Griffin Gate Books in Order
Part ofVashti Hardy Books in OrderSee the Griffin Gate books by Vashti Hardy in order, with quick summaries, series background, and simple advice on where to start.
Last updated: June 9, 2026
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Publication Order
3 books
The Griffin Gate
by Vashti Hardy
2020
Grace Griffin longs to become a warden like the rest of her family, using the Griffin Map to race to trouble across Moreland. When she answers a distress call alone, she lands in a village full of secrets.
The Puffin Portal
by Vashti Hardy
2021
With calls for help piling up at Griffin HQ, Grace is already busy when a string of odd thefts pulls her toward a lonely island castle. The case looks small at first, but the clues lead deeper than expected.
The Raven Riddle
by Vashti Hardy
2022
Grace and trainee warden Tom Eely expect an easy trip to a mountain village troubled by ravens. Instead they find fearful locals, strange legends, and a mystery that demands patience as much as courage.
Series background & context
The Griffin Gate books are fast, clever adventures built around a brilliant core piece of fantasy technology, the Griffin Map. Grace Griffin's family are its wardens, using it to teleport across the land of Moreland whenever somebody needs help. That gives the series an instantly appealing structure. Each book can head somewhere new, meet a fresh problem, and still feel connected to the same home base, the same family tensions, and the same growing sense of responsibility.
Grace is the heart of the series. She is desperate to prove that she is ready to do real warden work, not just stand back while older family members take the lead. That impatience gets her into trouble, but it is also what makes the books move. She is curious, brave, and more observant than some of the adults around her realize. As the series goes on, her world expands, and so does the team around her, which brings in questions about trust, belonging, and who gets to be considered family.
These are mystery adventures first, and that is part of their charm.
The setting has a steampunk feel, but the storytelling stays very clear. Moreland is full of gadgets, portals, strange clues, isolated communities, and places that look ordinary until Grace arrives and notices that something is off. One book sends her to a remote village, another to a lonely island castle, and another to a mountain settlement where raven trouble may hide something much bigger. Hardy keeps the scope manageable, so the books feel inviting rather than overwhelming, especially for younger or less confident readers.
There is warmth here, too. The series is not only about solving cases. It is about family expectations, sibling frustration, learning when to listen, and learning when to trust your own judgement. The later books open that circle out even more, bringing in ideas of found family and teamwork rather than treating the Griffins as a closed little group. That makes the series feel kinder than some gadget-heavy adventures, without making it soft or sleepy.
Grace earns her victories.
If you want fantasy that moves quickly, gives you a proper puzzle, and doesn't bury the fun under too much world explanation, Griffin Gate is a very easy recommendation. It has teleporting missions, secretive villages, clever young investigators, and enough mystery to keep the pages turning. Readers who enjoy shorter adventures with a steampunk edge, a strong sense of place, and a heroine who learns by doing will probably settle into this series very quickly.
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