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The Legendborn Cycle
By Tracy Deonn · 4 main books · Ongoing
The Legendborn Cycle is Tracy Deonn’s ongoing YA contemporary fantasy series, blending Arthurian legend, Southern Black Girl Magic, secret societies, demons, and substantial romantic conflict.
Start with: Legendborn
About this series
The Legendborn Cycle sits on the fantasy-first side of RomantasyOrder’s coverage: Bree’s ancestry, Rootcraft, Bloodcraft, secret societies, institutional power, grief, and war drive the larger plot while romance remains substantial.
Start with Legendborn, then continue through Bloodmarked and Oathbound. Three books are published, and a fourth main novel is confirmed without a title or publication date announced.
3 books published · 4 planned main books · Ongoing
Quick answer: read Legendborn, Bloodmarked, then Oathbound. A fourth main novel is confirmed, but its title and publication date have not been announced.
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Start with Legendborn, then continue through Bloodmarked and Oathbound. Three books are published, and a fourth main novel is confirmed without a title or publication date announced.
3 books published · 4 planned main books · Ongoing
Quick answer: read Legendborn, Bloodmarked, then Oathbound. A fourth main novel is confirmed, but its title and publication date have not been announced.
Reading order
- 1
Legendborn
2020
Book 1. Begins Bree Matthews's contemporary Arthurian fantasy journey through ancestral magic and a secret society.
- 2
Bloodmarked
2022
Book 2. Expands the Cycle's magical institutions, inherited history, and escalating conflict.
- 3
Oathbound
2025
Book 3. Continues the ongoing Legendborn Cycle; a fourth main novel is confirmed without a title or date yet announced.
Reading Order Notes
These Legendborn reading-order notes keep the three published novels clear and separate the confirmed but still untitled fourth novel from the production book list.
Why publication order works
Publication order preserves Bree’s identity arc, Arthurian mythology, magical institutions, political conflict, and the changing multi-book relationship dynamics.
Is the Legendborn Cycle complete?
No. The three published novels form the current main path. The series is ongoing, and the confirmed fourth novel has no announced title or date yet.
Is Legendborn romance-first romantasy?
No. Romance is an important thread, but the Cycle is fantasy-dominant: Arthurian legend, ancestral magic, secret societies, demons, institutional power, and identity carry more of the overall plot.
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The Legendborn Cycle
Best first entry point for The Legendborn Cycle. Read this before the rest of the series.
Series at a glance
3
Published books
4
Planned main books
Ongoing
Series status
Low
Spice
Story balance: Fantasy-Dominant
Love triangle: Major
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Legendborn reading order?
Read Legendborn, then Bloodmarked, then Oathbound in publication order.
Is the Legendborn Cycle complete?
No. The Legendborn Cycle is ongoing. Three main books are currently published, and a fourth main novel is confirmed, but its title and publication date have not been announced.
Is Legendborn YA?
Yes. The Legendborn Cycle is positioned as a Young Adult contemporary fantasy series.
Is Legendborn fantasy-first?
Yes. RomantasyOrder classifies the Cycle as fantasy-dominant because Arthurian mythology, ancestral magic, secret societies, demons, institutional power, and identity drive more of the larger plot than romance.