Rachel Hartman Books in Order
Rachel Hartman has written 6 books, published between 2012 and 2025. The first book is The Audition (2012) and the newest is Among Ghosts (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 2012–2025
- Pages on record
- 2,200 in 4 of 6 books
- Reading time
- 37–55 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,200 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 6 titles with a page count on record.
Young adult fantasy is Rachel Hartman's territory, and dragons, courts and courtiers, music and secrecy run through the subjects of her 6 catalogued books. Two series carry the work: Seraphina, which opens in 2012 and continues in Shadow Scale three years later, and Tess of the Road, begun in 2018 and taken up again with In the Serpent's Wake in 2022. Among Ghosts arrived in 2025. Hartman, born in Kentucky in 1972, also works as an artist of comics.
How many Rachel Hartman books are there?
Rachel Hartman has 6 books, released between 2012 and 2025. They include 2 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Rachel Hartman Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 6 Rachel Hartman 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.
- 12012–1/4
- 220125281/4
- 320156241/4
- 420185361/4
- 520225121/4
- 6Among Ghosts2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
Rachel Hartman 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.
Seraphina in order
3 books- 1. The Audition
- 2. Seraphina
- 3. Shadow Scale
Tess of the Road in order
2 booksStandalone books
1 book1 Rachel Hartman title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Rachel Hartman books in order?
You only need to read Rachel Hartman 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 Rachel Hartman
Start with The Audition (2012), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Rachel Hartman book?
Among Ghosts (2025) is the newest Rachel Hartman book released so far.
Is there a new Rachel Hartman book coming?
No next Rachel Hartman book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Rachel Hartman has won
Wikidata records 1 award and 3 nominations for Rachel Hartman. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Xeric Award2001Won
- Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2026Shortlistedfor Among Ghosts
- Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2019Shortlistedfor Tess of the Road
- Locus Award for Best First Novel2013Shortlistedfor Seraphina
Rachel Hartman at a glance
- Still publishing
- Rachel Hartman published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Rachel Hartman books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 2,200 pages across the 4 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 532 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Rachel Hartman books, 4 of 6, were published in the 2010s.
What the Rachel Hartman books are about
4 of the 6 Rachel Hartman 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 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 3 of 4 books
- Courts and courtiers 3 of 4 books
- Dragons 2 of 4 books
- Fantasy 2 of 4 books
- American literature 1 of 4 books
- Identity (Philosophical concept) 1 of 4 books
- JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Medieval 1 of 4 books
- Music 1 of 4 books
- Romance novel 1 of 4 books