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Jessica Day George Books in Order

Jessica Day George has written 17 books, published between 2006 and 2020. The first book is Dragon Slippers (2006) and the newest is The Rider's Reign (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
2006–2020
Pages on record
3,853 in 13 of 17 books
Reading time
64–96 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,853 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 17 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Jessica Day George, author

Fairy tales, dragons and castles are Jessica Day George's stock in trade. Five series divide the 17 catalogued books: Dragon Slippers, Castle Glower, Princess of the Midnight Ball, Rose Legacy and Silver in the Blood. George, born in 1976 and based in Utah, took the 2007 Whitney Award for Best Book by a New Author for Dragon Slippers and has reached the New York Times list with her young adult fantasy. The run closes with The Rider's Reign in 2020.

How many Jessica Day George books are there?

Jessica Day George has 17 books, released between 2006 and 2020. They include 5 series and 1 title listed outside any series.

Jessica Day George Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Jessica Day George 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 Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George, book 1 of the Dragon Slippers series (2006)
  2. Cover of Dragon Flight by Jessica Day George, book 2 of the Dragon Slippers series (2008)
  3. Cover of Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George, book 1 of the Princess of the Midnight Ball series (2009)
  4. Cover of Dragon Spear by Jessica Day George, book 3 of the Dragon Slippers series (2009)
  5. Cover of Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George, book 1 of the Castle Glower series (2011)
  6. Cover of Wednesdays in the Tower by Jessica Day George, book 3 of the Castle Glower series (2013)
  7. Cover of Thursdays with the Crown by Jessica Day George, book 4 of the Castle Glower series (2014)
  8. Cover of Silver in the Blood by Jessica Day George, book 1 of the Silver in the Blood series (2015)
  9. Cover of Fridays with the Wizards by Jessica Day George, book 5 of the Castle Glower series (2016)
  10. Cover of The Rose Legacy by Jessica Day George, book 1 of the Rose Legacy series (2018)
  1. 1
    Dragon SlippersDragon Slippers #12006 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006352
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  2. 2
    Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow2008 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008352
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  3. 3
    Dragon FlightDragon Slippers #22008 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008288
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  4. 4
    Princess of the Midnight BallPrincess of the Midnight Ball #12009 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009304
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  5. 5
    Dragon SpearDragon Slippers #32009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  6. 6
    Princess of GlassPrincess of the Midnight Ball #22010 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010272
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  7. 7
    Tuesdays at the CastleCastle Glower #12011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  8. 8
    Holidays at the CastleCastle Glower #22012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  9. 9
    Princess of the Silver WoodsPrincess of the Midnight Ball #32012 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012352
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  10. 10
    Wednesdays in the TowerCastle Glower #32013 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013256
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  11. 11
    Thursdays with the CrownCastle Glower #42014 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014240
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  12. 12
    Silver in the BloodSilver in the Blood #12015 · 358 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015358
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  13. 13
    Fridays with the WizardsCastle Glower #52016 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016256
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    Saturdays at SeaCastle Glower #62017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  15. 15
    The Rose LegacyRose Legacy #12018 · 263 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018263
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  16. 16
    The Queen's SecretRose Legacy #22019 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019256
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  17. 17
    The Rider's ReignRose Legacy #32020 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020304
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Jessica Day George 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.

Castle Glower in order

6 books
  1. 1. Tuesdays at the Castle
  2. 2. Holidays at the Castle
  3. 3. Wednesdays in the Tower
  4. 4. Thursdays with the Crown
  5. 5. Fridays with the Wizards
  6. 6. Saturdays at Sea

Dragon Slippers in order

3 books
  1. 1. Dragon Slippers
  2. 2. Dragon Flight
  3. 3. Dragon Spear

Princess of the Midnight Ball in order

3 books
  1. 1. Princess of the Midnight Ball
  2. 2. Princess of Glass
  3. 3. Princess of the Silver Woods

Rose Legacy in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Rose Legacy
  2. 2. The Queen's Secret
  3. 3. The Rider's Reign

Silver in the Blood in order

1 book
  1. 1. Silver in the Blood

Standalone books

1 book

1 Jessica Day George title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jessica Day George books in order?

You only need to read Jessica Day George 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 Jessica Day George

Start with Dragon Slippers (2006), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jessica Day George book?

The Rider's Reign (2020) is the newest Jessica Day George book released so far.

Is there a new Jessica Day George book coming?

No next Jessica Day George 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 Jessica Day George has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Jessica Day George. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Whitney Awards2007Won

Jessica Day George at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Jessica Day George title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Jessica Day George books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,853 pages across the 13 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jessica Day George books, 11 of 17, were published in the 2010s.

What the Jessica Day George books are about

16 of the 17 Jessica Day George 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 13 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.