Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Named | 2002 | Marianne Curley | Buy |
| 2 | The Dark | 2003 | Marianne Curley | Buy |
| 3 | The Key | 2005 | Marianne Curley | Buy |
| 4 | The Shadow | 2018 | Marianne Curley | Buy |
The Guardians of Time series by Marianne Curley is a YA fantasy set in the fictional Australian town of Angel Falls. The story revolves around two rival organizations: the Guard, which protects the integrity of the timeline, and the Order of Chaos, which seeks to change the past for its own purposes. Teenagers from Angel Falls are secretly recruited as members of the Guard and sent on missions to different points in history.
The original trilogy (The Named, The Dark, and The Key) was published between 2002 and 2005 and follows Ethan Roberts and Isabel Becket as they discover their powers and face the Order. The books were popular with YA readers in Australia and internationally. Curley surprised fans by returning to the series with The Shadow in 2018, more than a decade after the original trilogy ended, adding a new chapter to the story that long-time readers had been waiting for.