Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | 2011 | Alma Alexander | Buy |
| 2 | AbductiCon | 2015 | Alma Alexander | Buy |
| 3 | Empress | 2016 | Alma Alexander | Buy |
| 4 | Ever After | 2017 | Alma Alexander | Buy |
| 5 | Wings of Fire | 2017 | Alma Alexander | Buy |
| 6 | Midnight at Spanish Gardens | 2018 | Alma Alexander | Buy |
| 7 | The Second Star | 2020 | Alma Alexander | Buy |
Alma Alexander’s standalone novels cover a wide range of subjects. 2012 is a speculative fiction novel tied to the Mayan calendar prophecy. AbductiCon is a comedic novel about what happens when actual extraterrestrials show up at a sci-fi convention. Empress is a historical fantasy, while The Second Star takes on Peter Pan mythology.
These books show the breadth of Alexander’s interests. Readers who know her from the Jin-Shei novels or The Were Chronicles may be surprised by the tonal variety here, from comedy to dark literary fiction. Midnight at Spanish Gardens, about five college friends who get a chance to choose different lives, is probably the most literary of the bunch.