BookBingeWayward Children Books in Order
A boarding school for children who have returned from portal-fantasy worlds and can't find their way back.
Here is the complete Wayward Children reading order — all 9 books by Seanan McGuire, in the order you should read them:
Publication order (recommended)
- Every Heart a Doorway(2016)
- Down Among the Sticks and Bones(2017)
- Beneath the Sugar Sky(2018)
- In an Absent Dream(2019)
- Come Tumbling Down(2020)
- Across the Green Grass Fields(2021)
- Where the Drowned Girls Go(2022)
- Lost in the Moment and Found(2023)
- Mislaid in Parts Half-Known(2024)
Good news: for this series, publication order and chronological order are the same — just read straight down the list.
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How many books are in the Wayward Children series?
There are 9 books in the Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire, beginning with Every Heart a Doorway (2016) and most recently Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (2024).
What is the first Wayward Children book?
The first book is Every Heart a Doorway, published in 2016. That's where new readers should start.
Should I read Wayward Children in publication or chronological order?
Publication and chronological order are identical for this series, so just follow the list.