Series guide · 9 books · Shannon Messenger
Keeper of the Lost Cities, book by book
A 12-year-old telepath learns she’s an elf and moves to a hidden elf world. There are 9 main books so far, plus two in-between books, 8.5 and 9.5. Book 10, Elysian, is due in 2027. The books get longer, and the danger, losses and crushes grow as Sophie ages.
the big questionIs Keeper of the Lost Cities OK for my 10-year-old?Yes, book 1 is a good fit for most 10-year-olds. Later books are much longer, with more deaths and more romance.
1
Usually works at10+
Keeper of the Lost CitiesA telepathic girl learns she’s an elf, leaves her family and is kidnapped.
Good fit
2
Usually works at10+
ExileSophie cares for an alicorn, and a mission shatters her mentor’s mind.
Good fit
3
Usually works at10+
EverblazeA kind Councillor dies in a fire, and the elf world edges toward war.
Good fit
4
Usually works at10+
NeverseenA plague strikes the gnomes, and a beloved gnome dies to cure it.
Good fit
5
Usually works at10+
LodestarA friend seems to switch sides, and a bodyguard and a mentor die.
Good fit
6
Usually works at10+
NightfallSophie hunts for her kidnapped human parents and shares a kiss that goes nowhere.
Good fit
7
Usually works at10+
FlashbackThe friends train to fight with weapons, and Sophie is tortured by a villain.
Good fit
8
Usually works at10+
LegacySophie searches for her biological parents, and her powers grow stronger.
Good fit
9
Usually works at10+
StellarluneA long-awaited kiss, and Sophie faces having to kill a villain.
Good fit
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