Extraordinaries Books in Order by Melissa McShane
Extraordinaries by Melissa McShane contains 8 books, published between 2016 and 2022. The first book is Burning Bright (2016) and the newest is Discerning Insight (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
Other series are also called Extraordinaries: Extraordinaries Books in Order: 2 Different Series.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2016–2022
Extraordinaries is a historical fantasy series by Melissa McShane. The 8 books run from Burning Bright (2016) to Discerning Insight (2022), with Wondering Sight and Abounding Might both dated 2017. Three books appeared in 2022. The catalogue lists the series as dormant.
How many Extraordinaries books are there?
Extraordinaries has 8 books, released between 2016 and 2022.
Extraordinaries Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Extraordinaries books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Burning Bright2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 2Wondering Sight2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 3Abounding Might2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 4Whispering Twilight2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 5Liberating Fight2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 6Beguiling Birthright2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 7Soaring Flight2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 8Discerning Insight2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
Is there a chronological order for Extraordinaries?
No separate chronological order is on record for Extraordinaries, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Extraordinaries books in order?
You should read the Extraordinaries books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Extraordinaries book also stands alone.
Where to start with Extraordinaries
Start with Burning Bright (2016), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Extraordinaries book?
Discerning Insight (2022) is the newest Extraordinaries book released so far.
Is there a new Extraordinaries book coming?
No next Extraordinaries book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Extraordinaries at a glance
- Paused
- No new Extraordinaries title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Extraordinaries books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Busiest decade
- Most Extraordinaries books, 5 of 8, were published in the 2020s.
What the Extraordinaries books are about
1 of the 8 Extraordinaries books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 1 of 1 books
- Historical fiction 1 of 1 books
More books by Melissa McShane
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Other series by Melissa McShane
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
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