Keeper of the Lost Cities · Book 1

Keeper of the Lost Cities

Published
2 October 2012
Pages
512
ISBN-13
9781534479845
Type
novel
Cover of Keeper of the Lost Cities

About this book

Keeper of the Lost Cities, published in October 2012, opens Shannon Messenger's series with twelve-year-old Sophie Foster discovering she can read minds -- and that she isn't human, but an elf raised in the wrong world by accident. Her return to the hidden elvish world of the Lost Cities kicks off a long-haul middle-grade fantasy built for sustained, cliffhanger-driven attention.

Key facts about Keeper of the Lost Cities

Keeper of the Lost Cities is a novel by Shannon Messenger. Readers have had it since 2 October 2012. It runs to 512 pages.

Our list holds 2 editions of Keeper of the Lost Cities. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781534479845 to find the main one.

Keeper of the Lost Cities is book 1 of 11 in the Keeper of the Lost Cities series. The series has 11 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. Unraveled is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 3 December 2024.

Additionally, Shannon Messenger writes Sky Fall as a separate series. Those series sit on our fantasy shelf. Meanwhile, Unraveled is the latest published Shannon Messenger book on file, from 3 December 2024.

About Shannon Messenger

Shannon Messenger studied art at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, assuming she'd end up a Disney animator, before discovering that writing for kids and teens was the part of storytelling she actually loved. See every Shannon Messenger book in order.

Its place in Keeper of the Lost Cities

Keeper of the Lost Cities is book 1 in the Keeper of the Lost Cities series. It is followed by Exile. See the full Keeper of the Lost Cities reading order.

Twelve-year-old Sophie Foster has always known she was different — she can read minds — but she's never known why, until a boy named Fitz appears and reveals she's not human at all. She's an elf, raised in the wrong world by accident, and her return to the hidden elvish world of the Lost Cities comes with a target on her back: her unique telepathic abilities make her exactly what a shadowy group called the Neverseen wants to control. Shannon Messenger builds out a richly detailed elvish society — its own schools…

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