Megan Bannen Books in Order
Megan Bannen has written 5 books, published between 2018 and 2025. The first book is The Bird and the Blade (2018) and the newest is The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 5
- Published
- 2018–2025
- Pages on record
- 896 in 2 of 5 books
Megan Bannen writes fantasy. The Bird and the Blade (2018) opens the catalogue with riddles, princes and Mongol history; Soulswift (2020) follows; and the Hart and Mercy series runs through The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy (2022), The Undermining of Twyla and Frank (2024) and The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam (2025), each title built on the same pattern. Five books in all, at a median of 448 pages, and Bannen continues to publish.
The Hart and Mercy series follows Hart, a mailman, and Mercy, an undertaker, in a world where the living and dead intersect. Their relationship shifts from antagonism to romance as they confront supernatural threats and personal struggles together.
How many Megan Bannen books are there?
Megan Bannen has 5 books, released between 2018 and 2025. 3 of them belong to the Undertaking of Hart and Mercy series.
Megan Bannen Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 5 Megan Bannen 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.
- 1The Bird and the Blade2018 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/420184161/4
- 2Soulswift2020 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/420204801/4
- 32022–2/4
- 42024–1/4
- 52025–1/4
Megan Bannen 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.
Undertaking of Hart and Mercy in order
3 booksStandalone books
2 books2 Megan Bannen titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Megan Bannen books in order?
You only need to read Megan Bannen books in order within the Undertaking of Hart and Mercy series, which holds 3 of the 5 Megan Bannen books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Megan Bannen
Start with The Bird and the Blade (2018), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Megan Bannen book?
The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam (2025) is the newest Megan Bannen book released so far.
Is there a new Megan Bannen book coming?
No next Megan Bannen book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Megan Bannen at a glance
- Still publishing
- Megan Bannen published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Megan Bannen books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 896 pages across the 2 of 5 books with a recorded length, a median of 448 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Megan Bannen books, 4 of 5, were published in the 2020s.
What the Megan Bannen books are about
2 of the 5 Megan Bannen books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 1 of 2 books
- Kings and rulers 1 of 2 books
- Mongols 1 of 2 books
- Princes 1 of 2 books
- Riddles 1 of 2 books
- Secrets 1 of 2 books
- Slavery 1 of 2 books
- Young adult fiction, legends, myths, fables 1 of 2 books
- Young adult fiction, romance, historical 1 of 2 books