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Kristin Cast Books in Order

Kristin Cast has written 13 books, published between 2015 and 2026. The first book is Amber Smoke (2015) and the newest is Fireworks & Frosting (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2015–2026
Confirmed
2 of 13 titles
Pages on record
1,184 in 4 of 13 books
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Kristin Cast, born in Japan on 4 November 1986, is an American writer of young adult books and graphic novels, best known for the House of Night and Sisters of Salem series written with P. C. Cast, Kristin's mother. The catalogue lists 13 Cast books, from Amber Smoke (2015) and Scarlet Rain (2016) through The Key to Fear (2020) and The Key to Fury (2022) to Fireworks & Frosting (2026). Series include Towerfall, Escaped, Key and Swords Tarot Towerfall. Subjects include mythology, good and evil, and paranormal and contemporary romance.

How many Kristin Cast books are there?

Kristin Cast has 13 books, released between 2015 and 2026. They include 4 series and 1 title listed outside any series.

Kristin Cast Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Kristin Cast 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 Amber Smoke by Kristin Cast, book 1 of the Escaped series (2015)
  2. Cover of The Key to Fear by Kristin Cast, book 1 of the Key series (2020)
  3. Cover of The Key to Fury by Kristin Cast, book 2 of the Key series (2022)
  1. 1
    Amber SmokeEscaped #12015 · 250 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015250
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  2. 2
    Scarlet RainEscaped #22016 · 264 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016264
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  3. 3
    The Key to FearKey #12020 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020320
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  4. 4
    The Key to FuryKey #22022 · 350 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2022350
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  5. 5
    KingSwords Tarot Towerfall #12024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  6. 6
    Seasick2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  7. 7
    Sugar & SnowflakesCozy Christmas Collective #12025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  8. 8
    The EmpressTowerfall #12025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  9. 9
    TwoSwords Tarot Towerfall #22025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  10. 10
    The LoversTowerfall #22026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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  11. 11
    FortuneTowerfall #32026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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  12. 12
    DeathTowerfall #42026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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  13. 13
    Fireworks & FrostingCrescent Cove #72026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Kristin Cast 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.

Towerfall in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Empress
  2. 2. The Lovers
  3. 3. Fortune
  4. 4. Death

Escaped in order

2 books
  1. 1. Amber Smoke
  2. 2. Scarlet Rain

Key in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Key to Fear
  2. 2. The Key to Fury

Swords Tarot Towerfall in order

2 books
  1. 1. King
  2. 2. Two

Cozy Christmas Collective in order

1 book
  1. 1. Sugar & Snowflakes

Crescent Cove in order

1 book
  1. 7. Fireworks & Frosting

Standalone books

1 book

1 Kristin Cast title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Kristin Cast books in order?

You only need to read Kristin Cast books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Kristin Cast

Start with Amber Smoke (2015), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Kristin Cast book?

Fireworks & Frosting (2026) is the newest Kristin Cast book released so far.

Is there a new Kristin Cast book coming?

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

Kristin Cast at a glance

Still publishing
Kristin Cast published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Kristin Cast books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,184 pages across the 4 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 292 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kristin Cast books, 11 of 13, were published in the 2020s.

What the Kristin Cast books are about

3 of the 13 Kristin Cast books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: damned is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.