Faerieground book cover

The Faerieground Series in Order

The Faerieground series is best read in order, starting with The Rescue, as character relationships and storylines develop across the series. Best friends Soli and Lucy are separated when one is pulled into the dangerous Faerieground, where they must navigate royal intrigue, dark magic, and a quest to return home while uncovering hidden truths about their own heritage.

🔄 Best Read in Order · Start with Book 1

Faerieground Books in Order

12 books

How to Read the Faerieground series

🔄 Best Read in Order · Start with Book 1

Standalone stories, but characters and relationships develop across the series.

Publication order gives the best experience for the Faerieground series. Each book has a complete central plot with its own conflict and resolution, but character relationships, personal revelations, and the larger struggle in the Faerieground carry across the volumes. Readers who begin later in the series will understand the main events yet miss the deepening friendship between Soli and Lucy, evolving alliances, and context for ongoing magical and royal developments.

About the Faerieground series

Series Premise

The Faerieground series follows two ordinary girls drawn into a beautiful yet perilous fairy realm filled with courts, curses, and ancient rivalries. Each book advances their efforts to survive and reunite, blending friendship, adventure, and self-discovery with faerie politics and magic.

Main Characters

Soli and Lucy serve as the central protagonists — loyal best friends separated by the fairy world whose bond is tested and strengthened through trials. They interact with recurring faerie figures such as princes, queens, and guardians who play key roles in the kingdom’s conflicts and the girls’ journeys.

Setting

The series moves between the ordinary human world and the lush, enchanted Faerieground — a realm of glowing forests, grand courts, hidden dangers, and magical landscapes where rules of friendship and loyalty are constantly challenged.

Tone & Themes

The tone is atmospheric and adventurous with moments of wonder and tension suitable for middle-grade readers. Central themes include the power of friendship, courage in unfamiliar places, identity and belonging, and choosing kindness amid deception and danger.

Is This Series Worth Reading?

This series appeals to children ages 8–12 who enjoy fairy tales with modern heroines, illustrated chapter books, and stories of friendship tested by magic and adventure. It suits readers transitioning to longer fiction who want imaginative worlds with emotional heart.

Content Warnings and Heat Level

Mild fantasy peril and emotional tension; no violence, language, or romantic content beyond innocent friendships; appropriate for upper elementary and middle-grade readers.

The Faerieground series offers an enchanting bridge between the human and fairy worlds through the eyes of two steadfast friends. Its structure rewards reading the books in order while still delivering satisfying individual adventures. The combination of beautiful illustrations, magical intrigue, and strong friendship themes makes it a distinctive series for young fantasy fans.

FAQ

How many books are in the Faerieground series?

12 books

When will the next book in the series be released?

No new book is currently scheduled. The latest book, Promise, was published in July 2014.

When was the most recent book released?

Promise was published in July 2014.

What was the first book in the series?

The first book in the series is A Wish in the Woods, published in January 2012.

What genre is the Faerieground series?

The series primarily falls into the Fantasy genre.

Do you need to read the Faerieground series in order?

It’s best to read the series in order. Each book has its own story, but ongoing character arcs and relationships develop across the series.

What is the Faerieground series about?

The Faerieground series follows two ordinary girls drawn into a beautiful yet perilous fairy realm filled with courts, curses, and ancient rivalries. Each book advances their efforts to survive and reunite, blending friendship, adventure, and self-discovery with faerie politics and magic.

Is the Faerieground series finished?

The series does not currently have a new book scheduled.