The Banned and the Banished vs The Twelve Kingdoms
Two high fantasy series side by side, straight from the catalog data: The Twelve Kingdoms is the longer series (32 books vs 5 books); The Banned and the Banished is the more recent one, starting in 1998. There's no wrong answer — pick the shape that fits your reading appetite, and Shelfmark will keep your place in either (no account needed).
| Statistic | The Banned and the Banished | The Twelve Kingdoms |
|---|---|---|
| Author | James Rollins | Fuyumi Ono |
| Books | 5 | 32 |
| Published | 1998–2002 | 1991–2019 |
| Books per year | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| Start with | Wit'ch Fire (1998) | The Demonic Child (1991) |
| Reading order | Full The Banned and the Banished order → | Full The Twelve Kingdoms order → |
Numbers come from the Shelfmark catalog (Wikidata + Open Library). "Books per year" is catalogued books divided by the publication span — a rough cadence, not a quality score.