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Renegades
The Renegades series by Marissa Meyer has 3 known books (3 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Renegades (2017). The latest book with a fully recorded publication date is Supernova.
- Books
- 3 known books (3 novels)
- Published
- 3
- First published
- 2017
- Status
- completed
- Shelved under
- Fantasy
- Last checked
Start here: Renegades (2017) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Renegades
Marissa Meyer opened her superhero trilogy Renegades in November 2017, following Nova Artino as she infiltrates the ruling Renegades under the alias Insomnia -- and begins falling for Adrian Everhart, the golden-boy son of the heroes' most famous leaders.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Renegades - Book 2:
Archenemies
A year after the first book, Archenemies (November 2018) runs 474 pages and continues Nova and Adrian's story directly, deepening the citywide reckoning the series builds toward.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Archenemies - Book 3:
Supernova
Supernova closed the Renegades trilogy in November 2019, arriving exactly a year after Archenemies to bring Nova and Adrian's continuous story to its conclusion.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Supernova
About the Renegades series
A decade after superpowered Renegades defeated the tyrannical Anarchists and became the world's ruling authority, Nova Artino is an Anarchist herself -- and a young woman with a grudge, since a Renegade failed to save her family when she was a child. Posing as a new recruit under the alias Insomnia, Nova infiltrates Renegade headquarters to destroy the heroes from within, only to find herself falling for Adrian Everhart, the golden-boy son of the Renegades' most famous leaders, who is secretly investigating a vigilante he doesn't realize is Nova herself.
Marissa Meyer builds Renegades as a full superhero-genre trilogy rather than a fairy-tale retelling like her earlier work, complete with an original power system, a slow-burn hero/villain romance, and a central question about whether the Renegades' rigid idea of justice is actually just. The trilogy escalates from Nova's infiltration plot into a citywide reckoning over who gets to define good and evil when both sides have equally personal reasons for the fight.
Frequently asked questions
How many books are in the Renegades trilogy?
Three: Renegades (2017), Archenemies (2018), and Supernova (2019).
What order should I read Renegades in?
Publication order, starting with Renegades. It's a single continuous story across all three books.
Is Renegades connected to The Lunar Chronicles?
No. It's a separate, original superhero series by Marissa Meyer with its own world and characters, unconnected to the Lunar Chronicles' fairy-tale-inspired setting.
Is the Renegades trilogy finished?
Yes, it concluded with Supernova in 2019.
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