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ⓘ About Sarah Raughley
Sarah has been nominated for Best Young Adult novel at the Aurora Awards. She is also very active in her community as she does writing workshops for adults and youths. In addition to being a young adult fiction author she has a doctorate in English. As an academic Sarah Was a McMaster University professor and most recently was a University of Ottawa postdoctoral fellow. Raughley got started writing as a three year old writing about little girls with paranormal powers since she always wanted to have some. As such, she has been drawing comics and writing stories for years, even as she has now dialed back on the drawing. The first book she remembers reading that made her want to become an author has to be “Sweet Valley Kids.
All Book Series by Sarah Raughley
Bloodshot
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2025 Anthology · Fred Van Lente
Shadowman
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2025 Anthology · Shola Adedeji
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Sarah Raughley?
Sarah has been nominated for Best Young Adult novel at the Aurora Awards. She is also very active in her community as she does writing workshops for adults and youths. In addition to being a young adult fiction author she has a doctorate in English.
Which Sarah Raughley series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Effigies series, the earliest of Sarah Raughley's multi-book series: it opens with Fate of Flames (2016) and runs to 3 books across 2016–2018, ending with Legacy of Light (2018). Sarah Raughley's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Sarah Raughley written?
Sarah Raughley has 17 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2014 and 2026. 16 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Effigies series with 3 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.
In what order should Sarah Raughley's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Sarah Raughley's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Effigies (2016–2018, 3 books), The Bones of Ruin (2021–2024, 3 books) and The Valiant Universe (2025, 3 books), plus 1 more.
How are Sarah Raughley's books organised into series?
This guide splits Sarah Raughley's 17 books into 5 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Effigies (3 books, 2016–2018); The Bones of Ruin (3 books, 2021–2024); The Valiant Universe (3 books, 2025); The Queen's Spade (2 books, 2025–2026); Laksa Anthology: Speculative Fiction (5 books, 2016–2021).