Katherine Quinn Books in Order (Updated 2026-02-07)

This guide is for Katherine Quinn, the fantasy romance author (not the historical novelist Kate Quinn). Katherine Quinn’s books fall into a few distinct story worlds, and the only “must-follow” order is inside each named series.

If you read series in sequence, everything else becomes easy.

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A quick way to choose your first book

• For misty, monster-haunted romantic fantasy: start with To Kill a Shadow.
• For sea gods, island politics, and a forbidden romance arc: start with The Girl Who Belonged to the Sea.
• For a newer YA romantasy with thieves, courts, and magic artifacts: start with Stolen Midnights.

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Mistlands series (read in order)

A continuous fantasy-romance storyline where book two builds directly on the first.

1. To Kill a Shadow: A warrior and a commander enter a deadly fog to break a curse, and the mission turns personal fast.
2. To Shatter the Night: The danger escalates as the cost of saving the kingdom rises and trust becomes a weapon.

Collector note (optional): A two-book set exists for Mistlands, but it doesn’t change the story order.

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The Azantian Trilogy (read in order)

One island-bound saga with gods, fate, and romance threads that carry forward book to book.

1. The Girl Who Belonged to the Sea: A young woman marked by the sea is pulled into power struggles that threaten both her freedom and her heart.
2. On These Wicked Shores: The political stakes widen, and survival starts demanding choices that romance can’t soften.
3. Crown of Salt and Bone: The trilogy closes with endgame consequences, where love and loyalty can’t both stay painless.

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Stolen Midnights (new series start)

This is positioned as the beginning of a new YA romantasy storyline, separate from Mistlands and Azantian.

1. Stolen Midnights: A palace favorite and a thief are forced into an uneasy alliance when a stolen object turns out to be bigger than either of them.

Status note: This is commonly presented as book one of a planned sequence, but the next title is not consistently confirmed across listings yet.

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Other novels (separate stories)

These do not require the series above and can be read anytime.

• Starfall: A romantic fantasy that leans into wonder and danger, where fate feels less like destiny and more like a dare.
• The Golden Huntress: A standalone-style adventure setup that centers on pursuit, survival, and a heroine who refuses to be caught by the wrong story.

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Recommended reading routes

If you want the cleanest, least-confusing path

1. Mistlands (To Kill a Shadow → To Shatter the Night)
2. The Azantian Trilogy (books 1-3)
3. Stolen Midnights
4. Starfall and The Golden Huntress anytime

If you prefer “earliest published first”

1. The Girl Who Belonged to the Sea
2. On These Wicked Shores
3. Crown of Salt and Bone
4. To Kill a Shadow
5. To Shatter the Night
6. Starfall
7. Stolen Midnights
8. The Golden Huntress

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FAQs

Do I have to read everything in one long order?
No. Treat each named series as its own lane. The series don’t require each other.

Which books are most spoiler-sensitive?
Mistlands and The Azantian Trilogy, because later books assume you already know earlier outcomes.

Is Stolen Midnights connected to Mistlands or Azantian?
No, best read as a separate story world unless future installments state otherwise.

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The simplest answer

Start with To Kill a Shadow if you want her most widely recognized fantasy-romance entry point, then continue the series in order. If sea-myth fantasy is more your thing, start with The Girl Who Belonged to the Sea and read the trilogy straight through.