Aya Ling Books in Order

Aya Ling has written 18 books, published between 2013 and 2022. The first book is Girl with Flying Weapons (2013) and the newest is Tale of a Tall Girl (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
18
Published
2013–2022

Aya Ling has 18 catalogued books published between 2013 and 2022, all credited to Ling alone. Unfinished Fairy Tales, Reversed Retellings and Maid of Iron are the three series filed under the name. The run begins with Girl with Flying Weapons (2013) and ends at Tale of a Tall Girl (2022), with The Ugly Stepsister (2015), Twice Upon A Time (2016) and Queen of Athelia (2018) in between. No title has been added since 2022.

Source: composed

How many Aya Ling books are there?

Aya Ling has 18 books, released between 2013 and 2022. They include 3 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

Aya Ling Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 Aya Ling books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.

  1. 1
    Girl with Flying Weapons2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
  2. 2
    Princesses Don't Get FatPrincess #12013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
  3. 3
    Princesses Don't Fight in SkirtsPrincess #22013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
  4. 4
    Princesses Don't Become EngineersPrincess #32014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
  5. 5
    The Ugly StepsisterUnfinished Fairy Tales #12015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
  6. 6
    Princess of AtheliaUnfinished Fairy Tales #22015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
  7. 7
    Twice Upon A TimeUnfinished Fairy Tales #32016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
  8. 8
    Ever AfterUnfinished Fairy Tales #42017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  9. 9
    Till MidnightReversed Retellings #12018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
  10. 10
    A Little MermaidEntwined Tales #52018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
  11. 11
    Queen of AtheliaUnfinished Fairy Tales #52018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
  12. 12
    The Beast and the BeautyReversed Retellings #22019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
  13. 13
    The Cursed PrinceReversed Retellings #32019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
  14. 14
    Power BornMaid of Iron #12020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
  15. 15
    Enspelled2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
  16. 16
    Power SwornMaid of Iron #22021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
  17. 17
    Power UnleashedMaid of Iron #32021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
  18. 18
    Tale of a Tall GirlPrincess #42022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–

Aya Ling books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Unfinished Fairy Tales in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Ugly Stepsister
  2. 2. Princess of Athelia
  3. 3. Twice Upon A Time
  4. 4. Ever After
  5. 5. Queen of Athelia

Princess in order

4 books
  1. 1. Princesses Don't Get Fat
  2. 2. Princesses Don't Fight in Skirts
  3. 3. Princesses Don't Become Engineers
  4. 4. Tale of a Tall Girl

Reversed Retellings in order

3 books
  1. 1. Till Midnight
  2. 2. The Beast and the Beauty
  3. 3. The Cursed Prince

Maid of Iron in order

3 books
  1. 1. Power Born
  2. 2. Power Sworn
  3. 3. Power Unleashed

Entwined Tales in order

1 book
  1. 5. A Little Mermaid

Standalone books

2 books

2 Aya Ling titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Aya Ling books in order?

You only need to read Aya Ling books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Aya Ling

Start with Girl with Flying Weapons (2013), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Aya Ling book?

Tale of a Tall Girl (2022) is the newest Aya Ling book released so far.

Is there a new Aya Ling book coming?

No next Aya Ling book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Aya Ling at a glance

Paused
No new Aya Ling title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Aya Ling books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Busiest decade
Most Aya Ling books, 13 of 18, were published in the 2010s.

When Aya Ling books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Aya Ling titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 13 titles.

2010s
13
2020s
5

18 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.