FANTASY · GRADES 5–9

Keeper of the Lost Cities: Books in Order

Shannon Messenger's Keeper of the Lost Cities follows Sophie Foster into a hidden elvin world across a long, tightly-plotted series. The cliffhangers make order essential.

9 books · publication order · Grades 5–9 (ages 10–14).

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  1. Keeper of the Lost Cities cover

    by Shannon Messenger · Book 1 · 2012

    Grades 4–8

  2. Exile cover
    2Exile

    by Shannon Messenger · Book 2 · 2013

  3. Everblaze cover
    3Everblaze

    by Shannon Messenger · Book 3 · 2014

  4. Neverseen cover
    4Neverseen

    by Shannon Messenger · Book 4 · 2015

  5. Lodestar cover
    5Lodestar

    by Shannon Messenger · Book 5 · 2016

  6. Nightfall cover
    6Nightfall

    by Shannon Messenger · Book 6 · 2017

  7. Flashback cover
    7Flashback

    by Shannon Messenger · Book 7 · 2018

  8. Legacy cover
    8Legacy

    by Shannon Messenger · Book 8 · 2019

  9. Stellarlune cover
    9Stellarlune

    by Shannon Messenger · Book 9 · 2022

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Reading order source: Wikipedia: Keeper of the Lost Cities, checked 2026-10-21. Grade ranges and Lexile measures come from each book's ReadingList record (see the methodology on its book page).

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