Richelle Mead Books in Order
Richelle Mead has written 42 books, published between 2007 and 2018. The first book is Succubus Blues (2007) and the newest is The Emerald Sea (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 42
- Published
- 2007–2018
- Confirmed
- 37 of 42 titles
- Pages on record
- 8,356 in 22 of 42 books
- Reading time
- 139–209 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,356 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 22 of 42 titles with a page count on record.
Richelle Mead is an American fantasy author, born November 12, 1976, known for the Georgina Kincaid, Vampire Academy, Bloodlines and Dark Swan series. The catalogue lists 42 Mead books from 2007 to 2018. Succubus Blues and Vampire Academy both appeared in 2007, followed by Frostbite, Shadow Kiss and Storm Born in 2008. Subjects include vampires, demonology, alchemists, magic and high schools. The Emerald Sea (2018) is the newest title, and the listing is likely complete. Glittering Court and Age Of X are among the other series.
Vampire Academy centers on Rose Hathaway, a Dhampir whose closest bond is with Lissa Dragomir, a Moroi princess. Trainees at St. Vladimir's Academy, Rose included, work toward becoming guardians tasked with defending the Moroi, mortal vampires, from the undead Strigoi.
How many Richelle Mead books are there?
Richelle Mead has 42 books, released between 2007 and 2018. They include 6 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.
Richelle Mead Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 42 Richelle Mead 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.
- 120073204/4
- 220073324/4
- 320083844/4
- 420082564/4
- 520083684/4
- 62008–3/4
- 72008–4/4
- 820083054/4
- 920095124/4
- 1020093434/4
- 112010–4/4
- 1220103044/4
- 1320106084/4
- 142011–3/4
- 152011–4/4
- 162011–4/4
- 172011–4/4
- 182011–4/4
- 192011–4/4
- 2020112774/4
- 212012–3/4
- 222012–4/4
- 232012–3/4
- 2420134484/4
- 25The Golden Lily2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 26Vampire Academy: The Official Illustrated Movie CompanionVampire Academy Companion #22013 · 142 pages · confirmed 3/420131423/4
- 272013–4/4
- 282013–4/4
- 2920134204/4
- 302013–2/4
- 3120143954/4
- 32The Fiery Heart2014 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/420144481/4
- 332014–4/4
- 3420152884/4
- 35Silver Shadows2015 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/420154161/4
- 362015–4/4
- 3720164004/4
- 38Vampire Academy 10th Anniversary2016 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/420165121/4
- 392016–4/4
- 4020173994/4
- 412017–3/4
- 4220184794/4
Richelle Mead series and characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Vampire Academy books in order 21 books
Richelle Mead 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.
Vampire Academy books in order
9 books by Richelle MeadGeorgina Kincaid in order
7 booksBloodlines in order
7 booksDark Swan in order
4 books- 1. Storm Born
- 2. Thorn Queen
- 3. Iron Crowned
- 4. Shadow Heir
Vampire Academy Graphic Novels in order
3 books- 1. Vampire Academy
- 2. Frostbite
- 3. Shadow Kiss
Glittering Court in order
3 booksAge Of X in order
2 booksDark Swan Graphic Novels in order
1 bookRichelle Mead Standalone Novels
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Vampire Academy Companion in order
1 bookStandalone books
4 books4 Richelle Mead titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Richelle Mead books in order?
You only need to read Richelle Mead 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 Richelle Mead books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Vampire Academy (2007), the first Vampire Academy book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Succubus Blues (2007).
What is the newest Richelle Mead book?
The Emerald Sea (2018) is the newest Richelle Mead book released so far.
Is there a new Richelle Mead book coming?
No next Richelle Mead book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Richelle Mead at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Richelle Mead title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Richelle Mead books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,356 pages across the 22 of 42 books with a recorded length, a median of 390 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Richelle Mead books, 32 of 42, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 31 of the 42 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 37 in at least three.
What the Richelle Mead books are about
37 of the 42 Richelle Mead 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 20 of 37. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Vampires 20 of 37 books
- Children's fiction 14 of 37 books
- Schools 8 of 37 books
- High schools 7 of 37 books
- Magic 7 of 37 books
- Demonology 6 of 37 books
- Love 5 of 37 books
- Alchemists 4 of 37 books
- Fantasy 4 of 37 books
- Supernatural 4 of 37 books