📖 About Five Hundred Kingdoms

Five Hundred Kingdoms is a series universe written by Mercedes Lackey. The complete collection runs to 8 books across 1 series, published between 2004 and 2014.

The main series is Publication Order of Five Hundred Kingdoms Books with 8 books. It opens with The Fairy Godmother (2004) and currently runs to A Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms Volume 3: A Fantasy Romance Novel (2014).

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🎯 Where to Start with Five Hundred Kingdoms

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: The Fairy Godmother (2004), book 1 of Publication Order of Five Hundred Kingdoms Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 1 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Five Hundred Kingdoms Books in Order

Publication Order of Five Hundred Kingdoms Books
8 books
1
The Fairy Godmother book cover1The Fairy Godmother2004Buy on Amazon
One Good Knight book cover2One Good Knight2006Buy on Amazon
Fortune's Fool book cover3Fortune's Fool2007Buy on Amazon
The Snow Queen book cover4The Snow Queen2008Buy on Amazon
The Sleeping Beauty book cover5The Sleeping Beauty2010Buy on Amazon
Beauty and the Werewolf book cover6Beauty and the Werewolf2011Buy on Amazon
A Tangled Web book cover7A Tangled Web2012Buy on Amazon
A Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms Volume 3: A Fantasy Romance Novel book cover8A Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms Volume 3: A Fantasy Romance Novel2014Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Five Hundred Kingdoms books are there?
There are 8 books in the Five Hundred Kingdoms collection, organised into 1 series and published between 2004 and 2014.
What is the first Five Hundred Kingdoms book?
The first book is The Fairy Godmother, published in 2004.
What order should I read the Five Hundred Kingdoms books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Five Hundred Kingdoms books?
The Five Hundred Kingdoms books were written by Mercedes Lackey.
Is the Five Hundred Kingdoms series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Five Hundred Kingdoms Books, has 8 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Five Hundred Kingdoms series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 2004, and the most recent in 2014.