Leigh Bardugo Books in Order
Leigh Bardugo has written 25 books, published between 2012 and 2026. The first book is Shadow and Bone / The Gathering Dark (2012) and the newest is A Darker Shore (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 25
- Published
- 2012–2026
- Confirmed
- 24 of 25 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,858 in 12 of 25 books
Leigh Bardugo is an American fantasy author, born April 6, 1975, best known for the young adult Grishaverse: the Shadow and Bone trilogy and the Six of Crows and King of Scars duologies. Ninth House was Bardugo's paranormal fantasy debut for adults. Netflix adapted Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows as the series Shadow and Bone, Amazon Studios holds Ninth House, and Bardugo is an executive producer on both. The catalogue lists 25 books from Shadow and Bone / The Gathering Dark (2012) to A Darker Shore (2026), with Alex Stern and Language of Thorns among the series.
How many Leigh Bardugo books are there?
Leigh Bardugo has 25 books, released between 2012 and 2026. They include 8 separate series.
Leigh Bardugo Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 25 Leigh Bardugo books in the order they were released, 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.
- 120123584/4
- 22012–2/4
- 32012–4/4
- 42013–3/4
- 52013–4/4
- 620134354/4
- 72014–4/4
- 82014–4/4
- 920144224/4
- 1020154654/4
- 1120165464/4
- 122017–4/4
- 1320195283/4
- 1420194804/4
- 15The Severed Moon: A Year-Long Journal of MagicLeigh Bardugo Non-Fiction #12019 · 368 pages · confirmed 4/420193684/4
- 162019–4/4
- 1720201284/4
- 1820215923/4
- 192022–3/4
- 2020234964/4
- 212024–4/4
- 222025–4/4
- 232026403/4
- 242026–3/4
- 252026–3/4
Leigh Bardugo series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Shadow & Bone books in order 2 books
- Grishaverse books in order 2 books
- Grisha books in order 8 books
Leigh Bardugo books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Grisha books in order
5 books by Leigh BardugoDregs in order
3 booksAlex Stern in order
3 books- 1. Ninth House
- 2. Hell Bent
- 3. Dead Beat
DC Icons in order
2 booksKing Of Scars in order
2 booksLeigh Bardugo Picture in order
2 booksLeigh Bardugo Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Leigh Bardugo Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Leigh Bardugo Standalone Novels
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Language of Thorns in order
1 bookLeigh Bardugo Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Leigh Bardugo books run from Shadow and Bone / The Gathering Dark (2012) to A Darker Shore (2026), the sequence in the table above. The Grisha series also has a separate in-universe order on record: Grisha books in chronological order. No other Leigh Bardugo story order is on record.
Do you have to read Leigh Bardugo books in order?
You only need to read Leigh Bardugo books in order within each series: the books listed here span 8 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Leigh Bardugo books in?
Read Leigh Bardugo one series at a time, each in its own publication order: Shadow & Bone starts with A Lost Letter From Mal (2012), Grishaverse starts with Demon in the Wood (2014) and Grisha starts with Shadow and Bone / The Gathering Dark (2012). The earliest catalogued title overall is Shadow and Bone / The Gathering Dark (2012).
What is the newest Leigh Bardugo book?
A Darker Shore (2026) is the newest Leigh Bardugo book released so far.
Is there a new Leigh Bardugo book coming?
No next Leigh Bardugo 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 Leigh Bardugo has won
Wikidata records 1 award and 7 nominations for Leigh Bardugo. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Inkpot Award2019Won
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2020Shortlistedfor Ninth House
- Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2020Shortlistedfor King of Scars
- Dragon Award for Best Fantasy Novel2020Shortlistedfor Ninth House
- Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2017Shortlistedfor Crooked Kingdom
- Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2016Shortlistedfor Six of Crows
- Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2015Shortlistedfor Ruin and Rising
- Locus Award for Best First Novel2013Shortlistedfor Shadow and Bone
Leigh Bardugo at a glance
- Still publishing
- Leigh Bardugo published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Leigh Bardugo books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,858 pages across the 12 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 450 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Leigh Bardugo books, 16 of 25, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 17 of the 25 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 24 in at least three.
What the Leigh Bardugo books are about
15 of the 25 Leigh Bardugo books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 6 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 6 of 15 books
- Magic 6 of 15 books
- Children's fiction 5 of 15 books
- Adventure stories 2 of 15 books
- Bildungsromans 2 of 15 books
- Brothers and sisters 2 of 15 books
- Coming of age 2 of 15 books
- Fantasy, paranormal 2 of 15 books
- Female friendship 2 of 15 books
- Love 2 of 15 books