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Black Jewels Books in Order

Black Jewels by Anne Bishop contains 12 books, published between 1998 and 2023. The first book is Daughter of the Blood (1998) and the newest is The Queen’s Price (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
1998–2023
Confirmed
12 of 12 titles
Total pages
5,240 across 12 books
Reading time
87–131 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,240 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

See all 12 books in order Printable Black Jewels checklist

Black Jewels is Anne Bishop's dark fantasy sequence, 12 books published between 1998 and 2023. Witches, queens and the imaginary realm of Terreille supply the world, with Jaenelle among the recurring figures. Daughter of the Blood (1998), Heir to the Shadows (1999) and Queen of the Darkness (2000) form the opening trilogy; The Shadow Queen (2009), Shalador's Lady (2010), The Queen's Bargain (2020) and The Queen's Price (2023) extend the run.

How many Black Jewels books are there?

Black Jewels has 12 books, released between 1998 and 2023.

Black Jewels Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Black Jewels 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 Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop, book 1 of the Black Jewels series (1998)
  2. Cover of Heir to the Shadows by Anne Bishop, book 2 of the Black Jewels series (1999)
  3. Cover of Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop, book 3 of the Black Jewels series (2000)
  4. Cover of The Invisible Ring by Anne Bishop, book 4 of the Black Jewels series (2000)
  5. Cover of Dreams Made Flesh by Anne Bishop, book 5 of the Black Jewels series (2005)
  6. Cover of Tangled Webs by Anne Bishop, book 6 of the Black Jewels series (2008)
  7. Cover of The Shadow Queen by Anne Bishop, book 7 of the Black Jewels series (2009)
  8. Cover of Shalador's Lady by Anne Bishop, book 8 of the Black Jewels series (2010)
  9. Cover of Twilight's Dawn by Anne Bishop, book 9 of the Black Jewels series (2011)
  10. Cover of The Queen's Bargain by Anne Bishop, book 10 of the Black Jewels series (2020)
  11. Cover of The Queen's Weapons by Anne Bishop, book 11 of the Black Jewels series (2021)
  12. Cover of The Queen’s Price by Anne Bishop, book 12 of the Black Jewels series (2023)
  1. 1
    Daughter of the Blood1998 · 412 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998412
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  2. 2
    Heir to the Shadows1999 · 482 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999482
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  3. 3
    Queen of the Darkness2000 · 430 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000430
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  4. 4
    The Invisible Ring2000 · 398 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000398
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  5. 5
    Dreams Made Flesh2005 · 439 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005439
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  6. 6
    Tangled Webs2008 · 328 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008328
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  7. 7
    The Shadow Queen2009 · 340 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009340
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  8. 8
    Shalador's Lady2010 · 476 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010476
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  9. 9
    Twilight's Dawn2011 · 463 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011463
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  10. 10
    The Queen's Bargain2020 · 414 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020414
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  11. 11
    The Queen's Weapons2021 · 530 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021530
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  12. 12
    The Queen’s Price2023 · 528 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2023528
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Is there a chronological order for Black Jewels?

No separate chronological order is on record for Black Jewels, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Black Jewels books in order?

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

Where to start with Black Jewels

Start with Daughter of the Blood (1998), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Black Jewels book?

The Queen’s Price (2023) is the newest Black Jewels book released so far.

Is there a new Black Jewels book coming?

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

Award nominations for Black Jewels

Wikidata records 1 nomination for Black Jewels. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Black Jewels at a glance

Paused
No new Black Jewels title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Black Jewels books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
5,240 pages across all 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 434 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Black Jewels books, 5 of 12, were published in the 2000s.

What the Black Jewels books are about

11 of the 12 Black Jewels 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 8 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Anne Bishop

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