Spellcaster Books in Order
Part ofClaudia Gray Books in OrderThis page shows the Spellcaster series by Claudia Gray in order, with brief summaries, world background, and an easy guide to the first book.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
4 books
Spellcaster
by Claudia Gray
2013
When Nadia moves to Captive's Sound, she senses dark magic poisoning the town and entangling Mateo, the boy she cannot stop thinking about. Witches, curses, and buried secrets drive this eerie series opener.
The First Midnight Spell
by Claudia Gray
2013
Set in 1695, this companion novella follows young witch Elizabeth Cooper as forbidden love pushes her toward black magic. It is a sharp, tragic look at how one desperate choice can poison generations.
Steadfast
by Claudia Gray
2014
Nadia's powers are growing, but so is the darkness around Captive's Sound. Mateo's curse worsens, a strange illness spreads, and new enemies force Nadia closer to the very magic she fears.
Sorceress
by Claudia Gray
2015
Nadia has sworn herself to dark magic to save Captive's Sound, but the cost keeps climbing. Separated from Mateo and pushed toward the One Beneath, she heads into the trilogy's final fight.
Series background & context
The Spellcaster books take place in Captive's Sound, Rhode Island, a small coastal town that feels wrong from the moment you arrive. Nadia, the series lead, comes from a family line of witches, so she notices what other people miss. The town is sick with magic, the bad kind, and that corruption seems tied to local history, buried secrets, and one family in particular.
That family is where Mateo comes in. He has lived in Captive's Sound his whole life under the shadow of an old curse. Local stories say one person in his line is doomed in every generation, marked by visions and driven toward madness. When Nadia arrives and the strange pull between them starts to grow, the books quickly turn into more than a paranormal romance. They become a fight over whether either of them can break patterns that have been in place for centuries.
The wider cast matters, too. Friends like Verlaine bring humor and loyalty, while darker figures, including Elizabeth and Asa, deepen the sense that this is a magical world with rules, history, and consequences. Gray balances town mystery with personal stakes well. Captive's Sound is not just spooky scenery. It is the kind of place where old magic has soaked into everyday life.
Nothing in this town stays simple for long.
As the trilogy moves forward, the danger shifts from hidden to unavoidable. Nadia's power grows. Mateo's curse worsens. The One Beneath, the series' central dark force, becomes harder to keep at a distance. That gives the later books more urgency, but they still keep the same core appeal as the first: messy feelings, dangerous magic, and the slow realization that saving the people you love may require becoming someone new.
The tone lands between eerie small-town fantasy and emotionally driven YA drama. There are curses, prophecies, and black magic, but there is also a lot about friendship, responsibility, and the fear of what your own power might cost. If you like witchy stories with a bit of salt air, a lot of tension, and characters who keep having to choose between easy answers and right ones, this series delivers.
Captive's Sound is the kind of town people try to leave. It is also the kind of town that refuses to let go.
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