Order of Beautiful Creatures Books

The Beautiful Creatures series, alternatively titled the Caster Chronicles, is a captivating fantasy saga crafted by authors Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. The story unfolds in Gatlin, South Carolina, a fictional Southern town where readers follow sixteen-year-old sophomore Ethan Wate. Ethan's world transforms when he encounters Lena, a magical being known as a Caster who faces a life-altering destiny: on her sixteenth birthday, she must be claimed by either Light or Dark forces.

This enchanting series launched in December 2009 with its debut novel, which later became a 2013 film adaptation. Garcia and Stohl brought their supernatural tale to a close in 2012 with Beautiful Redemption, marking the fourth and final installment. The following list presents the Beautiful Creatures/Caster Chronicles novels arranged by their original publication dates, which corresponds to their chronological reading order: