Anna Todd Books in Order (Updated April 10, 2026)

Anna Todd is easiest to read when you stop thinking in terms of one long bibliography and instead choose a lane. One lane is After, which includes the main novels, the Landon spinoff, and the graphic novels. Another is the Stars trilogy. Then there are the true standalones: The Spring Girls and The Last Sunrise.

Her official site currently groups her work in almost exactly that way.

The simplest answer

If you are new to Anna Todd, start with After (2014). It is still the center of her catalog, it opens the Tessa and Hardin story, and nearly everything else either branches out from it or sits beside it. If you do not want the famous toxic-romance roller coaster, start with The Last Sunrise (2025) for a newer standalone or The Spring Girls (2018) for a one-book retelling.

First decide what kind of Anna Todd reader you are

Choose one of these entry paths:

1. Read After if you want the signature books.
2. Read The Stars trilogy if you want a separate contemporary romance arc.
3. Read The Last Sunrise if you want one complete book and no series commitment.
4. Read The Spring Girls if you want her modern retelling mode instead of her better-known serialized drama.

Path one: the books that matter most

The After novels

This is the main sequence. Read these in publication order.

1. After (2014): Tessa meets Hardin at college, and the book establishes the volatile relationship that powers Anna Todd’s most famous series.
2. After We Collided (2014): The fallout from book one widens the emotional and trust damage, so this works only as a direct continuation.
3. After We Fell (2014): Family revelations and accumulated strain push the series into a messier, higher-stakes phase.
4. After Ever Happy (2015): The core Tessa and Hardin arc reaches its main payoff here, so it should stay in the fourth slot.
5. Before (2015): A companion-style fifth book told through Hardin and other perspectives, useful after the main four because it revisits and expands the earlier story rather than replacing book one.

What comes after the main After books?

The Landon series

These are not a separate place to start. They are a follow-on branch for readers who already know the After world.

1. Nothing More (2016): Landon Gibson leaves Washington for New York, opening a spinoff that grows out of the end of After Ever Happy.
2. Nothing Less (2016): The direct continuation of Landon’s story, best read immediately after Nothing More.

The other Anna Todd series that is not After

The Stars trilogy

Anna Todd’s official site calls this The Stars Series, while the home page also refers to it as the Brightest Stars trilogy. Either way, it is a separate three-book romance line and does not require any knowledge of Tessa, Hardin, or Landon.

1. The Falling (2022): Karina and Kael’s story begins here, with a military-adjacent setting and a romance shaped by trauma, family pressure, and mistrust.
2. The Burning (2023): Picks up from the break at the end of The Falling, making this a true second volume rather than a related standalone.
3. The Infinite Light of Dust (2024): The trilogy closes here, so it is best saved until the earlier damage and reconciliation work have already been set up.

The books you can read completely on their own

1. The Spring Girls (2018): A modern retelling of Little Women, standing apart from both After and The Stars.
2. The Last Sunrise (2025): A Majorca-set romance about Oriah and Julian, and the newest full prose novel currently shown on Anna Todd’s official books page.

The graphic novels

These are adaptations, not the main reading order. Read them only after you know whether you even like After.

1. After: The Graphic Novel, Volume One (2022): A graphic retelling of the opening After story, best treated as an alternate format rather than a replacement for the novel.
2. After: The Graphic Novel, Volume Two (2023): Continues the graphic adaptation line for readers who want the story in illustrated form.

The order I would actually recommend

Not the longest order. Not the most complete order. The most useful one.

1. After (2014): The defining Anna Todd starting point.
2. After We Collided (2014): Keeps the central arc intact.
3. After We Fell (2014): Continues the escalation.
4. After Ever Happy (2015): Finishes the main four-book run.
5. Before (2015): Adds perspective once the main arc is already known.
6. Nothing More (2016): Move here only if you want more from the same world.
7. Nothing Less (2016): Finish Landon’s branch.
8. The Falling (2022): Then switch to Todd’s other trilogy.
9. The Burning (2023): Continue in order.
10. The Infinite Light of Dust (2024): Complete the trilogy.
11. The Spring Girls (2018): Drop in here whenever you want a standalone change of pace.
12. The Last Sunrise (2025): Save this for when you want the newest standalone.

What you can safely skip at first

You do not need the graphic novels to understand Anna Todd’s catalog. You also do not need to read Before before the main After books, even though the title sounds like a prequel. On Todd’s official site, Before is listed as After #5, which is the clearest signal to leave it until later.

Publication order vs. chronological order

For Anna Todd, publication order is the correct recommendation. That is especially true for After, where Before contains retrospective and expanded material that makes more sense after you already know the main storyline. The same rule applies to The Stars trilogy, which is explicitly numbered on the official site.

Latest release status

The newest book currently listed on Anna Todd’s official books page is The Last Sunrise, with a release date of May 6, 2025. The same official site still shows After 10th Anniversary Edition from October 1, 2024 as a special edition of book one, but that is an alternate edition, not a new place to start the series.

Final recommendation

If you want the cleanest Anna Todd experience, read her in layers.

Start with the four main After novels. Add Before and the Landon books only if you want to stay in that world. Treat The Stars trilogy as a separate second project. Keep The Spring Girls, The Last Sunrise, and the graphic novels for later, when you want to see the edges of her catalog rather than the center of it.