Megan Shepherd

Cage

1 - The Cage (Jun-2015)
2 - The Hunt (May-2016)
3 - The Gauntlet (May-2017)

Grim Lovelies

1 - Grim Lovelies (Oct-2018)
2 - Midnight Beauties (Aug-2019)

Madman's Daughter

1 - The Madman's Daughter (Feb-2013)
2 - Her Dark Curiosity (Feb-2014)
3 - A Cold Legacy (Feb-2015)

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  Untitled Pumpkin Queen #3
  

  • Jul-2026
  • / Science Fiction / Fantasy
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  Follow Sally to a dark realm called Shadow Town -- where a powerful foe awaits her -- in the #1 New York Times bestselling series inspired by Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas!Can Sally save Jack from the shadows?Sally should be at...

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  Hour of the Pumpkin Queen
  

  • Jul-2025
  • / Science Fiction / Fantasy
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  #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Join Sally on a time-bending adventure to save Halloween Town -- and her beloved Jack Skellington -- in the hit series based on Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas!And don’t miss the first book in t...

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  Midnight Showing
  

  • Oct-2023
  • / Horror
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  Discovering her father's strange final manuscript has brought only mayhem and darkness to Haven Marbury's life. In Book Two of the Malice Compendium, what has leapt off the page threatens everybody."Gripping, chilling, creepy, and enthral...

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  Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Novelization
  

  • Jul-2023
  • / General Fiction
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  Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the holiday classic Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas with this stunning collectible novelization, adapted by New York Times bestselling author Megan Shepherd.Jack Skellington is the beloved Pumpkin King of...

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  Malice House
  

  • Oct-2022
  • / Horror
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  From New York Times bestselling author Megan Shepherd comes a complex tale of dark magic, family secrets, and monsters that don't stay on the page."A propulsively charming nightmare, pooling like spilled ink across your imagination." ― ...

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  Dog Star
  

  • Jan-2022
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  Based on an incredible true story, Carnegie Medal nominee and New York Times�"bestselling author Megan Shepherd crafts a harrowing, propulsive girl-and-her-dog tale that will linger in your heart long after the last page.Laika is a Cold Dog, a stray...

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  Midnight Beauties
  

  • Aug-2019
  • / Fantasy
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  Grim Lovelies - 2
  

  The witches, beasties, goblins, and Royals return in this spellbinding conclusion to New York Times best-selling author Megan Shepherd’s Grim Lovelies duology. Ever since she discovered her affinity for magic, seventeen-year-old Anouk has been ...

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  Grim Lovelies
  

  • Oct-2018
  • / Fantasy
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  Grim Lovelies - 1
  

  Seventeen-year-old Anouk envies the human world, where people known as Pretties lavish themselves in fast cars, high fashion, and have the freedom to fall in love. But Anouk can never have those things, because she is not really human. Enchanted from...

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  The Gauntlet
  

  • May-2017
  • / General Fiction
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  Cage - 3
  

  The gripping finale to the thrilling and addictive Cage series about teens abducted from Earth by an otherworldly race Cora and her friends have escaped the Kindred station and landed at Armstrong -- a supposed safe haven on a small moon -- where ...

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  The Secret Horses of Briar Hill
  

  • Oct-2016
  • / Historical
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  The Secret Horses of Briar Hill shows readers everywhere that there is color in our world -- they just need to know where to look. There are winged horses that live in the mirrors of Briar Hill hospital -- the mirrors that reflect the elegant room...

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  The Hunt
  

  • May-2016
  • / Science Fiction
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  Cage - 2
  

  They’ve left the cage -- but they’re not free yet. After their failed escape attempt, Cora, Lucky, and Mali have been demoted to the lowest level of human captives and placed in a safari-themed environment called the Hunt, along with wild anim...

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  The Cage
  

  • Jun-2015
  • / Science Fiction
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  Cage - 1
  

  The Maze Runner meets Scott Westerfeld in this new series Kirkus Reviews calls “swoon-worthy and thrilling” about teens held captive in a human zoo by an otherworldly race. From Megan Shepherd, the acclaimed author of the Madman’s Daughter tril...

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  A Cold Legacy
  

  • Feb-2015
  • / Horror
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  Madman's Daughter - 3
  

  With inspiration from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, this breathless conclusion to the Madman's Daughter trilogy -- perfect for fans of Libba Bray -- explores the things we'll sacrifice to save those we love . . . even our own humanity. After killin...

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  Her Dark Curiosity
  

  • Feb-2014
  • / Horror
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  Madman's Daughter - 2
  

  Inspired by The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, this tantalizing sequel to Megan Shepherd's gothic suspense novel, The Madman's Daughter, explores the hidden natures of those we love and how far we'll go to save them from themselves. Back...

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  The Madman's Daughter
  

  • Feb-2013
  • / Horror
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  Madman's Daughter - 1
  

  Sixteen-year-old Juliet Moreau has built a life for herself in London -- working as a maid, attending church on Sundays, and trying not to think about the scandal that ruined her life. After all, no one ever proved the rumors about her father's grues...

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