

After the things that happened in the previous book, it's decided that Sophie doesn't just need one extra bodyguard, but five, basically one from every species they've encountered Relationships are deepened and tested. His parents take him back in, but Fitz in particular doesn't trust him at all. Sophie and the gang are confronted with an enemy that is claiming to have lost all his memories.

Or, the next two books need to be filled to the brim with reveals. There are only two more parts coming, and I hate to say this but I feel like the author may have written herself into a corner.

Mostly I wanted more progression in the overall storyline. The ninth “Lost Cities” book, also untitled for now, comes out in 2022.Ok, this is my least favorite book in the series so far, and it is just, I think, because I wanted more from it. Messenger’s series began in 2012 and became a hit worldwide, with Ben Affleck planning to produce and direct a film adaptation. “Now I have the space to reveal all of the secrets that readers have been dying to know since book one, and I can’t wait for everyone to read the final conclusion. I’m incredibly grateful that my publisher and fans gave me the freedom, support, and enthusiasm to let the story unfold at its own pace,” Messenger said in a statement. But it was hard to tell at that point how many books it would take to do the Keeper series justice. “I knew from the very beginning that Sophie’s story was huge. NEW YORK (AP) - Author Shannon Messenger can now see the end for her telepathic heroine Sophie and the million-selling middle-grade series “Keeper of the Lost Cities.”Īladdin Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, announced Wednesday that a tenth and final volume is scheduled for 2023. (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing via AP) This image released by Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing shows "Unlocked" a book in the "Keeper of the Lost Cities" series by Shannon Messenger.
