Sarah Beth Durst

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  • Bibliography:
    31 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 2007
  • Latest Book:
    July 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Queens of Renthia

1 - The Queen of Blood (Sep-2016)
2 - The Reluctant Queen (Jul-2017)
3 - The Queen of Sorrow (May-2018)

Wild

1 - Into the Wild (Jun-2007)
2 - Out of the Wild (Jun-2008)

Multi-Author Series List

Fairytale Retellings: Beauty and the Beast

Ice (Oct-2009)

Fairytale Retellings: Rapunzel

Into the Wild (Jun-2007)
Out of the Wild (Jun-2008)

Book List in Order: 31 titles

  • Into the Wild

    Wild - 1
    Fairytale Retellings: Rapunzel

    When the magical world of the Wild takes over Julie’s town, she must venture deep into the heart of the fairy tale to outsmart wicked witches, feisty giants, and super cute princes in the ultimate quest to save her family. But can an ordinary girl ...

  • Out of the Wild

    Wild - 2
    Fairytale Retellings: Rapunzel

    Beware the Wild?it bites. Ever since Julie Marchen helped defeat the fairytale world of the Wild, life?s been pretty much back to normal. That is, as normal as life can be for a girl whose mom is Rapunzel. Yes, that Rapunzel. Then the Wild mysterious...

  • Ice

    Fairytale Retellings: Beauty and the Beast

    When Cassie was a little girl, her grandmother told her a fairy tale about her mother, who made a deal with the Polar Bear King and was swept away to the ends of the earth. Now that Cassie is older, she knows the story was a nice way of saying her mo...

  • Enchanted Ivy

    What Lily Carter wants most in the world is to attend Princeton University just like her grandfather. When she finally visits the campus, Grandpa surprises her: She has been selected to take the top-secret Legacy Test. Passing means automatic accepta...

  • Drink, Slay, Love

    Pearl is your typical sixteen-year-old vampire -- until the night a unicorn stabs her through the heart with his horn. Oops. Now she's experiencing a number of alarming symptoms: noticing her own reflection, feeling sympathy for a human victim, and b...

  • Vessel

    In a desert world of sandstorms and sand-wolves, a teen girl must defy the gods to save her tribe in this mystical, atmospheric tale from the author of Drink, Slay, Love. Liyana has trained her entire life to be the vessel of a goddess. The goddes...

  • Conjured

    Eve has a new home, a new face, and a new name -- but no memories of her past. She’s been told that she's in a witness protection program. That she escaped a dangerous magic-wielding serial killer who still hunts her. The only thing she knows for s...

  • The Lost

    Lost your way? Your dreams? Yourself? Welcome to Lost. It was supposed to be a small escape. A few hours' driving before turning around and heading home. But once you arrive in Lost...well, it's a place you really can't leave. Not until you...

  • Chasing Power

    Sixteen-year-old Kayla was born with the ability to move things with her mind--things like credit cards and buttons on cash registers--and she has become a master shoplifter. She steals to build up enough money for her and her mom to be able to flee ...



  • The Missing

    Acclaimed author Sarah Beth Durst returns with an evocative new novel that brilliantly mixes fantasy with dark reality. In The Missing, one lost woman will confront her biggest challenge yet... Not everyone who is lost wants to be found. Nobody k...

  • The Girl Who Could Not Dream

    Sophie loves the hidden shop below her parents' bookstore, where dreams are secretly bought and sold. When the dream shop is robbed and her parents go missing, Sophie must unravel the truth to save them. Together with her best friend -- a wisecrackin...

  • The Queen of Blood

    Queens of Renthia - 1

    Everything has a spirit: the willow tree with leaves that kiss the pond, the stream that feeds the river, the wind that exhales fresh snow… But the spirits that reside within this land want to rid it of all humans. One woman stands between these...

  • Journey Across the Hidden Islands

    The traditional Emperor’s Journey is meant to be uneventful. But as the princesses Seika and Ji-Lin -- twin sisters -- travel to pay respects to their kingdom’s dragon guardian, unexpected monsters appear and tremors shake the earth. The Hidden I...

  • Roar and Sparkles Go to School

    Roar is worried about his first day at school. He's worried that he'll have to do really hard things, like molt his scales and fly over a volcano. His big sister Sparkles reassures him, but Roar still worries. The first day of school arrives and Roar...

