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Dara Joy Books in Order

Dara Joy has written 15 books, published between 1995 and 2015. The first book is Knight of a Trillion Stars (1995) and the newest is Dish! First Course: The Appetizer (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
15
Published
1995–2015
Pages on record
2,641 in 7 of 15 books
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Dara Joy writes science fiction romance, paranormal romance and historical romance. Fifteen books carry the Joy name, published between 1995 and 2015, opening with Knight of a Trillion Stars (1995) and ending at Dish! First Course: The Appetizer (2015). Extraterrestrial beings and epic fantasy sit among the subject headings, and the catalogue records a RITA Award against the work. Two series carry the Joy credit: Matrix of Destiny and Tyber and Zanita.

How many Dara Joy books are there?

Dara Joy has 15 books, released between 1995 and 2015. They include 2 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.

Dara Joy Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Dara Joy books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Knight of a Trillion Stars by Dara Joy, book 1 of the Matrix of Destiny series (1995)
  2. Cover of Rejar by Dara Joy, book 2 of the Matrix of Destiny series (1997)
  3. Cover of High Energy by Dara Joy, book 1 of the Tyber and Zanita series (1998)
  4. Cover of Mine to Take by Dara Joy, book 3 of the Matrix of Destiny series (1998)
  5. Cover of High Intensity by Dara Joy, book 2 of the Tyber and Zanita series (2000)
  6. Cover of Ritual of Proof by Dara Joy (2001)
  7. Cover of That Familiar Touch by Dara Joy, book 4 of the Matrix of Destiny series (2004)
  8. Cover of The Amazing Tales of Wildcat Arrows by Dara Joy (2005)
  1. 1
    Knight of a Trillion StarsMatrix of Destiny #11995 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995400
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  2. 2
    Santa Reads Romance1996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996–
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  3. 3
    Tonight or NeverLegendary Lovers #11997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    RejarMatrix of Destiny #21997 · 390 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997390
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  5. 5
    High EnergyTyber and Zanita #11998 · 362 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998362
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Mine to TakeMatrix of Destiny #31998 · 391 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998391
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    High IntensityTyber and Zanita #22000 · 395 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000395
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Ritual of Proof2001 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001384
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    That Familiar TouchMatrix of Destiny #42004 · 319 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004319
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    The Amazing Tales of Wildcat Arrows2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Death by Ploot PlootMatrix of Destiny #52008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    In Kirkpatrick's Woods2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  13. 13
    Cat Scratched!Matrix of Destiny #62010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    My One2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  15. 15
    Dish! First Course: The Appetizer2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Dara Joy books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Matrix of Destiny in order

6 books
  1. 1. Knight of a Trillion Stars
  2. 2. Rejar
  3. 3. Mine to Take
  4. 4. That Familiar Touch
  5. 5. Death by Ploot Ploot
  6. 6. Cat Scratched!

Tyber and Zanita in order

2 books
  1. 1. High Energy
  2. 2. High Intensity

Legendary Lovers in order

1 book
  1. 1. Tonight or Never

Standalone books

6 books

6 Dara Joy titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Dara Joy books in order?

You only need to read Dara Joy books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Dara Joy

Start with Knight of a Trillion Stars (1995), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Dara Joy book?

Dish! First Course: The Appetizer (2015) is the newest Dara Joy book released so far.

Is there a new Dara Joy book coming?

No next Dara Joy book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Dara Joy at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Dara Joy title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Dara Joy books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,641 pages across the 7 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 390 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Dara Joy books, 6 of 15, were published in the 1990s.

What the Dara Joy books are about

6 of the 15 Dara Joy books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy, epic is tagged on 2 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.