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The Originals Books in Order

Julie Plec has written 3 The Originals books, published in 2015. The first book is The Rise (2015) and the newest is The Resurrection (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.

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Books
3
Published
2015
Total pages
1,008 across 3 books
Reading time
17–25 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,008 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

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The Originals are the vampires at the centre of three novels by Julie Plec, set in New Orleans among witches, brothers and sisters. All three carry a 2015 date, so publication year alone does not separate them: The Rise comes first, The Loss second and The Resurrection last. Volumes median 336 pages, and no fourth book has followed.

How many The Originals books are there?

The Originals has 3 books, released in 2015.

The Originals Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 3 The Originals 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 Rise by Julie Plec, book 1 of the Originals series (2015)
  2. Cover of The Loss by Julie Plec, book 2 of the Originals series (2015)
  3. Cover of The Resurrection by Julie Plec, book 3 of the Originals series (2015)
  1. 1
    The RiseOriginals #12015 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015352
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  2. 2
    The LossOriginals #22015 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015336
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  3. 3
    The ResurrectionOriginals #32015 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015320
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Do you have to read The Originals books in order?

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

What order should you read The Originals books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with The Rise (2015), the earliest published title. After it come The Loss (2015) and The Resurrection (2015).

What is the newest The Originals book?

The Resurrection (2015) is the newest The Originals book released so far.

Is there a new The Originals book coming?

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

The Originals at a glance

No recent titles
The newest The Originals title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
The Originals books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,008 pages across all 3 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most The Originals books, 3 of 3, were published in the 2010s.

What the The Originals books are about

All 3 The Originals books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: brothers and sisters is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.