Penelope Wright Books in Order
Browse Penelope Wright books in reading order, with short summaries for each book and a clear title list to help you find a starting point.
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Penelope Wright books in publication order
21 books
Doomsday Clock
by Penelope Wright
2019
With an apocalyptic flood approaching, Rosie searches Seattle for the teenager who will become her grandmother. The girl’s resources might offer a way back to the future, but Carlos suspects they are being followed and time is running out.
Fade to Black
by Penelope Wright
2019
As the Collapse approaches, Rosie struggles to secure the money and allies needed to protect the Towers’ future. Her search sends her toward dangerous help, while her father’s investigation uncovers revelations that threaten everything he believes about their world.
Five Minutes to Midnight
by Penelope Wright
2019
Rosie’s effort to save humanity leads Carlos to introduce her to Fast Eddie, a criminal he blames for his troubled past. As she weighs this dangerous opportunity, her father intensifies his search and abandons moral limits to find her.
Paradox Rising
by Penelope Wright
2019
Rosie tries to convince Carlos that her memories of the future are real while searching for a way back to her father. Their attempts to send a message draw danger, as a rescue mission faces betrayal across two timelines.
Time Bomb
by Penelope Wright
2019
Time traveler Rosie Columbia is stranded in present-day Seattle without memories of the flooded future she must return to. With Carlos’s help, she searches for her identity while the approaching catastrophe threatens to erase her chance of getting home.
Conundrum
by Penelope Wright
2020
The Collapse unleashes catastrophic waves and a survivor whose existence challenges Rosie’s understanding of the Towers. In 2074, her father assembles the final pieces of a dangerous mystery, with consequences reaching across the past, present, and future.
Destination Unknown
by Penelope Wright
2020
Factory worker Heidi Rivers unexpectedly lands in the enemy Citadel and discovers powers beyond those of the ruling Lumen caste. Pursued by Cancelers who can erase her memories, she must rely on resourcefulness and unexpected allies.
Say My Name
by Penelope Wright
2020
Caution to the Wind
by Penelope Wright
2022
The Queen Trials
by Penelope Wright
2022
After defending herself against a peacekeeper, Clio enters a royal competition to protect her brother from retaliation. Fame offers temporary safety, but winning the king’s attention draws her into a contest where beauty, luck, and survival are inseparable.
The Wishing Round
by Penelope Wright
2022
Clio advances in the Queen Trials, surrounded by rivals already plotting her death. The next round offers three winners a wish the king must grant, giving her a possible advantage if she can survive long enough to claim it.
Kingdom of Lies
by Penelope Wright
2023
A terrible discovery forces Clio to reconsider her plan to escape the Queen Trials before the killing round. She wants to survive rather than rule, but leaving may demand a moral sacrifice she can no longer accept.
Of Stone and Steel
by Penelope Wright
2023
Thrown into the Wishing Well, Clio must collect three keys while navigating a deadly grid. Her secret wish could change everything if she wins, but its public revelation will leave her at the mercy of a king unlikely to forgive her.
The Forever War
by Penelope Wright
2023
Clio finally gains a chance to escape the Queen Trials, only to discover disturbing truths about the kingdom’s endless war. With the Rotunda determined to kill her, she must choose between personal safety and the responsibilities her new knowledge brings.
All That Glitters
by Penelope Wright
2024
Having concealed her survival from the Rotunda, Clio moves secretly through the competition’s surroundings while preparing to reenter the Trials. The chance to observe unseen offers valuable discoveries, but revealing herself may expose her to an even darker threat.
Crown of Rust and Ruin
by Penelope Wright
2024
Clio has the means to challenge King Ergondy but must survive his changing rules to find an opportunity. War and shortages become excuses for tighter control, while dismissal from the Trials threatens imprisonment rather than freedom.
Verge of Eternity
by Penelope Wright
2024
As the Queen Trials reach their final round, Clio can no longer rely on those around her. With the remaining competitors approaching the moment when princesses become queens, survival depends on navigating the contest’s increasingly uncertain loyalties.
Born of Ash and Fury
by Penelope Wright
2025
Unaware that her aura attracts supernatural predators, Sabrina becomes the focus of creatures drawn to her hidden power. Cutter, the devil’s son, wants to escape his own nature, but falling for her could place both in deadly danger.
The Scavenger Princess
by Penelope Wright
2025
Fleeing inherited debts, Abra finds a murdered princess who looks remarkably like her and assumes her identity. Palace life offers escape, but someone close to the king killed the real Nyana and knows the new arrival is an impostor.
Sand and Scythe
by Penelope Wright
2026
With Exas’s king missing and a deadly virus spreading, Abra struggles to maintain the deception surrounding Princess Nyana. A search for a rumored cure draws her and Kalen into danger as assassins and powerful courtiers threaten their future together.
The Enchanted Ring
by Penelope Wright
2026
Traveling toward Exas, Princess Nyana must depend on Abra as dangerous secrets complicate a promised marriage. Prince Kalen believes his intended bride is dead and fears he may be next, but his attempted escape brings unforeseen consequences.
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