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Courts of Aetheria Books in Order

3 books so far (book 4 is due November 10, 2026). They run from Crown of Light and Shadows (2025) to Crown of Wrath and Ruin (2025). Rated 4.6 across 317 listener reviews.

Next Courts of Aetheria book

Crown of Smoke and Starlight

Book 4 · out November 10, 2026 · preorder now

Reading order

  1. Crown of Light and Shadows

    Book 1 2025 4.6 (175)

    A powerless outcast thrust into a brutal Fae academy. Her ruthless instructor caught between duty and desire. A forbidden love foretold to spark the kingdom's absolute ruin.

  2. Crown of Flames and Ash

    Book 2 2025 4.7 (80)

    Still reeling from betrayal, my heart battles its own scars as I return to the ruthless Conservatory. No closer to discovering the truth of my origins and with the rivalry against Arcanum Citadel intensifying, each deadly trial pushes me…

  3. Crown of Wrath and Ruin

    Book 3 2025 4.7 (62)

    I thought I understood darkness. I was wrong. A realm long believed to be nothing more than legend now holds me captive, its cruel king whispering secrets of my lineage, of power buried deep in my bones—power he intends to steal for…

  4. Crown of Smoke and Starlight

    Book 4 Out November 10, 2026

    The crown will fall. The stars will rise. And the realm will kneel before her flame. I was never meant to survive this war, let alone become its weapon.

About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for Courts of Aetheria is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.