Unwanteds Books in Order
Lisa McMann has written 14 Unwanteds books, published between 2011 and 2021. The first book is The Unwanteds (2011) and the newest is Dragon Fury (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 2011–2021
- Confirmed
- 2 of 14 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,605 in 10 of 14 books
- Reading time
- 77–115 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,605 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 14 titles with a page count on record.
The Unwanteds is a children's fantasy series by Lisa McMann, running to 14 catalogued books between 2011 and 2021. The Unwanteds (2011) opens the sequence, followed by the Island novels - Island of Silence, Island of Fire, Island of Legends, Island of Graves, Island of Shipwrecks and Island of Dragons - and then the Dragon titles, ending at Dragon Fury (2021). Twins, brothers, magic, creative ability, islands and dragons are the recurring subjects. McMann also writes Unwanteds Quests.
How many Unwanteds books are there?
Unwanteds has 14 books, released between 2011 and 2021.
Unwanteds Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 Unwanteds 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.
- 120113902/4
- 220124323/4
- 32013–2/4
- 420145123/4
- 520154522/4
- 620155282/4
- 720165442/4
- 82017–2/4
- 920184032/4
- 102019–2/4
- 1120194322/4
- 1220204802/4
- 1320204322/4
- 142021–2/4
Do you have to read Unwanteds books in order?
You should read the Unwanteds books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Unwanteds book also stands alone.
Where to start with Unwanteds
Start with The Unwanteds (2011), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Unwanteds book?
Dragon Fury (2021) is the newest Unwanteds book released so far.
Is there a new Unwanteds book coming?
No next Unwanteds book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Unwanteds at a glance
- Paused
- No new Unwanteds title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Unwanteds books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,605 pages across the 10 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 442 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Unwanteds books, 11 of 14, were published in the 2010s.
What the Unwanteds books are about
13 of the 14 Unwanteds books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: twins is tagged on 11 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Twins 11 of 13 books
- Magic 10 of 13 books
- Children's fiction 8 of 13 books
- Brothers 6 of 13 books
- Fantasy 6 of 13 books
- Adventure stories 5 of 13 books
- Brothers and sisters 4 of 13 books
- Dragons 3 of 13 books
- Social problems 3 of 13 books
- Creative ability 2 of 13 books
More books by Lisa McMann
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Lisa McMann books in order 37 books
Series that include Unwanteds books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Unwanteds Quests books in order 7 books