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R L LaFevers Books in Order

Find R L LaFevers books in order, with quick summaries, series guides, and simple advice on where to start across her middle grade and YA fantasy worlds.

Last updated: July 11, 2026

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The Falconmaster

by R L LaFevers

2003

Wat, an outcast boy in Norman England, rescues two baby falcons from a cruel lord and flees into the forest. There he finds a mysterious grandfather, old magic, and a destiny larger than the village that feared him.

The Forging of the Blade

by R L LaFevers

2004

When his blacksmith father disappears, young Kenric leaves home and steps into a kingdom full of monsters, secrets, and an ambitious warlord. To save his father and Lowthar, he will need courage, luck, and a few very unlikely allies.

The Secrets of Grim Wood

by R L LaFevers

2005

Kenric has helped restore the true king, but Mordig is still gathering strength. To stop him, Kenric must enter Grim Wood, win the Fey's trust, and uncover the secret of the blade that could save the kingdom.

The True Blade of Power

by R L LaFevers

2005

Kenric, Linwe, and Hnagi race to forge the true blade before Mordig can twist its power for himself. The final leg of their quest pushes their alliances, courage, and old rivalries to the limit.

Werewolf Rising

by R L LaFevers

2006

On the edge of his thirteenth birthday, Luc learns he is a shapeshifter and must face his first change into a werewolf. What starts as a thrilling discovery quickly turns dangerous when family hatred and pack loyalties collide.

Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos

by R L LaFevers

2007

Theodosia can see the curses clinging to the Egyptian artifacts in her parents' London museum, which makes ordinary days hard enough. Then a powerful relic is stolen, her cat Isis is transformed by a botched spell, and Theo is pulled into a fight against the Serpents of Chaos.

Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris

by R L LaFevers

2008

When mummies begin vanishing across London and turning up at the museum, Theo's father falls under suspicion. To clear his name, Theodosia must untangle the power of the Staff of Osiris before secret societies turn the chaos into something worse.

The Flight of the Phoenix

by R L LaFevers

2009

In 1928, ten-year-old Nate Fludd is sent to his eccentric cousin after his parents are lost at sea. Instead of a quiet new life, he is swept off to Arabia to witness a phoenix's death and rebirth, and to learn that mythical beasts are real.

The Basilisk's Lair

by R L LaFevers

2010

Nate and Aunt Phil ride into danger when a deadly basilisk threatens a desert village. At the same time, the mystery around Nate's missing parents deepens, and someone is still hunting the Fludd Book of Beasts.

The Wyverns’ Treasure

by R L LaFevers

2010

Back in England, Nate finds his home ransacked and barely has time to investigate before he is called to Wales. The wyverns are in an uproar, and the trail leads straight back to the enemy stalking the Book of Beasts.

Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus

by R L LaFevers

2010

A stage magician calling himself the Great Awi Bubu sets Theo's nerves on edge from the start. While occultists close in on a newly discovered artifact, Theodosia has to sort out what is performance, what is real magic, and who is using her.

The Unicorn’s Tale

by R L LaFevers

2011

All Nate wants is a real lead on his missing parents, but beastologists do not get days off. While helping Aunt Phil save a sick unicorn, he also has to keep it safe from Obediah Fludd and the trouble following close behind.

Theodosia and the Last Pharaoh

by R L LaFevers

2011

Theo heads to Egypt to return the Emerald Tablet and maybe learn more about her own beginnings. Instead she walks into another tangle of missing treasure, buried secrets, and Serpents of Chaos trouble.

Grave Mercy

by R L LaFevers

2012

After escaping a brutal arranged marriage, Ismae finds refuge in the convent of Saint Mortain and is trained to kill in Death's name. Her first great assignment drops her into the treacherous court of Brittany, where duty and desire pull in opposite directions.

Dark Triumph

by R L LaFevers

2013

Sybella returns to the violent family she fled, serving as the convent's spy while she waits for a chance at vengeance. When she is ordered to rescue a prisoner instead of kill, survival becomes tangled up with loyalty, grief, and an unexpected bond.

Mortal Heart

by R L LaFevers

2014

Annith has spent her life preparing to serve Saint Mortain, only to learn the convent means to keep her hidden away as a seer. She runs into a Brittany on the brink of war, where answers about her faith and her future are harder to face than any enemy.

