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Melinda Salisbury Books in Order

Melinda Salisbury has written 14 books, published between 2015 and 2026. The first book is The Sin Eater's Daughter (2015) and the newest is Local Gods (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2015–2026
Pages on record
2,409 in 7 of 14 books
Reading time
40–60 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,409 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

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Melinda Salisbury writes fantasy fiction, with subject tags for magic, princes, poisons, monsters, refugees and imaginary places. The Sin Eater's Daughter (2015) is the first catalogued title, followed by The Sleeping Prince (2016), The Scarecrow Queen (2017), State of Sorrow (2018) and Song of Sorrow (2019). Salisbury's series include Sin Eater's Daughter and Sorrow. Hold Back the Tide (2020) and Her Dark Wings (2023) are among the other titles, and Local Gods (2026) is the newest.

How many Melinda Salisbury books are there?

Melinda Salisbury has 14 books, released between 2015 and 2026. They include 2 series and 7 titles listed outside any series.

Melinda Salisbury Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Melinda Salisbury 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 Sin Eater's Daughter by Melinda Salisbury, book 1 of the Sin Eater’s Daughter series (2015)
  2. Cover of The Scarecrow Queen by Melinda Salisbury, book 3 of the Sin Eater’s Daughter series (2017)
  1. 1
    The Sin Eater's DaughterSin Eater’s Daughter #12015 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015336
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  2. 2
    The Sleeping PrinceSin Eater’s Daughter #22016 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016336
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  3. 3
    The Scarecrow QueenSin Eater’s Daughter #32017 · 373 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017373
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  4. 4
    The Heart CollectorSin Eater’s Daughter #42017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  5. 5
    State of SorrowSorrow #12018 · 452 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018452
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  6. 6
    FlooredSaraBarnard Standalone Novels #42018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  7. 7
    Song of SorrowSorrow #22019 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019384
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  8. 8
    Hold Back the Tide2020 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020384
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  9. 9
    Her Dark Wings2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  10. 10
    EchoStar2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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  11. 11
    AdelAIDE Just Wants to Help...2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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  12. 12
    The Foundation2025 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2025144
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  13. 13
    End Game2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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  14. 14
    Local Gods2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Melinda Salisbury 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.

Sin Eater’s Daughter in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Sin Eater's Daughter
  2. 2. The Sleeping Prince
  3. 3. The Scarecrow Queen
  4. 4. The Heart Collector

Sorrow in order

2 books
  1. 1. State of Sorrow
  2. 2. Song of Sorrow

SaraBarnard Standalone Novels

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Standalone books

7 books

7 Melinda Salisbury titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Melinda Salisbury books in order?

You only need to read Melinda Salisbury 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 Melinda Salisbury

Start with The Sin Eater's Daughter (2015), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Melinda Salisbury book?

Local Gods (2026) is the newest Melinda Salisbury book released so far.

Is there a new Melinda Salisbury book coming?

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

Melinda Salisbury at a glance

Still publishing
Melinda Salisbury published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Melinda Salisbury books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,409 pages across the 7 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 373 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Melinda Salisbury books, 7 of 14, were published in the 2020s.

What the Melinda Salisbury books are about

5 of the 14 Melinda Salisbury 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 5 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.