Jay Kristoff Books in Order
Jay Kristoff has written 26 books, published between 2012 and 2025. The first book is Stormdancer (2012) and the newest is Allwinter (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 26
- Published
- 2012–2025
- Confirmed
- 26 of 26 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,490 in 11 of 26 books
Jay Kristoff, born 11 November 1973, is an Australian author of fantasy and science fiction for adult and young adult readers who lives in Melbourne. Stormdancer (2012) is the first catalogued book, followed by Kinslayer (2013), Endsinger (2014), Illuminae (2015), Gemina (2016), Nevernight (2016) and Godsgrave (2017); Allwinter (2025) is the newest of 26 books. Series include Lotus War, Illuminae Files, Nevernight Chronicle, Empire of the Vampire, Lifelike and Aurora Cycle. Japan, shoguns, griffins and space flight appear among the subjects.
Jay Kristoff has received the Aurealis Award and the Gold Inky Award.
How many Jay Kristoff books are there?
Jay Kristoff has 26 books, released between 2012 and 2025. They include 6 separate series.
Jay Kristoff Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 26 Jay Kristoff 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.
- 12012–3/4
- 22012–3/4
- 32013–3/4
- 42013–4/4
- 520134424/4
- 620144324/4
- 720156084/4
- 820164484/4
- 920166724/4
- 1020174194/4
- 1120184024/4
- 122018–4/4
- 1320186184/4
- 1420194734/4
- 152019–4/4
- 162020–4/4
- 1720204804/4
- 182020–4/4
- 192021–4/4
- 2020214964/4
- 212022–3/4
- 222023–3/4
- 232023–4/4
- 242024–4/4
- 252025–4/4
- 262025–4/4
Jay Kristoff series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
Jay Kristoff 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.
Lotus War in order
6 booksIlluminae Files in order
4 booksNevernight Chronicle in order
3 books- 1. Nevernight
- 2. Godsgrave
- 3. Darkdawn
Lifelike in order
3 booksAurora Cycle in order
3 booksNightwing in order
3 booksDark Knights of Steel in order
1 book- 5. Allwinter
Do you have to read Jay Kristoff books in order?
You only need to read Jay Kristoff books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Jay Kristoff
Start with Empire of the Vampire (2021), the first Empire of the Vampire book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Stormdancer (2012).
What is the newest Jay Kristoff book?
Allwinter (2025) is the newest Jay Kristoff book released so far.
Is there a new Jay Kristoff book coming?
No next Jay Kristoff book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Jay Kristoff has won
Wikidata records 1 award and 1 nomination for Jay Kristoff. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel2015Won
- Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2017Shortlistedfor Gemina
Jay Kristoff at a glance
- Still publishing
- Jay Kristoff published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Jay Kristoff books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,490 pages across the 11 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 473 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jay Kristoff books, 15 of 26, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 21 of the 26 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Jay Kristoff books are about
14 of the 26 Jay Kristoff books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 7 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 7 of 14 books
- Fantasy 6 of 14 books
- Children's fiction 5 of 14 books
- Fantasy, epic 3 of 14 books
- Japan 3 of 14 books
- Shoguns 3 of 14 books
- Space flight 3 of 14 books
- Young adult fiction, action & adventure 3 of 14 books
- Young adult fiction, romance 3 of 14 books
- Young adult fiction, science fiction 3 of 14 books
- Artificial intelligence 2 of 14 books
- Dystopias 2 of 14 books