L Jagi Lamplighter Books in Order
Explore L. Jagi Lamplighter books in order, with short summaries, series guides, fantasy-world background, and practical suggestions for where to start.
Last updated: July 14, 2026
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L Jagi Lamplighter books in publication order
13 books
The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy: Alchemy with Words
by L Jagi Lamplighter
2002
This opening volume gathers many writers to tackle the nuts and bolts of fantasy craft. It covers worldbuilding, religion, food, fighting, research, and other details that make invented worlds feel solid.
The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy: The Opus Magnus
by L Jagi Lamplighter
2004
A multi-author craft guide for fantasy writers, this volume moves past basics into more advanced ground. It explores topics like horror, mystery, herbalism, and deeper worldbuilding for writers building bigger stories.
The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy: The Author's Grimoire
by L Jagi Lamplighter
2007
The third volume shifts from building fantasy worlds to building a writing career. Its essays dig into publishing, promotion, criticism, and the practical side of getting a book into the world.
Prospero Lost
by L Jagi Lamplighter
2009
More than four centuries after *The Tempest*, immortal Miranda runs Prospero, Inc. When her father vanishes with a warning about shadowy enemies, she must find her estranged siblings and protect their magical staffs.
Prospero in Hell
by L Jagi Lamplighter
2010
Miranda has learned that her missing father is imprisoned in Hell. To free Prospero, she must persuade her quarrelsome immortal family to work together while demons demand a price that could endanger both magic and Earth.
Prospero Regained
by L Jagi Lamplighter
2011
After her siblings are scattered across the circles of Hell, Miranda races through its dangers to reunite her family and save Prospero. Old secrets and divided loyalties make the rescue far more perilous than she expected.
The Unexpected Enlightenment of Rachel Griffin
by L Jagi Lamplighter
2013
At Roanoke Academy for the Sorcerous Arts, Rachel Griffin’s perfect memory helps her notice secrets hidden by magic. When a fellow student is attacked, she follows the clues toward a danger the adults refuse to see.
The Raven, the Elf, and Rachel
by L Jagi Lamplighter
2014
Rachel knows a force called Mortimer Egg threatens the world, even if the adults dismiss her warnings. With Sigfried and Princess Nastasia, she breaks rules, faces spells and school hazards, and tries to uncover the truth.
In the Lamplight
by L Jagi Lamplighter
2016
This collection gathers sixteen fantasy, horror, and science fiction tales. Its characters include dream-bound young men, space-station workers, time cops, and members of the Prospero family facing magical trouble of their own.
Rachel and the Many-Splendored Dreamland
by L Jagi Lamplighter
2016
A Halloween adventure drops Rachel into the dreamlands near Transylvania’s Beaumont Castle, where her favorite explorer was last seen. Ghosts, a mysterious hanged figure, and the Dead Men’s Ball may hold the answers she needs.
The Awful Truth About Forgetting
by L Jagi Lamplighter
2017
Rachel’s freshman year should be full of friends, flying, and schoolwork, but dark forces are closing in. Because she alone cannot be made to forget, she must face the dangerous secrets that threaten everyone she loves.
The Unbearable Heaviness of Remembering
by L Jagi Lamplighter
2020
During a winter lockdown at Roanoke, Rachel’s perfect memory makes her the one student who can recognize a dangerous truth others are forced to forget. Protecting friends and family means confronting secrets that refuse to stay buried.
Guardians of the Twilight Lands
by L Jagi Lamplighter
2023
With Roanoke Academy still in danger, Rachel must forge a new covenant with the island’s fairies before time runs out. An escaped enemy, troubling questions about the dead, and tangled matters of the heart raise the stakes.
