Kresley Cole Books in Order
Kresley Cole has written 37 books, published between 2003 and 2026. The first book is The Captain of All Pleasures (2003) and the newest is Ravenous (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 37
- Published
- 2003–2026
- Confirmed
- 25 of 37 titles
- Pages on record
- 8,925 in 25 of 37 books
- Reading time
- 149–223 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,925 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 25 of 37 titles with a page count on record.
Kresley Cole started in historical romance with The Captain of All Pleasures (2003) and the MacCarrick and Sutherland Brothers books, then moved to paranormal romance. Immortals After Dark, opening with A Hunger Like No Other (2006), is the largest sequence, and vampires, demons and other supernatural beings fill it. The Arcana Chronicles and Game Maker follow. Thirty-seven titles are catalogued, reaching Ravenous in 2026.
How many Kresley Cole books are there?
Kresley Cole has 37 books, released between 2003 and 2026. They include 6 separate series.
Kresley Cole Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 37 Kresley Cole 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.
- 120033702/4
- 220043532/4
- 320053482/4
- 42006–4/4
- 520063604/4
- 620063564/4
- 720073842/4
- 820073682/4
- 920073594/4
- 1020083524/4
- 1120083524/4
- 1220094174/4
- 132009–4/4
- 142010–4/4
- 152010–4/4
- 162011–4/4
- 1720123842/4
- 182012–4/4
- 192012–4/4
- 2020133203/4
- 2120134674/4
- 2220143902/4
- 2320145314/4
- 2420153472/4
- 2520153032/4
- 2620154214/4
- 2720163232/4
- 2820161803/4
- 2920162593/4
- 3020172484/4
- 3120173834/4
- 3220183503/4
- 332022–4/4
- 342023–2/4
- 352024–4/4
- 362025–4/4
- 372026–2/4
Kresley Cole 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.
Immortals After Dark in order
21 books- 1. The Warlord Wants Forever
- 2. A Hunger Like No Other
- 3. No Rest for the Wicked
- 4. Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night
- 5. Dark Needs at Night's Edge
- 6. Dark Desires After Dusk
- 7. Kiss of a Demon King
- 8. Deep Kiss of Winter
- 9. Pleasure of a Dark Prince
- 10. Demon from the Dark
- 11. Dreams of a Dark Warrior
- 12. Lothaire
- and 9 more in the table above
Arcana Chronicles in order
7 booksMacCarrick Brothers in order
3 booksGame Maker in order
3 books- 1. The Professional
- 2. The Master
- 3. The Player
Sutherland Brothers in order
2 booksImmortals Untold in order
1 book- 1. Ravenous
Do you have to read Kresley Cole books in order?
You only need to read Kresley Cole books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Kresley Cole books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with The Captain of All Pleasures (2003), the earliest published title. After it come The Price of Pleasure (2004), If You Dare (2005), The Warlord Wants Forever (2006) and A Hunger Like No Other (2006); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Kresley Cole book?
Ravenous (2026) is the newest Kresley Cole book released so far.
Is there a new Kresley Cole book coming?
No next Kresley Cole book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Kresley Cole at a glance
- Still publishing
- Kresley Cole published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Kresley Cole books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,925 pages across the 25 of 37 books with a recorded length, a median of 356 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Kresley Cole books, 19 of 37, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 21 of the 37 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 25 in at least three.
What the Kresley Cole books are about
29 of the 37 Kresley Cole books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: paranormal romance is tagged on 15 of 29. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Paranormal romance 15 of 29 books
- Vampires 10 of 29 books
- Man-woman relationships 6 of 29 books
- Supernatural 6 of 29 books
- Demonology 5 of 29 books
- Historical romance 5 of 29 books
- Ability 4 of 29 books
- Paranormal fiction 4 of 29 books
- Romance 4 of 29 books
- Erotica 3 of 29 books
- Children's fiction 3 of 29 books