Melissa Caruso Books in Order
Melissa Caruso has written 9 books, published between 2017 and 2026. The first book is The Tethered Mage (2017) and the newest is The Last Star in the Void (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2017–2026
- Pages on record
- 2,596 in 5 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 43–65 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,596 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Melissa Caruso writes epic fantasy. The catalogue holds 9 books published between 2017 and 2026 and sorts them into three series: Swords and Fire, Rooks and Ruin and Echo Archives. The Tethered Mage (2017) opens the run, The Obsidian Tower (2020) and The Ivory Tomb (2022) fall part way along, and The Last Star in the Void (2026) is the newest entry. Subjects record magic, thieves, heiresses and coming of age. The five books with a recorded length have a median of 528 pages, and Caruso remains actively publishing.
How many Melissa Caruso books are there?
Melissa Caruso has 9 books, released between 2017 and 2026. They include 3 separate series.
Melissa Caruso Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Melissa Caruso 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.
- 120174821/4
- 220185461/4
- 320195601/4
- 420205281/4
- 520214801/4
- 62022–1/4
- 72024–1/4
- 82025–1/4
- 92026–1/4
Melissa Caruso 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.
Swords and Fire in order
3 booksRooks and Ruin in order
3 booksEcho Archives in order
3 booksDo you have to read Melissa Caruso books in order?
You only need to read Melissa Caruso books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Melissa Caruso
Start with The Tethered Mage (2017), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Melissa Caruso book?
The Last Star in the Void (2026) is the newest Melissa Caruso book released so far.
Is there a new Melissa Caruso book coming?
No next Melissa Caruso book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Melissa Caruso at a glance
- Still publishing
- Melissa Caruso published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Melissa Caruso books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,596 pages across the 5 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 528 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Melissa Caruso books, 6 of 9, were published in the 2020s.
What the Melissa Caruso books are about
5 of the 9 Melissa Caruso books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: action & adventure is tagged on 2 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Action & adventure 2 of 5 books
- American literature 2 of 5 books
- Fantasy 2 of 5 books
- Magic 2 of 5 books
- Comics & graphic novels, manga, fantasy 1 of 5 books
- Coming of age 1 of 5 books
- Fantasy, epic 1 of 5 books
- Heiresses -- Fiction 1 of 5 books
- Magic -- Fiction 1 of 5 books
- Thieves -- Fiction 1 of 5 books