Kel Carpenter Books in Order
Kel Carpenter has written 37 books, published between 2016 and 2025. The first book is Heir of Shadows (2016) and the newest is Beyond the Winter Kingdom (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 37
- Published
- 2016–2025
- Confirmed
- 2 of 37 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,550 in 4 of 37 books
Kel Carpenter writes fantasy and romance across eight series. Thirty-nine catalogued books run from Heir of Shadows in 2016 to Beyond the Winter Kingdom in 2025, taking in Dark Maji, Magic Wars, Daizlei Academy, Queen of the Damned, A Demon's Guide to the Afterlife, Faeted Seasons, and the Grimm Brotherhood books with their Reapers continuation. Carpenter continues to publish.
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How many Kel Carpenter books are there?
Kel Carpenter has 37 books, released between 2016 and 2025. They include 8 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Kel Carpenter Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 37 Kel Carpenter 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 November 2026.
- 12016–2/4
- 22017–2/4
- 32017–2/4
- 42018–2/4
- 52018–2/4
- 62018–2/4
- 72018–2/4
- 820194042/4
- 92019–1/4
- 102019–2/4
- 112019–2/4
- 122019–2/4
- 132019–1/4
- 1420203102/4
- 152020–2/4
- 162020–1/4
- 1720203842/4
- 18Long Live the Soulless2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 1920214522/4
- 202021–2/4
- 212021–2/4
- 222021–1/4
- 232021–2/4
- 242022–3/4
- 252022–2/4
- 262022–2/4
- 272023–2/4
- 282023–2/4
- 292023–2/4
- 302023–2/4
- 312023–2/4
- 322023–2/4
- 332023–3/4
- 342024–2/4
- 352024–2/4
- 362025–2/4
- 372025–2/4
Kel Carpenter series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
Kel Carpenter 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.
Magic Wars in order
7 booksDaizlei Academy in order
5 booksDark Maji in order
4 booksA Demon's Guide to the Afterlife in order
4 books- 1. Dark Horse
- 2. White Raven
- 3. Black Swan
- 4. Hades
Grimm Brotherhood in order
3 booksReapers of Grimm Brotherhood in order
3 booksImmortal Vices and Virtues in order
2 books- 1. Reject Me
- 12. Worship Me
Faeted Seasons in order
2 booksImmortal Vices and Virtues: Her Monstrous Mates in order
1 book- 1. Covet Me
Immortal Vices and Virtues: Shadow Shifter Bonds in order
1 book- 1. Mate Me
Standalone books
1 book1 Kel Carpenter title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Kel Carpenter books in order?
You only need to read Kel Carpenter books in order within each series: the books listed here span 8 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Kel Carpenter
Start with Lucifer's Daughter (2018), the first Queen of the Damned book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Heir of Shadows (2016).
What is the newest Kel Carpenter book?
Beyond the Winter Kingdom (2025) is the newest Kel Carpenter book released so far.
Is there a new Kel Carpenter book coming?
No next Kel Carpenter book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Kel Carpenter at a glance
- Still publishing
- Kel Carpenter published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Kel Carpenter books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,550 pages across the 4 of 37 books with a recorded length, a median of 394 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Kel Carpenter books, 24 of 37, were published in the 2020s.
When Kel Carpenter books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Kel Carpenter titles appeared. 2020s was the most productive decade with 24 titles.
37 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Kel Carpenter books are about
5 of the 37 Kel Carpenter books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 5 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.