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Rae Carson

American author Rae Carson is best known for the Girl of Fire and Thorns fantasy trilogy. A Morris Award finalist and acclaimed YA writer, her works have sold over a million copies. This page provides the Rae Carson books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1976A New Hope(By: Alan Dean Foster,George Lucas)POoSWMNB · 1Buy ↗

1980The Empire Strikes Back(By: Donald F. Glut)POoSWMNB · 2Buy ↗

1983Return of the Jedi(By: James Kahn)POoSWMNB · 3Buy ↗

1999The Phantom Menace(By: Terry Brooks,George Lucas)POoSWMNB · 4Buy ↗

2002Attack of the Clones(By: R.A. Salvatore)POoSWMNB · 5Buy ↗

2005Revenge of the Sith(By: Matthew Woodring Stover)POoSWMNB · 6Buy ↗

2011The Girl of Fire and ThornsPOoFaTB · 1Buy ↗

2012Dangerous VoicesPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

2012The Shadow CatsPOoFaTB · 2Buy ↗

2012The Crown of EmbersPOoFaTB · 3Buy ↗

2013Dorothy Dreams(By: Simon R. Green)POoORB · 1Buy ↗

2013Emeralds to Emeralds, Dust to Dust(By: Seanan McGuire)POoORB · 2Buy ↗

2013The Boy Detective of Oz(By: Tad Williams)POoORB · 3Buy ↗

2013A Meeting in Oz(By: Jeffrey Ford)POoORB · 4Buy ↗

2013The Shattered MountainPOoFaTB · 4Buy ↗

2013Off to See the Emperor(By: Orson Scott Card)POoORB · 5Buy ↗

2013The Bitter KingdomPOoFaTB · 5Buy ↗

2013The King's GuardPOoFaTB · 6Buy ↗

2013The Cobbler of Oz(By: Jonathan Maberry)POoORB · 6Buy ↗

2013Lost Girls of Oz(By: Theodora Goss)POoORB · 7Buy ↗

2013Blown Away(By: Jane Yolen)POoORB · 8Buy ↗

2013A Tornado of Dorothys(By: Kat Howard)POoORB · 9Buy ↗

2013The Veiled Shanghai(By: Ken Liu)POoORB · 10Buy ↗

2013Dead Blue(By: David Farland)POoORB · 11Buy ↗

2013The Great Zeppelin Heist of Oz(With: C.C. Finlay)POoORB · 12Buy ↗

2013Beyond the Naked Eye(By: Rachel Swirsky)POoORB · 13Buy ↗

2013City So Bright(By: Dale Bailey)POoORB · 14Buy ↗

2013One Flew Over the Rainbow(By: Robin Wasserman)POoORB · 15Buy ↗

2014The Girl of Fire and Thorns StoriesPOoFaTC · 1Buy ↗

2015Walk on Earth a StrangerPOoGSTB · 1Buy ↗

2015The Force Awakens(By: Alan Dean Foster)POoSWMNB · 7Buy ↗

2016Ahsoka(By: E.K. Johnston)POoSWYASN · 1Buy ↗

2016Like a River GloriousPOoGSTB · 2Buy ↗

2016Rogue One(By: Alexander Freed)POoSWMNB · 8Buy ↗

2017Phasma(By: Delilah S. Dawson)POoJTSWTLJB · 1Buy ↗

2017Rebel Rising(By: Beth Revis)POoSWYASN · 2Buy ↗

2017Star Wars Annual 2018(By: Egmont)POoJTSWTLJB · 2Buy ↗

2017Star Wars Kirigami(By: Marc Hagan-Guirey)POoJTSWTLJB · 3Buy ↗

2017Into the Bright UnknownPOoGSTB · 3Buy ↗

2017Stormtroopers: Beyond the Armor(By: Ryder Windham,Adam Bray,John Boyega)POoJTSWTLJB · 4Buy ↗

2017The Legends of Luke Skywalker(By: Ken Liu)POoJTSWTLJB · 5Buy ↗

2017The Rebel Files: Collected Intelligence of the Alliance(By: Daniel Wallace)POoJTSWTLJB · 6Buy ↗

2017Captain Phasma(By: Kelly Thompson)POoJTSWTLJB · 7Buy ↗

2017Canto Bight(With: Saladin Ahmed,Mira Grant,John Jackson Miller)POoJTSWTLJB · 8Buy ↗

2018Most WantedPOoSWYASN · 3Buy ↗

2018The Last Jedi(By: Jason Fry)POoSWMNB · 9Buy ↗

2018Solo(By: Mur Lafferty)POoSWMNB · 10Buy ↗

2019Galaxy's Edge: A Crash of Fate(By: Zoraida C�rdova)POoSWYASN · 4Buy ↗

2019Force Collector(By: Kevin Shinick,Tony Foti)POoSWYASN · 5Buy ↗

2020The Empire of DreamsPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

2020Badass Moms in the Zombie ApocalypsePOoSS · 2Buy ↗

2020Queen's Peril(By: E.K. Johnston)POoSWYASN · 6Buy ↗

2020Poe Dameron: Free Fall(By: Alex Segura)POoSWYASN · 7Buy ↗

2020The Rise of SkywalkerPOoSWMNB · 11Buy ↗

2021Any Sign of LifePOoSN · 2Buy ↗

2021The Mandalorian(By: Joe Schreiber)POoSWYASN · 8Buy ↗

2021Queen's Hope(By: E.K. Johnston)POoSWYASN · 9Buy ↗

2023Crimson Climb(By: E.K. Johnston)POoSWYASN · 10Buy ↗

2026Monster, Monarch, MaidenPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Star Wars: Young Adult Stand-alone Novels10 books · 2016–2023

