Circle Books in Order
Tamora Pierce has written 11 Circle books, published between 1997 and 2013. The first book is Sandry's Book / The Magic in the Weaving (1997) and the newest is Battle Magic (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 1997–2013
- Confirmed
- 11 of 11 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,667 in 9 of 11 books
- Reading time
- 44–67 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,667 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 11 titles with a page count on record.
Circle groups 11 Tamora Pierce books from 1997 to 2013, drawn from the Circle of Magic, Circle Opens and Circle Reforged series. Sandry's Book / The Magic in the Weaving (1997) is the first title, followed by Daja's Book, Tris's Book and Briar's Book. Magic Steps (2000), Street Magic (2001), Cold Fire (2002) and Shatterglass (2003) come later. Subject headings name Briar Moss, Daja Kisubo and Tris as fictitious characters, with magic, wizards and friendship as topics. Battle Magic (2013) is the newest title.
How many Circle books are there?
Circle has 11 books, released between 1997 and 2013.
Circle Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Circle 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.
- 11997953/4
- 219982513/4
- 31998–3/4
- 419992583/4
- 520002643/4
- 620013003/4
- 720023553/4
- 820033683/4
- 92005–3/4
- 1020073123/4
- 1120134643/4
Do you have to read Circle books in order?
You should read the Circle books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Circle book also stands alone.
Where to start with Circle
Start with Sandry's Book / The Magic in the Weaving (1997), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Circle book?
Battle Magic (2013) is the newest Circle book released so far.
Is there a new Circle book coming?
No next Circle book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Circle at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Circle title on record dates from 2013, 13 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Circle books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,667 pages across the 9 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 300 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Circle books, 6 of 11, were published in the 2000s.
What the Circle books are about
All 11 Circle 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 11 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Magic 11 of 11 books
- Fantasy 10 of 11 books
- Children's fiction 9 of 11 books
- Briar Moss (Fictitious character) 3 of 11 books
- Daja Kisubo (Fictitious character) 3 of 11 books
- Friendship 3 of 11 books
- Tris (Fictitious character : Pierce) 2 of 11 books
More books by Tamora Pierce
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Tamora Pierce books in order 34 books