Twelve Planets Books in Order

Twelve Planets contains 12 books, published between 2011 and 2015. The first book is Nightsiders (2011) and the newest is Cherry Crow Children (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2011–2015

Twelve Planets is a collection line in which each volume carries a different writer. Sue Isle, Marianne de Pierres, Tansy Rayner Roberts, Helen Merrick, Lucy Sussex, Karen Joy, Deborah Biancotti and Narrelle M. Harris are each credited on one of the 12 books. The listing runs from Nightsiders (2011) to Cherry Crow Children (2015), taking in Love and Romanpunk, Thief of Lives, Bad Power, Showtime, Through Splintered Walls, Cracklescape, Asymmetry and Secret Lives of Books.

How many Twelve Planets books are there?

Twelve Planets has 12 books, released between 2011 and 2015.

Twelve Planets Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Twelve Planets 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.

  1. 1
    Nightsiders2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  2. 2
    Love and Romanpunk2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  3. 3
    Thief of Lives2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  4. 4
    Bad Power2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  5. 5
    Showtime2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  6. 6
    Through Splintered Walls2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  7. 7
    Cracklescape2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  8. 8
    Asymmetry2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  9. 9
    Caution2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  10. 10
    Secret Lives of Books2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  11. 11
    The Female Factory2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  12. 12
    Cherry Crow Children2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015

Where to start with Twelve Planets

Start with Nightsiders (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Twelve Planets book?

Cherry Crow Children (2015) is the newest Twelve Planets book released so far.

Is there a new Twelve Planets book coming?

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

Twelve Planets at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Twelve Planets title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Twelve Planets books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Busiest decade
Most Twelve Planets books, 12 of 12, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 12 titles, 1 are credited to Deborah Biancotti, 1 to Tansy Rayner Roberts, 1 to Helen Merrick and 1 to Sue Isle. A further 11 writers are credited.