01Ahsoka(By: E.K. Johnston)2016Buy ↗

02Rebel Rising(By: Beth Revis)2017Buy ↗

03Most Wanted2018Buy ↗

04Galaxy's Edge: A Crash of Fate(By: Zoraida C�rdova)2019Buy ↗

05Force Collector(By: Kevin Shinick,Tony Foti)2019Buy ↗

06Queen's Peril(By: E.K. Johnston)2020Buy ↗

07Poe Dameron: Free Fall(By: Alex Segura)2020Buy ↗

08The Mandalorian(By: Joe Schreiber)2021Buy ↗

09Queen's Hope(By: E.K. Johnston)2021Buy ↗

10Crimson Climb(By: E.K. Johnston)2023Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas2 books · 2012–2020

01Dangerous Voices2012Buy ↗

02Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse2020Buy ↗

Publication Order of Journey To Star Wars: The Last Jedi Books8 books · 2017–2017

01Phasma(By: Delilah S. Dawson)2017Buy ↗

02Star Wars Annual 2018(By: Egmont)2017Buy ↗

03Star Wars Kirigami(By: Marc Hagan-Guirey)2017Buy ↗

04Stormtroopers: Beyond the Armor(By: Ryder Windham,Adam Bray,John Boyega)2017Buy ↗

05The Legends of Luke Skywalker(By: Ken Liu)2017Buy ↗

06The Rebel Files: Collected Intelligence of the Alliance(By: Daniel Wallace)2017Buy ↗

07Captain Phasma(By: Kelly Thompson)2017Buy ↗

08Canto Bight(With: Saladin Ahmed,Mira Grant,John Jackson Miller)2017Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels3 books · 2020–2026

01The Empire of Dreams2020Buy ↗

02Any Sign of Life2021Buy ↗

03Monster, Monarch, Maiden2026Buy ↗

Publication Order of Fire and Thorns Books6 books · 2011–2013

01The Girl of Fire and Thorns2011Buy ↗

02The Shadow Cats2012Buy ↗

03The Crown of Embers2012Buy ↗

04The Shattered Mountain2013Buy ↗

05The Bitter Kingdom2013Buy ↗

06The King's Guard2013Buy ↗

Publication Order of Star Wars: Movie Novelizations Books11 books · 1976–2020

01A New Hope(By: Alan Dean Foster,George Lucas)1976Buy ↗

02The Empire Strikes Back(By: Donald F. Glut)1980Buy ↗

03Return of the Jedi(By: James Kahn)1983Buy ↗

04The Phantom Menace(By: Terry Brooks,George Lucas)1999Buy ↗

05Attack of the Clones(By: R.A. Salvatore)2002Buy ↗

06Revenge of the Sith(By: Matthew Woodring Stover)2005Buy ↗

07The Force Awakens(By: Alan Dean Foster)2015Buy ↗

08Rogue One(By: Alexander Freed)2016Buy ↗

09The Last Jedi(By: Jason Fry)2018Buy ↗

10Solo(By: Mur Lafferty)2018Buy ↗

11The Rise of Skywalker2020Buy ↗

Publication Order of Fire and Thorns Collections1 book · 2014

01The Girl of Fire and Thorns Stories2014Buy ↗

Publication Order of Oz Reimagined Books15 books · 2013–2013

01Dorothy Dreams(By: Simon R. Green)2013Buy ↗

02Emeralds to Emeralds, Dust to Dust(By: Seanan McGuire)2013Buy ↗

03The Boy Detective of Oz(By: Tad Williams)2013Buy ↗

04A Meeting in Oz(By: Jeffrey Ford)2013Buy ↗

05Off to See the Emperor(By: Orson Scott Card)2013Buy ↗

06The Cobbler of Oz(By: Jonathan Maberry)2013Buy ↗

07Lost Girls of Oz(By: Theodora Goss)2013Buy ↗

08Blown Away(By: Jane Yolen)2013Buy ↗

09A Tornado of Dorothys(By: Kat Howard)2013Buy ↗

10The Veiled Shanghai(By: Ken Liu)2013Buy ↗

11Dead Blue(By: David Farland)2013Buy ↗

12The Great Zeppelin Heist of Oz(With: C.C. Finlay)2013Buy ↗

13Beyond the Naked Eye(By: Rachel Swirsky)2013Buy ↗

14City So Bright(By: Dale Bailey)2013Buy ↗

15One Flew Over the Rainbow(By: Robin Wasserman)2013Buy ↗

Publication Order of Gold Seer Trilogy Books3 books · 2015–2017

01Walk on Earth a Stranger2015Buy ↗

02Like a River Glorious2016Buy ↗

03Into the Bright Unknown2017Buy ↗

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