Jodi Meadows Reading Order

1 book (2012–2012)

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1	Dear Teen Me 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2017–2019)

The Fallen Isles is a complete young adult fantasy trilogy by Jodi Meadows, consisting of Before She Ignites, As She Ascends, and When She Reigns, published between 2017 and 2019. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with the first book and continuing through to the conclusion.

Start with Before She Ignites and read in order.

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1	Before She Ignites 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	As She Ascends 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	When She Reigns 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2012–2014)

The Newsoul/Incarnate series is a four-book young adult fantasy sequence by Jodi Meadows, published between 2012 and 2014. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Incarnate and continuing through Asunder, Phoenix Overture, and Infinite. This finished series follows a continuous narrative arc across all four installments.

Start with Incarnate, the first of 4 books in the Newsoul/Incarnate series.

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1	Incarnate 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Asunder 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Phoenix Overture 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Infinite 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2022–2023)

The Nightrender Duology is a two-book fantasy series by Jodi Meadows published in 2022 and 2023. Both installments should be read in publication order, beginning with Nightrender followed by Dawnbreaker. The series appears to be complete.

Start with Nightrender and read in order.

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1	Nightrender 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Dawnbreaker 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2015–2016)

Jodi Meadows wrote four fantasy novellas that serve as prequels to her Orphan Queen series, with all entries published between 2015 and 2016. These standalone yet interconnected stories—The Burning Hand, The Glowing Knight, The Hidden Prince, and The Black Knife—should be read in publication order to fully appreciate how they build toward the main series. The complete collection offers young adult readers additional worldbuilding and character development before diving into the full Orphan Queen novels.

Start with The Burning Hand, the first of 4 books in the Orphan Queen Prequel Short Stories/Novellas series.

2 books (2024–2025)

6 books (2016–2024)

The Lady Janies is an ongoing fantasy series by Jodi Meadows consisting of six books published between 2016 and 2024. Each standalone novel reimagines a historical or literary female figure in a fantastical setting, allowing readers to enjoy them independently or as a connected collection. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with My Lady Jane and continuing through My Salty Mary, 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

2 books (2015–2016)

The Orphan Queen is a complete two-book fantasy series by Jodi Meadows, published in 2015 and 2016. Both books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Orphan Queen followed by The Mirror King. This young adult fantasy series tells a continuous story that spans both volumes.

Start with The Orphan Queen and read in order.

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1	The Orphan Queen 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Mirror King 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible