Series · 40 books
Shannon Hale Books in Order
The complete Shannon Hale reading order — 40 books from 2001–2017.
- 01 The Storybook of Legends Amazon — buy The Storybook of Legends Bookshop — buy The Storybook of Legends ThriftBooks — buy The Storybook of Legends eBooks.com — buy The Storybook of Legends
- 02 Midnight in Austenland Amazon — buy Midnight in Austenland Bookshop — buy Midnight in Austenland ThriftBooks — buy Midnight in Austenland eBooks.com — buy Midnight in Austenland
- 03 The Goose Girl Amazon — buy The Goose Girl Bookshop — buy The Goose Girl ThriftBooks — buy The Goose Girl eBooks.com — buy The Goose Girl
- 04 Enna Burning (The Books of Bayern #2) Amazon — buy Enna Burning (The Books of Bayern #2) Bookshop — buy Enna Burning (The Books of Bayern #2) ThriftBooks — buy Enna Burning (The Books of Bayern #2) eBooks.com — buy Enna Burning (The Books of Bayern #2)
- 05 Princess Academy Amazon — buy Princess Academy Bookshop — buy Princess Academy ThriftBooks — buy Princess Academy eBooks.com — buy Princess Academy
- 06 Palace of Stone Amazon — buy Palace of Stone Bookshop — buy Palace of Stone ThriftBooks — buy Palace of Stone eBooks.com — buy Palace of Stone
- 07 River Secrets (Books of Bayern #3) Amazon — buy River Secrets (Books of Bayern #3) Bookshop — buy River Secrets (Books of Bayern #3) ThriftBooks — buy River Secrets (Books of Bayern #3) eBooks.com — buy River Secrets (Books of Bayern #3)
- 08 Book of a Thousand Days Amazon — buy Book of a Thousand Days Bookshop — buy Book of a Thousand Days ThriftBooks — buy Book of a Thousand Days eBooks.com — buy Book of a Thousand Days
- 09 Austenland Amazon — buy Austenland Bookshop — buy Austenland ThriftBooks — buy Austenland eBooks.com — buy Austenland
- 10 Rapunzel's Revenge Amazon — buy Rapunzel's Revenge Bookshop — buy Rapunzel's Revenge ThriftBooks — buy Rapunzel's Revenge eBooks.com — buy Rapunzel's Revenge
- 11 Forest Born Amazon — buy Forest Born Bookshop — buy Forest Born ThriftBooks — buy Forest Born eBooks.com — buy Forest Born
- 12 The Actor and the Housewife Amazon — buy The Actor and the Housewife Bookshop — buy The Actor and the Housewife ThriftBooks — buy The Actor and the Housewife eBooks.com — buy The Actor and the Housewife
- 13 Calamity Jack Amazon — buy Calamity Jack Bookshop — buy Calamity Jack ThriftBooks — buy Calamity Jack eBooks.com — buy Calamity Jack
- 14 Tale of Two Sisters Amazon — buy Tale of Two Sisters Bookshop — buy Tale of Two Sisters ThriftBooks — buy Tale of Two Sisters eBooks.com — buy Tale of Two Sisters
- 15 Madeline Hatter's Story Amazon — buy Madeline Hatter's Story Bookshop — buy Madeline Hatter's Story ThriftBooks — buy Madeline Hatter's Story eBooks.com — buy Madeline Hatter's Story
- 16 Briar Beauty's Story Amazon — buy Briar Beauty's Story Bookshop — buy Briar Beauty's Story ThriftBooks — buy Briar Beauty's Story eBooks.com — buy Briar Beauty's Story
- 17 Apple White's Story Amazon — buy Apple White's Story Bookshop — buy Apple White's Story ThriftBooks — buy Apple White's Story eBooks.com — buy Apple White's Story
- 18 Hunter Huntsman's Story Amazon — buy Hunter Huntsman's Story Bookshop — buy Hunter Huntsman's Story ThriftBooks — buy Hunter Huntsman's Story eBooks.com — buy Hunter Huntsman's Story
- 19 Ashlynn Ella's Story Amazon — buy Ashlynn Ella's Story Bookshop — buy Ashlynn Ella's Story ThriftBooks — buy Ashlynn Ella's Story eBooks.com — buy Ashlynn Ella's Story
- 20 Raven Queen's Story Amazon — buy Raven Queen's Story Bookshop — buy Raven Queen's Story ThriftBooks — buy Raven Queen's Story eBooks.com — buy Raven Queen's Story
- 21 Guys Read : Bouncing the Grinning Goat : A Short Story from Guys Read Amazon — buy Guys Read : Bouncing the Grinning Goat : A Short Story from Guys Read Bookshop — buy Guys Read : Bouncing the Grinning Goat : A Short Story from Guys Read ThriftBooks — buy Guys Read : Bouncing the Grinning Goat : A Short Story from Guys Read eBooks.com — buy Guys Read : Bouncing the Grinning Goat : A Short Story from Guys Read
- 22 The Princess in Black Amazon — buy The Princess in Black Bookshop — buy The Princess in Black ThriftBooks — buy The Princess in Black eBooks.com — buy The Princess in Black
- 23 A Wonderlandiful World Amazon — buy A Wonderlandiful World Bookshop — buy A Wonderlandiful World ThriftBooks — buy A Wonderlandiful World eBooks.com — buy A Wonderlandiful World
- 24 The Unfairest of Them All Amazon — buy The Unfairest of Them All Bookshop — buy The Unfairest of Them All ThriftBooks — buy The Unfairest of Them All eBooks.com — buy The Unfairest of Them All
- 25 Spirit Animals Amazon — buy Spirit Animals Bookshop — buy Spirit Animals ThriftBooks — buy Spirit Animals eBooks.com — buy Spirit Animals
- 26 Once Upon a Time Amazon — buy Once Upon a Time Bookshop — buy Once Upon a Time ThriftBooks — buy Once Upon a Time eBooks.com — buy Once Upon a Time
- 27 Dangerous Amazon — buy Dangerous Bookshop — buy Dangerous ThriftBooks — buy Dangerous eBooks.com — buy Dangerous
- 28 Ever after High Amazon — buy Ever after High Bookshop — buy Ever after High ThriftBooks — buy Ever after High eBooks.com — buy Ever after High
