Cynthia Hand Reading Order

1 book (2018–2018)

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1	Life Inside My Mind 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2015–2021)

Cynthia Hand's four standalone novels span from 2015 to 2021, each offering its own complete story within the fantasy and historical fiction genres. These books—The Last Time We Say Goodbye, The Afterlife of Holly Chase, The How and the Why, and With You All the Way—should be read in publication order and appear to form a finished collection. While each novel stands independently, reading them chronologically provides the intended experience of Hand's varied storytelling across this period.

Start with The Last Time We Say Goodbye, the first of 4 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	The Last Time We Say Goodbye 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Afterlife of Holly Chase 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The How and the Why 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	With You All the Way 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2016–2024)

The Lady Janies is an ongoing fantasy and historical fiction series by Cynthia Hand consisting of six books published between 2016 and 2024. Each installment reimagines a different historical or legendary female figure, blending fantastical elements with historical settings. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with My Lady Jane and continuing through My Salty Mary as the most recent entry.

Start with My Lady Jane, the first of 6 books in the The Lady Janies series.

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1	My Lady Jane 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	My Plain Jane 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	My Calamity Jane 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	My Contrary Mary 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	My Imaginary Mary 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	My Salty Mary 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2011–2013)

The Unearthly series by Cynthia Hand consists of four complete books published between 2011 and 2013, blending fantasy and historical fiction elements. Readers should follow the books in publication order, beginning with Unearthly and continuing through Hallowed, Radiant, and concluding with Boundless. This paranormal fantasy series offers a self-contained narrative arc across its four installments.

Start with Unearthly, the first of 4 books in the Unearthly series.

#	Title
1	Unearthly 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Hallowed 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Radiant 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Boundless 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible