Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter Books in Order
Laurell K. Hamilton has written 45 Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter books, published between 1993 and 2023: 35 in the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series and 10 related titles. The first book is Guilty Pleasures (1993) and the newest main-line book is Slay (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 45
- Published
- 1993–2023
- Confirmed
- 44 of 45 titles
- Pages on record
- 12,539 in 29 of 45 books
- Reading time
- 209–313 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 12,539 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 29 of 45 titles with a page count on record.
Anita Blake is a vampire hunter created by Laurell K. Hamilton, working in St. Louis among vampires, werewolves and the reanimated dead. The series runs to 45 books published between 1993 and 2023, opening with Guilty Pleasures (1993) and taking in The Laughing Corpse (1994), Circus of the Damned (1995), The Killing Dance (1997) and Obsidian Butterfly (2000). Graphic novel adaptations and short fiction run alongside the novels. The most recent title is Slay (2023).
How many Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter books are there?
Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter has 45 books, released between 1993 and 2023. 35 of them belong to the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series, and 10 related titles sit outside it: graphic novels and short stories and novellas.
Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 45 Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter 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.
- 119932723/4
- 219943203/4
- 319953363/4
- 419963693/4
- 519963843/4
- 619973873/4
- 719983923/4
- 819984183/4
- 920006083/4
- 1020016563/4
- 1120035473/4
- 1220046583/4
- 1320062573/4
- 1420062803/4
- 1520065763/4
- 162007–3/4
- 1720074483/4
- 1820074173/4
- 192008–3/4
- 202008–3/4
- 2120093203/4
- 2220095603/4
- 232009–3/4
- 24NecromancerAnita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The Laughing Corpse Graphic Novels #32010 · 120 pages · confirmed 3/420101203/4
- 252010–3/4
- 262011–3/4
- 272011–3/4
- 282011–3/4
- 2920113213/4
- 30The ScoundrelAnita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Circus of the Damned Graphic Novels #32012 · confirmed 3/42012–3/4
- 312012–3/4
- 3220123593/4
- 3320135703/4
- 342013–2/4
- 352013–3/4
- 3620142923/4
- 3720155663/4
- 3820167083/4
- 392016–3/4
- 402016–3/4
- 4120184863/4
- 4220206243/4
- 4320212883/4
- 442023–3/4
- 452023–3/4
Do you have to read Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter books in order?
You should read the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 10 related titles (graphic novels and short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter book also stands alone.
Where to start with Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter
Start with Guilty Pleasures (1993), the earliest published book in the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series.
What is the newest Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter book?
Slay (2023) is the newest book in the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series.
Is there a new Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter book coming?
No next Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter at a glance
- Paused
- No new main-line Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter title has appeared for 3 years. The last was Slay (2023).
- Release pace
- Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 12,539 pages across the 29 of 45 books with a recorded length, a median of 392 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter books, 18 of 45, were published in the 2010s.
What the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter books are about
39 of the 45 Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter 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 36 of 39. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Vampires 36 of 39 books
- Blake, anita (fictitious character) 22 of 39 books
- Anita Blake (Fictitious character) 21 of 39 books
- Horror 13 of 39 books
- Comics & graphic novels, horror 7 of 39 books
- Werewolves 6 of 39 books
- Anita Blake (Fictional character) 5 of 39 books
- Fantasy, paranormal 5 of 39 books
- Comics & graphic novels 4 of 39 books
- Supernatural 4 of 39 books
- Saint louis (mo.) 4 of 39 books
- Zombies 4 of 39 books
More books by Laurell K. Hamilton
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Laurell K. Hamilton books in order 60 books