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Lesley Livingston Books in Order

Lesley Livingston has written 16 books, published between 2008 and 2023. The first book is Wondrous Strange (2008) and the newest is Queen Among the Dead (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
16
Published
2008–2023
Pages on record
3,014 in 10 of 16 books
Reading time
50–75 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,014 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 16 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Lesley Livingston, author

Lesley Livingston is a Canadian writer and actress. Sixteen books are catalogued between Wondrous Strange (2008) and Queen Among the Dead (2023), among them Darklight (2009), Tempestuous (2010), Starling (2012) and How To Curse In Hieroglyphics (2013). Livingston's series include Wondrous Strange, Starling, Valiant and Wiggins Weird. Recorded subjects include fairies, druids, Norse mythology, Celtic antiquities and the supernatural, in fantasy and children's fiction.

How many Lesley Livingston books are there?

Lesley Livingston has 16 books, released between 2008 and 2023. They include 4 series and 1 title listed outside any series.

Lesley Livingston Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 Lesley Livingston 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 Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston, book 1 of the Wondrous Strange series (2008)
  2. Cover of Darklight by Lesley Livingston, book 2 of the Wondrous Strange series (2009)
  3. Cover of Tempestuous by Lesley Livingston, book 3 of the Wondrous Strange series (2010)
  4. Cover of Once Every Never by Lesley Livingston, book 1 of the Never series (2011)
  5. Cover of Starling by Lesley Livingston, book 1 of the Starling series (2012)
  6. Cover of How To Curse In Hieroglyphics by Lesley Livingston, book 1 of the Wiggins Weird series (2013)
  7. Cover of Descendant by Lesley Livingston, book 2 of the Starling series (2013)
  8. Cover of The Haunting Of Heck House by Lesley Livingston, book 2 of the Wiggins Weird series (2014)
  9. Cover of Now and for Never by Lesley Livingston, book 3 of the Never series (2014)
  10. Cover of Transcendent by Lesley Livingston, book 3 of the Starling series (2014)
  11. Cover of The Triumphant by Lesley Livingston, book 3 of the Valiant series (2019)
  12. Cover of Queen Among the Dead by Lesley Livingston (2023)
  1. 1
    Wondrous StrangeWondrous Strange #12008 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008336
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  2. 2
    DarklightWondrous Strange #22009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  3. 3
    TempestuousWondrous Strange #32010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  4. 4
    Once Every NeverNever #12011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  5. 5
    StarlingStarling #12012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  6. 6
    How To Curse In HieroglyphicsWiggins Weird #12013 · 238 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013238
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  7. 7
    DescendantStarling #22013 · 325 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013325
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  8. 8
    Every Never AfterNever #22013 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013256
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  9. 9
    The Haunting Of Heck HouseWiggins Weird #22014 · 266 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014266
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  10. 10
    Now and for NeverNever #32014 · 270 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014270
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  11. 11
    TranscendentStarling #32014 · 343 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014343
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  12. 12
    The ValiantValiant #12017 · 372 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017372
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  13. 13
    The DefiantValiant #22018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  14. 14
    Super SketchyAlmost Epic Squad #32019 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019192
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  15. 15
    The TriumphantValiant #32019 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019416
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  16. 16
    Queen Among the Dead2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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Lesley Livingston 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.

Wondrous Strange in order

3 books
  1. 1. Wondrous Strange
  2. 2. Darklight
  3. 3. Tempestuous

Never in order

3 books
  1. 1. Once Every Never
  2. 2. Every Never After
  3. 3. Now and for Never

Starling in order

3 books
  1. 1. Starling
  2. 2. Descendant
  3. 3. Transcendent

Valiant in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Valiant
  2. 2. The Defiant
  3. 3. The Triumphant

Wiggins Weird in order

2 books
  1. 1. How To Curse In Hieroglyphics
  2. 2. The Haunting Of Heck House

Almost Epic Squad in order

1 book
  1. 3. Super Sketchy

Standalone books

1 book

1 Lesley Livingston title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Lesley Livingston books in order?

You only need to read Lesley Livingston 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 Lesley Livingston

Start with Wondrous Strange (2008), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Lesley Livingston book?

Queen Among the Dead (2023) is the newest Lesley Livingston book released so far.

Is there a new Lesley Livingston book coming?

No next Lesley Livingston 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 Lesley Livingston has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Lesley Livingston. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award2010Won

Lesley Livingston at a glance

Paused
No new Lesley Livingston title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Lesley Livingston books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,014 pages across the 10 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 298 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Lesley Livingston books, 13 of 16, were published in the 2010s.

What the Lesley Livingston books are about

15 of the 16 Lesley Livingston 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 8 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.