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Amulet 1: The StonekeeperBook 1. It starts with a rescue: siblings Emily and Navin follow their mother through a door in the basement. The robots and talking animals on the other side give you a quick sense of how freely Kazu Kibuishi mixes machines and magic. Begin here even if a later cover is what caught your eye.0 - 2
Amulet 2: The Stonekeeper's Curse (2009)Published Sep 10, 2009Book 2. Kanalis, the city of waterfalls, is the first big change of scenery. Emily and Navin arrive in a walking house looking for help, and the busy city gives the story room to grow beyond the family's immediate predicament. Read it directly after The Stonekeeper.0 - 3
Amulet 3: The Cloud Searchers (2010)Published Sep 1, 2010Book 3. An airship takes the search for the lost city of Cielis above the clouds. The new view opens up the scale of the world, while an uneasy crew keeps the journey tense. Pick this one up after The Stonekeeper's Curse for the series' turn into an expedition story.0 - 4
Amulet 4: The Last CouncilBook 4. The search for Cielis gives way to an eerie city mystery. Empty streets and a competition at the Guardian Academy make the setting feel more enclosed than the wide skies of The Cloud Searchers. This is where the destination itself becomes the puzzle.0 - 5
Amulet 5: Prince of the ElvesBook 5. The Elf King's plans move the story toward open war. Take this one after The Last Council, when you know enough about the Stonekeepers for Emily's doubts about the voice of her amulet to carry weight alongside the battles.0 - 6
Amulet 6: Escape from LucienBook 6. Navin and his classmates search for a beacon in a city damaged by war while Emily returns to the Void. The two journeys give the book a useful change of pace, with the action in Lucien set against the quieter tension of a place where memories matter.0 - 7
Amulet 7: FirelightBook 7. Algos Island gives the characters a way to enter lost memories. If you're following Trellis as closely as Emily, this is the volume that starts asking what his childhood can explain. Read it after Escape from Lucien to keep the two threads straight.0 - 8
Amulet 8: SupernovaBook 8. The reach of the series becomes literal when Navin heads to Lighthouse One, a space station. Emily's struggle with the Voice continues on a separate track. It's the full swing into science fantasy and the book to read immediately before Waverider.0 - 9
Amulet 9: Waverider (2024)Published Feb 6, 2024Book 9. Finish here for the conclusions to Emily's responsibility as a Stonekeeper and Trellis's fight over who rules the elves. The finale depends on the loyalties and rivalries built across the earlier books, so save it until you've read Supernova.0
