The Moorehawke Trilogy
#6843.80 adjusted 3.83 for sample size in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 3 books Status Complete 2008–2010 Reading commitment Medium Celine Kiernan Last reviewed 2026-09-22
Overview
The Moorehawke Trilogy is a complete three-book YA epic/political fantasy series by Celine Kiernan, a new author to this canon. Set in a fantastical medieval-Europe-inspired kingdom, it follows Wynter Moorehawke, a royal carpenter's daughter, as she returns home after five years away to a court transformed by fear and illness, and is drawn into the widening rift between the dying king's two sons as civil war looms.
Epic fantasy, Historical fantasy · For YA
Core Canon: Reading Order (3 works) counts toward ranking
The Moorehawke Trilogy Celine Kiernan
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Poison Throne | 2008 | 1 | core | 3.73 (2,906 ratings) |
 | The Crowded Shadows | 2009 | 2 | core | 3.88 (1,725 ratings) |
 | The Rebel Prince | 2010 | 3 | core | 3.86 (1,458 ratings) |
Wynter Moorehawke, Razi, and Christopher Garron navigate a kingdom sliding toward civil war between a dying king's two sons.
Quick answers
- How many books are in The Moorehawke Trilogy? The Moorehawke Trilogy's Core Canon is 3 books.
- What is the reading order for The Moorehawke Trilogy? Publication order, starting with The Poison Throne. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
- Is The Moorehawke Trilogy finished? Complete (2008–2010).
- How much reading does The Moorehawke Trilogy take? Medium reading commitment (estimated from 3 Core Canon books · ~960 pages).
- How is The Moorehawke Trilogy ranked? #684 in this site's official ranking, based on 6,089 reader ratings across 3 Core Canon books. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #684?
Ranked #684 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 3.80 across 3 core books.
- A smaller readership (6,089 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Remarkably consistent across the whole series: all 3 rated core books rate within 0.15 of each other.
- Less than 0.01 behind #683, Djinn City (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.45.
Why explore this universe?
Rated · 3 books · Complete · 6k ratings · Ranks #684 overall
Good choice if you want a moderate-length epic fantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
Publication order (3 Core Canon books)
- The Poison Throne (2008)
- The Crowded Shadows (2009)
- The Rebel Prince (2010)
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)
- Readers' Association of Ireland Award, 2009: won: The Poison Throne
- Irish Book Awards (Children's Book of the Year), 2009: nominated: The Poison Throne
- Australian Inky Awards, 2010: nominated: The Poison Throne
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.80 across 6,089 ratings on 3 Core Canon books. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: The Moorehawke Trilogy admitted accepted 2026-09-22
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Wikipedia: Celine Kiernan Tier 3
- The O'Brien Press: The Poison Throne Tier 1
- The O'Brien Press: The Crowded Shadows Tier 1
- The O'Brien Press: The Rebel Prince Tier 1
Last reviewed: 2026-09-22
Rule: Core Canon is the complete three-book trilogy: The Poison Throne (2008), The Crowded Shadows (2009), and The Rebel Prince (2010), all published by The O'Brien Press.