Jennifer A. Nielsen

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  • Bibliography:
    26 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    October 2010
  • Latest Book:
    March 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Ascendance

1 - The False Prince (Apr-2012)
2 - The Runaway King (Mar-2013)
3 - The Shadow Throne (Feb-2014)
4 - The Captive Kingdom (Oct-2020)
5 - The Shattered Castle (Oct-2021)

Mark of the Thief

1 - Mark of the Thief (Apr-2015)
2 - Rise of the Wolf (Feb-2016)
3 - Wrath of the Storm (Feb-2017)

The Traitor's Game

1 - The Traitor's Game (Mar-2018)
2 - The Deceiver's Heart (Feb-2019)
3 - The Warrior's Curse (Mar-2020)

The Underworld Chronicles

1 - Elliot and the Goblin War (Oct-2010)
2 - Elliot and the Pixie Plot (Aug-2011)
2.5 - Elliot and the Last Underworld War (Apr-2012)
3 - Elliot and the Yeti Threat (Apr-2012)

Multi-Author Series List

Infinity Ring

6 - Behind Enemy Lines (Dec-2013)

Book List in Order: 26 titles

  • Elliot and the Goblin War

    The Underworld Chronicles - 1

    As of today, there are only seven children who have ever read this book and lived to tell about it. Ninety five children successfully read the first chapter, but upon beginning Chapter Two, they started blabbering in some language known only as "flib...

  • Elliot and the Pixie Plot

    The Underworld Chronicles - 2

    An entire floor of St. Phobics Hospital for Really Scared Children has been set aside just for readers of this book. You may wish to take a minute before you start reading and reserve yourself a bed there. As you read, you may begin to understand ...

  • Elliot and the Last Underworld War

    The Underworld Chronicles - 2.5

    WARNING: If you care at all for planet Earth, you will pay very close attention to the lessons inside these pages. We usually ask you to run away from dreadful things. But now, you are warned to turn the pages as fast as you can read them. You must...

  • Elliot and the Yeti Threat

    The Underworld Chronicles - 3

    WARNING: If you care at all for planet Earth, you will pay very close attention to the lessons inside these pages. We usually ask you to run away from dreadful things. But now, you are warned to turn the pages as fast as you can read them. You mus...

  • The False Prince

    Ascendance - 1

    FOUR BOYS. ONE TREACHEROUS PLAN. AN ENTIRE KINGDOM TO FOOL. In a faraway land, civil war is brewing. To unify his kingdom's divided people, a nobleman named Conner devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king s long-lost son and in...

  • The Runaway King

    Ascendance - 2

    A kingdom teetering on the brink of destruction. A king gone missing. Who will survive? Find out in the highly anticipated sequel to Jennifer A. Nielsen's blockbuster THE FALSE PRINCE Just weeks after Jaron has taken the throne, an assassination a...

  • Behind Enemy Lines

    Infinity Ring - 6

    Fix the past. Save the future. Dak, Sera, and Riq involve themselves in one of the most bizarre spy missions in history . . . and the outcome of World War II hangs in the balance....

  • The Shadow Throne

    Ascendance - 3

    Jennifer A. Nielsen takes readers on an extraordinary journey in this final installment of the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Ascendance Trilogy. War is coming. . . . Join Jaron as he embarks on his final adventure!...

  • Mark of the Thief

    Mark of the Thief - 1

    When Nic, a slave in the mines outside of Rome, is forced to enter a sealed cavern containing the lost treasures of Julius Caesar, he finds much more than gold and gemstones: He discovers an ancient bulla, an amulet that belonged to the great Caesar ...



  • A Night Divided

    From NYT bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen comes a stunning thriller about a girl who must escape to freedom after the Berlin Wall divides her family between east and west. With the rise of the Berlin Wall, twelve-year-old Gerta finds her fam...

  • Rise of the Wolf

    Mark of the Thief - 2

    A POWERFUL AMULET A VENGEFUL GODDESS A DEADLY QUEST Nic may have escaped enslavement in the mines outside of Rome, but his troubles are far from over. The Praetor War -- the battle to destroy Rome from within -- is in full force, and Nic is caug...

  • The Scourge

    As a lethal plague sweeps through the land, Ani Mells is shocked when she is unexpectedly captured by the governor's wardens and forced to submit to a test for the deadly Scourge. She is even more surprised when the test results come back positive, a...

