Reading order · Kids & middle grade
Keeper of the Lost Cities Reading Order
Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger has 9 main books (2012–2022), plus 2 novella or companions. Start with Keeper of the Lost Cities (2012) and read the numbered books in order.
Keeper of the Lost Cities books in order
Your reading speed
- 8 h 58 min
- 10 h 1 min
- 11 h 4 min
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- 11 h 54 min
- 12 h 3 min
- 14 h
- 14 h 51 min
- 14 h 26 min
- 12 h 9 min
- 12 h 49 min
#9.5 · Novella
Unraveled
2024
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Main books together: 6,288 pages, about 110 h 6 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Keeper of the Lost Cities: common questions
- How many books are in the Keeper of the Lost Cities series?
- There are 9 main books in Keeper of the Lost Cities, plus 2 novella or companion books. The most recent main book listed here is Stellarlune (2022).
- What order should I read Keeper of the Lost Cities in?
- Read Keeper of the Lost Cities in its numbered order: Keeper of the Lost Cities, Exile, Everblaze, Neverseen, and so on.
- What is the first Keeper of the Lost Cities book?
- The first book is Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger, published in 2012.
- How long does it take to read the whole Keeper of the Lost Cities series?
- The 9 main books add up to about 6,288 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 110 hours of reading, or about 221 days at 30 minutes a day.
- Do I need to read the Keeper of the Lost Cities novellas?
- The 2 novella or companion books (Unlocked, Unraveled) sit outside the main numbering. You can follow the main story without them; their numbers (like 0.5 or 2.5) show where they fit between the main books.