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Libba Bray Books in Order

Libba Bray has written 14 books, published between 2000 and 2026. The first book is Kari (2000) and the newest is Radio Free Texas (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2000–2026
Confirmed
14 of 14 titles
Pages on record
3,796 in 8 of 14 books
Reading time
63–95 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,796 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Libba Bray, author

Libba Bray (Martha Elizabeth Bray, born March 11, 1964) is an American young adult novelist. The Gemma Doyle Trilogy, Going Bovine, Beauty Queens, The Diviners series and Under the Same Stars are among Bray's books. A Great and Terrible Beauty (2003), Rebel Angels (2005) and The Sweet Far Thing (2007) are catalogued, along with Going Bovine (2009), Beauty Queens (2011), The Diviners (2012) and Lair of Dreams (2015). Supernatural events, boarding schools and psychic ability appear in the subjects, and Radio Free Texas (2026) is the newest title.

How many Libba Bray books are there?

Libba Bray has 14 books, released between 2000 and 2026. They include 2 separate series.

Libba Bray Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Libba Bray 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 Kari by Libba Bray, book 3 of the Sweet Sixteen series (2000)
  2. Cover of Sunny and Matt by Libba Bray, book 5 of the Sweet Sixteen series (2000)
  3. Cover of A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray, book 1 of the Gemma Doyle series (2003)
  4. Cover of Rebel Angels by Libba Bray, book 2 of the Gemma Doyle series (2005)
  5. Cover of Going Bovine by Libba Bray, book 1 of the Libba Bray Standalone Novels series (2009)
  6. Cover of Beauty Queens by Libba Bray, book 2 of the Libba Bray Standalone Novels series (2011)
  7. Cover of The Diviners by Libba Bray, book 1 of the Diviners series (2012)
  8. Cover of Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray, book 2 of the Diviners series (2015)
  9. Cover of Before the Devil Breaks You by Libba Bray, book 3 of the Diviners series (2017)
  10. Cover of The King of Crows by Libba Bray, book 4 of the Diviners series (2020)
  1. 1
    KariSweet Sixteen #32000 · 232 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000232
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  2. 2
    Sunny and MattSweet Sixteen #52000 · 216 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000216
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  3. 3
    A Great and Terrible BeautyGemma Doyle #12003 · confirmed 3/4
    2003–
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  4. 4
    Rebel AngelsGemma Doyle #22005 · 548 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005548
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  5. 5
    The Sweet Far ThingGemma Doyle #32007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007–
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  6. 6
    Going BovineLibba Bray Standalone Novels #12009 · 496 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009496
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  7. 7
    Beauty QueensLibba Bray Standalone Novels #22011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  8. 8
    The DivinersDiviners #12012 · 608 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012608
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  9. 9
    Lair of DreamsDiviners #22015 · 592 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015592
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  10. 10
    It's Just a Jump to the LeftLibba Bray Standalone Novels #32015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
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  11. 11
    Before the Devil Breaks YouDiviners #32017 · 552 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017552
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  12. 12
    The King of CrowsDiviners #42020 · 552 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020552
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  13. 13
    Under the Same StarsLibba Bray Standalone Novels #42025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
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  14. 14
    Radio Free TexasLibba Bray Standalone Novels #52026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–
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Libba Bray 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.

Libba Bray Standalone Novels

5 books

5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Diviners in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Diviners
  2. 2. Lair of Dreams
  3. 3. Before the Devil Breaks You
  4. 4. The King of Crows

Gemma Doyle in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Great and Terrible Beauty
  2. 2. Rebel Angels
  3. 3. The Sweet Far Thing

Sweet Sixteen in order

2 books
  1. 3. Kari
  2. 5. Sunny and Matt

Do you have to read Libba Bray books in order?

You only need to read Libba Bray 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 Libba Bray

Start with Kari (2000), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Libba Bray book?

Radio Free Texas (2026) is the newest Libba Bray book released so far.

Is there a new Libba Bray book coming?

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

Award nominations for Libba Bray

Wikidata records 6 nominations for Libba Bray. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2018Shortlistedfor Before the Devil Breaks You
  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2016Shortlistedfor Lair of Dreams
  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2013Shortlistedfor The Diviners
  • Locus Award for Best Novelette2012Shortlistedfor The Last Ride of the Glory Girls
  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2012Shortlistedfor Beauty Queens
  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2010Shortlistedfor Going Bovine

Libba Bray at a glance

Still publishing
Libba Bray published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Libba Bray books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,796 pages across the 8 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 550 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Libba Bray books, 6 of 14, were published in the 2000s.

What the Libba Bray books are about

10 of the 14 Libba Bray 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 4 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.