Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone | 2018 | Jaclyn Moriarty | Buy |
| 2 | The Slightly Alarming Tale of the Whispering Wars | 2018 | Jaclyn Moriarty | Buy |
| 3 | The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst | 2021 | Jaclyn Moriarty | Buy |
| 4 | Oscar From Elsewhere | 2021 | Jaclyn Moriarty | Buy |
| 5 | The Astonishing Chronicles of Oscar From Elsewhere | 2021 | Jaclyn Moriarty | N/A |
| 6 | The Secret of Lillian Velvet | 2023 | Jaclyn Moriarty | N/A |
| 7 | The Secret of Lillian Velvet / The Impossible Secret of Lillian Velvet | 2023 | Jaclyn Moriarty | Buy |
The Kingdoms and Empires books are set in a shared world of small kingdoms, traveling adventures, and light magic. The series began with The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone in 2018, a witty story about a young girl following instructions left in her dead aunt’s will that sends her across a world of peculiar kingdoms. The book has a playful narrative voice that feels aware of its own genre conventions without being self-satisfied about it.
The series expanded through several connected and loosely connected stories, including The Slightly Alarming Tale of the Whispering Wars, which fills in the history behind the Bronte books, and The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst, which returns to familiar territory. Oscar From Elsewhere and The Secret of Lillian Velvet follow different characters through their own adventures in the same world. The books are aimed at younger readers but Moriarty’s humor gives them a cross-age appeal.