The Books of Bayern Chronological Order

The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern #1)
Enna Burning (The Books of Bayern #2)
River Secrets (The Books of Bayern #3)
Forest Born (The Books of Bayern #4)

The Books of Bayern Recommended Reading Order

The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern #1)
Enna Burning (The Books of Bayern #2)
River Secrets (The Books of Bayern #3)
Forest Born (The Books of Bayern #4)

Forest Born (The Books of Bayern #4)

Author: Shannon Hale
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Publication Date: September 2009
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Summary: Rin has always been a quiet, helpful daughter and sister, but a secret is eating at her. Recently, the solace she once found among the trees surrounding her forest home has vanished. Determined to find a new sense of self, Rin accompanies her brother Razo into the city, where she discovers that a mysterious threat haunts Bayern. She joins with three magical girls--Isi, Enna, and Dasha--as they venture toward the kingdom of Kel...where someone wants them dead.
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River Secrets (The Books of Bayern #3)

Author: Shannon Hale
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
Publication Date: September 2006
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Summary: Razo has never been anything but ordinary. He’s not very fast, or tall, or strong, so when he’s invited to join an elite mission escorting the ambassador into Tira, Bayern’s great enemy, he’s sure it’s only out of pity. But when they arrive in the strange southern country, it is Razo who finds the first dead body. As they try to learn more from the Tirans about the ever increasing murders, Razo is the only Bayern soldier able to befriend both the high and low born, including the beautiful Lady Dasha. And as Razo finds allies among the Tirans, he realizes that it may be up to him to get the Bayern army safely home again.
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Enna Burning (The Books of Bayern #2)

Author: Shannon Hale
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
Publication Date: September 2004
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Summary: Enna's life was not meant to be simple. When her brother, Leifer, brings home a mysterious piece of vellum that teaches him how to set fires--without a spark, without flint--Enna cannot decide if this power is one she wants for herself, or something that should be extinguished forever. And when Bayern, their country, goes to war, the choice becomes nearly unbearable. Enna never imagined that the warm, life-giving energy of a fire could destroy everything she loves, but she must now save herself and Bayern before fire consumes her entirely.
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The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern #1)

Author: Shannon Hale
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
Publication Date: August 2003
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Summary: Some people are born with the first word of a language resting on their tongue, though it may take some time before they can taste it. Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee, Crown Princess of Kildenree, was born with her eyes closed and a word on her tongue. She spent the early years of her life listening to her aunt's stories and learning the language of the swans. Then, a colt was born with a word on his tongue--his name, Falada--and when Ani spoke it, she found the key to his language, too. But as Ani's gift grew, so did others' mistrust of it, and soon her mother felt she had no choice but to send her away to be queen of a foreign land....
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