Rae Carson Reading Order

4 books (2013–2018)

Rae Carson edited four fantasy and young adult anthologies published between 2013 and 2017, now complete as a series. These collections should be read in publication order, beginning with Oz Reimagined, followed by From a Certain Point of View Star Wars, Three Sides of a Heart, and Star Wars: From A Certain Point Of View. Each anthology brings together multiple authors' stories within its themed framework.

Start with Oz Reimagined and read in order.

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1	Oz Reimagined 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	From a Certain Point of View Star Wars 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Three Sides of a Heart 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Star Wars: From A Certain Point Of View 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2011–2020)

The Fire and Thorns series is a complete seven-book fantasy saga by Rae Carson, published between 2011 and 2020. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Girl of Fire and Thorns and continuing through The Crown of Embers, The Shadow Cats, The Bitter Kingdom, The King's Guard, The Shattered Mountain, and concluding with The Empire of Dreams. This young adult fantasy series offers readers a finished narrative arc across its full span.

Start with The Girl of Fire and Thorns, the first of 7 books in the Fire and Thorns series.

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1	The Girl of Fire and Thorns 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Crown of Embers 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Shadow Cats 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Bitter Kingdom 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The King's Guard 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Shattered Mountain 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Empire of Dreams 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2014–2014)

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1	The Girl of Fire and Thorns Stories 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2015–2017)

Rae Carson's Gold Seer Trilogy is a complete young adult fantasy series comprising three books published between 2015 and 2017. The trilogy should be read in publication order, beginning with Walk on Earth a Stranger, followed by Like a River Glorious, and concluding with Into the Bright Unknown.

Start with Walk on Earth a Stranger and read in order.

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1	Walk on Earth a Stranger 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Like a River Glorious 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Into the Bright Unknown 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2017–2017)

The Journey To Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a complete eight-book collection published in 2017 that serves as supplementary material leading up to the film. This series spans multiple formats including novels, comics, activity books, and reference guides, all designed to enrich the Star Wars universe before The Last Jedi's release. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Canto Bight and concluding with The Rebel Files. Contributors include Rae Carson, Kelly Thompson, Delilah S. Dawson, Ken Liu, and Daniel Wallace, among others.

Start with Canto Bight(With: Saladin Ahmed,Mira Grant,John Jackson Miller), the first of 8 books in the Journey To Star Wars: The Last Jedi series.

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1	Canto Bight(With: Saladin Ahmed,Mira Grant,John Jackson Miller) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Captain Phasma(By: Kelly Thompson) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Phasma(By: Delilah S. Dawson) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Star Wars Annual 2018(By: Egmont) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Star Wars Kirigami(By: Marc Hagan-Guirey) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Stormtroopers: Beyond the Armor(By: Ryder Windham,Adam Bray,John Boyega) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Legends of Luke Skywalker(By: Ken Liu) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Rebel Files: Collected Intelligence of the Alliance(By: Daniel Wallace) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

15 books (2013–2013)

Oz Reimagined is a complete 15-book anthology series published in 2013 that reimagines the classic Land of Oz through stories by acclaimed fantasy and science fiction authors including Orson Scott Card, Seanan McGuire, Tad Williams, and Jonathan Maberry. The stories should be read in publication order, beginning with A Meeting in Oz by Jeffrey Ford and concluding with The Veiled Shanghai by Ken Liu. Each entry offers a unique perspective on the Oz universe, blending fantasy with various contemporary and speculative fiction elements across the collection.

Start with A Meeting in Oz(By: Jeffrey Ford), the first of 15 books in the Oz Reimagined series.

2 books (2012–2020)

Rae Carson's complete fantasy and young adult collection comprises two short works spanning from 2012 to 2020. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Dangerous Voices followed by Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse.

Start with Dangerous Voices and read in order.

3 books (2020–2026)

Rae Carson's fantasy series comprises five standalone novels published between 2020 and 2026, with the series still ongoing. Each book can be enjoyed independently, though reading them in publication order—beginning with The Empire of Dreams—provides the intended experience. The collection blends young adult and fantasy elements across its interconnected stories.

Start with The Empire of Dreams and read in order.

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1	The Empire of Dreams 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Any Sign of Life 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Monster, Monarch, Maiden 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

12 books (1976–2020)

This complete 11-book series consists of novelizations of Star Wars films spanning from 1976 to 2020, following the original trilogy, prequel trilogy, and sequel trilogy installments. The books should be read in publication order to experience the films' stories as they were adapted by various authors over more than four decades. Written by different novelists including Alan Dean Foster, Donald F. Glut, Terry Brooks, and others, these adaptations expand on the cinematic narratives with additional prose detail.

Start with A New Hope(By: Alan Dean Foster,George Lucas), the first of 11 books in the Star Wars: Movie Novelizations series.

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1	A New Hope(By: Alan Dean Foster,George Lucas) 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A New Hope: Star Wars: Episode IV(By: Alan Dean Foster,George Lucas) 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Empire Strikes Back(By: Donald F. Glut) 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Return of the Jedi(By: James Kahn) 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Phantom Menace(By: Terry Brooks,George Lucas) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Attack of the Clones(By: R.A. Salvatore) 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Revenge of the Sith(By: Matthew Woodring Stover) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Force Awakens(By: Alan Dean Foster) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Rogue One(By: Alexander Freed) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Solo(By: Mur Lafferty) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Last Jedi(By: Jason Fry) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Rise of Skywalker 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (2016–2023)

This Star Wars young adult series comprises ten standalone novels published between 2016 and 2023, each exploring different characters and moments within the broader Star Wars universe. Written by various authors including E.K. Johnston, Beth Revis, Kevin Shinick, Tony Foti, Zoraida Córdova, Alex Segura, and Joe Schreiber, the collection features both original characters and established figures from the films and television series. While each book can be read independently, they are best experienced in publication order to appreciate how different storylines intersect across the galaxy. The series appears to be complete as of 2023.

Start with Ahsoka(By: E.K. Johnston), the first of 10 books in the Star Wars: Young Adult Stand-alone Novels series.

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1	Ahsoka(By: E.K. Johnston) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Rebel Rising(By: Beth Revis) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Most Wanted 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Force Collector(By: Kevin Shinick,Tony Foti) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Galaxy's Edge: A Crash of Fate(By: Zoraida Córdova) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Poe Dameron: Free Fall(By: Alex Segura) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Queen's Peril(By: E.K. Johnston) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Queen's Hope(By: E.K. Johnston) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Mandalorian(By: Joe Schreiber) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Crimson Climb(By: E.K. Johnston) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible