Imp Books in Order
Debra Dunbar has written 23 Imp books, published between 2012 and 2023: 20 in the 2 main-line series and 3 related titles. The first book is A Demon Bound (2012) and the newest main-line book is A Crown of Imp and Bone (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 23
- Published
- 2012–2023
- Pages on record
- 4,905 in 16 of 23 books
- Reading time
- 82–123 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,905 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 23 titles with a page count on record.
Imp is the title figure of Debra Dunbar's urban fantasy books, which combine demons, angels and romance. A Demon Bound (2012) is the first of 23 books, and the run includes the Imp World series and a set of Imp short stories and novellas. Satan's Sword (2012), Elven Blood (2013) and Angels of Chaos (2014) come early. A Crown of Imp and Bone (2023) is the most recent title.
How many Imp books are there?
Imp has 23 books, released between 2012 and 2023. 20 of them belong to the 2 main-line series (Imp, Imp World), and 3 related titles sit outside it: short stories and novellas.
Imp Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 23 Imp 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.
- 120122911/4
- 220123761/4
- 32012–1/4
- 420133301/4
- 520133281/4
- 620133541/4
- 720143241/4
- 82014–1/4
- 920143161/4
- 102015–1/4
- 1120152801/4
- 1220152881/4
- 1320162921/4
- 142017–1/4
- 1520172681/4
- 1620173101/4
- 172017–1/4
- 182018–1/4
- 1920182401/4
- 2020183021/4
- 2120183141/4
- 2220202921/4
- 232023–1/4
Imp Books in Chronological Order
In story order, Imp comes first and A Crown of Imp and Bone comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 13 books with a recorded story position run in that sequence below.
- 3Imp2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 1A Demon Bound2012 · 291 pages · confirmed 1/420122911/4
- 2Satan's Sword2012 · 376 pages · confirmed 1/420123761/4
- 4Elven Blood2013 · 330 pages · confirmed 1/420133301/4
- 5Devil's Paw2013 · 328 pages · confirmed 1/420133281/4
- 6Imp Forsaken2013 · 354 pages · confirmed 1/420133541/4
- 7Angels of Chaos2014 · 316 pages · confirmed 1/420143161/4
- 8Kingdom of Lies2015 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420152881/4
- 9Exodus2016 · 292 pages · confirmed 1/420162921/4
- 10Queen of the Damned2018 · 302 pages · confirmed 1/420183021/4
- 11The Morning Star2018 · 314 pages · confirmed 1/420183141/4
- 12With This Ring2020 · 292 pages · confirmed 1/420202921/4
- 13A Crown of Imp and Bone2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
Do you have to read Imp books in order?
You should read the 2 main-line series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 3 related titles (short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Imp book also stands alone.
Where to start with Imp
Start with A Demon Bound (2012), the earliest published book in the 2 main-line series. In the chronological order, Imp comes first.
What is the newest Imp book?
A Crown of Imp and Bone (2023) is the newest book in the 2 main-line series.
Is there a new Imp book coming?
No next Imp book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Imp at a glance
- Paused
- No new main-line Imp title has appeared for 3 years. The last was A Crown of Imp and Bone (2023).
- Release pace
- Imp books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,905 pages across the 16 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 306 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Imp books, 21 of 23, were published in the 2010s.
What the Imp books are about
6 of the 23 Imp books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 4 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
More books by Debra Dunbar
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Debra Dunbar books in order 65 books