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Marie Rutkoski Books in Order

Marie Rutkoski has written 13 books, published between 2008 and 2025. The first book is The Cabinet of Wonders (2008) and the newest is Ordinary Love (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2008–2025
Pages on record
3,373 in 9 of 13 books
Reading time
56–84 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,373 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

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Marie Rutkoski is an American children's writer and a professor at Brooklyn College, born March 5, 1977, in Hinsdale, Illinois. Rutkoski earned a B.A. in English, with a minor in French, from the University of Iowa in 1999, then an English M.A. (2003) and Ph.D. (2006) from Harvard University. The 13 catalogued books run from The Cabinet of Wonders (2008) to Ordinary Love (2025) and include the Kronos Chronicles, Shadow Society, Winner's Trilogy and Midnight Lie series. The Winner's Curse, The Winner's Crime and The Winner's Kiss appeared from 2014 to 2016. Subject tags list fantasy, magic, princes and Romanies.

How many Marie Rutkoski books are there?

Marie Rutkoski has 13 books, released between 2008 and 2025. They include 4 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

Marie Rutkoski Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Marie Rutkoski 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 The Cabinet of Wonders by Marie Rutkoski, book 1 of the Kronos Chronicles (2008)
  2. Cover of The Celestial Globe by Marie Rutkoski, book 2 of the Kronos Chronicles (2009)
  3. Cover of The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski, book 1 of the Winner's Trilogy (2014)
  4. Cover of The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkoski, book 3 of the Winner's Trilogy (2015)
  5. Cover of The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski, book 4 of the Winner's Trilogy (2016)
  6. Cover of The Midnight Lie / Fall Like Thieves by Marie Rutkoski, book 1 of the Midnight Lie series (2020)
  7. Cover of The Hollow Heart by Marie Rutkoski, book 2 of the Midnight Lie series (2021)
  1. 1
    The Cabinet of WondersKronos Chronicles #12008 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008288
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  2. 2
    The Celestial GlobeKronos Chronicles #22009 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009320
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  3. 3
    The Jewel of the KalderashKronos Chronicles #32011 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011336
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  4. 4
    The Shadow SocietyShadow Society #12012 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012448
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  5. 5
    Jacks and Queens at the Green MillShadow Society #22012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  6. 6
    The Winner's CurseWinner's Trilogy #12014 · 361 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014361
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  7. 7
    Bridge of SnowWinner's Trilogy #22014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  8. 8
    The Winner's CrimeWinner's Trilogy #32015 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015432
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  9. 9
    The Winner's KissWinner's Trilogy #42016 · 484 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016484
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  10. 10
    The Midnight Lie / Fall Like ThievesMidnight Lie #12020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  11. 11
    The Hollow HeartMidnight Lie #22021 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021384
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  12. 12
    Real Easy2022 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2022320
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  13. 13
    Ordinary Love2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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Marie Rutkoski 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.

Winner's Trilogy in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Winner's Curse
  2. 2. Bridge of Snow
  3. 3. The Winner's Crime
  4. 4. The Winner's Kiss

Kronos Chronicles in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Cabinet of Wonders
  2. 2. The Celestial Globe
  3. 3. The Jewel of the Kalderash

Shadow Society in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Shadow Society
  2. 2. Jacks and Queens at the Green Mill

Midnight Lie in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Midnight Lie / Fall Like Thieves
  2. 2. The Hollow Heart

Standalone books

2 books

2 Marie Rutkoski titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Marie Rutkoski books in order?

You only need to read Marie Rutkoski 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 Marie Rutkoski

Start with The Cabinet of Wonders (2008), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Marie Rutkoski book?

Ordinary Love (2025) is the newest Marie Rutkoski book released so far.

Is there a new Marie Rutkoski book coming?

No next Marie Rutkoski 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 Marie Rutkoski

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

Marie Rutkoski at a glance

Still publishing
Marie Rutkoski published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Marie Rutkoski books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,373 pages across the 9 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 361 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Marie Rutkoski books, 7 of 13, were published in the 2010s.

What the Marie Rutkoski books are about

8 of the 13 Marie Rutkoski 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 6 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.