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Frances Hardinge Books in Order

Frances Hardinge has written 13 books, published between 2005 and 2026. The first book is Fly by Night (2005) and the newest is Traitors' Nest (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2005–2026
Pages on record
3,178 in 7 of 13 books
Reading time
53–79 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,178 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

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Frances Hardinge, born 1973, is a British children's writer. Her debut, Fly by Night (2005), won the 2006 Branford Boase Award and was named among the School Library Journal Best Books, and her later novels and short stories have collected further shortlistings and awards. Thirteen books are catalogued through to Traitors' Nest (2026), among them A Face Like Glass (2012), Cuckoo Song (2014), The Lie Tree (2015) and Deeplight (2019). Recorded subjects include fantasy, witches, magic, guilds, and books and reading.

How many Frances Hardinge books are there?

Frances Hardinge has 13 books, released between 2005 and 2026. They include 2 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.

Frances Hardinge Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Frances Hardinge 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.

  1. Cover of Verdigris Deep / Well Witched by Frances Hardinge (2007)
  2. Cover of Gullstruck Island / The Lost Conspiracy by Frances Hardinge (2008)
  3. Cover of A Face Like Glass by Frances Hardinge (2012)
  4. Cover of Cuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge (2014)
  5. Cover of The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge (2015)
  6. Cover of A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge (2017)
  7. Cover of Deeplight by Frances Hardinge, book 1 of the Myriad series (2019)
  8. Cover of Unraveller by Frances Hardinge (2023)
  1. 1
    Fly by NightFly by Night #12005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
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  2. 2
    Verdigris Deep / Well Witched2007 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007416
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  3. 3
    Gullstruck Island / The Lost Conspiracy2008 · 568 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008568
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  4. 4
    Twilight Robbery / Fly TrapFly by Night #22010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  5. 5
    A Face Like Glass2012 · 496 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012496
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  6. 6
    Cuckoo Song2014 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014432
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  7. 7
    The Lie Tree2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  8. 8
    A Skinful of Shadows2017 · 415 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017415
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  9. 9
    DeeplightMyriad #12019 · 419 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019419
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  10. 10
    Island of Whispers2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  11. 11
    Unraveller2023 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2023432
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  12. 12
    The Forest of a Thousand Eyes2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  13. 13
    Traitors' Nest2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Frances Hardinge 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.

Fly by Night in order

2 books
  1. 1. Fly by Night
  2. 2. Twilight Robbery / Fly Trap

Myriad in order

1 book
  1. 1. Deeplight

Standalone books

10 books

10 Frances Hardinge titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Frances Hardinge books in order?

You only need to read Frances Hardinge books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Frances Hardinge

Start with Fly by Night (2005), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Frances Hardinge book?

Traitors' Nest (2026) is the newest Frances Hardinge book released so far.

Is there a new Frances Hardinge book coming?

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

Awards Frances Hardinge has won

Wikidata records 2 awards and 11 nominations for Frances Hardinge. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel2015Wonfor Cuckoo Song
  • Branford Boase Award2006Won
  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature2025Shortlistedfor Island of Whispers
  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2023Shortlistedfor Unraveller
  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2018Shortlistedfor A Skinful of Shadows
  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2016Shortlistedfor The Lie Tree
  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2015Shortlistedfor Cuckoo Song
  • BSFA Award for Best Novel2014Shortlistedfor Cuckoo Song
  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2013Shortlistedfor A Face Like Glass
  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2010Shortlistedfor Gullstruck Island
  • Carnegie Medal2008Shortlistedfor Verdigris Deep
  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2008Shortlistedfor Verdigris Deep

Frances Hardinge at a glance

Still publishing
Frances Hardinge published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Frances Hardinge books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,178 pages across the 7 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 432 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Frances Hardinge books, 6 of 13, were published in the 2010s.

What the Frances Hardinge books are about

9 of the 13 Frances Hardinge books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 6 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.