Where to start with L Jagi Lamplighter
For a Shakespeare-inspired modern fantasy: Prospero Lost → Prospero in Hell → Prospero Regained
For a magical-school mystery: The Unexpected Enlightenment of Rachel Griffin → The Raven, the Elf, and Rachel
For Rachel Griffin’s later adventures: Rachel and the Many-Splendored Dreamland → The Awful Truth About Forgetting → The Unbearable Heaviness of Remembering → Guardians of the Twilight Lands
For a sampler of short fiction: In the Lamplight
L Jagi Lamplighter sub-series and character series
Books of Unexpected Enlightenment books in order
Explore this series
The Unexpected Enlightenment of Rachel Griffin
by L Jagi Lamplighter
2013Books of Unexpected Enlightenment, Book 1
The Raven, the Elf, and Rachel
by L Jagi Lamplighter
2014Books of Unexpected Enlightenment, Book 2
Rachel and the Many-Splendored Dreamland
by L Jagi Lamplighter
2016Books of Unexpected Enlightenment, Book 3
The Awful Truth About Forgetting
by L Jagi Lamplighter
2017Books of Unexpected Enlightenment, Book 4
The Unbearable Heaviness of Remembering
by L Jagi Lamplighter
2020Books of Unexpected Enlightenment, Book 5
Guardians of the Twilight Lands
by L Jagi Lamplighter
2023Books of Unexpected Enlightenment, Book 6
Books of Unexpected Enlightenment books in chronological order

The Unexpected Enlightenment of Rachel Griffin
by L Jagi Lamplighter
2013Books of Unexpected Enlightenment, Book 1
The Raven, the Elf, and Rachel
by L Jagi Lamplighter
2014Books of Unexpected Enlightenment, Book 2
Rachel and the Many-Splendored Dreamland
by L Jagi Lamplighter
2016Books of Unexpected Enlightenment, Book 3
The Awful Truth About Forgetting
by L Jagi Lamplighter
2017Books of Unexpected Enlightenment, Book 4
The Unbearable Heaviness of Remembering
by L Jagi Lamplighter
2020Books of Unexpected Enlightenment, Book 5
Guardians of the Twilight Lands
by L Jagi Lamplighter
2023Books of Unexpected Enlightenment, Book 6
Prospero's Daughter books in order
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Author bio
L. Jagi Lamplighter writes fantasy for younger readers and adults, often starting with a familiar piece of old storytelling and asking what might happen next. Shakespeare, folklore, fairy tales, mythology, school stories, and supernatural mysteries all have a place in her work.
She graduated from St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland. The school later helped shape Roanoke Academy, the magical school at the center of her Rachel Griffin novels.
Lamplighter’s first published novels were the three books of the Prospero’s Daughter trilogy, beginning with Prospero Lost in 2009. The series picks up long after Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Miranda, Prospero’s daughter, is now an immortal businesswoman trying to hold a magical family together after her father disappears.
It is a big, busy setup, with old grudges, demons, magical staffs, and a family that does not make cooperation easy.
The trilogy continues in Prospero in Hell and Prospero Regained, taking Miranda and her siblings into a version of Hell shaped by Dante, old occult lore, and the author’s own fantasy worldbuilding. Readers who like modern settings that make room for ancient stories, strange creatures, and a little detective-story energy will find a lot to explore there.
Her next major series, beginning with The Unexpected Enlightenment of Rachel Griffin, moves to Roanoke Academy for the Sorcerous Arts. Rachel is a young sorceress with a perfect memory, a gift that makes it hard for her to overlook things other people have been made to forget. Schoolwork, friendship, rules, romance, elves, ravens, and approaching danger all pile up quickly.
The books grew out of a roleplaying game Lamplighter joined with friends and her husband, fellow writer John C. Wright. That beginning shows in the way the series gives Rachel a large circle of friends, rivals, teachers, magical beings, and problems that keep widening beyond the school grounds.
Lamplighter has also written short fiction and worked as an editor. She co-edited volumes in the Bad-Ass Faeries anthology series, and her own collection, In the Lamplight, gathers stories that range across fantasy, horror, science fiction, and the world of the Prospero family.
Her fiction tends to follow young women who are curious, stubborn, and willing to keep asking questions when the adults around them would rather close the door.
She and Wright have four children. Alongside her novels, Lamplighter has continued to write about books, storytelling, and the work of building imaginary worlds.
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