Cidney Swanson Books in Order
Cidney Swanson has written 31 books, published between 2011 and 2025. The first book is Rippler (2011) and the newest is The Rogue and the Healer (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 31
- Published
- 2011–2025
- Pages on record
- 280 in 1 of 31 books
Cidney Swanson writes young adult science fiction and romance. The Ripple series opens the catalogue with Rippler, Chameleon and Unfurl, all 2011; Saving Mars follows across Defying Mars, Losing Mars, Striking Mars and Mars Burning; and A Thief in Time, Payback Society and Shadow of Mars come later. Thirty-one books run from 2011 to The Rogue and the Healer (2025).
The Saving Mars series follows Jessamyn, a young pilot from Mars, on a mission to Earth after Mars runs out of food. With Earth having cut off contact, Jessamyn and her team work to steal supplies while facing technological obstacles and political intrigue to secure her planet's future.
How many Cidney Swanson books are there?
Cidney Swanson has 31 books, released between 2011 and 2025. They include 5 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Cidney Swanson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 31 Cidney Swanson books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 12011–1/4
- 22011–1/4
- 32011–1/4
- 42012–1/4
- 52012–1/4
- 62012–1/4
- 72013–1/4
- 82013–1/4
- 920142801/4
- 102014–1/4
- 122014–1/4
- 13Siren Spell2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 142015–1/4
- 152016–1/4
- 162017–1/4
- 172018–1/4
- 182018–1/4
- 192019–1/4
- 202019–1/4
- 212019–1/4
- 222019–1/4
- 232020–1/4
- 242020–1/4
- 252020–1/4
- 262021–1/4
- 272022–1/4
- 282022–1/4
- 292024–1/4
- 302024–1/4
- 312025–1/4
Cidney Swanson series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- A Thief in Time books in order 8 books
Cidney Swanson 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.
Ripple in order
7 booksSaving Mars in order
6 booksPayback Society in order
3 booksShadow of Mars in order
3 booksFive Kingdoms in order
3 booksStandalone books
1 book1 Cidney Swanson title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Cidney Swanson books in order?
You only need to read Cidney Swanson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Cidney Swanson
Start with A Thief in Time (2016), the first A Thief in Time book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Rippler (2011).
What is the newest Cidney Swanson book?
The Rogue and the Healer (2025) is the newest Cidney Swanson book released so far.
Is there a new Cidney Swanson book coming?
No next Cidney Swanson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Cidney Swanson at a glance
- Still publishing
- Cidney Swanson published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Cidney Swanson books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 280 pages across the 1 of 31 books with a recorded length, a median of 280 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Cidney Swanson books, 22 of 31, were published in the 2010s.
What the Cidney Swanson books are about
1 of the 31 Cidney Swanson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Romance 1 of 1 books
- Science fiction 1 of 1 books