  • The Reluctant Queen

    Queens of Renthia - 2

    Filled with political intrigue, violent magic, and malevolent spirits, the mesmerizing second book in Sarah Beth Durst's Queens of Renthia epic fantasy trilogy. Everything has a spirit: the willow tree with leaves that kiss the pond, the stream th...

  • The Stone Girl's Story

    Exploring the power of stories and storytelling, Sarah Beth Durst presents the mesmerizing adventure of a girl made of living stone who braves unforeseen dangers and magical consequences on a crucial quest to save her family. Mayka and her stone ...

  • The Queen of Sorrow

    Queens of Renthia - 3

    The battle between vicious spirits and strong-willed queens that started in the award-winning The Queen of Blood and continued in the powerful The Reluctant Queen comes to a stunning conclusion in The Queen of Sorrow, the final volume of Sarah Beth D...

  • Fire & Heist

    In Sky Hawkins's family, leading your first heist is a major milestone--even more so than learning to talk, walk, or do long division. It's a chance to gain power and acceptance within your family, and within society. But stealing your first treasure...

  • The Deepest Blue

    The natural magic of the classic The Island of the Blue Dolphins meets the danger and courage of The Hunger Games in this dazzling, intricate stand-alone fantasy novel set in award-winning author Sarah Beth Durst’s beloved world of Renthia. Life...



  • Spark

    When a shy girl and her dragon-like companion discover their country’s idyllic weather comes at a steep -- and secret -- cost, they recruit fellow students to defy authority and attempt to spread the truth. Storm beasts and their guardians creat...

  • Race the Sands

    In this epic standalone fantasy, the acclaimed author of the Queens of Renthia series introduces an imaginative new world in which a pair of strong and determined women risk their lives battling injustice, corruption, and deadly enemies in their ques...

  • Catalyst

    Zoe must figure out how to keep a giant kitten safe in this magical adventure about change, expectation, and accepting all for who they truly are -- regardless of shape or size. Zoe named the kitten Pipsqueak, because she was so tiny, and promised...

  • The Bone Maker

    From award-winning author Sarah Beth Durst, a standalone epic fantasy set in a brand-new world of towering mountains and sparkling cities, in which a band of aging warriors have a second chance to defeat dark magic and avenge a haunting loss. Twen...

  • Even and Odd

    A half-magic girl learns about heroism and taking action when she and her sister confront a wizard who endangers others for her own gain. Even and Odd are sisters who share magic. Lately, though, it seems like that’s the only thing they have i...

  • The Shelterlings

    A group of magical misfit animals learns to appreciate their seemingly useless powers -- and themselves -- when they work together to thwart a villain’s attempt to steal their magic.Holly, a grey squirrel, and her animal friends have accepted that ...

  • The Lake House

    Yellowjackets meets One of Us Is Lying in this masterful survival thriller from New York Times bestselling author Sarah Beth Durst."Formidably scary, Durst's survival/horror story is the stuff of late-night campfire legends. With ...

  • The Lies Among Us

    From the award-winning author of The Bone Maker and The Lake House comes a haunting novel about sisterhood and grief, where difficult truths must contend with the corrosive power of unchecked lies. After her mother dies, Hannah doesn’t know how ...

  • Spy Ring

    Two modern-day kids discover the truth about an American Revolutionary Warâ€"era female spy through a treasure-hunt adventure in their hometown of Setauket, New York.With codewords and secret signals perfected, best friends Rachel and Joon are ready ...

  • The Spellshop

    The Spellshop is Sarah Beth Durst’s romantasy debutâ€"a lush cottagecore tale full of stolen spellbooks, unexpected friendships, sweet jams, and even sweeter love. Join Kiela the librarian and her assistant, Caz the sentient spider plant, as they n...



  • The Warbler

    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Lies Among Us comes a magical tale about mothers and daughters, choices and consequences, and the real meaning of home when every place feels like a cage.Ten months. That’s the longest Elisa has...

  • The Enchanted Greenhouse

    New York Times bestselling author Sarah Beth Durst invites you to her new standalone novel nestled on a far-away island brimming with singing flowers, honey cakes, and honeyed love. The hardcover edition features beautiful sprayed edges.Terlu Perna b...

Award-Winning Books by Sarah Beth Durst

The Queen of Blood
2017 Alex Award -- Adult/For Young Adults


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Sarah Beth Durst has published 31 books.

The next book by Sarah Beth Durst, The Enchanted Greenhouse, will be published in July 2025.

The first book by Sarah Beth Durst, Into the Wild, was published in June 2007.

Yes. Sarah Beth Durst has 2 series.
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