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Keeper of the Lost Cities Books in Order

Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger contains 11 books, published between 2012 and 2024. The first book is Keeper of the Lost Cities (2012) and the newest is Unraveled (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2012–2024
Confirmed
11 of 11 titles
Pages on record
2,640 in 4 of 11 books
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Keeper of the Lost Cities is Shannon Messenger's fantasy series for middle grade readers, built on elves, psychic ability and lost memory. The opening book, Keeper of the Lost Cities (2012), starts a run of 11 titles published through 2024, among them Exile, Everblaze, Neverseen, Lodestar and Legacy, with Unraveled the most recent. Friendship, identity and foster parents recur across the sequence. The series spent ten weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list and is ongoing.

How many Keeper of the Lost Cities books are there?

Keeper of the Lost Cities has 11 books, released between 2012 and 2024.

Keeper of the Lost Cities Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Keeper of the Lost Cities 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.

  1. Cover of Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger, book 1 of the Keeper of the Lost Cities series (2012)
  2. Cover of Exile by Shannon Messenger, book 2 of the Keeper of the Lost Cities series (2013)
  3. Cover of Neverseen by Shannon Messenger, book 4 of the Keeper of the Lost Cities series (2015)
  4. Cover of Lodestar by Shannon Messenger, book 5 of the Keeper of the Lost Cities series (2016)
  5. Cover of Nightfall by Shannon Messenger, book 6 of the Keeper of the Lost Cities series (2017)
  6. Cover of Flashback by Shannon Messenger, book 7 of the Keeper of the Lost Cities series (2018)
  7. Cover of Legacy by Shannon Messenger, book 8 of the Keeper of the Lost Cities series (2019)
  8. Cover of Unlocked by Shannon Messenger, book 9 of the Keeper of the Lost Cities series (2020)
  9. Cover of Stellarlune by Shannon Messenger, book 10 of the Keeper of the Lost Cities series (2020)
  10. Cover of Unraveled by Shannon Messenger, book 11 of the Keeper of the Lost Cities series (2024)
  1. 1
    Keeper of the Lost Cities2012 · 512 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2012512
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  2. 2
    Exile2013 · confirmed 4/4
    2013–
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  3. 3
    Everblaze2014 · 640 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2014640
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  4. 4
    Neverseen2015 · confirmed 4/4
    2015–
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  5. 5
    Lodestar2016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
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  6. 6
    Nightfall2017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017–
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  7. 7
    Flashback2018 · 848 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018848
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  8. 8
    Legacy2019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
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  9. 9
    Unlocked2020 · 640 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020640
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  10. 10
    Stellarlune2020 · confirmed 4/4
    2020–
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  11. 11
    Unraveled2024 · confirmed 4/4
    2024–
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Is there a chronological order for Keeper of the Lost Cities?

No separate chronological order is on record for Keeper of the Lost Cities, 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 Keeper of the Lost Cities books in order?

You should read the Keeper of the Lost Cities books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Keeper of the Lost Cities book also stands alone.

Where to start with Keeper of the Lost Cities

Start with Keeper of the Lost Cities (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the first Keeper of the Lost Cities book?

Keeper of the Lost Cities (2012) is the first Keeper of the Lost Cities book, and the numbered table above starts with it.

What is the newest Keeper of the Lost Cities book?

Unraveled (2024) is the newest Keeper of the Lost Cities book released so far.

Is there a new Keeper of the Lost Cities book coming?

No next Keeper of the Lost Cities book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Keeper of the Lost Cities at a glance

Still running
Keeper of the Lost Cities is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Keeper of the Lost Cities books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,640 pages across the 4 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 640 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Keeper of the Lost Cities books, 8 of 11, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
6 of the 11 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Keeper of the Lost Cities books are about

10 of the 11 Keeper of the Lost Cities books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 8 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Shannon Messenger

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.