The Key books in order

The Key series by Kristin Cast is a dystopian duology set in a future city where technology controls every aspect of life and fear is the ultimate weapon of the state.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 The Key to Fear 2020 Kristin Cast Buy
2 The Key to Fury 2022 Kristin Cast Buy

The Key series imagines a future city where technology surveils everything and fear keeps the population in line. The Key to Fear and The Key to Fury follow characters who start to see through the controlled society they live in and decide the risk of freedom is worth taking.

Published in 2020 and 2022, the duology marks Kristin Cast’s solo work in dystopian fiction, trading vampires and mythology for a controlled-society premise.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the The Key series?

There are two books in the The Key series, published between 2020 and 2022.

What is the first book in the The Key series?

The first book in the The Key series is The Key to Fear, published in 2020.

What is The Key series about?

The Key to Fear and The Key to Fury are set in a future where technology monitors and controls the population, and fear of the outside world keeps citizens compliant. The duology follows characters who begin to question what they’ve been told and discover that freedom has a higher cost than obedience.

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