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ⓘ About Lamar Giles
Lamar Giles is a young adult thriller, fantasy author, speaker and founder of We Need Diverse Books, an organization set up to change the face of publishing. He loved stories and storytelling right from the time he was growing up in Hopewell, Virginia his hometown. After he graduated from high school, he went to Old Dominion University and it was while he was there that he got interested in a career as an author. He wrote and sold his first short story when he was twenty-one years old. From there, his short fiction went on to be featured in the anthology “Dark Dreams.” He was also a Top 10 finalist in the TorUK/ScifiNow International War of the Worlds Competition and was a fellow of the Virginia Commission of the Arts.
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Generation Wonder: The New Age of Heroes
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2022
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Lamar Giles?
Lamar Giles is a young adult thriller, fantasy author, speaker and founder of We Need Diverse Books, an organization set up to change the face of publishing. He loved stories and storytelling right from the time he was growing up in Hopewell, Virginia his hometown. After he graduated from high school, he went to Old Dominion University and it was while he was there that he got interested in a career as an author.
Which Lamar Giles series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Legendary Alston Boys Adventure series, the earliest of Lamar Giles's multi-book series: it opens with The Last Last-Day-of-Summer (2019) and runs to 2 books across 2019–2020, ending with The Last Mirror on the Left (2020).
How many books has Lamar Giles written?
Lamar Giles has 19 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2014 and 2027. 3 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Legendary Alston Boys Adventure series with 2 books — and 16 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Lamar Giles's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Lamar Giles's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Legendary Alston Boys Adventure (2019–2020, 2 books) and Star Wars: Bad Batch (2025, 1 book).
How are Lamar Giles's books organised into series?
This guide splits Lamar Giles's 19 books into 2 named series and 16 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Legendary Alston Boys Adventure (2 books, 2019–2020); Star Wars: Bad Batch (1 book, 2025).