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Megan Shepherd Books in Order

Megan Shepherd has written 17 books, published between 2013 and 2026. The first book is The Madman's Daughter (2013) and the newest is Shadow Over the Pumpkin Queen (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
2013–2026
Pages on record
3,046 in 8 of 17 books
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Megan Shepherd has 17 books in the catalogue, from The Madman's Daughter (2013) to Shadow Over the Pumpkin Queen (2026). Her Dark Curiosity (2014), A Cold Legacy (2015), The Cage (2015), The Hunt (2016), The Secret Horses of Briar Hill (2016), The Gauntlet (2017), Grim Lovelies (2018) and Midnight Beauties (2019) fall in between. Shepherd series include Madman's Daughter, Cage, Grim Lovelies, Pumpkin Queen and Malice Compendium. Subjects include witches, magic, fathers and daughters, telepathy, alien abduction and serial murders.

How many Megan Shepherd books are there?

Megan Shepherd has 17 books, released between 2013 and 2026. They include 5 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.

Megan Shepherd Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Megan Shepherd 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 Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd, book 1 of the Madman’s Daughter series (2013)
  2. Cover of Her Dark Curiosity by Megan Shepherd, book 2 of the Madman’s Daughter series (2014)
  3. Cover of The Cage by Megan Shepherd, book 1 of the Cage series (2015)
  4. Cover of The Hunt by Megan Shepherd, book 2 of the Cage series (2016)
  5. Cover of The Gauntlet by Megan Shepherd, book 3 of the Cage series (2017)
  6. Cover of Midnight Beauties by Megan Shepherd, book 2 of the Grim Lovelies series (2019)
  7. Cover of Dog Star by Megan Shepherd (2021)
  8. Cover of Malice House by Megan Shepherd, book 1 of the Malice Compendium series (2022)
  9. Cover of Midnight Showing by Megan Shepherd, book 2 of the Malice Compendium series (2023)
  1. 1
    The Madman's DaughterMadman’s Daughter #12013 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013432
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  2. 2
    Her Dark CuriosityMadman’s Daughter #22014 · 422 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014422
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  3. 3
    The CageCage #12015 · 385 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015385
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  4. 4
    A Cold LegacyMadman’s Daughter #32015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  5. 5
    The Secret Horses of Briar Hill2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  6. 6
    The HuntCage #22016 · 359 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016359
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  7. 7
    The GauntletCage #32017 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017400
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  8. 8
    Grim LoveliesGrim Lovelies #12018 · 376 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018376
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  9. 9
    The Lore of Crow Cullom2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  10. 10
    Midnight BeautiesGrim Lovelies #22019 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019448
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  11. 11
    Beastie TalesGrim Lovelies #32020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  12. 12
    Dog Star2021 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021224
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  13. 13
    Malice HouseMalice Compendium #12022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  14. 14
    Midnight ShowingMalice Compendium #22023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  15. 15
    Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  16. 16
    Hour of the Pumpkin QueenPumpkin Queen #22025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  17. 17
    Shadow Over the Pumpkin QueenPumpkin Queen #32026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Megan Shepherd series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Megan Shepherd 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.

Madman’s Daughter in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Madman's Daughter
  2. 2. Her Dark Curiosity
  3. 3. A Cold Legacy

Cage in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Cage
  2. 2. The Hunt
  3. 3. The Gauntlet

Grim Lovelies in order

3 books
  1. 1. Grim Lovelies
  2. 2. Midnight Beauties
  3. 3. Beastie Tales

Malice Compendium in order

2 books
  1. 1. Malice House
  2. 2. Midnight Showing

Standalone books

4 books

4 Megan Shepherd titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Megan Shepherd books in order?

You only need to read Megan Shepherd books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Megan Shepherd

Start with Long Live the Pumpkin Queen (2022), the first Pumpkin Queen book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Madman's Daughter (2013).

What is the newest Megan Shepherd book?

Shadow Over the Pumpkin Queen (2026) is the newest Megan Shepherd book released so far.

Is there a new Megan Shepherd book coming?

No next Megan Shepherd 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 Shepherd at a glance

Still publishing
Megan Shepherd published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Megan Shepherd books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,046 pages across the 8 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 392 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Megan Shepherd books, 10 of 17, were published in the 2010s.

What the Megan Shepherd books are about

9 of the 17 Megan Shepherd 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 7 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.