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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.

By Shannon Messenger

Keeper of the Lost Cities books in order

Your reading speed

  1. #1

    Keeper of the Lost Cities

    2012 · 512 pages

    8 h 58 min
  2. #2

    Exile

    2013 · 572 pages

    10 h 1 min
  3. #3

    Everblaze

    2014 · 632 pages

    11 h 4 min
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  5. #4

    Neverseen

    2015 · 680 pages

    11 h 54 min
  6. #5

    Lodestar

    2016 · 688 pages

    12 h 3 min
  7. #6

    Nightfall

    2017 · 800 pages

    14 h
  8. #7

    Flashback

    2018 · 848 pages

    14 h 51 min
  9. #8

    Legacy

    2019 · 824 pages

    14 h 26 min
  10. #8.5 · Novella

    Unlocked

    2020 · 694 pages

    12 h 9 min
  11. #9

    Stellarlune

    2022 · 732 pages

    12 h 49 min
  12. #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.

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