The Four Kingdoms Books in Order
The Four Kingdoms by Melanie Cellier contains 23 books, published between 2016 and 2026: 21 in the 3 main-line series and 2 related titles. The first book is The Princess Companion (2016) and the newest main-line book is The Abandoned Princess (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 23
- Published
- 2016–2026
- Pages on record
- 3,344 in 11 of 23 books
The Four Kingdoms is Melanie Cellier's setting for fairy tale retellings about princesses, romance and adventure. The catalogue counts 23 books from 2016 to 2026 across Four Kingdoms, Beyond the Four Kingdoms, Return to the Four Kingdoms and a short story line. The Princess Companion (2016) is the first title, and The Princess Fugitive (2016) and The Princess Pact (2017) come soon after. A Tale of Beauty and Beast (2017) and A Crown of Snow and Ice (2018) are further entries. To Entangle a Heart (2026) is the newest.
How many The Four Kingdoms books are there?
The Four Kingdoms has 23 books, released between 2016 and 2026. 21 of them belong to the 3 main-line series (Four Kingdoms, Beyond the Four Kingdoms, Return to the Four Kingdoms), and 2 related titles sit outside it: short stories and novellas.
The Four Kingdoms Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 23 The Four Kingdoms 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.
- 120163482/4
- 22016–2/4
- 320163522/4
- 42016–2/4
- 520173442/4
- 620172962/4
- 720172782/4
- 820171582/4
- 920183262/4
- 102018–2/4
- 1120193022/4
- 122019–2/4
- 1320193142/4
- 1420193062/4
- 1520203202/4
- 162020–2/4
- 172021–2/4
- 182021–2/4
- 192022–2/4
- 202022–2/4
- 212023–2/4
- 222025–2/4
- 232026–2/4
Do you have to read The Four Kingdoms books in order?
You should read the 3 main-line series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 2 related titles (short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each The Four Kingdoms book also stands alone.
Where to start with The Four Kingdoms
Start with The Princess Companion (2016), the earliest published book in the 3 main-line series.
What is the newest The Four Kingdoms book?
The Abandoned Princess (2023) is the newest book in the 3 main-line series. The newest related title is To Entangle a Heart (2026).
Is there a new The Four Kingdoms book coming?
No next The Four Kingdoms book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
The Four Kingdoms at a glance
- Paused
- No new main-line The Four Kingdoms title has appeared for 3 years. The last was The Abandoned Princess (2023).
- Release pace
- The Four Kingdoms books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,344 pages across the 11 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 314 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most The Four Kingdoms books, 14 of 23, were published in the 2010s.
What the The Four Kingdoms books are about
3 of the 23 The Four Kingdoms books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fairy tale retellings is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fairy tale retellings 3 of 3 books
- Children's fiction 3 of 3 books
- Princesses 2 of 3 books
- Adventure stories 1 of 3 books
- Fantasy 1 of 3 books
- Juvenile Romance 1 of 3 books
- Romance 1 of 3 books
More books by Melanie Cellier
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Melanie Cellier books in order 49 books