His Fair Assassin: A Trilogy

by R L LaFevers

2018

This omnibus collects Grave Mercy, Dark Triumph, and Mortal Heart. Together they follow three young women tied to the convent of Saint Mortain as politics, romance, and deadly missions reshape the fate of Brittany.

Courting Darkness

by R L LaFevers

2019

Sybella travels with the duchess of Brittany to the French court, where every alliance hides a trap. As she hunts for hidden sisters from Saint Mortain, Genevieve's long undercover life starts to unravel, and both women are forced into deadly choices.

Igniting Darkness

by R L LaFevers

2020

Sybella finds another damaged initiate from Saint Mortain and has to decide whom she can trust as enemies close in at court. Genevieve is trying to repair a disastrous mistake, but protecting the queen and her friends may cost more than either woman can spare.

Where to start with R L LaFevers

If you want medieval assassin fantasy: Grave MercyDark TriumphMortal Heart
If you want the follow-up in that same world: Courting DarknessIgniting Darkness
If you want spooky museum adventures: Theodosia and the Serpents of ChaosTheodosia and the Staff of Osiris
If you want creature-filled chapter books: The Flight of the PhoenixThe Basilisk's LairThe Wyverns’ Treasure
If you want classic quest fantasy: The Forging of the BladeThe Secrets of Grim WoodThe True Blade of Power

Courting Darkness Duology books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Courting Darkness"

    Courting Darkness

    by R L LaFevers

    2019Courting Darkness Duology, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Igniting Darkness"

    Igniting Darkness

    by R L LaFevers

    2020Courting Darkness Duology, Book 2

Courting Darkness Duology books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Courting Darkness"

    Courting Darkness

    by R L LaFevers

    2019Courting Darkness Duology, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Igniting Darkness"

    Igniting Darkness

    by R L LaFevers

    2020Courting Darkness Duology, Book 2

His Fair Assassin books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Grave Mercy"

    Grave Mercy

    by R L LaFevers

    2012His Fair Assassin, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Dark Triumph"

    Dark Triumph

    by R L LaFevers

    2013His Fair Assassin, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Mortal Heart"

    Mortal Heart

    by R L LaFevers

    2014His Fair Assassin, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "His Fair Assassin: A Trilogy"

    His Fair Assassin: A Trilogy

    by R L LaFevers

    2018His Fair Assassin, Book 4

His Fair Assassin books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Grave Mercy"

    Grave Mercy

    by R L LaFevers

    2012His Fair Assassin, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Dark Triumph"

    Dark Triumph

    by R L LaFevers

    2013His Fair Assassin, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Mortal Heart"

    Mortal Heart

    by R L LaFevers

    2014His Fair Assassin, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "His Fair Assassin: A Trilogy"

    His Fair Assassin: A Trilogy

    by R L LaFevers

    2018His Fair Assassin, Book 4

Lowthar's Blade books in order

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  1. Book cover for "The Forging of the Blade"

    The Forging of the Blade

    by R L LaFevers

    2004Lowthar's Blade, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "The Secrets of Grim Wood"

    The Secrets of Grim Wood

    by R L LaFevers

    2005Lowthar's Blade, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "The True Blade of Power"

    The True Blade of Power

    by R L LaFevers

    2005Lowthar's Blade, Book 3

Lowthar's Blade books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "The Forging of the Blade"

    The Forging of the Blade

    by R L LaFevers

    2004Lowthar's Blade, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "The Secrets of Grim Wood"

    The Secrets of Grim Wood

    by R L LaFevers

    2005Lowthar's Blade, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "The True Blade of Power"

    The True Blade of Power

    by R L LaFevers

    2005Lowthar's Blade, Book 3

Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist books in order

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  1. Book cover for "The Flight of the Phoenix"

    The Flight of the Phoenix

    by R L LaFevers

    2009Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "The Basilisk's Lair"

    The Basilisk's Lair

    by R L LaFevers

    2010Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "The Wyverns’ Treasure"

    The Wyverns’ Treasure

    by R L LaFevers

    2010Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "The Unicorn’s Tale"

    The Unicorn’s Tale

    by R L LaFevers

    2011Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist, Book 4

Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "The Flight of the Phoenix"

