Reading order
The Mediator reading order
1
2
3
4
5
6
7- 7 volumes
- Volumes
- 2000–2016
- Published
- about 40 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Young adult#42
- Genre
Quick answer
Publication order
7 volumes2000–2016Completed
Volume numbering in the sources is incomplete — the order below follows publication years.
- Suze Simon can see ghosts and has to help them move on — including the handsome one haunting her bedroom.
- Six funny paranormal YA mysteries, the first four first published under the pen name Jenny Carroll; read in order.
- Remembrance (2016) is a later, adult follow-up.
A plan for the whole series
7 volumes, 2,167 pages, about 40 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 8 weeks.
Share of volume 1’s readers who reach the last volume. Chance of reaching the last volume: high
Stages
3 stages, with 2 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around December 28, 2026, 7 days later than in one go.
- Stage 116 habout 3 weeksby November 20, 2026
- Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.8
- Stage 216 habout 3 weeksby December 15, 2026
- Short breakThe Emperor's Soul · Brandon Sanderson · 96 pp. · score 8.8
- Stage 37 h9 daysby December 28, 2026
- The end of the series
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Does the series hold up
Shape of the series: even. Volume scores differ by at most 0.2 points. You get the same level from the first page to the last.
Best volume: Twilight (8.0, 78 ratings). Weakest: Shadowland (7.8). The series is complete; you can read it start to finish with no waiting. The last volume (8.0) scores close to the series average or above it.
How this plan is calculated
The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →
Every volume in order
Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
The Mediator books ranked, best to worst
- 1.TwilightBook 6 · 20048.0
- 2.Darkest HourBook 4 · 20017.9
- 2.HauntedBook 5 · 20047.9
- 4.Ninth KeyBook 2 · 20017.8
- 4.ReunionBook 3 · 20017.8
- 4.ShadowlandBook 1 · 20007.8
Frequently asked questions
Which Mediator book is the best?
By reader score, Twilight (8.0/10). The lowest-rated is Shadowland (7.8/10).
Which The Mediator book is the longest?
“Remembrance” is the longest at 388 pages; the shortest is “Haunted” with 256 pages.
What should I read after The Mediator?
Other series by Meg Cabot: The Princess Diaries.
