The Recurring Cast
Reading order · 8 books · 2014 to 2023

Seven Sisters Books in Order

The Seven Sisters follows six sisters adopted as babies by a mysterious billionaire, Pa Salt, and named after the stars of the Pleiades. When he dies, each is left clues to her origins and sets out on a journey across the world and into the past.

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Series facts

Books
8
Published
2014 to 2023
First book
The Seven Sisters
Latest
Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt (2023)

The reading order

Every Seven Sisters book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.

8 books
  1. 1The Seven Sisters2014Maia, the eldest of six adopted sisters, returns to their family home on Lake Geneva after their father’s death, and finds he has left her clues that lead to Rio de Janeiro in the 1920s.Buy on Amazon
  2. 2The Storm Sister2015Ally, a sailor, follows her clues to Norway and the world of the composer Grieg.Buy on Amazon
  3. 3The Shadow Sister2016Star, the quiet sister, follows her clues to a London bookshop and the Edwardian age.Buy on Amazon
  4. 4The Pearl Sister2017CeCe, an artist, travels to Australia to discover her roots.Buy on Amazon
  5. 5The Moon Sister2018Tiggy, who works with animals in the Scottish Highlands, follows her clues to the Roma community of Granada and the world of flamenco.Buy on Amazon
  6. 6The Sun Sister2019Electra, a supermodel, meets her grandmother in New York, and learns a story that leads back to Kenya.Buy on Amazon
  7. 7The Missing Sister2021The sisters set out to find the missing seventh sister, with only a ring to guide them, in New Zealand and Ireland.Buy on Amazon
  8. 8Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt2023With Pa SaltThe story of Pa Salt himself, from a boy found in Paris in 1928.Buy on Amazon

Do you need to read them in order?

Read in order, starting with The Seven Sisters. Each book follows one sister, and Atlas tells Pa Salt’s own story.

Who appears in which book

The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.

Who appears in each Seven Sisters book
BookPa SaltMaMaiaAllyStarCeCeTiggyElectra
1 The Seven Sisters·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor
2 The Storm Sister·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor
3 The Shadow Sister·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor
4 The Pearl Sister·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor
5 The Moon Sister·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor
6 The Sun Sister·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor
7 The Missing Sister·Minor·MinorMMajorMMajorMMajorMMajorMMajorMMajor
8 Atlas: The Story of Pa SaltLLead·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor·Minor

Characters in the Seven Sisters books

8 characters from Lucinda Riley’s chart, with the number of Seven Sisters books each appears in.

CharacterBooksFirst in this series
Pa SaltThe sisters' adoptive father8The Seven Sisters 2014
MaThe sisters' nanny8The Seven Sisters 2014
MaiaEldest sister, a translator8The Seven Sisters 2014
AllySailor and musician8The Seven Sisters 2014
StarQuiet sister in London8The Seven Sisters 2014
CeCeArtist who travels to Australia8The Seven Sisters 2014
TiggyAnimal lover in the Highlands8The Seven Sisters 2014
ElectraSupermodel8The Seven Sisters 2014