- 29 The Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party Amazon — buy The Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party Bookshop — buy The Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party ThriftBooks — buy The Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party eBooks.com — buy The Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party
- 30 The Forgotten Sisters Amazon — buy The Forgotten Sisters Bookshop — buy The Forgotten Sisters ThriftBooks — buy The Forgotten Sisters eBooks.com — buy The Forgotten Sisters
- 31 The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation Amazon — buy The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation Bookshop — buy The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation ThriftBooks — buy The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation eBooks.com — buy The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation
- 32 The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde Amazon — buy The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde Bookshop — buy The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde ThriftBooks — buy The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde eBooks.com — buy The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde
- 33 Truth or Hair (Ever After High) Amazon — buy Truth or Hair (Ever After High) Bookshop — buy Truth or Hair (Ever After High) ThriftBooks — buy Truth or Hair (Ever After High) eBooks.com — buy Truth or Hair (Ever After High)
- 34 The Princess in Black, Books 1-3 Amazon — buy The Princess in Black, Books 1-3 Bookshop — buy The Princess in Black, Books 1-3 ThriftBooks — buy The Princess in Black, Books 1-3 eBooks.com — buy The Princess in Black, Books 1-3
- 35 Princess Academy Series Set Amazon — buy Princess Academy Series Set ThriftBooks — buy Princess Academy Series Set eBooks.com — buy Princess Academy Series Set
- 36 Real Friends Amazon — buy Real Friends Bookshop — buy Real Friends ThriftBooks — buy Real Friends eBooks.com — buy Real Friends
- 37 Best Friends Amazon — buy Best Friends Bookshop — buy Best Friends ThriftBooks — buy Best Friends eBooks.com — buy Best Friends
- 38 The Legend of Shadow High Amazon — buy The Legend of Shadow High Bookshop — buy The Legend of Shadow High ThriftBooks — buy The Legend of Shadow High eBooks.com — buy The Legend of Shadow High
- 39 The Princess in Black and the mysterious playdate Amazon — buy The Princess in Black and the mysterious playdate Bookshop — buy The Princess in Black and the mysterious playdate ThriftBooks — buy The Princess in Black and the mysterious playdate eBooks.com — buy The Princess in Black and the mysterious playdate
- 40 The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Amazon — buy The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Bookshop — buy The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl ThriftBooks — buy The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl eBooks.com — buy The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Storybook of Legends | 2001 | ||
| 2 | Midnight in Austenland | 2001 | ||
| 3 | The Goose Girl | 2003 | ||
| 4 | Enna Burning (The Books of Bayern #2) | 2004 | ||
| 5 | Princess Academy | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Palace of Stone | 2006 | ||
| 7 | River Secrets (Books of Bayern #3) | 2006 | ||
| 8 | Book of a Thousand Days | 2007 | ||
| 9 | Austenland | 2007 | ||
| 10 | Rapunzel's Revenge | 2008 | ||
| 11 | Forest Born | 2009 | ||
| 12 | The Actor and the Housewife | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Calamity Jack | 2010 | ||
| 14 | Tale of Two Sisters | 2013 | ||
| 15 | Madeline Hatter's Story | 2013 | ||
| 16 | Briar Beauty's Story | 2013 | ||
| 17 | Apple White's Story | 2013 | ||
| 18 | Hunter Huntsman's Story | 2013 | ||
| 19 | Ashlynn Ella's Story | 2013 | ||
| 20 | Raven Queen's Story | 2013 | ||
| 21 | Guys Read : Bouncing the Grinning Goat : A Short Story from Guys Read | 2013 | ||
| 22 | The Princess in Black | 2014 | ||
| 23 | A Wonderlandiful World | 2014 | ||
| 24 | The Unfairest of Them All | 2014 | ||
| 25 | Spirit Animals | 2014 | ||
| 26 | Once Upon a Time | 2014 | ||
| 27 | Dangerous | 2014 | ||
| 28 | Ever after High | 2014 | ||
| 29 | The Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party | 2015 | ||
| 30 | The Forgotten Sisters | 2015 | ||
| 31 | The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation | 2016 | ||
| 32 | The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde | 2016 | ||
| 33 | Truth or Hair (Ever After High) | 2016 | ||
| 34 | The Princess in Black, Books 1-3 | 2016 | ||
| 35 | Princess Academy Series Set | 2016 | ||
| 36 | Real Friends | 2017 | ||
| 37 | Best Friends | 2017 | ||
| 38 | The Legend of Shadow High | 2017 | ||
| 39 | The Princess in Black and the mysterious playdate | 2017 | ||
| 40 | The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl | 2017 |
Shannon Hale reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with The Storybook of Legends (2001). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Shannon Hale — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Shannon Hale books are there?
40 to date, spanning 2001–2017.
What is the newest Shannon Hale book?
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, published in 2017.