Keeper of the Lost Cities · Book 5

Lodestar

Published
1 November 2016
Pages
688
ISBN-13
9781481474955
Type
novel
Cover of Lodestar

About this book

Lodestar, the fifth novel in Keeper of the Lost Cities, published in November 2016, continues Sophie's training and the slow-building romance and heavy themes -- memory manipulation, identity, trauma -- that Messenger handles with more weight than the series' sparkly covers suggest.

Key facts about Lodestar

Shannon Messenger wrote Lodestar, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1 November 2016. The book has 688 pages.

We list 2 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781481474955 to find the main one.

Lodestar is book 5 of 11 in the Keeper of the Lost Cities series. The series has 11 published books. However, the series starts with Keeper of the Lost Cities (2012). 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

Lodestar is book 5 in the Keeper of the Lost Cities series. It follows Neverseen. It is followed by Nightfall. 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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