The Magpie and the Wolf
#5453.80 of 664 ranked universes · full ranking
Books 2 books Status Complete 2025–2026 Reading commitment Low Maggie Rapier Last reviewed 2026-08-19
Overview
The Magpie and the Wolf is Maggie Rapier's young-adult romantasy duology opening with Soulgazer (2025). The second book has not yet been published.
Romantasy · For YA
Core Canon: Reading Order (2 works) counts toward ranking
The Magpie and the Wolf Maggie Rapier
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Soulgazer | 2025 | 1 | core | 3.80 (1,984 ratings) |
 | Wolftamer; The Magpie and the Wolf Duology #2, concluding the duology begun with Soulgazer. Published 2026-08-25. | 2026 | N/A | core | 3.76 (94 ratings) |
Complete 2-book duology; Soulgazer (2025) and Wolftamer (2026).
Quick answers
- How many books are in The Magpie and the Wolf? The Magpie and the Wolf's Core Canon is 2 books.
- What is the reading order for The Magpie and the Wolf? Publication order, starting with Soulgazer. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
- Is The Magpie and the Wolf finished? Complete (2025–2026).
- How much reading does The Magpie and the Wolf take? Low reading commitment (estimated from 2 Core Canon books · ~988 pages).
- How is The Magpie and the Wolf ranked? #545 of 664 ranked universes on this site, based on 2,078 reader ratings across 2 Core Canon books. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #545?
Ranked #545 of 664 ranked universes.
- Average reader rating of 3.80 across 2 core books.
- A smaller readership (2,078 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Remarkably consistent across the whole series: all 2 rated core books rate within 0.04 of each other.
- Less than 0.01 behind #544, The King of Elfland's Daughter (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.45.
Why explore this universe?
Rated · 2 books · Complete · 2k ratings · Ranks #545 overall
Good choice if you want a quick, low-commitment romantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
Publication order (2 Core Canon books)
- Soulgazer (2025)
- Wolftamer (2026)
Documented internal/story order: 1 of 2 Core Canon books
- Soulgazer (2025)
Internal chronology is documented for 1 of 2 Core Canon books; the remaining 1 are not yet mapped onto the same ordinal scale.
Awards (verified)
- No awards found for this universe.
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.80 across 2,078 ratings on 2 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 The Magpie and the Wolf (Maggie Rapier) accepted 2026-08-19
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
Last reviewed: 2026-08-20
Rule: Registered as a single-author duology, Core Canon. Only the first book is recorded; the unpublished second volume is not listed as a book in this canon.