Lisa Shearin Books in Order

Lisa Shearin has written 20 books, published between 2007 and 2023. The first book is Magic Lost, Trouble Found (2007) and the newest is The Gorgon Agenda (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
20
Published
2007–2023
Pages on record
4,501 in 14 of 20 books
Reading time
75–113 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,501 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 20 titles with a page count on record.

Lisa Shearin writes comic fantasy with elves, goblins and thieves. Raine Benares, a seeker caught up with a cursed amulet, carries the first six books from Magic Lost, Trouble Found (2007) to All Spell Breaks Loose (2012); the SPI Files then move the magic to a modern supernatural agency, starting with The Grendel Affair (2013). Twenty books span 2007 to 2023, closing for now with The Gorgon Agenda.

How many Lisa Shearin books are there?

Lisa Shearin has 20 books, released between 2007 and 2023. They include 3 separate series.

Lisa Shearin Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 20 Lisa Shearin 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
    Magic Lost, Trouble FoundRaine Benares #12007 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007352
  2. 2
    Armed & MagicalRaine Benares #22008 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008304
  3. 3
    The Trouble with DemonsRaine Benares #32009 · 370 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009370
  4. 4
    Bewitched & BetrayedRaine Benares #42010 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010384
  5. 5
    Con & ConjureRaine Benares #52011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011
  6. 6
    All Spell Breaks LooseRaine Benares #62012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  7. 7
    The Grendel AffairSPI Files #12013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013
  8. 8
    Lucky CharmsSPI Files #22014 · 378 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014378
  9. 9
    The Dragon ConspiracySPI Files #32015 · 292 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015292
  10. 10
    The Brimstone DeceptionSPI Files #42016 · 293 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016293
  11. 11
    Wedding Bells, Magic SpellsRaine Benares #72016 · 312 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016312
  12. 12
    Treasure & TreasonRaine Benares #82016 · 330 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016330
  13. 13
    The Ghoul VendettaSPI Files #52017 · 292 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017292
  14. 14
    Ruins and RevengeRaine Benares #92017 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017320
  15. 15
    The Myth ManifestationSPI Files #62018 · 300 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018300
  16. 16
    The Phoenix IllusionSPI Files #72018 · 278 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018278
  17. 17
    Wild CardRaine Benares #102018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018
  18. 18
    The Entity GameAurora Donati #12020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020
  19. 19
    The Solstice CountdownSPI Files #82021 · 296 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021296
  20. 20
    The Gorgon AgendaSPI Files #92023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023

Lisa Shearin 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.

Do you have to read Lisa Shearin books in order?

You only need to read Lisa Shearin books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Lisa Shearin

Start with Magic Lost, Trouble Found (2007), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Lisa Shearin book?

The Gorgon Agenda (2023) is the newest Lisa Shearin book released so far.

Is there a new Lisa Shearin book coming?

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

Lisa Shearin at a glance

Paused
No new Lisa Shearin title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Lisa Shearin books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,501 pages across the 14 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 308 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Lisa Shearin books, 14 of 20, were published in the 2010s.

What the Lisa Shearin books are about

12 of the 20 Lisa Shearin 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 7 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.