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Lords of the Underworld Books in Order

Gena Showalter has written 22 Lords of the Underworld books, published between 2008 and 2021: 21 in the Lords of the Underworld series and 1 related title. The first book is The Darkest Fire (2008) and the newest main-line book is The Darkest Destiny (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
22
Published
2008–2021
Confirmed
22 of 22 titles
Pages on record
5,800 in 15 of 22 books
Reading time
97–145 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,800 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 22 titles with a page count on record.

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Lords of the Underworld is Gena Showalter's paranormal romance series, built on immortals and demons. Every title starts the same way: The Darkest Fire and The Darkest Night both appeared in 2008, and the run goes on through The Darkest Kiss, The Darkest Whisper and The Darkest Passion. Forty-four catalogued books reach The Darkest Destiny in 2021, at a median of 428 pages, and the series has been dormant since.

How many Lords of the Underworld books are there?

Lords of the Underworld has 22 books, released between 2008 and 2021. 21 of them belong to the Lords of the Underworld series, and 1 related title sit outside it: non-fiction.

Lords of the Underworld Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 22 Lords of the Underworld 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. Cover of The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter, book 2 of the Lords of the Underworld series (2008)
  2. Cover of The Darkest Kiss by Gena Showalter, book 3 of the Lords of the Underworld series (2008)
  3. Cover of The Darkest Pleasure by Gena Showalter, book 4 of the Lords of the Underworld series (2008)
  4. Cover of The Darkest Whisper by Gena Showalter, book 6 of the Lords of the Underworld series (2009)
  5. Cover of The Darkest Passion by Gena Showalter, book 8 of the Lords of the Underworld series (2010)
  6. Cover of The Darkest Lie by Gena Showalter, book 9 of the Lords of the Underworld series (2010)
  7. Cover of The Darkest Secret by Gena Showalter, book 10 of the Lords of the Underworld series (2011)
  8. Cover of The Darkest Surrender by Gena Showalter, book 11 of the Lords of the Underworld series (2011)
  9. Cover of The Darkest Seduction by Gena Showalter, book 12 of the Lords of the Underworld series (2012)
  10. Cover of The Darkest Craving by Gena Showalter, book 13 of the Lords of the Underworld series (2013)
  11. Cover of The Darkest Touch by Gena Showalter, book 14 of the Lords of the Underworld series (2014)
  12. Cover of The Darkest Torment by Gena Showalter, book 15 of the Lords of the Underworld series (2016)
  13. Cover of The Darkest Captive by Gena Showalter, book 18 of the Lords of the Underworld series (2018)
  14. Cover of The Darkest Assassin by Gena Showalter, book 19 of the Lords of the Underworld series (2019)
  15. Cover of The Darkest King by Gena Showalter, book 20 of the Lords of the Underworld series (2020)
  16. Cover of The Darkest Destiny by Gena Showalter, book 21 of the Lords of the Underworld series (2021)
  1. 1
    The Darkest FireLords of the Underworld #12008 · confirmed 4/4
    2008–
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  2. 2
    The Darkest NightLords of the Underworld #22008 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008384
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  3. 3
    The Darkest KissLords of the Underworld #32008 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008384
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  4. 4
    The Darkest PleasureLords of the Underworld #42008 · 377 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008377
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  5. 5
    The Darkest PrisonLords of the Underworld #52009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009–
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  6. 6
    The Darkest WhisperLords of the Underworld #62009 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009416
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  7. 7
    The Darkest FactsLords Of The Underworld Non-Fiction #12010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
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  8. 8
    The Darkest AngelLords of the Underworld #72010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
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  9. 9
    The Darkest PassionLords of the Underworld #82010 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010448
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  10. 10
    The Darkest LieLords of the Underworld #92010 · 464 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2010464
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  11. 11
    The Darkest SecretLords of the Underworld #102011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  12. 12
    The Darkest SurrenderLords of the Underworld #112011 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011432
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  13. 13
    The Darkest SeductionLords of the Underworld #122012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  14. 14
    The Darkest CravingLords of the Underworld #132013 · 466 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013466
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  15. 15
    The Darkest TouchLords of the Underworld #142014 · 484 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014484
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  16. 16
    The Darkest TormentLords of the Underworld #152016 · 466 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016466
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  17. 17
    The Darkest PromiseLords of the Underworld #162017 · 428 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017428
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  18. 18
    The Darkest WarriorLords of the Underworld #172018 · 544 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018544
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  19. 19
    The Darkest CaptiveLords of the Underworld #182018 · 173 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2018173
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  20. 20
    The Darkest AssassinLords of the Underworld #192019 · 209 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2019209
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  21. 21
    The Darkest KingLords of the Underworld #202020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
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  22. 22
    The Darkest DestinyLords of the Underworld #212021 · 125 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2021125
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Do you have to read Lords of the Underworld books in order?

You should read the Lords of the Underworld series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 1 related title (non-fiction) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Lords of the Underworld book also stands alone.

Where to start with Lords of the Underworld

Start with The Darkest Fire (2008), the earliest published book in the Lords of the Underworld series.

What is the newest Lords of the Underworld book?

The Darkest Destiny (2021) is the newest book in the Lords of the Underworld series.

Is there a new Lords of the Underworld book coming?

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

Lords of the Underworld at a glance

Paused
No new main-line Lords of the Underworld title has appeared for 5 years. The last was The Darkest Destiny (2021).
Release pace
Lords of the Underworld books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
5,800 pages across the 15 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 428 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Lords of the Underworld books, 14 of 22, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
5 of the 22 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Lords of the Underworld books are about

18 of the 22 Lords of the Underworld books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: paranormal romance is tagged on 11 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Gena Showalter

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