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ⓘ About Lauren DeStefano
Some authors pick up easy topics and write wonderful stories while there are others who love to pick up some controversial complex topic and create a marvel. It takes a lot of courage and enigma to pick up such complex topics and Lauren DeStefano loves to write about them. When we talk about young adult writers who challenge their readers, Lauren is the front runner among them. Early and Personal Life lauren DeStefano was born on 13 October 1984 in New Haven, Connecticut. She earned her English Degree from Albertus Magnus College and began her writing career with her first publication in 2011. She feels like she was born to write. She recalls that in her childhood she used to write on almost everything she got her hands on.
All Book Series by Lauren DeStefano
The Wicked Ones
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2023 Anthology · Robin Benway
The Wishless Ones
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2025 Anthology · Hafsah Faizal
The Peculiar Night of the Blue Heart
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2016
How I’ll Kill You
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2023 Pen name · Ren DeStefano
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Lauren DeStefano?
Some authors pick up easy topics and write wonderful stories while there are others who love to pick up some controversial complex topic and create a marvel. It takes a lot of courage and enigma to pick up such complex topics and Lauren DeStefano loves to write about them. When we talk about young adult writers who challenge their readers, Lauren is the front runner among them.
Which Lauren DeStefano series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Chemical Garden series, the earliest of Lauren DeStefano's multi-book series: it opens with Wither (2011) and runs to 4 books across 2011–2013, ending with Sever (2013). Lauren DeStefano's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Lauren DeStefano written?
Lauren DeStefano has 20 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2011 and 2025. 16 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Internment Chronicles series with 5 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Lauren DeStefano's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Lauren DeStefano's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Chemical Garden (2011–2013, 4 books), Internment Chronicles (2013–2016, 5 books) and Pram (2015–2016, 2 books), plus 2 more.
How are Lauren DeStefano's books organised into series?
This guide splits Lauren DeStefano's 20 books into 5 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Internment Chronicles (5 books, 2013–2016); Chemical Garden (4 books, 2011–2013); Dark Ascension (3 books, 2023–2025); Pram (2 books, 2015–2016); Glass Spare (2 books, 2017–2018).