.Katsuki & Ritsu, Tamaki & Momo...).
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Vol. 1 Maria-sama ga Miteru
Vol. 2 Yellow Rose Revolution
Vol. 3 Forest of Thorns
Vol. 4 Rosa Canina
Vol. 5 Valentine's Gift I
Vol. 6 Valentine's Day Gift II
Vol. 7 Beloved Times I
Vol. 8 Beloved Times II
Vol. 9 Cherry Blossom
Vol. 10 Rainy Blue
Vol. 11 Holding a Parasol
Vol. 12 Vacation of the Lambs
Vol.13 One Page of Midsummer
Vol. 14 Cool Breeze
Vol. 15 Ready, Go!
Vol.16 Variety Gifts
Vol. 17 Ciao Sorella!
Vol. 18 Nothing Special, Just a Normal Day
Vol. 19 In Library
Vol. 20 Soeur Audition
Vol. 21 Rose Mille-Feuille
Vol. 22 Blank Map of the Future
Vol. 23 Other Side of the Frosted Glass
Vol. 24 Masked Actress
Vol. 25 Big Door, Small Key
Vol. 26 Crisscross
Vol. 27 In Search of You
Vol. 28 Frame of Mind
Vol. 29 Crown of Roses
Vol. 30 Twinkle, Twinkle, Twirl
Vol. 31 Marguerite Ribbon
Vol. 32 Pre-Graduation Tableau
Vol. 33 Hello Goodbye
Vol. 34 Little Horrors
Vol. 35 My Nest
Vol. 36 Step
Vol. 37 Farewell Bouquet
Vol 1. Red or White
Vol. 2 School Toys
Vol. 3 Wet or Dry
Vol. 4 Self-cheering Squad
Vol. 5 School Festivals
Vol. 6 S-kinship
Vol. 7 Very Difficult Workbook
Vol. 8 Gracious Vote
Vol. 9 On Your Marks
Vol. 10 Firefly Lights