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Shannon Messenger

Shannon Messenger is an American author known for the middle-grade fantasy series Keeper of the Lost Cities.

born 1991The Keeper of the Lost Cities seriesThe Sky Fall trilogyFantasy books for young readers

Occupation: writer, children's writer, screenwriter
Education: University of Southern California, Temecula Valley High School

Shannon Messenger was born in 1991 in Southern California

Shannon Messenger was born in 1991 in Southern California. As a child she moved to San Diego, where she attended elementary school.

She graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.

Her first book, Keeper of the Lost Cities, came out in 2012 and began a fantasy series for children about a girl named Sophie Foster who learns she is an elf. The series appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list and won the 2017 California Young Reader Medal for middle school. She also wrote the young-adult Sky Fall trilogy, published from 2013 to 2016.

In 2021 Ben Affleck was announced as director of a Disney adaptation of the series. In 2024 Warner Bros. took the adaptation rights, with Messenger as executive producer.

Messenger divorced in November 2018 but still writes under the same surname. She announced the birth of a son in 2021 and a daughter in 2023.

Shannon Messenger's life in 8 milestones

1991
Born in Southern California.
2012
Published Keeper of the Lost Cities, the first book of the series.
2013
Published Let the Sky Fall, the first book of the Sky Fall trilogy.
2017
The series won the California Young Reader Medal for middle school.
2020
Unlocked, book 8.5, reached number 8 on the USA Today list.
2021
Ben Affleck was announced as director of a Disney adaptation of the series.
2022
Published Stellarlune, the ninth book of the series.
2024
Warner Bros. acquired the adaptation rights, with Messenger as executive producer.