Book Series · 3 Books

The Nameless City Books

In order from The Nameless City to The Divided Earth.

Two young people raised on opposite sides of an occupation become friends in a city repeatedly conquered and renamed, then work to keep political ambition and an ancient weapon from destroying their home.

Reviewed by the Bookroo Editors Updated August 11, 2026

Reading order

How to Read The Nameless City

Read The Nameless City, The Stone Heart, and The Divided Earth in numbered order. This is one continuous, completed trilogy; political choices, friendships, and the conflict over the city build directly from one volume to the next.

Collected editions repackage the same three stories and do not add another volume. The original graphic novels are the clearest way to follow the sequence shown here.

Sources: Macmillan's official Nameless City series page, Macmillan's The Divided Earth conclusion page.

For parents

What Parents Should Know

This fantasy adventure deals seriously with military occupation, prejudice between peoples, assassination attempts, betrayal, siege, battles, injuries, and deaths. An ancient formula functions as a weapon of mass destruction, and children are repeatedly placed in dangerous political conflicts.

The violence is drawn rather than graphic, but the stakes are heavier than in a light school graphic novel. Friendship across cultural divisions, belonging, the human cost of conquest, and breaking cycles of retaliation give families substantial ideas to discuss.

Where the story begins

First Book in the Series

Graphic Nov.

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$1597

Book #1 · Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2016

The Nameless City

By Faith Erin Hicks (Author/Illustrator), Jordie Bellaire (Colorist)

Two unlikely allies must unite to save a city caught in endless invasions.

232 pages· 5,886 words· Est. 53 min read

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Paperback

Summary: In a city constantly renamed by its conquerors, Kaidu, an outsider from the Dao, and Rat, a native, must overcome their differences. As the latest occupiers threaten the Nameless City, these two must forge an unexpected alliance. Can they protect the city from its endless cycle of invasions, or will their differences doom it? The fate of the Nameless City hangs in the balance, and only together can they hope to save it.

In reading order

The Nameless City Series

3 books · Published 2016–2018

#1 in Series

Graphic Nov.

Sale price

$1597

The Nameless City

Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2016

Two unlikely allies must unite to save a city caught in endless invasions.

#2 in Series

Graphic Nov.

Sale price

$1597

The Stone Heart

Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2017

A secret weapon threatens to ignite war in a city on the brink. Can loyalty prevail?

#3 in Series

Graphic Nov.

Sale price

$1697

The Divided Earth

Chapter Book · Ages 9–14 · 2018

A city under siege, a deadly weapon, and a race against time to save it all.

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Common Questions

How many books are in the Nameless City series?

There are 3 books in the Nameless City series. It began with The Nameless City in 2016, and the newest book, The Divided Earth, was published in 2018.