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Melissa Albert

2 Series • 6 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Hazel Wood Books
Start with: The Hazel Wood (2018)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Our Crooked Hearts (2022)

ⓘ About Melissa Albert

Melissa Albert is an American author that writes fantasy fiction for young adults. Even before she took to writing fiction, Melissa was a fairly significant member of the publishing industry. The author founded the Barnes and Noble Teen Blog, spearheading it as editor. She is also the managing editor of BN.com. Melissa has been reading for as long as she can remember. As a child, she was drawn to fairy tales. She devoured the Grimm Brothers’ stories the first chance she got. She eventually moved on to Andrew Lang and his assortment of colored fairy books, not to mention novels like ‘Thomas the Rhymer’ by Ellen Kushner and ‘Wise Child’ by Monica Furlong. The author believes that her early reading habits definitely informed the sort of writer she became.

All Book Series by Melissa Albert

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The Hazel Wood

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2018

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2018
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The Night Country

Book 2 of 3 · published 2020

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2020
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Tales from the Hinterland

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2021

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2021
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Our Crooked Hearts

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2022

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2022
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The Bad Ones

Book 2 of 3 · published 2024

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2024
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The Children

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2026

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2026

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Melissa Albert?

Melissa Albert is an American author that writes fantasy fiction for young adults. Even before she took to writing fiction, Melissa was a fairly significant member of the publishing industry. The author founded the Barnes and Noble Teen Blog, spearheading it as editor.

Which Melissa Albert series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Hazel Wood series, the earliest of Melissa Albert's multi-book series: it opens with The Hazel Wood (2018) and runs to 3 books across 2018–2021, ending with Tales from the Hinterland (2021).

How many books has Melissa Albert written?

Melissa Albert has 6 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2018 and 2026. 3 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Hazel Wood series with 3 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Melissa Albert's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Melissa Albert's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Hazel Wood (2018–2021, 3 books).

How are Melissa Albert's books organised into series?

This guide splits Melissa Albert's 6 books into 1 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Hazel Wood (3 books, 2018–2021).