Meljean Brook Books in Order

Meljean Brook has written 30 books, published between 2007 and 2021. The first book is Demon Angel (2007) and the newest is A Dance of Smoke and Steel (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
30
Published
2007–2021
Pages on record
5,015 in 12 of 30 books

Meljean Brook writes paranormal romance and steampunk. The Guardians sequence opens with Demon Angel in 2007 and keeps demons in the titles, Demon Moon, Demon Bound, Demon Night, Demon Forged, Demon Blood, Demon Marked, while Iron Seas turns to airships and machinery with The Iron Duke and Heart of Steel. A Gathering of Dragons follows later. Brook's 30 books are long, a median of 422 pages, and the catalogue stops at A Dance of Smoke and Steel in 2021.

How many Meljean Brook books are there?

Meljean Brook has 30 books, released between 2007 and 2021. They include 3 series and 1 title listed outside any series.

Meljean Brook Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 30 Meljean Brook 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. 1
    Demon AngelGuardians #12007 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007432
  2. 2
    Demon MoonGuardians #22007 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007480
  3. 3
    Demon NightGuardians #32008 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008448
  4. 4
    Demon BoundGuardians #42008 · 326 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008326
  5. 5
    Demon ForgedGuardians #52009 · 419 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009419
  6. 6
    Here There Be MonstersIron Seas #12010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010
  7. 7
    The Iron DukeIron Seas #22010 · 378 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010378
  8. 8
    Demon BloodGuardians #62010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010
  9. 9
    Heart of SteelIron Seas #32011 · 426 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011426
  10. 10
    Demon MarkedGuardians #72011 · 325 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011325
  11. 112012
  12. 12
    RivetedIron Seas #52012 · 378 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012378
  13. 13
    The Kraken KingIron Seas #62012 · 576 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012576
  14. 14
    WreckedIron Seas #72013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  15. 15
    Guardian DemonGuardians #82013 · 563 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013563
  16. 16
    TetheredIron Seas #82013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  17. 17
    The Blushing BounderIron Seas #92013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  18. 18
    Frozen2014 · 264 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014264
  19. 19
    The Beast of BlackmoorA Gathering of Dragons #12014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  20. 202014
  21. 212014
  22. 222014
  23. 232014
  24. 242014
  25. 252014
  26. 262014
  27. 272014
  28. 28
    A Heart of Blood and AshesA Gathering of Dragons #22020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  29. 29
    A Touch of Stone and SnowA Gathering of Dragons #32020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  30. 30
    A Dance of Smoke and SteelA Gathering of Dragons #42021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021

Meljean Brook series in order

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Meljean Brook 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.

Guardians in order

8 books
  1. 1. Demon Angel
  2. 2. Demon Moon
  3. 3. Demon Night
  4. 4. Demon Bound
  5. 5. Demon Forged
  6. 6. Demon Blood
  7. 7. Demon Marked
  8. 8. Guardian Demon

A Gathering of Dragons in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Beast of Blackmoor
  2. 2. A Heart of Blood and Ashes
  3. 3. A Touch of Stone and Snow
  4. 4. A Dance of Smoke and Steel

Standalone books

1 book

1 Meljean Brook title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Meljean Brook books in order?

You only need to read Meljean Brook books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Meljean Brook

Start with the first book of the Meljean Brook series you want to read: Iron Seas starts with Here There Be Monsters (2010) and Iron Seas: Kraken King starts with The Kraken King and the Scribbling Spinster (2014). The earliest catalogued title overall is Demon Angel (2007).

What is the newest Meljean Brook book?

A Dance of Smoke and Steel (2021) is the newest Meljean Brook book released so far.

Is there a new Meljean Brook book coming?

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

Meljean Brook at a glance

Paused
No new Meljean Brook title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Meljean Brook books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
5,015 pages across the 12 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 422 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Meljean Brook books, 22 of 30, were published in the 2010s.

What the Meljean Brook books are about

12 of the 30 Meljean Brook books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: demonology is tagged on 6 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.