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Margaret Owen

4 Series • 8 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Little Thieves Books
Start with: Little Thieves (2021)
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Publication Order of The Merciful Crow Books
Start with: The Merciful Crow (2019)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Rootbound (2026)

ⓘ About Margaret Owen

Margaret Owen is an American published author. Owens was born at the Oregon Trail’s end, where she grew up. She spent much of her time when she was a child walking around the halls of the local bookstore. When she was in the fourth grade, she got the chance to meet an author. It was not so long after that encounter that Owen decided that she also would like to be an author for her career. Her choice of a career would shift on a regular basis from that point on, although she still wanted to be an author. She would go on to college and study Japanese, graduating with her degree. She developed a passion for espresso as well, so intense that it ended up resulting in a move to live in Seattle.

All Book Series by Margaret Owen

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Little Thieves

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2021

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2021
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Painted Devils

Book 2 of 4 · published 2023

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2023
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The Fallow Year

Book 3 of 4 · published 2024

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2024
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Holy Terrors

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2025

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2025
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The Merciful Crow

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2019

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2019
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The Faithless Hawk

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2020

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2020
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Rootbound

Single-title series · published 2026

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2026
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The Grimoire of Grave Fates

Single-title series · published 2023

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2023

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Margaret Owen?

Margaret Owen is an American published author. Owens was born at the Oregon Trail's end, where she grew up. She spent much of her time when she was a child walking around the halls of the local bookstore.

Which Margaret Owen series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Little Thieves series, the earliest of Margaret Owen's multi-book series: it opens with Little Thieves (2021) and runs to 4 books across 2021–2025, ending with Holy Terrors (2025).

How many books has Margaret Owen written?

Margaret Owen has 8 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2019 and 2026. 6 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Little Thieves series with 4 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Margaret Owen's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Margaret Owen's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Merciful Crow (2019–2020, 2 books) and Little Thieves (2021–2025, 4 books).

How are Margaret Owen's books organised into series?

This guide splits Margaret Owen's 8 books into 2 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Little Thieves (4 books, 2021–2025); The Merciful Crow (2 books, 2019–2020).