Amari and the Night Brothers
#344.32 of 664 ranked universes · full ranking
Books 4 books Status Complete 2021–2026 Reading commitment Medium B.B. Alston Last reviewed 2026-09-04
Overview
Amari and the Night Brothers is a completed four-book middle-grade urban-fantasy quartet by B.B. Alston, a new author to this canon and a New York Times bestseller. It follows Amari Peters, recruited into a secret supernatural government agency to find her missing older brother.
Urban fantasy · For Middle grade
Core Canon: Reading Order (4 works) counts toward ranking
Supernatural Investigations B.B. Alston
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Amari and the Night Brothers | 2021 | 1 | core | 4.34 (38,494 ratings) |
 | Amari and the Great Game | 2022 | 2 | core | 4.32 (14,542 ratings) |
 | Amari and the Despicable Wonders | 2024 | 3 | core | 4.21 (5,745 ratings) |
 | Amari and the Metalwork Menace | 2026 | 4 | core | 4.38 (1,505 ratings) |
A completed middle-grade fantasy quartet about a girl recruited into a secret supernatural government agency to find her missing brother.
Quick answers
- How many books are in Amari and the Night Brothers? Amari and the Night Brothers's Core Canon is 4 books.
- What is the reading order for Amari and the Night Brothers? Publication order, starting with Amari and the Night Brothers. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
- Is Amari and the Night Brothers finished? Complete (2021–2026).
- How much reading does Amari and the Night Brothers take? Medium reading commitment (estimated from 4 Core Canon books · ~1,600 pages).
- How is Amari and the Night Brothers ranked? #34 of 664 ranked universes on this site, based on 60,286 reader ratings across 4 Core Canon books. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #34?
Ranked #34 of 664 ranked universes.
- Average reader rating of 4.32 across 4 core books.
- A smaller readership (60,286 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Less than 0.01 behind #33, The Bloodsworn Saga (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.45.
Why explore this universe?
Top-tier rated · 4 books · Complete · 60k ratings · Ranks #34 overall
Good choice if you want a moderate-length urban fantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
Publication order (4 Core Canon books)
- Amari and the Night Brothers (2021)
- Amari and the Great Game (2022)
- Amari and the Despicable Wonders (2024)
- Amari and the Metalwork Menace (2026)
Documented internal/story chronology is recorded for every Core Canon book here, and matches publication order exactly, with no divergence to show separately.
Awards (verified)
- No awards found for this universe.
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Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 4.32 across 60,286 ratings on 4 Core Canon books. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Admit Amari and the Night Brothers (B.B. Alston) accepted 2026-09-04
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
Last reviewed: 2026-09-04
Rule: Core Canon is the complete four-book Supernatural Investigations sequence: Amari and the Night Brothers (2021), Amari and the Great Game (2022), Amari and the Despicable Wonders (2024), and Amari and the Metalwork Menace (2026).