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Karen Brooks Books in Order

Karen Brooks has written 15 books, published between 2001 and 2026. The first book is It's Time, Cassandra Klein (2001) and the newest is The Extraordinary Florence Stoker (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
15
Published
2001–2026
Pages on record
2,859 in 7 of 15 books
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Karen Brooks is an Australian author, columnist, social commentator and academic. Brooks writes fantasy for children and young adults as Karen Brooks and as Karen R. Brooks, and has also published short stories and non-fiction. After finishing The Curse of the Bond Riders fantasy trilogy, Brooks turned to standalone novels. Later titles include The Locksmith's Daughter (2016) and The Chocolate Maker's Wife (2019). The 15 catalogued books start with It's Time, Cassandra Klein (2001) and reach The Extraordinary Florence Stoker (2026).

How many Karen Brooks books are there?

Karen Brooks has 15 books, released between 2001 and 2026. They include 2 series and 7 titles listed outside any series.

Karen Brooks Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Karen Brooks 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 It's Time, Cassandra Klein by Karen Brooks, book 1 of the Cassandra Klein series (2001)
  2. Cover of The Kurs of Atlantis by Karen Brooks, book 1 of the Cassandra Klein series (2004)
  3. Cover of Votive by Karen Brooks, book 2 of the Curse Of The Bond Riders series (2011)
  4. Cover of Illumination by Karen Brooks, book 3 of the Curse Of The Bond Riders series (2012)
  5. Cover of The Locksmith's Daughter by Karen Brooks (2016)
  6. Cover of The Chocolate Maker's Wife by Karen Brooks (2019)
  1. 1
    It's Time, Cassandra KleinCassandra Klein #12001 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001160
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  2. 2
    The Gaze of the GorgonCassandra Klein #22002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
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  3. 3
    The Book of NightCassandra Klein #32003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  4. 4
    The Kurs of AtlantisCassandra Klein #12004 · 300 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004300
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  5. 5
    Rifts Through QuentarisQuentaris Chronicles #122005 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005160
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  6. 6
    TallowCurse Of The Bond Riders #12009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  7. 7
    VotiveCurse Of The Bond Riders #22011 · 642 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011642
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  8. 8
    IlluminationCurse Of The Bond Riders #32012 · 688 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012688
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  9. 9
    The Locksmith's Daughter2016 · 557 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016557
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  10. 10
    The Chocolate Maker's Wife2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  11. 11
    The Lady Brewer of London / The Brewer's Tale2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  12. 12
    The Darkest Shore2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  13. 13
    The Good Wife of Bath2021 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021352
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  14. 14
    The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  15. 15
    The Extraordinary Florence Stoker2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Karen Brooks 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.

Cassandra Klein in order

4 books
  1. 1. It's Time, Cassandra Klein
  2. 1. The Kurs of Atlantis
  3. 2. The Gaze of the Gorgon
  4. 3. The Book of Night

Curse Of The Bond Riders in order

3 books
  1. 1. Tallow
  2. 2. Votive
  3. 3. Illumination

Quentaris Chronicles in order

1 book
  1. 12. Rifts Through Quentaris

Standalone books

7 books

7 Karen Brooks titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Karen Brooks books in order?

You only need to read Karen Brooks 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 Karen Brooks

Start with It's Time, Cassandra Klein (2001), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Karen Brooks book?

The Extraordinary Florence Stoker (2026) is the newest Karen Brooks book released so far.

Is there a new Karen Brooks book coming?

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

Karen Brooks at a glance

Still publishing
Karen Brooks published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Karen Brooks books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,859 pages across the 7 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Karen Brooks books, 6 of 15, were published in the 2000s.

What the Karen Brooks books are about

4 of the 15 Karen Brooks 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 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.