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Malinda Lo Books in Order

Malinda Lo has written 9 books, published between 2009 and 2022. The first book is Ash (2009) and the newest is A Scatter of Light (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
2009–2022
Pages on record
2,275 in 6 of 9 books
Reading time
38–57 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,275 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 9 titles with a page count on record.

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Malinda Lo is an American writer of young adult novels who also researches diversity in young adult literature and publishing. Nine books are catalogued under the Lo credit, opening with Ash (2009) and reaching A Scatter of Light (2022). Between them sit Huntress (2011), The Fox (2011), Adaptation (2012), Inheritance (2013), Natural Selection (2013), A Line in the Dark (2017) and Last Night at the Telegraph Club (2021). Adaptation is catalogued as a series under the same credit. Recorded subjects include lesbians, sexual orientation, coming of age, fairy tales, fairies, stepfamilies and extraterrestrial beings.

How many Malinda Lo books are there?

Malinda Lo has 9 books, released between 2009 and 2022. They include 2 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.

Malinda Lo Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Malinda Lo 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 Ash by Malinda Lo, book 1 of the Ash series (2009)
  2. Cover of Huntress by Malinda Lo, book 3 of the Ash series (2011)
  3. Cover of Adaptation by Malinda Lo, book 1 of the Adaptation series (2012)
  4. Cover of Inheritance by Malinda Lo, book 3 of the Adaptation series (2013)
  5. Cover of A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo (2017)
  6. Cover of Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo (2021)
  7. Cover of A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo (2022)
  1. 1
    AshAsh #12009 · 264 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009264
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  2. 2
    The FoxAsh #22011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  3. 3
    HuntressAsh #32011 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011416
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  4. 4
    AdaptationAdaptation #12012 · 418 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012418
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  5. 5
    Natural SelectionAdaptation #22013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  6. 6
    InheritanceAdaptation #32013 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013480
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  7. 7
    A Line in the Dark2017 · 281 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017281
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  8. 8
    Last Night at the Telegraph Club2021 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021416
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  9. 9
    A Scatter of Light2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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Malinda Lo 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.

Ash in order

3 books
  1. 1. Ash
  2. 2. The Fox
  3. 3. Huntress

Adaptation in order

3 books
  1. 1. Adaptation
  2. 2. Natural Selection
  3. 3. Inheritance

Standalone books

3 books

3 Malinda Lo titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Malinda Lo books in order?

You only need to read Malinda Lo 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 Malinda Lo

Start with Ash (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Malinda Lo book?

A Scatter of Light (2022) is the newest Malinda Lo book released so far.

Is there a new Malinda Lo book coming?

No next Malinda Lo 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 Malinda Lo has won

Wikidata records 2 awards and 4 nominations for Malinda Lo. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Beste Boek voor Jongeren2024Wonfor Last Night at the Telegraph Club
  • National Book Award for Young People's Literature2021Won
  • Locus Award for Best Anthology2017Shortlistedfor Tremontaine
  • Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2012Shortlistedfor Huntress
  • Locus Award for Best First Novel2010Shortlistedfor Ash
  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature2010Shortlistedfor Ash

Malinda Lo at a glance

Paused
No new Malinda Lo title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Malinda Lo books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,275 pages across the 6 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 416 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Malinda Lo books, 6 of 9, were published in the 2010s.

What the Malinda Lo books are about

7 of the 9 Malinda Lo books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: lesbians is tagged on 4 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.