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Laurell K. Hamilton Books in Order

Laurell K. Hamilton has written 60 books, published between 1992 and 2026. The first book is Nightseer (1992) and the newest is A Glimmer of Death (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 35 of the 60 books listed here are in the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series, which has its own page: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter books in order.

Laurell K. Hamilton is the pen name of Laurell Kaye Klein.

Books
60
Published
1992–2026
Confirmed
59 of 60 titles
Pages on record
16,415 in 40 of 60 books
Reading time
274–410 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 16,415 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 40 of 60 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Laurell K. Hamilton, author

Laurell K. Hamilton is an American writer of fantasy and romance, born February 19, 1963, and the author of two main series. Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter, a New York Times bestseller, features Anita Blake, a zombie raiser, vampire executioner and supernatural consultant to the police; the series spans novels, story collections and comics, with six million copies in print. The Merry Gentry series follows Meredith Gentry, a princess of the Unseelie court of Faerie who works as a private detective and faces repeated assassination attempts. The catalogue holds 60 titles from Nightseer (1992) to A Glimmer of Death (2026), with Guilty Pleasures dated 1993. The Zaniel Havelock series is also listed.

How many Laurell K. Hamilton books are there?

Laurell K. Hamilton has 60 books, released between 1992 and 2026. They include 6 separate series.

Laurell K. Hamilton Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 60 Laurell K. Hamilton 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 Nightshade by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 23 of the Star Trek: The Next Generation series (1992)
  2. Cover of Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 1 of the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series (1993)
  3. Cover of The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 2 of the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series (1994)
  4. Cover of Circus of the Damned by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 3 of the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series (1995)
  5. Cover of Death of a Darklord by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 13 of the Ravenloft series (1995)
  6. Cover of The Lunatic Cafe by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 4 of the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series (1996)
  7. Cover of Bloody Bones by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 5 of the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series (1996)
  8. Cover of The Killing Dance by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 6 of the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series (1997)
  9. Cover of Burnt Offerings by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 7 of the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series (1998)
  10. Cover of Blue Moon by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 8 of the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series (1998)
  11. Cover of A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 1 of the Merry Gentry series (2000)
  12. Cover of Obsidian Butterfly by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 9 of the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series (2000)
  13. Cover of Narcissus in Chains by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 10 of the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series (2001)
  14. Cover of A Caress of Twilight by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 2 of the Merry Gentry series (2002)
  15. Cover of Cerulean Sins by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 11 of the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series (2003)
  16. Cover of Seduced by Moonlight by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 3 of the Merry Gentry series (2004)
  17. Cover of Incubus Dreams by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 12 of the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series (2004)
  18. Cover of A Stroke of Midnight by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 4 of the Merry Gentry series (2005)
  19. Cover of Mistral's Kiss by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 5 of the Merry Gentry series (2006)
  20. Cover of Micah by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 13 of the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series (2006)
  21. Cover of Danse Macabre by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 14 of the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series (2006)
  22. Cover of The First Death by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 1 of the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Graphic Novels series (2007)
  23. Cover of A Lick of Frost by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 6 of the Merry Gentry series (2007)
  24. Cover of Blood Noir by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 16 of the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series (2007)
  1. 1
    NightseerLaurell K Hamilton Standalone Novels #11992 · 303 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992303
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  2. 2
    NightshadeStar Trek: The Next Generation #231992 · 276 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992276
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  3. 3
    Guilty PleasuresAnita Blake, Vampire Hunter #11993 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993272
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  4. 4
    The Laughing CorpseAnita Blake, Vampire Hunter #21994 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994320
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  5. 5
    Circus of the DamnedAnita Blake, Vampire Hunter #31995 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995336
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  6. 6
    Death of a DarklordRavenloft #131995 · 313 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995313
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  7. 7
    The Lunatic CafeAnita Blake, Vampire Hunter #41996 · 369 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996369
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  8. 8
    Bloody BonesAnita Blake, Vampire Hunter #51996 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996384
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  9. 9
    The Killing DanceAnita Blake, Vampire Hunter #61997 · 387 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997387
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  10. 10
    Burnt OfferingsAnita Blake, Vampire Hunter #71998 · 392 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998392
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  11. 11
    Blue MoonAnita Blake, Vampire Hunter #81998 · 418 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998418
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  12. 12
    A Kiss of ShadowsMerry Gentry #12000 · 468 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000468
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  13. 13
    Obsidian ButterflyAnita Blake, Vampire Hunter #92000 · 608 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000608
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  14. 14
    Narcissus in ChainsAnita Blake, Vampire Hunter #102001 · 656 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001656
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  15. 15
    A Caress of TwilightMerry Gentry #22002 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002368
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  16. 16
    Cerulean SinsAnita Blake, Vampire Hunter #112003 · 547 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003547
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  17. 17
    Seduced by MoonlightMerry Gentry #32004 · confirmed 3/4
    2004–
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  18. 18
    Incubus DreamsAnita Blake, Vampire Hunter #122004 · 658 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004658
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  19. 19
    A Stroke of MidnightMerry Gentry #42005 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005416
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  20. 20
    Strange CandyAnita Blake, Vampire Hunter Short Stories/Novellas #12006 · 257 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006257
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  21. 21
    Mistral's KissMerry Gentry #52006 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006336
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  22. 22
    MicahAnita Blake, Vampire Hunter #132006 · 280 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006280
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  23. 23
    Danse MacabreAnita Blake, Vampire Hunter #142006 · 576 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006576
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  24. 24
    The First DeathAnita Blake, Vampire Hunter Graphic Novels #12007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007–
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  25. 25
    A Lick of FrostMerry Gentry #62007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007–
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  26. 26
    The HarlequinAnita Blake, Vampire Hunter #152007 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007448
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  27. 27
    Blood NoirAnita Blake, Vampire Hunter #162007 · 417 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007417
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  28. 28
    AnimatorAnita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The Laughing Corpse Graphic Novels #12008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008–
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  29. 29
    ExecutionerAnita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The Laughing Corpse Graphic Novels #22008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008–
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  30. 30
    Swallowing DarknessMerry Gentry #72008 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008416
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Laurell K. Hamilton series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Laurell K. Hamilton books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter books in order

