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Start with The Selection and continue through all 9 books in the listed reading order.
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Book 1 by Kiera Cass
Use the reading order above to move through the series in the intended sequence.
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Ends with The Crown
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Book 1:The Selection
Kiera Cass
Use the reading order above to move through the series in the intended sequence.
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Book 2:The Prince
Kiera Cass • 2013 • 1 recommendation
Told from Prince Maxon’s point of view, this novella follows him through the tense week before the Selection begins and his first encounters with America. It reveals the pressure of the crown, an earlier almost‑romanc...
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Book 3:The Elite
Kiera Cass • 2013
With the Selection narrowed to six girls, America Singer is torn more than ever between Prince Maxon and her first love Aspen. As rebel attacks intensify and palace secrets surface, she must decide whether she’s willi...
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Book 4:The Guard
Kiera Cass • 2014
Narrated by Aspen Leger, this novella shows America’s first love adjusting to life as a royal guard inside the palace. Aspen watches the Selection unfold from the shadows and wrestles with duty, jealousy, and whether...
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Book 5:The One
Kiera Cass • 2014
As the Selection nears its end, America faces harsher tests from the king, fiercer rebel threats, and higher stakes with Maxon and Aspen. With Illéa on the brink of change, she must choose where her loyalties—and her...
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Book 6:The Queen
Kiera Cass • 2014
Set during an earlier Selection, this prequel follows gentle Amberly as she competes for Prince Clarkson’s hand long before America’s story. From brutal castes to palace expectations, it shows how Maxon’s mother fell...
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Book 7:The Heir
Kiera Cass • 2015
Twenty years after the original Selection, Princess Eadlyn—America and Maxon’s daughter—reluctantly agrees to host a Selection of her own to calm unrest in Illéa. Determined to stay independent, she clashes with thirt...
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Book 8:The Favorite
Kiera Cass • 2015
From Marlee Tames’s point of view, this novella revisits the Halloween ball where her forbidden love for palace guard Carter is exposed. It fills in what really happened that night and how one risky choice reshaped bo...
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Book 9:The Crown
Kiera Cass • 2016
With her family in crisis and unrest simmering across Illéa, Eadlyn suddenly finds herself ruling sooner than planned and under pressure to finish her Selection. As she weighs duty against her heart, she has to decide...
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What is the best order to read the Selection series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with The Selection.
How many books are in the Selection series?
There are 9 books currently listed in the Selection series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Selection series?
New readers should start with The Selection, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Selection series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2013 to 2016.