Nancy Kilpatrick Books in Order

Nancy Kilpatrick has written 29 books, published between 1992 and 2019. The first book is The Farm Wife (1992) and the newest is Anguish of the Sapiens Queen (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Nancy Kilpatrick also publishes as Amarantha Knight, Anna Knight, Desirée Knight.

Books
29
Published
1992–2019
Pages on record
4,119 in 16 of 29 books
Reading time
69–103 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,119 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 29 titles with a page count on record.

Nancy Kilpatrick (1946-2025) was a Canadian author working in dark fantasy, horror, mystery, erotic horror and the gothic subculture, and is most known for vampire-themed work. Vampires, Count Dracula, seduction and single-author short story collections appear in the recorded subjects. The catalogue holds 29 books from The Farm Wife (1992) to Anguish of the Sapiens Queen (2019), and the run is marked likely complete. Power of the Blood, Thrones of Blood and Darker Passions are the series listed.

How many Nancy Kilpatrick books are there?

Nancy Kilpatrick has 29 books, released between 1992 and 2019. They include 4 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.

Nancy Kilpatrick Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 29 Nancy Kilpatrick 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
    The Farm Wife1992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992
  2. 2
    Near DeathPower of the Blood #11994 · 235 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994235
  3. 3
    Child of the NightPower of the Blood #21996 · 314 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996314
  4. 4
    As One DeadClassic World of Darkness Fiction #181996 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996480
  5. 5
    Dracul1998 · 217 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998217
  6. 6
    RebornPower of the Blood #31998 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998288
  7. 7
    The Vampire Stories of Nancy Kilpatrick2000 · 171 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000171
  8. 8
    BloodloverPower of the Blood #42000 · 276 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000276
  9. 9
    Cold Comfort2001 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001200
  10. 10
    Eternal City2003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003
  11. 11
    The Goth Bible2004 · 281 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004281
  12. 12
    Planet of The BeastJason X #12005 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005416
  13. 13
    To The Third PowerJason X #22006 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006416
  14. 14
    DraculaDarker Passions #12012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  15. 15
    FrankensteinDarker Passions #22012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  16. 16
    Vampyric Variations2012 · 239 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012239
  17. 17
    Dr. Jekyll & Mr. HydeDarker Passions #32013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  18. 18
    The Fall of the House of UsherDarker Passions #42013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  19. 19
    The Pit and the PendulumDarker Passions #52014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  20. 20
    The Picture of Dorian GrayDarker Passions #62014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  21. 21
    CarmillaDarker Passions #72014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  22. 22
    Nancy Kilpatrick's Vampyre Theater2015 · 58 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201558
  23. 23
    Revenge of the Vampir KingThrones of Blood #12017 · 290 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017290
  24. 24
    Sacrifice of the Hybrid PrincessThrones of Blood #22017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  25. 25
    Abduction of Two RulersThrones of Blood #32018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  26. 26
    Wild Hunt2019 · 134 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019134
  27. 27
    Vampyre Theatre2019 · 104 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019104
  28. 28
    Savagery of the Rebel KingThrones of Blood #42019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  29. 29
    Anguish of the Sapiens QueenThrones of Blood #52019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019

Nancy Kilpatrick 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.

Darker Passions in order

7 books
  1. 1. Dracula
  2. 2. Frankenstein
  3. 3. Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
  4. 4. The Fall of the House of Usher
  5. 5. The Pit and the Pendulum
  6. 6. The Picture of Dorian Gray
  7. 7. Carmilla

Thrones of Blood in order

5 books
  1. 1. Revenge of the Vampir King
  2. 2. Sacrifice of the Hybrid Princess
  3. 3. Abduction of Two Rulers
  4. 4. Savagery of the Rebel King
  5. 5. Anguish of the Sapiens Queen

Power of the Blood in order

4 books
  1. 1. Near Death
  2. 2. Child of the Night
  3. 3. Reborn
  4. 4. Bloodlover

Jason X in order

2 books
  1. 1. Planet of The Beast
  2. 2. To The Third Power

Classic World of Darkness Fiction in order

1 book
  1. 18. As One Dead

Standalone books

10 books

10 Nancy Kilpatrick titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Nancy Kilpatrick books in order?

You only need to read Nancy Kilpatrick books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Nancy Kilpatrick

Start with The Farm Wife (1992), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Nancy Kilpatrick book?

Anguish of the Sapiens Queen (2019) is the newest Nancy Kilpatrick book released so far.

Is there a new Nancy Kilpatrick book coming?

No next Nancy Kilpatrick 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 Nancy Kilpatrick

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

  • Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel1994Shortlistedfor Near Death

Nancy Kilpatrick at a glance

Died
Nancy Kilpatrick died in 2025, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Nancy Kilpatrick on record dates from 2019.
Release pace
Nancy Kilpatrick books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,119 pages across the 16 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 258 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Nancy Kilpatrick books, 16 of 29, were published in the 2010s.

What the Nancy Kilpatrick books are about

8 of the 29 Nancy Kilpatrick 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 6 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.