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ⓘ About Leigh Bardugo
The American Young Adult fiction author Leigh Bardugo has been making huge waves within the industry for some time now, all due to the initial impact she made with her strong and powerful titles. Turning the heads of those in Hollywood, she is heading up as her career grows stronger and stronger with each subsequent release. Not only does she have an audience among younger readers, but she also has a receptive group of adults who are avid followers of hers as well. Early and Personal Life Born in Jerusalem Leigh Bardugo then went onto to spend her upbringing in America where she gained a passion for writing and the written word from an early age.
All Book Series by Leigh Bardugo
Shadow and Bone / The Gathering Dark
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2012
Demon in the Wood
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2014 Co-authored · Dani Pendergast
The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic
Book 2 of 3 · published 2017
The Lives of Saints
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2020 Co-authored · Daniel J. Zollinger
Shadow and Bone / The Gathering Dark
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2012
The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2017
The Severed Moon: A Year-Long Journal of Magic
Single-title series · published 2019
The Invisible Parade
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2025 Co-authored · John Picacio
Black Canary: Breaking Silence
Book 6 of 9 · published 2020 Anthology · Alexandra Monir
Harley Quinn: Redemption
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2024 Anthology · Rachael Allen
Marple: Twelve New Mysteries
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2022
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Leigh Bardugo?
The American Young Adult fiction author Leigh Bardugo has been making huge waves within the industry for some time now, all due to the initial impact she made with her strong and powerful titles. Turning the heads of those in Hollywood, she is heading up as her career grows stronger and stronger with each subsequent release. Not only does she have an audience among younger readers, but she also has a receptive group of adults who are avid followers of hers as well.
Which Leigh Bardugo series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Grisha series, the earliest of Leigh Bardugo's multi-book series: it opens with Shadow and Bone / The Gathering Dark (2012) and runs to 6 books across 2012–2014, ending with Ruin and Rising (2014). Leigh Bardugo's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Leigh Bardugo written?
Leigh Bardugo has 47 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2012 and 2026. 35 of them belong to 8 named series — the largest being the DC Icons series with 9 books — and 12 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Leigh Bardugo's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Leigh Bardugo's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Grisha (2012–2014, 6 books), Shadow & Bone (2012–2014, 5 books) and Grishaverse (2014–2020, 3 books), plus 5 more.
How are Leigh Bardugo's books organised into series?
This guide splits Leigh Bardugo's 47 books into 8 named series and 12 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: DC Icons (9 books, 2017–2024); Grisha (6 books, 2012–2014); Shadow & Bone (5 books, 2012–2014); The Language of Thorns (4 books, 2017); Alex Stern (3 books, 2019–2026), plus 3 further series.