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V.E. Schwab Books in Order

V.E. Schwab has written 49 books, published between 2011 and 2026. The first book is The Near Witch (2011) and the newest is Victorious (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
49
Published
2011–2026
Confirmed
46 of 49 titles
Pages on record
6,122 in 16 of 49 books
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V.E. Schwab, born Victoria Elizabeth Schwab on July 7, 1987, is an American writer. Schwab is known for the 2013 novel Vicious, the Shades of Magic series and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, a nominee for the 2020 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel. Children's and young adult books appear under the name Victoria Schwab. The catalogue runs to 49 books from The Near Witch (2011) to Victorious (2026), with series including Archived, Monsters of Verity and Cassidy Blake. Schwab also created First Kill, a supernatural teen drama adapted from a short story in the 2020 anthology Vampires Never Get Old.

How many V.E. Schwab books are there?

V.E. Schwab has 49 books, released between 2011 and 2026. They include 10 separate series.

V.E. Schwab Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 49 V.E. Schwab books in the order they were released, 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 Near Witch by V.E. Schwab, book 1 of the Near Witch Series as V.E. Schwab series (2011)
  2. Cover of The Archived by V.E. Schwab, book 1 of the Archived series (2013)
  3. Cover of Vicious by V.E. Schwab, book 2 of the Villains Series as V.E. Schwab series (2013)
  4. Cover of New Beginnings by V.E. Schwab, book 1 of the Everyday Angel series (2014)
  5. Cover of Second Chances by V.E. Schwab, book 2 of the Everyday Angel series (2014)
  6. Cover of The Unbound by V.E. Schwab, book 2 of the Archived series (2014)
  7. Cover of Last Wishes by V.E. Schwab, book 3 of the Everyday Angel series (2014)
  8. Cover of A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab, book 1 of the Shades of Magic Series as V.E. Schwab series (2015)
  9. Cover of This Savage Song by V.E. Schwab, book 1 of the Monsters of Verity series (2016)
  10. Cover of A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab, book 2 of the Shades of Magic Series as V.E. Schwab series (2016)
  11. Cover of Our Dark Duet by V.E. Schwab, book 2 of the Monsters of Verity series (2017)
  12. Cover of A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab, book 3 of the Shades of Magic Series as V.E. Schwab series (2017)
  13. Cover of City of Ghosts by V.E. Schwab, book 1 of the Cassidy Blake series (2018)
  14. Cover of The Dark Vault by V.E. Schwab, book 4 of the Archived series (2018)
  15. Cover of Tunnel of Bones by V.E. Schwab, book 2 of the Cassidy Blake series (2019)
  16. Cover of Bridge of Souls by V.E. Schwab, book 3 of the Cassidy Blake series (2021)
  17. Cover of ExtraOrdinary by V.E. Schwab, book 4 of the Villains Series as V.E. Schwab series (2021)
  18. Cover of The Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. Schwab, book 6 of the Shades of Magic Series as V.E. Schwab series (2023)
  19. Cover of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil (As: V.E. Schwab) by V.E. Schwab (2025)
  1. 1
    The Near WitchNear Witch Series as V.E. Schwab #12011 · 282 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2011282
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  2. 2
    The Ash-Born BoyNear Witch Series as V.E. Schwab #22012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  3. 3
    The ArchivedArchived #12013 · 352 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2013352
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  4. 4
    Warm UpVillains Series as V.E. Schwab #12013 · confirmed 4/4
    2013–
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  5. 5
    ViciousVillains Series as V.E. Schwab #22013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  6. 6
    New BeginningsEveryday Angel #12014 · 195 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2014195
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  7. 7
    Second ChancesEveryday Angel #22014 · 208 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2014208
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  8. 8
    The UnboundArchived #22014 · 368 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2014368
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  9. 9
    Last WishesEveryday Angel #32014 · 208 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2014208
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  10. 10
    A Darker Shade of MagicShades of Magic Series as V.E. Schwab #12015 · 430 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2015430
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  11. 11
    Leave the Window OpenArchived #32015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
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  12. 12
    This Savage SongMonsters of Verity #12016 · 464 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2016464
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  13. 13
    A Gathering of ShadowsShades of Magic Series as V.E. Schwab #22016 · 509 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2016509
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  14. 14
    Our Dark DuetMonsters of Verity #22017 · 510 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2017510
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  15. 15
    A Conjuring of LightShades of Magic Series as V.E. Schwab #32017 · 624 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2017624
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  16. 16
    City of GhostsCassidy Blake #12018 · 304 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2018304
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  17. 17
    The Steel Prince #1Shades of Magic Graphic Novels Series as V.E. Schwab #12018 · confirmed 4/4
    2018–
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  18. 18
    The Steel Prince #2Shades of Magic Graphic Novels Series as V.E. Schwab #22018 · confirmed 4/4
    2018–
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  19. 19
    The Steel Prince #3Shades of Magic Graphic Novels Series as V.E. Schwab #32018 · confirmed 4/4
    2018–
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  20. 20
    VengefulVillains Series as V.E. Schwab #32018 · confirmed 3/4
    2018–
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  21. 21
    The Dark VaultArchived #42018 · 692 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2018692
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  22. 22
    Tunnel of BonesCassidy Blake #22019 · confirmed 4/4
    2019–
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  23. 23
    The Steel Prince #4Shades of Magic Graphic Novels Series as V.E. Schwab #42019 · confirmed 4/4
    2019–
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  24. 24
    Shades of Magic Vol. 1: The Steel PrinceShades of Magic Graphic Novels Series as V.E. Schwab #52019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
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  25. 25
    Night of Knives #1Shades of Magic Graphic Novels Series as V.E. Schwab #62019 · confirmed 4/4
    2019–
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  26. 26
    Night of Knives #2Shades of Magic Graphic Novels Series as V.E. Schwab #72019 · confirmed 4/4
    2019–
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  27. 27
    Night of Knives #3Shades of Magic Graphic Novels Series as V.E. Schwab #82019 · confirmed 4/4
    2019–
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  28. 28
    Night of Knives #4Shades of Magic Graphic Novels Series as V.E. Schwab #92019 · confirmed 4/4
    2019–
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  29. 29
    Shades of Magic Vol. 2: The Night of KnivesShades of Magic Graphic Novels Series as V.E. Schwab #102019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
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  30. 30
    The Rebel Army #1Shades of Magic Graphic Novels Series as V.E. Schwab #112019 · confirmed 4/4
    2019–
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V.E. Schwab 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.

