Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beautiful Creatures | 2009 | Kami Garcia | Buy |
| 2 | The Mortal Heart | 2015 | Kami Garcia | N/A |
| 3 | Beautiful Darkness | 2010 | Kami Garcia | Buy |
| 4 | The Seer’s Spread | 2015 | Kami Garcia | N/A |
| 5 | Before the Claiming | 2015 | Kami Garcia | N/A |
| 6 | A Gatlin Wedding | 2016 | Kami Garcia | N/A |
| 7 | Beautiful Chaos | 2011 | Kami Garcia | Buy |
| 8 | Dream Dark | 2011 | Kami Garcia | Buy |
| 9 | Beautiful Redemption | 2012 | Kami Garcia | Buy |
Beautiful Creatures (2009) introduced readers to Gatlin, South Carolina, a small town hiding a world of Casters, Mortals, and ancient supernatural forces. The series is told from the perspective of Ethan Wate, an ordinary human who falls in love with Lena Duchannes, a Caster whose family has been shaped by a curse for generations. The core four novels – Beautiful Creatures, Beautiful Darkness, Beautiful Chaos, and Beautiful Redemption – follow the couple through increasingly high-stakes supernatural conflicts.
The series also includes several companion pieces: the novella Dream Dark (2011) and the Untold Stories novellas (The Mortal Heart, The Seer’s Spread, Before the Claiming, A Gatlin Wedding). A film adaptation was released in 2013 starring Alden Ehrenreich and Alice Englert.