Pretty Little Liars (book series)

Pretty Little Liars

Arc 3:
Twisted · Ruthless · Stunning · Burned
Arc 4:
Crushed · Deadly · Toxic · Vicious
Companion novels:
Pretty Little Secrets
Ali's Pretty Little Lies
AuthorSara Shepard
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreYoung adult
Mystery
Romance
Coming of age
Slice of life
PublisherHarperTeen
PublishedOctober 2006 – December 2014
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Audiobook
E-book
No. of books16 (and 2 companion novels)

Pretty Little Liars is a series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard. Beginning with 2006's initial novel of the same name, the series follows the lives of four girls—Spencer Hastings, Hanna Marin, Aria Montgomery and Emily Fields.

The novels appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list for 62 weeks.[1][2][3] The series spawned a media franchise with a television series adaptation loosely based on the novels which debuted on June 8, 2010, on ABC Family. The franchise has been licensed by Amazon.com's Kindle Worlds range of non-canon ebooks.[4]

  1. ^ "Children's Series Best Sellers". The New York Times. June 22, 2008. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
  2. ^ "Children's Series Best Sellers". The New York Times. July 26, 2009. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "Children's Series Best Sellers". The New York Times. February 5, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
  4. ^ Amazon.com. "Kindle Worlds: Pretty Little Liars". Amazon. Retrieved August 23, 2014.