Shades of Magic Graphic Novels Series as V.E. Schwab in order

15 books
  1. 1. The Steel Prince #1
  2. 2. The Steel Prince #2
  3. 3. The Steel Prince #3
  4. 4. The Steel Prince #4
  5. 5. Shades of Magic Vol. 1: The Steel Prince
  6. 6. Night of Knives #1
  7. 7. Night of Knives #2
  8. 8. Night of Knives #3
  9. 9. Night of Knives #4
  10. 10. Shades of Magic Vol. 2: The Night of Knives
  11. 11. The Rebel Army #1
  12. 12. The Rebel Army #2
  13. and 3 more in the table above

Villains Series as V.E. Schwab in order

5 books
  1. 1. Warm Up
  2. 2. Vicious
  3. 3. Vengeful
  4. 4. ExtraOrdinary
  5. 5. Victorious

ExtraOrdinary Graphic Novels Series as V.E. Schwab, Enid Balám in order

5 books
  1. 1. V.E. Schwab's ExtraOrdinary #0
  2. 2. V. E. Schwab's ExtraOrdinary #1
  3. 3. V.E. Schwab's ExtraOrdinary #2
  4. 4. V. E. Schwab's ExtraOrdinary #3
  5. 5. V. E. Schwab's ExtraOrdinary #4

Archived in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Archived
  2. 2. The Unbound
  3. 3. Leave the Window Open
  4. 4. The Dark Vault

Shades of Magic Series as V.E. Schwab in order

4 books
  1. 1. A Darker Shade of Magic
  2. 2. A Gathering of Shadows
  3. 3. A Conjuring of Light
  4. 6. The Fragile Threads of Power

Everyday Angel in order

3 books
  1. 1. New Beginnings
  2. 2. Second Chances
  3. 3. Last Wishes

Cassidy Blake in order

3 books
  1. 1. City of Ghosts
  2. 2. Tunnel of Bones
  3. 3. Bridge of Souls

Victoria Schwab Standalone Novels

3 books

3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Shades of Magic in order

3 books
  1. 4. A Royal Affair
  2. 5. A Life Erased
  3. 7. A Friendly Game

Near Witch Series as V.E. Schwab in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Near Witch
  2. 2. The Ash-Born Boy

Monsters of Verity in order

2 books
  1. 1. This Savage Song
  2. 2. Our Dark Duet

Do you have to read V.E. Schwab books in order?

You only need to read V.E. Schwab books in order within each series: the books listed here span 10 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with V.E. Schwab

Start with The Near Witch (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest V.E. Schwab book?

Victorious (2026) is the newest V.E. Schwab book released so far.

Is there a new V.E. Schwab book coming?

No next V.E. Schwab 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 V.E. Schwab

Wikidata records 3 nominations for V.E. Schwab. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

V.E. Schwab at a glance

Still publishing
V.E. Schwab published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
V.E. Schwab books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
6,122 pages across the 16 of 49 books with a recorded length, a median of 360 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most V.E. Schwab books, 31 of 49, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
34 of the 49 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 46 in at least three.

What the V.E. Schwab books are about

18 of the 49 V.E. Schwab 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 8 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.