Kate Milford Books in Order

Kate Milford has written 11 books, published between 2010 and 2026. The first book is The Boneshaker (2010) and the newest is Rialto (2026). One more title is announced: Seacritters! The Hunt for the Jigamaree (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11 + 1 announced
Published
2010–2026
Pages on record
3,070 in 9 of 12 books
Reading time
51–77 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,070 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

Greenglass House (2014) is the Kate Milford novel that won the Edgar Award for juvenile literature and was long-listed for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Ghosts of Greenglass House (2017) is the sequel, and five further Milford books share the same world. The catalogue holds 12 titles, from The Boneshaker (2010) to Rialto (2026), with Seacritters! The Hunt for the Jigamaree due in 2027. Milford is a New York Times bestselling author who has also written for stage and screen.

Milford's Greenglass House follows Milo, a boy living in a mysterious inn once known for housing smugglers, and run by his adoptive parents. When strange guests arrive during the winter holidays, Milo and his friend Meddy investigate secrets hidden within the house.

How many Kate Milford books are there?

Kate Milford has 11 published books, released between 2010 and 2026. They include 2 series and 5 titles listed outside any series. One more, Seacritters! The Hunt for the Jigamaree (2027), is announced.

Kate Milford Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Kate Milford 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. 1
    The Boneshaker2010 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010384
  2. 2
    The Kairos MechanismArcana #12012 · 264 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012264
  3. 3
    The Broken Lands2012 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012464
  4. 4
    Greenglass HouseGreenglass House #12014 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014176
  5. 5
    BluecrowneArcana #22014 · 262 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014262
  6. 6
    The Left-Handed Fate2016 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016384
  7. 7
    Ghosts of Greenglass HouseGreenglass House #22017 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017464
  8. 8
    Bluecrowne2018 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018288
  9. 9
    The Thief KnotGreenglass House #32020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  10. 10
    The Raconteur's Commonplace BookGreenglass House #42021 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021384
  11. 11
    Rialto2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026
  12. 12
    Seacritters! The Hunt for the JigamareeSeacritters! #12027 · confirmed 1/4
    2027

Kate Milford series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Kate Milford 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.

Arcana in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Kairos Mechanism
  2. 2. Bluecrowne

Seacritters! in order

1 book
  1. 1. Seacritters! The Hunt for the Jigamaree

Standalone books

5 books

5 Kate Milford titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Kate Milford books in order?

You only need to read Kate Milford 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 Kate Milford

Start with Greenglass House (2014), the first Greenglass House book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Boneshaker (2010).

What is the newest Kate Milford book?

Rialto (2026) is the newest Kate Milford book released so far.

Is there a new Kate Milford book coming?

Yes. Seacritters! The Hunt for the Jigamaree (2027) is the next Kate Milford book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

Kate Milford at a glance

Still publishing
Kate Milford is still publishing. Seacritters! The Hunt for the Jigamaree is announced for 2027.
Release pace
Kate Milford books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,070 pages across the 9 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kate Milford books, 8 of 12, were published in the 2010s.

What the Kate Milford books are about

8 of the 12 Kate Milford 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 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.