Author guide
Rae Carson Books in Order
Rae Carson is an American author best known for the Fire and Thorns fantasy series and the Gold Seer Trilogy. Her fiction combines adventure, magic, romance, and historical settings, and she has also written science-fiction novels and Star Wars tie-in fiction.
young adult fantasyhistorical fictionscience fiction
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The Girl of Fire and Thorns
The first novel in the Fire and Thorns series and Carson's debut novel.
Walk on Earth a Stranger
The first novel in the Gold Seer Trilogy.
Any Sign of Life
A standalone science-fiction novel.
Dangerous Voices
A brief, separately published standalone work.
Read in order
Books by series
novel series · complete
Fire and Thorns
A young adult fantasy series comprising four novels and three optional prequel novellas.
- 1 The Girl of Fire and ThornsAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2011
- 2
The Shadow CatsAmazon ↗Book 0.1 · novella · 2012 Optional
- 3
The Crown of EmbersAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 2012
- 4
The Shattered MountainAmazon ↗Book 0.2 · novella · 2013 Optional
- 5
The King's GuardAmazon ↗Book 0.3 · novella · 2013 Optional
- 6
The Bitter KingdomAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 2013
- 7
The Empire of DreamsAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 2020
novel series · complete
Gold Seer Trilogy
A young adult historical fantasy trilogy set during the California Gold Rush.
shared universe · ongoing
Star Wars
A shared-universe franchise in which Carson has written a young adult novel and a film novelization.
Outside the series