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Justine Larbalestier Books in Order

Justine Larbalestier has written 11 books, published between 1999 and 2016. The first book is Opulent Darkness (1999) and the newest is My Sister Rosa (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
1999–2016
Pages on record
2,891 in 9 of 11 books
Reading time
48–72 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,891 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Justine Larbalestier, author of the Magic or Madness series

Justine Larbalestier has 11 catalogued books published from 1999 to 2016, with Magic or Madness as the named series. Opulent Darkness (1999) and The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction (2002) are the earliest titles. Magic or Madness (2005), Daughters of Earth (2006), Magic Lessons (2006) and Magic's Child (2007) come next. How to Ditch Your Fairy (2008), Liar (2009), Team Human (2012) and Razorhurst (2014) come later, and My Sister Rosa (2016) is the newest. Larbalestier is an Australian young adult writer born in 1967, and Liar is the best-known novel. Subject headings include magic, fairies, vampires, schools, feminist fiction and science fiction.

How many Justine Larbalestier books are there?

Justine Larbalestier has 11 books, released between 1999 and 2016. 3 of them belong to the Magic or Madness series.

Justine Larbalestier Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Justine Larbalestier 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 The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction by Justine Larbalestier (2002)
  2. Cover of Magic or Madness by Justine Larbalestier, book 1 of the Magic or Madness series (2005)
  3. Cover of Magic Lessons by Justine Larbalestier, book 2 of the Magic or Madness series (2006)
  4. Cover of Daughters of Earth by Justine Larbalestier (2006)
  5. Cover of Magic's Child by Justine Larbalestier, book 3 of the Magic or Madness series (2007)
  6. Cover of How to Ditch Your Fairy by Justine Larbalestier (2008)
  7. Cover of Liar by Justine Larbalestier (2009)
  8. Cover of Team Human by Justine Larbalestier (2012)
  9. Cover of Razorhurst by Justine Larbalestier (2014)
  1. 1
    Opulent Darkness1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  2. 2
    The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction2002 · 295 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002295
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  3. 3
    Magic or MadnessMagic or Madness #12005 · 271 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005271
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  4. 4
    Magic LessonsMagic or Madness #22006 · 275 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006275
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  5. 5
    Daughters of Earth2006 · 397 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006397
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  6. 6
    Magic's ChildMagic or Madness #32007 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007304
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  7. 7
    How to Ditch Your Fairy2008 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008336
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  8. 8
    Liar2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  9. 9
    Team Human2012 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012352
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  10. 10
    Razorhurst2014 · 309 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014309
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  11. 11
    My Sister Rosa2016 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016352
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Justine Larbalestier 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.

Magic or Madness in order

3 books
  1. 1. Magic or Madness
  2. 2. Magic Lessons
  3. 3. Magic's Child

Standalone books

8 books

8 Justine Larbalestier titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Justine Larbalestier books in order?

You only need to read Justine Larbalestier books in order within the Magic or Madness series, which holds 3 of the 11 Justine Larbalestier books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Justine Larbalestier

Start with Opulent Darkness (1999), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Justine Larbalestier book?

My Sister Rosa (2016) is the newest Justine Larbalestier book released so far.

Is there a new Justine Larbalestier book coming?

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

Award nominations for Justine Larbalestier

Wikidata records 7 nominations for Justine Larbalestier. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2013Shortlistedfor Team Human
  • Locus Award for Best Anthology2011Shortlistedfor Zombies Vs. Unicorns
  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2010Shortlistedfor Liar
  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2009Shortlistedfor How to Ditch Your Fairy
  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2008Shortlistedfor Magic's Child
  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2007Shortlistedfor Magic Lessons
  • Locus Award for Best First Novel2006Shortlistedfor Magic or Madness

Justine Larbalestier at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Justine Larbalestier title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Justine Larbalestier books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,891 pages across the 9 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 309 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Justine Larbalestier books, 7 of 11, were published in the 2000s.

What the Justine Larbalestier books are about

10 of the 11 Justine Larbalestier 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 5 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.