Black Dagger Brotherhood Books in Order
J.R. Ward has written 33 Black Dagger Brotherhood books, published between 2005 and 2026: 31 in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series and 2 related titles. The first book is Dark Lover (2005) and the newest main-line book is Lover Enthroned (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 33
- Published
- 2005–2026
- Confirmed
- 33 of 33 titles
- Pages on record
- 7,606 in 15 of 33 books
Black Dagger Brotherhood is J.R. Ward's paranormal romance series about a band of vampire warriors, each book pairing one of them with a partner. Dark Lover (2005) opens the run, followed by Lover Eternal, Lover Awakened, Lover Revealed, Lover Unbound and Lover Enshrined, a naming pattern that holds to Lover Enthroned. Thirty-three volumes make up the series, long ones at a median of 509 pages, and it continues through 2026.
How many Black Dagger Brotherhood books are there?
Black Dagger Brotherhood has 33 books, released between 2005 and 2026. 31 of them belong to the Black Dagger Brotherhood series, and 2 related titles sit outside it: companion books.
Black Dagger Brotherhood Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 33 Black Dagger Brotherhood 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.
- 12005–4/4
- 220064494/4
- 320064484/4
- 42007–3/4
- 520075094/4
- 6The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider's GuideBlack Dagger Brotherhood Companion #12008 · 478 pages · confirmed 3/420084783/4
- 720085424/4
- 82008–4/4
- 920095274/4
- 102010–4/4
- 1120114894/4
- 1220125724/4
- 132013–4/4
- 1420145734/4
- 1520155764/4
- 1620165084/4
- 1720175214/4
- 182018–4/4
- 1920184544/4
- 202019–4/4
- 212019–4/4
- 222019–4/4
- 232020–4/4
- 2420204484/4
- 252021–4/4
- 2620225124/4
- 272022–4/4
- 282023–4/4
- 292024–4/4
- 302024–4/4
- 31The Black Dagger Brotherhood: 20th Anniversary Insider's GuideBlack Dagger Brotherhood Companion #22025 · confirmed 3/42025–3/4
- 322025–4/4
- 332026–3/4
Do you have to read Black Dagger Brotherhood books in order?
You should read the Black Dagger Brotherhood series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 2 related titles (companion books) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Black Dagger Brotherhood book also stands alone.
What order should you read Black Dagger Brotherhood books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Dark Lover (2005), the earliest published book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. After it come Lover Eternal (2006), Lover Awakened (2006), Lover Revealed (2007) and Lover Unbound (2007); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Black Dagger Brotherhood book?
Lover Enthroned (2026) is the newest book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series.
Is there a new Black Dagger Brotherhood book coming?
No next Black Dagger Brotherhood book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Black Dagger Brotherhood at a glance
- Still running
- Black Dagger Brotherhood is still running, with a main-line title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Black Dagger Brotherhood books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,606 pages across the 15 of 33 books with a recorded length, a median of 509 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Black Dagger Brotherhood books, 13 of 33, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 29 of the 33 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Black Dagger Brotherhood books are about
21 of the 33 Black Dagger Brotherhood 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 21 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Vampires 21 of 21 books
- Paranormal romance 15 of 21 books
- Fantasy 9 of 21 books
- Brothers 2 of 21 books
- Fantasy, paranormal 2 of 21 books
More books by J.R. Ward
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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