Children of the Night Books in Order

Amanda Ashley has written 8 Children of the Night books, published between 2005 and 2021. The first book is Night's Kiss (2005) and the newest is Night's Illusion (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
2005–2021
Total pages
2,890 across 8 books
Reading time
48–72 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,890 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute.

Children of the Night is the character heading the catalogue attaches to 8 Amanda Ashley novels published between 2005 and 2021. Subjects filed against them record vampires, witches, and paranormal, fantasy, time-travel and suspense romance, with man-woman relationships throughout. Night's Kiss (2005) opens the run and Night's Illusion (2021) is the newest title, by way of Night's Touch, Night's Master, Night's Pleasure, Night's Mistress, Night's Promise and Night's Surrender. Ashley is credited on all 8 books, at a median length of 360 pages.

How many Children of the Night books are there?

Children of the Night has 8 books, released between 2005 and 2021.

Children of the Night Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 Children of the Night 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
    Night's KissChildren Of The Night #12005 · 345 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005345
  2. 2
    Night's TouchChildren Of The Night #22007 · 380 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007380
  3. 3
    Night's MasterChildren Of The Night #32008 · 377 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008377
  4. 4
    Night's PleasureChildren Of The Night #42009 · 373 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009373
  5. 5
    Night's MistressChildren Of The Night #52013 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013352
  6. 6
    Night's PromiseChildren Of The Night #62014 · 343 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014343
  7. 7
    Night's SurrenderChildren Of The Night #72015 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015352
  8. 8
    Night's IllusionChildren Of The Night #82021 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021368

Do you have to read Children of the Night books in order?

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

Where to start with Children of the Night

Start with Night's Kiss (2005), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Children of the Night book?

Night's Illusion (2021) is the newest Children of the Night book released so far.

Is there a new Children of the Night book coming?

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

Children of the Night at a glance

Paused
No new Children of the Night title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Children of the Night books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,890 pages across all 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 360 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Children of the Night books, 4 of 8, were published in the 2000s.

What the Children of the Night books are about

7 of the 8 Children of the Night 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 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Amanda Ashley

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