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Rae Carson Books in Order

Rae Carson has written 19 books, published between 2011 and 2026. The first book is The Girl of Fire and Thorns (2011) and the newest is Monster, Monarch, Maiden (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
19
Published
2011–2026
Confirmed
5 of 19 titles
Pages on record
2,771 in 7 of 19 books
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Rae Carson is an American fantasy writer, born in Oakland, California, on 17 August 1973. The Girl of Fire and Thorns, the debut novel, came out in 2011, and the books have been translated into many languages. Since 2017 Carson has written Star Wars tie-in stories, among them the official novelization of The Rise of Skywalker. The catalogue, which files Carson under Young Adult, lists 19 books up to Monster, Monarch, Maiden (2026). Fire and Thorns and the Gold Seer Trilogy are the listed series, with Elisa named as a character and gold mining among the subjects.

How many Rae Carson books are there?

Rae Carson has 19 books, released between 2011 and 2026. They include 2 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.

Rae Carson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 Rae Carson 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 Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson, book 1 of the Fire and Thorns series (2011)
  2. Cover of The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson, book 5 of the Fire and Thorns series (2013)
  3. Cover of The Girl of Fire and Thorns Stories by Rae Carson, book 1 of the Fire and Thorns series (2014)
  4. Cover of Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson, book 1 of the Gold Seer Trilogy (2015)
  5. Cover of Into the Bright Unknown by Rae Carson, book 3 of the Gold Seer Trilogy (2017)
  6. Cover of The Empire of Dreams by Rae Carson, book 7 of the Fire and Thorns series (2020)
  7. Cover of Any Sign of Life by Rae Carson (2021)
  8. Cover of The Empire of Dreams by Rae Carson (2021)
  1. 1
    The Girl of Fire and ThornsFire and Thorns #12011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  2. 2
    Dangerous Voices2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  3. 3
    The Shadow CatsFire and Thorns #22012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  4. 4
    The Crown of EmbersFire and Thorns #32012 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012432
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  5. 5
    The Shattered MountainFire and Thorns #42013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  6. 6
    The Bitter KingdomFire and Thorns #52013 · 464 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013464
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  7. 7
    The King's GuardFire and Thorns #62013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  8. 8
    The Great Zeppelin Heist of OzOz Reimagined #122013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  9. 9
    The Girl of Fire and Thorns StoriesFire and Thorns #12014 · 253 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014253
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  10. 10
    Walk on Earth a StrangerGold Seer Trilogy #12015 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015464
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  11. 11
    Like a River GloriousGold Seer Trilogy #22016 · 406 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016406
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  12. 12
    Into the Bright UnknownGold Seer Trilogy #32017 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017368
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  13. 13
    Most WantedStar Wars: Young Adult Stand-alone Novels #32018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  14. 14
    Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  15. 15
    The Empire of DreamsFire and Thorns #72020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    The Rise of SkywalkerStar Wars: Movie Novelizations #112020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
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  17. 17
    Any Sign of Life2021 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021384
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  18. 18
    The Empire of Dreams2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  19. 19
    Monster, Monarch, Maiden2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Rae Carson 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.

Fire and Thorns in order

8 books
  1. 1. The Girl of Fire and Thorns
  2. 1. The Girl of Fire and Thorns Stories
  3. 2. The Shadow Cats
  4. 3. The Crown of Embers
  5. 4. The Shattered Mountain
  6. 5. The Bitter Kingdom
  7. 6. The King's Guard
  8. 7. The Empire of Dreams

Gold Seer Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Walk on Earth a Stranger
  2. 2. Like a River Glorious
  3. 3. Into the Bright Unknown

Star Wars: Young Adult Stand-alone Novels in order

1 book
  1. 3. Most Wanted

Star Wars: Movie Novelizations in order

1 book
  1. 11. The Rise of Skywalker

Oz Reimagined in order

1 book
  1. 12. The Great Zeppelin Heist of Oz

Standalone books

5 books

5 Rae Carson titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Rae Carson books in order?

You only need to read Rae Carson 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 Rae Carson

Start with The Girl of Fire and Thorns (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Rae Carson book?

Monster, Monarch, Maiden (2026) is the newest Rae Carson book released so far.

Is there a new Rae Carson book coming?

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

Award nominations for Rae Carson

Wikidata records 5 nominations for Rae Carson. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Rae Carson at a glance

Still publishing
Rae Carson published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Rae Carson books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,771 pages across the 7 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 406 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Rae Carson books, 13 of 19, were published in the 2010s.

What the Rae Carson books are about

10 of the 19 Rae Carson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: magic is tagged on 7 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.