  • Wrath of the Storm

    Mark of the Thief - 3

    Trouble has a way of seeking out Nicolas Calva, and it's not likely to leave him alone any time soon. With Caesar's magic bulla, the Malice of Mars, and the possibility of a Jupiter Stone in play, all the powers of Rome are circling Nic. He'll have t...

  • Deadzone

    The survivors have made it out of the jungle, but they may be sorry they ever left when they stumble upon a whole new ecosystem, populated with entirely new threats. And the greatest threat of all may come from within. Because one of the kids is c...

  • The Traitor's Game

    The Traitor's Game - 1

    Nothing is as it seems in the kingdom of Antora. Kestra Dallisor has spent three years in exile in the Lava Fields, but that won't stop her from being drawn back into her father's palace politics. He's the right hand man of the cruel king, Lord Endri...

  • Resistance

    Chaya Lindner is a teenager living in Nazi-occupied Poland. Simply being Jewish places her in danger of being killed or sent to the camps. After her little sister is taken away, her younger brother disappears, and her parents all but give up hope, Ch...

  • The Deceiver's Heart

    The Traitor's Game - 2

    In this sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller THE TRAITOR'S GAME, Kestra Dallisor has finally gained possession of the Olden Blade. With the dagger in her control, she attempts to destroy the tyrannical Lord Endrick. But when Kestra fails, ...

  • Words on Fire

    New York Times bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen transports readers to a corner of history with this inspiring story of a girl who discovers the strength of her people united in resisting oppression. Danger is never far from Audra's famil...

  • The Warrior's Curse

    The Traitor's Game - 3

    The stunning third book in Jennifer A. Nielsen's New York Times bestselling Traitor's Game series!Simon and Kestra are hurtling down paths ever farther from each other as the battle for control of Antora rages.Simon, newly king of the Halderians, is ...



  • The Captive Kingdom

    Ascendance - 4

    Acclaimed author Jennifer A. Nielsen marks a return to the world of her beloved New York Times bestseller The False Prince in this highly anticipated fourth book of the Ascendance Series! In a peaceful Carthya, Jaron leads as the Ascendant King wi...

  • Rescue

    From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen comes a thrilling World War II story of espionage and intrigue, as one girl races to crack a coded message to save her father and the French resistance.Six hundred and fifty-seven days ago, M...

  • The Shattered Castle

    Ascendance - 5

    Acclaimed author Jennifer A. Nielsen brings her signature twists and high-stakes action to the fifth installment of the New York Times bestselling Ascendance Series!King Jaron has outwitted the Prozarians and returned to his own kingdom with one secr...

  • Lines of Courage

    Jennifer A. Nielsen, award-winning author of A Night Divided and Rescue, artfully weaves together the stories of five kids living through World War I, each of whom holds the key to the others' futures... if they are lucky -- and brave -- enough to fi...

  • Iceberg

    As disaster looms on the horizon, a young stowaway onboard the Titanic will need all her courage and wits to stay alive. A thrilling tale from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen!Hazel Rothbury is traveling all alone from her home i...

  • Uprising

    #1 New York Times bestselling author of Iceberg, Jennifer A. Nielsen inspires readers with a brand-new thriller based on the remarkable true story of a young Polish girl who bravely fought, participating in the Warsaw city uprising, and took a stand ...

  • One Wrong Step

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen comes a brand-new, spine-tingling adventure about two kids and their fight for survival on the unforgiving trails of Mount Everest. Jennifer Nielsen's storytelling climbs to new heights in...

Award-Winning Books by Jennifer A. Nielsen

The False Prince
2012 Cybils -- Fantasy/Sci-Fi/ELM/Midgr
2013 Utah Book Award -- Young Adult
2014 Beehive Award -- Young Adult
2014 Grand Canyon Reader Award -- Tween
2014 Utah Book Award -- Young Adult
2015 California Young Reader Medal -- Middle School
2015 Golden Sower Award -- Intermediate
2015 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award -- Grades 6-8
2015 Sequoyah Book Award -- Intermediate
A Night Divided
2017 Beehive Award -- Young Adult
2018 California Young Reader Medal -- Intermediate


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Jennifer A. Nielsen has published 26 books.

The next book by Jennifer A. Nielsen, One Wrong Step, will be published in March 2025.

The first book by Jennifer A. Nielsen, Elliot and the Goblin War, was published in October 2010.

Yes. Jennifer A. Nielsen has 4 series.
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