35 books by Laurell K. Hamilton
  1. 1. Guilty Pleasures
  2. 2. The Laughing Corpse
  3. 3. Circus of the Damned
  4. 4. The Lunatic Cafe
  5. 5. Bloody Bones
  6. 6. The Killing Dance
  7. 7. Burnt Offerings
  8. 8. Blue Moon
  9. 9. Obsidian Butterfly
  10. 10. Narcissus in Chains
  11. 11. Cerulean Sins
  12. 12. Incubus Dreams
  13. and 23 more in the table above

Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Graphic Novels in order

3 books
  1. 1. The First Death
  2. 2. Guilty Pleasures
  3. 3. The Laughing Corpse

Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The Laughing Corpse Graphic Novels in order

3 books
  1. 1. Animator
  2. 2. Executioner
  3. 3. Necromancer

Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Circus of the Damned Graphic Novels in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Charmer
  2. 2. The Ingenue
  3. 3. The Scoundrel

Laurell K Hamilton Standalone Novels

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Short Stories/Novellas

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Zaniel Havelock in order

1 book
  1. 1. A Terrible Fall of Angels

Ravenloft in order

1 book
  1. 13. Death of a Darklord

Star Trek: The Next Generation books in order

1 book by Laurell K. Hamilton
  1. 23. Nightshade

Smart Pop in order

1 book
  1. 39. Ardeur

Laurell K. Hamilton Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Laurell K. Hamilton books run from Nightseer (1992) to A Glimmer of Death (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Laurell K. Hamilton in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Laurell K. Hamilton books in order?

You only need to read Laurell K. Hamilton 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 Laurell K. Hamilton books in?

Read Laurell K. Hamilton one series at a time, each in its own publication order: Merry Gentry starts with A Kiss of Shadows (2000) and Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter starts with Guilty Pleasures (1993). The earliest catalogued title overall is Nightseer (1992).

What is the newest Laurell K. Hamilton book?

A Glimmer of Death (2026) is the newest Laurell K. Hamilton book released so far.

Is there a new Laurell K. Hamilton book coming?

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

Award nominations for Laurell K. Hamilton

Wikidata records 1 nomination for Laurell K. Hamilton. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Laurell K. Hamilton at a glance

Still publishing
Laurell K. Hamilton published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Laurell K. Hamilton books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
16,415 pages across the 40 of 60 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Laurell K. Hamilton books, 23 of 60, were published in the 2000s.

What the Laurell K. Hamilton books are about

52 of the 60 Laurell K. Hamilton books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: vampires is tagged on 37 of 52. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.