    The Flight of the Phoenix

    by R L LaFevers

    2009Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "The Basilisk's Lair"

    The Basilisk's Lair

    by R L LaFevers

    2010Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "The Wyverns’ Treasure"

    The Wyverns’ Treasure

    by R L LaFevers

    2010Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "The Unicorn’s Tale"

    The Unicorn’s Tale

    by R L LaFevers

    2011Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist, Book 4

Theodosia Throckmorton books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos"

    Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos

    by R L LaFevers

    2007Theodosia Throckmorton, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris"

    Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris

    by R L LaFevers

    2008Theodosia Throckmorton, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus"

    Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus

    by R L LaFevers

    2010Theodosia Throckmorton, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Theodosia and the Last Pharaoh"

    Theodosia and the Last Pharaoh

    by R L LaFevers

    2011Theodosia Throckmorton, Book 4

Theodosia Throckmorton books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos"

    Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos

    by R L LaFevers

    2007Theodosia Throckmorton, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris"

    Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris

    by R L LaFevers

    2008Theodosia Throckmorton, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus"

    Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus

    by R L LaFevers

    2010Theodosia Throckmorton, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Theodosia and the Last Pharaoh"

    Theodosia and the Last Pharaoh

    by R L LaFevers

    2011Theodosia Throckmorton, Book 4

Standalone R L LaFevers books

  1. Book cover for "The Falconmaster"

    The Falconmaster

    by R L LaFevers

    2003
  2. Book cover for "Werewolf Rising"

    Werewolf Rising

    by R L LaFevers

    2006

Author bio

R L LaFevers was born in Los Angeles and grew up there with seven brothers, a lot of old books, and an ever-changing run of rescued animals. That noisy mix of stories, siblings, and pets shows up all through her work.

She knew early that she wanted to write. Reading the Narnia books as a child gave her the first real push.

Publication took time. After setting writing aside for a while, she came back to it when she was home with her two young sons and wanted something that was just for her. She spent years taking classes, going to workshops, and learning by doing before an agent finally offered representation and her first book sold.

Her early novels already show the things she likes best. The Falconmaster gives an outcast boy in Norman England a pair of rescued falcons, a hidden grandfather, and a brush with old forest magic. The Lowthar's Blade books turn classic quest fantasy into something lean and fast, with a blacksmith's son, an evil lord, and uneasy alliances between humans, goblins, and the Fey.

Those early books were shaped in part by the reading lives of her sons. She has said she wanted action, adventure, and fantasy for kids who were ready for big stories but not always ready for very long books. That practical instinct helps explain why the early R L LaFevers titles move so cleanly and so fast.

She writes middle grade as R L LaFevers and YA fantasy as Robin LaFevers.

Then came Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos, one of the books that brought her to a wider audience. Theodosia, an eleven-year-old girl in Edwardian London, can see curses clinging to Egyptian artifacts in her parents' museum, and that setup lets LaFevers mix spooky adventure, dry humor, and a real love of research. Later, with The Flight of the Phoenix and the Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist books, she brought the same curiosity to younger readers through brisk, globe-trotting adventures with mythical creatures.

Animals never really leave her stories.

You can feel that in the falcons of The Falconmaster, the creatures of the Nathaniel Fludd books, and even in the way her novels treat the natural world as old, strange, and worth paying attention to. Research matters too. She has spoken about digging through maps, folklore, history, and odd reference books until the next plot turn reveals itself. Her fiction often lives where history rubs up against myth, and where a child or teen notices the dangerous thing the adults have missed.

Her YA breakthrough was Grave Mercy, followed by Dark Triumph and Mortal Heart, the books of the His Fair Assassin trilogy. Set in fifteenth-century Brittany, they follow young women trained in a convent that serves the god of Death. Readers often come for the assassin nuns, but stay for the court politics, the moral mess, and the way each heroine has to decide what power is for. She later returned to that world in Courting Darkness and Igniting Darkness. By then she had become a New York Times bestselling author, but the appeal of her books stayed much the same: sharp young people under pressure, history with magic leaking through it, and hard choices that cannot be dodged.

She has described herself as an early-morning writer, happiest working while the house is still quiet and the subconscious feels close. It is a fitting routine for a novelist whose stories are always looking for the hidden world just under the ordinary one.

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