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Roswell High Books in Order

Roswell High by Melinda Metz contains 10 books, published between 1998 and 2000. The first book is The Outsider (1998) and the newest is The Salvation (2000). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
1998–2000
Pages on record
515 in 3 of 10 books
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Roswell High is a science fiction series by Melinda Metz, catalogued under children's fiction. Subjects record high school students, extraterrestrial beings, life on other planets and New Mexico, and name Roswell High itself as an imaginary place. Ten books ran from The Outsider (1998) to The Salvation (2000), with The Seeker, The Watcher, The Intruder, The Stowaway and The Vanished among them. Metz is credited on all 10 titles.

How many Roswell High books are there?

Roswell High has 10 books, released between 1998 and 2000.

Roswell High Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Roswell High 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 Outsider by Melinda Metz, book 1 of the Roswell High series (1998)
  2. Cover of The Watcher by Melinda Metz, book 4 of the Roswell High series (1999)
  3. Cover of The Intruder by Melinda Metz, book 5 of the Roswell High series (1999)
  4. Cover of The Vanished by Melinda Metz, book 7 of the Roswell High series (2000)
  5. Cover of The Rebel by Melinda Metz, book 8 of the Roswell High series (2000)
  6. Cover of The Dark One by Melinda Metz, book 9 of the Roswell High series (2000)
  1. 1
    The Outsider1998 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998176
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  2. 2
    The Wild One1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  3. 3
    The Seeker1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  4. 4
    The Watcher1999 · 171 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999171
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  5. 5
    The Intruder1999 · 168 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999168
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  6. 6
    The Stowaway2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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  7. 7
    The Vanished2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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  8. 8
    The Rebel2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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  9. 9
    The Dark One2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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  10. 10
    The Salvation2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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Is there a chronological order for Roswell High?

No separate chronological order is on record for Roswell High, 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 Roswell High books in order?

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

Where to start with Roswell High

Start with The Outsider (1998), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Roswell High book?

The Salvation (2000) is the newest Roswell High book released so far.

Is there a new Roswell High book coming?

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

Roswell High at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Roswell High title on record dates from 2000, 26 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Roswell High books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
515 pages across the 3 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 171 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Roswell High books, 5 of 10, were published in the 2000s.

What the Roswell High books are about

4 of the 10 Roswell High books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Melinda Metz

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

Other series by Melinda Metz

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.