Keeper of the Lost Cities Books in Order
Keeper of the Lost Cities books in order, with publishing statistics, sourced reading-level data and facts explaining Unlocked and the companion entries.
Facts & statistics
- 9published novels
- 2companion books
Keeper of the Lost Cities Books in Publication Order
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- Keeper of the Lost Cities2012NovelSeries #1See deal on Amazon
- Exile2013NovelSeries #2See deal on Amazon
- Everblaze2014NovelSeries #3See deal on Amazon
- Neverseen2015NovelSeries #4See deal on Amazon
- Lodestar2016NovelSeries #5See deal on Amazon
- Nightfall2017NovelSeries #6See deal on Amazon
- Flashback2018NovelSeries #7See deal on Amazon
- Legacy2019NovelSeries #8See deal on Amazon
- Unlocked2020CompanionSeries #8.5 · guide and novellaSee deal on Amazon
- Stellarlune2022Novel2-yr gapSeries #9See deal on Amazon
- Unraveled2024Companion2-yr gapSeries #9.5 · Keefe’s novel-length storySee deal on Amazon
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How Many Keeper of the Lost Cities Books Are There?
9 published works: 9 novels.
As of October 11, 2026.Where does Unlocked fit in Keeper of the Lost Cities?
- Book 8.5
Unlocked is explicitly labeled book 8.5 and alternates Sophie and Keefe chapters.
Keeper Of The Lost Cities Series - Shannon Messenger- Reference material
Unlocked also contains a guide to the Lost Cities, a map, full-color illustrations, and recipes.
Keeper Of The Lost Cities Series - Shannon Messenger
What reading level are the Keeper of the Lost Cities books?
- Lexile range
The curriculum guide gives the first book a Lexile measure of 670L and Legacy (book 8) a measure of 890L.
Keeper of the Lost Cities Curriculum Guide- Certified levels
The PDF says the Lexile measures are certified by MetaMetrics and the books use Fountas & Pinnell leveling.
Keeper of the Lost Cities Curriculum Guide
These measures describe text difficulty, not age suitability or content warnings.
Keeper of the Lost Cities Reading Order Statistics
- Publishing span
- 11 years2012–2022 · inclusive calendar years
- Longest release gap
- 3 years2019–2022 · Legacy to Stellarlune
- Recent releases
- 1 workPublished since 2022
Books Published by Decade
Keeper of the Lost Cities Reading Milestones
Publication-order checkpoints for your reading plan.
What Is in the Reading Plan?
9 published works- Novels
- 9
- Novellas & stories
- 0
- Companions outside plan
- 2
- Announced, not published
- 0
How Long Will It Take?
From book oneThese estimates count every published work in the checklist. Use the tracker to calculate from your actual progress.
How This Keeper of the Lost Cities Book List Was Checked
Titles and publication sequence were checked against the publisher or author catalogue. Upcoming books are excluded from the published count, and companions are labeled instead of silently mixed into the main series.
View source: Shannon Messenger official Keeper series guideLast verified October 11, 2026