Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Book of a Thousand Days | 2007 | Shannon Hale | Buy |
| 2 | The Actor and the Housewife | 2009 | Shannon Hale | Buy |
| 3 | Dangerous | 2014 | Shannon Hale | Buy |
| 4 | Kind of a Big Deal | 2020 | Shannon Hale | Buy |
Shannon Hale’s standalone novels span over a decade, from Book of a Thousand Days in 2007 to Kind of a Big Deal in 2020. The Actor and the Housewife appeared in 2009, and Dangerous followed in 2014. Since these are all independent stories, they can be read in any order.
These four books sit apart from Hale’s series work and her children’s fiction. Each tells its own self-contained story, so readers can pick up whichever title catches their interest without needing any background from the others.