Cassandra Palmer Books in Order

Karen Chance has written 24 Cassandra Palmer books, published between 2006 and 2025. The first book is Touch the Dark (2006) and the newest is Hijack the Seas: Tsunami (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
24
Published
2006–2025
Confirmed
3 of 24 titles
Pages on record
4,380 in 10 of 24 books

Cassandra Palmer, also called Cassie Palmer, is the clairvoyant heroine of Karen Chance's fantasy series. Subject headings tie the books to vampires, women psychics, good and evil, and space and time. Touch the Dark (2006) opens the series, followed by Claimed By Shadow (2007), Embrace the Night (2008) and Curse the Dawn (2009). The catalogue lists 24 books through Hijack the Seas: Tsunami (2025), and the series is ongoing.

How many Cassandra Palmer books are there?

Cassandra Palmer has 24 books, released between 2006 and 2025.

Cassandra Palmer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 24 Cassandra Palmer 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
    Touch the DarkCassie Palmer #12006 · 307 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006307
  2. 2
    Claimed By ShadowCassie Palmer #22007 · 374 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007374
  3. 3
    Embrace the NightCassie Palmer #32008 · 392 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008392
  4. 4
    The Day of the DeadCassie Palmer #42008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008
  5. 5
    Curse the DawnCassie Palmer #52009 · 386 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009386
  6. 6
    The Queen's WitchCassie Palmer #62010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010
  7. 7
    The GauntletCassie Palmer #72010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010
  8. 8
    Hunt the MoonCassie Palmer #82011 · 419 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011419
  9. 9
    A Family AffairCassie Palmer #92011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011
  10. 10
    The House at Cobb EndCassie Palmer #102011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011
  11. 11
    ShadowlandCassie Palmer #112012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  12. 12
    Tempt the StarsCassie Palmer #122013 · 418 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013418
  13. 13
    MasksCassie Palmer #132014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014
  14. 14
    Updating PritkinCassie Palmer #142015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015
  15. 15
    Reap the WindCassie Palmer #152015 · 514 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015514
  16. 16
    Shitty BeerCassie Palmer #162015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015
  17. 17
    Ride the StormCassie Palmer #172017 · 597 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017597
  18. 18
    Black FridayCassie Palmer #182017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017
  19. 19
    Skin DeepCassie Palmer #192019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019
  20. 20
    Brave the TempestCassie Palmer #202019 · 544 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019544
  21. 21
    Shatter the EarthCassie Palmer #212020 · 429 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020429
  22. 22
    Ignite the Fire: InfernoCassie Palmer #222022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022
  23. 23
    Hijack the Seas: SeismicCassie Palmer #232024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024
  24. 24
    Hijack the Seas: TsunamiCassie Palmer #242025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025

Do you have to read Cassandra Palmer books in order?

You should read the Cassandra Palmer books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Cassandra Palmer book also stands alone.

Where to start with Cassandra Palmer

Start with Touch the Dark (2006), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Cassandra Palmer book?

Hijack the Seas: Tsunami (2025) is the newest Cassandra Palmer book released so far.

Is there a new Cassandra Palmer book coming?

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

Cassandra Palmer at a glance

Still running
Cassandra Palmer is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Cassandra Palmer books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,380 pages across the 10 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 418 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Cassandra Palmer books, 15 of 24, were published in the 2010s.

What the Cassandra Palmer books are about

9 of the 24 Cassandra Palmer 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 8 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Karen Chance

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.