Author guide
Tehlor Kay Mejia Books in Order
Tehlor Kay Mejia is an Oregon-based bestselling and award-winning author of queer books for young adults, middle-grade readers, and adults. His fiction includes the young adult fantasy duologies We Set the Dark on Fire and Lucha, the Paola Santiago middle-grade fantasy trilogy, middle-grade horror, adult queer romance, and the graphic novel The Witch's Wings and Other Terrifying Tales. He has also co-written Miss Meteor with Anna-Marie McLemore and novelized the first season of Wednesday.
young adult fantasymiddle-grade fantasymiddle-grade horroradult romancegraphic novels
Tehlor Kay Mejia's Newest Book
Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
We Set the Dark on Fire
Best starting point for Mejia's young adult fantasy and the beginning of a completed duology.
Paola Santiago and the River of Tears
Best starting point for the completed middle-grade fantasy trilogy.
Sammy Espinoza's Last Review
Best starting point for Mejia's adult queer romance.
It Happened to Anna
Best starting point for Mejia's standalone middle-grade horror.
Read in order
Books by series
duology · completed
We Set the Dark on Fire
A completed young adult fantasy duology set in the divided society of Medio.
trilogy · completed
Paola Santiago
A completed middle-grade fantasy trilogy following science-minded Paola Santiago as she confronts monsters and spirits drawn from Mexican folklore.
duology · completed
Lucha
A completed young adult fantasy duology about power, addiction, freedom, and love in a world shaped by forgotten magic.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (7)
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Miss MeteorAmazon ↗novel · 2020
- Sammy Espinoza's Last ReviewAmazon ↗
novel · 2023
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The Witch's Wings and Other Terrifying TalesAmazon ↗graphic-novel · 2023
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Cash Delgado Is Living the DreamAmazon ↗novel · 2024
- It Happened to AnnaAmazon ↗
novel · 2024
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Wednesday: A Novelization of Season OneAmazon ↗novelization · 2024
- The Better to Eat You WithAmazon ↗
novel · 2025