Thousand Worlds
#9143.84 adjusted 3.84 for sample size in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 3 books Status Complete 2019–2023 Reading commitment Medium Yoon Ha Lee Last reviewed 2026-11-02
Overview
Thousand Worlds is a middle-grade series by Yoon Ha Lee, published under the Rick Riordan Presents imprint. It is set in a space-faring society, the Thousand Worlds, where humans live alongside beings from Korean mythology, including fox spirits, dragons, tiger spirits, goblins and ghosts. Dragon Pearl (2019) follows Min, a young fox spirit who runs away to clear her brother Jun of desertion while he chases the legendary Dragon Pearl. Tiger Honor (2022) is a companion told by Sebin, a tiger-spirit cadet, and Fox Snare (2023) concludes the trilogy with Min, Jun, Haneul and Sebin stranded on a dangerous planet during a peace mission.
Mythic fantasy · For Middle grade
Core Canon: Reading Order (3 works) counts toward ranking
Thousand Worlds Yoon Ha Lee
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dragon Pearl; Published 15 January 2019 under the Rick Riordan Presents imprint. | 2019 | 1 | core | 3.82 (12,807 ratings) |
 | Tiger Honor; Companion to Dragon Pearl, told from Sebin's point of view. | 2022 | 2 | core | 3.92 (1,653 ratings) |
 | Fox Snare; Hardcover published 17 October 2023; concludes the Thousand Worlds trilogy. | 2023 | 3 | core | 3.97 (589 ratings) |
Korean-mythology space fantasy in which fox, tiger and dragon spirits serve in a space fleet.
Quick answers
- How many books are in Thousand Worlds? Thousand Worlds's Core Canon is 3 books.
- What is the reading order for Thousand Worlds? Publication order, starting with Dragon Pearl. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
- Is Thousand Worlds finished? Complete (2019–2023).
- How much reading does Thousand Worlds take? Medium reading commitment (estimated from 3 Core Canon books).
- How is Thousand Worlds ranked? #914 in this site's official ranking, based on 15,049 reader ratings across 3 Core Canon books. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #914?
Ranked #914 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 3.84 across 3 core books.
- A smaller readership (15,049 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Less than 0.01 behind #913, The Lie Tree (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.46.
Why explore this universe?
Rated · 3 books · Complete · 15k ratings · Ranks #914 overall
Good choice if you want a moderate-length mythic fantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
Publication order (3 Core Canon books)
- Dragon Pearl (2019)
- Tiger Honor (2022)
- Fox Snare (2023)
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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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.84 across 15,049 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: Canon Extension: 22 universes, among them The Ordered and Reflections of Eterna; four candidates ruled out accepted 2026-11-01
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Wikipedia: Dragon Pearl Tier 2
- Riordan Wiki: Thousand Worlds series Tier 2
- Kirkus: Dragon Pearl Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-11-01
Rule: Core Canon = the three Thousand Worlds novels, from Dragon Pearl (2019) to Fox Snare (2023).