Blackthorn Books in Order
Blackthorn by Lindsay J. Pryor contains 8 books, published between 2012 and 2019. The first book is Blood Shadows (2012) and the newest is Blood Broken (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2012–2019
- Pages on record
- 2,016 in 5 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 34–50 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,016 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Blackthorn is a Lindsay J. Pryor series of eight books published between 2012 and 2019. Vampires, psychic ability, survival and man-woman relationships are the recorded subjects. Blood Shadows (2012) opens the run and Blood Broken (2019) closes it, by way of Blood Roses (2013), Blood Torn and Blood Deep (2014), Blood Dark (2015), and Blood Instinct and Blood Bound (2016). Page counts recorded for five of the books total 2,016.
How many Blackthorn books are there?
Blackthorn has 8 books, released between 2012 and 2019.
Blackthorn Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Blackthorn 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.
- 1Blood Shadows2012 · 380 pages · confirmed 1/420123801/4
- 2Blood Roses2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 3Blood Torn2014 · 466 pages · confirmed 1/420144661/4
- 4Blood Deep2014 · 430 pages · confirmed 1/420144301/4
- 5Blood Dark2015 · 396 pages · confirmed 1/420153961/4
- 6Blood Instinct2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 7Blood Bound2016 · 344 pages · confirmed 1/420163441/4
- 8Blood Broken2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
Is there a chronological order for Blackthorn?
No separate chronological order is on record for Blackthorn, 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 Blackthorn books in order?
You should read the Blackthorn books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Blackthorn book also stands alone.
Where to start with Blackthorn
Start with Blood Shadows (2012), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Blackthorn book?
Blood Broken (2019) is the newest Blackthorn book released so far.
Is there a new Blackthorn book coming?
No next Blackthorn book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Blackthorn at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Blackthorn title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Blackthorn books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,016 pages across the 5 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 396 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Blackthorn books, 8 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the Blackthorn books are about
1 of the 8 Blackthorn books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
More books by Lindsay J. Pryor
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Lindsay J. Pryor books in order 10 books