Melissa F. Olson Books in Order
Melissa F. Olson has written 23 books, published between 2012 and 2025. The first book is Dead Spots (2012) and the newest is Bloodsport (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 23
- Published
- 2012–2025
- Pages on record
- 4,477 in 15 of 23 books
- Reading time
- 75–112 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,477 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 23 titles with a page count on record.
Melissa F. Olson writes urban fantasy and comics. The Old World books gather the Scarlett Bernard series, the Boundary Magic series, a number of short stories and two novellas; Nightshades, a Tor.com trilogy, stands apart from them. Twenty-three catalogued books run from Dead Spots in 2012 to Bloodsport in 2025, with vampires, witches, werewolves, magic and criminal investigation as the recurring subjects. Olson's comics work includes The Tall Tale Tour in Project: Cryptid, and Archaic, a 2025 series from Ahoy Comics.
How many Melissa F. Olson books are there?
Melissa F. Olson has 23 books, released between 2012 and 2025. They include 7 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
Melissa F. Olson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 23 Melissa F. Olson 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.
- 120122932/4
- 220132972/4
- 320143422/4
- 42014–2/4
- 520143772/4
- 62014–2/4
- 720152922/4
- 820153022/4
- 920162082/4
- 1020162882/4
- 1120173152/4
- 1220173002/4
- 1320172402/4
- 1420182402/4
- 1520183162/4
- 1620193502/4
- 1720193172/4
- 182020–2/4
- 192021–2/4
- 202022–2/4
- 21Archaic2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
- 22The Other Frankenstein2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
- 232025–2/4
Melissa F. Olson 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.
Boundary Magic in order
6 booksScarlett Bernard in order
5 books- 1. Dead Spots
- 2. Trail of Dead
- 3. Sell-By Date
- 4. Hunter's Trail
- 5. Bloodsick
Disrupted Magic in order
3 booksLena Dane in order
2 books- 1. The Big Keep
- 2. Nightshades
Nightshades in order
2 books- 2. Switchback
- 3. Outbreak
Old World Chronology in order
2 booksBorn Magic in order
1 book- 1. Born Magic
Standalone books
2 books2 Melissa F. Olson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Melissa F. Olson books in order?
You only need to read Melissa F. Olson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Melissa F. Olson
Start with Dead Spots (2012), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Melissa F. Olson book?
Bloodsport (2025) is the newest Melissa F. Olson book released so far.
Is there a new Melissa F. Olson book coming?
No next Melissa F. Olson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Melissa F. Olson at a glance
- Still publishing
- Melissa F. Olson published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Melissa F. Olson books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,477 pages across the 15 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 300 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Melissa F. Olson books, 17 of 23, were published in the 2010s.
What the Melissa F. Olson books are about
14 of the 23 Melissa F. Olson 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 8 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Vampires 8 of 14 books
- Fantasy 5 of 14 books
- Fantasy, paranormal 4 of 14 books
- Magic 4 of 14 books
- Witches 4 of 14 books
- Supernatural 3 of 14 books
- Werewolf 3 of 14 books
- Werewolves 3 of 14 books
- Witch 3 of 14 books
- American literature 2 of 14 books
- Criminal investigation 2 of 14 books