Lorien Legacies Books in Order
Pittacus Lore has written 37 Lorien Legacies books, published between 2010 and 2019. The first book is I Am Number Four (2010) and the newest is Out of the Shadows (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
Also searched as The Lorien Legacies.
- Books
- 37
- Published
- 2010–2019
- Confirmed
- 37 of 37 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,432 in 13 of 37 books
Lorien Legacies is a science fiction series by Pittacus Lore, with extraterrestrial beings and fugitives from justice among its subject headings. Thirty-seven titles are catalogued, published between 2010 and 2019, opening with I Am Number Four (2010) and ending with Out of the Shadows (2019). The Lost Files novellas, Lorien Legacies Reborn and the Legacy Chronicles extend the run. Teenagers, schools, friendship and imaginary wars fill the remaining subjects. The sequence is likely complete.
How many Lorien Legacies books are there?
Lorien Legacies has 37 books, released between 2010 and 2019.
Lorien Legacies Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 37 Lorien Legacies 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.
- 120104403/4
- 22011–3/4
- 320114063/4
- 42012–3/4
- 52012–3/4
- 62012–3/4
- 720123603/4
- 82012–3/4
- 920134063/4
- 102013–3/4
- 112013–3/4
- 122013–3/4
- 1320143713/4
- 152014–3/4
- 162014–3/4
- 172014–3/4
- 182014–3/4
- 1920154033/4
- 202015–3/4
- 222015–3/4
- 232015–3/4
- 2420164163/4
- 2520164673/4
- 262016–3/4
- 272016–3/4
- 2820174163/4
- 292017–3/4
- 3020184483/4
- 312018–3/4
- 322018–3/4
- 332018–3/4
- 3420194803/4
- 352019–3/4
- 362019–3/4
- 3720194163/4
Lorien Legacies Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Lorien Legacies books run from I Am Number Four (2010) to Out of the Shadows (2019), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Lorien Legacies in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Lorien Legacies books in order?
You should read the Lorien Legacies books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Lorien Legacies book also stands alone.
Where to start with Lorien Legacies
Start with I Am Number Four (2010), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Lorien Legacies book?
Out of the Shadows (2019) is the newest Lorien Legacies book released so far.
Is there a new Lorien Legacies book coming?
No next Lorien Legacies book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Lorien Legacies at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Lorien Legacies title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Lorien Legacies books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,432 pages across the 13 of 37 books with a recorded length, a median of 416 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Lorien Legacies books, 37 of 37, were published in the 2010s.
What the Lorien Legacies books are about
14 of the 37 Lorien Legacies books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: extraterrestrial beings is tagged on 11 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Extraterrestrial beings 11 of 14 books
- Children's fiction 7 of 14 books
- Science fiction 7 of 14 books
- Friendship 6 of 14 books
- Love 4 of 14 books
- Imaginary wars and battles 3 of 14 books
- Schools 3 of 14 books
- Convents 2 of 14 books
- Fugitives from justice 2 of 14 books
- Missing persons 2 of 14 books
- Teenagers 2 of 14 books
More books by Pittacus Lore
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Pittacus Lore books in order 39 books
Series that include Lorien Legacies books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- I Am Number Four books in order 4 books