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Raven Cycle Books in Order

Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater contains 8 books, published between 2012 and 2018. The first book is The Raven Boys (2012) and the newest is A Very Declan Christmas (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
2012–2018
Confirmed
4 of 8 titles
Pages on record
1,246 in 3 of 8 books
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The Raven Cycle is Maggie Stiefvater's fantasy sequence for younger readers, built on magic, clairvoyance and dreams. The Raven Boys opened it in 2012, followed by The Dream Thieves (2013), Blue Lily, Lily Blue (2014) and The Raven King (2016). Shorter pieces fill out the run, among them a 300 Fox Way holiday piece, Opal (2018) and A Very Declan Christmas (2018), bringing the cycle to 8 entries. Family secrets and the supernatural carry the plots.

How many Raven Cycle books are there?

Raven Cycle has 8 books, released between 2012 and 2018.

Raven Cycle Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 Raven Cycle 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 The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater, book 1 of the Raven Cycle (2012)
  2. Cover of The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater, book 2 of the Raven Cycle (2013)
  3. Cover of Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater, book 3 of the Raven Cycle (2014)
  4. Cover of The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater, book 6 of the Raven Cycle (2016)
  1. 1
    The Raven Boys2012 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012416
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  2. 2
    The Dream Thieves2013 · 439 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013439
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  3. 3
    Blue Lily, Lily Blue2014 · 391 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014391
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  4. 4
    300 Fox Way Holiday Piece2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  5. 5
    A Minor Raven Boys Holiday Drabble2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  6. 6
    The Raven King2016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
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  7. 7
    Opal2018 · confirmed 3/4
    2018–
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  8. 8
    A Very Declan Christmas2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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Is there a chronological order for Raven Cycle?

No separate chronological order is on record for Raven Cycle, 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 Raven Cycle books in order?

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

What order should you read Raven Cycle books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with The Raven Boys (2012), the earliest published title. After it come The Dream Thieves (2013), Blue Lily, Lily Blue (2014), 300 Fox Way Holiday Piece (2014), A Minor Raven Boys Holiday Drabble (2015), The Raven King (2016), Opal (2018) and A Very Declan Christmas (2018).

What is the newest Raven Cycle book?

A Very Declan Christmas (2018) is the newest Raven Cycle book released so far.

Is there a new Raven Cycle book coming?

No next Raven Cycle book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Award nominations for Raven Cycle

Wikidata records 4 nominations for Raven Cycle. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Raven Cycle at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Raven Cycle title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Raven Cycle books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,246 pages across the 3 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 416 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Raven Cycle books, 8 of 8, were published in the 2010s.

What the Raven Cycle books are about

4 of the 8 Raven Cycle books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: magic is tagged on 4 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Maggie Stiefvater

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