Dark Books in Order (63 books)

How many Dark books are there?

Dark has 63 books, released between 1999 and 2026.

Dark Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 63 Dark 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.

Cover of Dark Prince by Christine Feehan, book 1 of the Dark series (1999)

Cover of Surrender the Dark by L.A. Banks, book 1 of the Dark series (2011)

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Dark Books in Chronological Order

In story order, Dark Prince comes first and Dark Joy comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 40 books with a recorded story position run in that sequence below.

Do you have to read Dark books in order?

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

Where to start with Dark

Start with Dark Prince (1999), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Dark book?

Dark Joy (2026) is the newest Dark book released so far.

Is there a new Dark book coming?

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

Dark at a glance

Still running: Dark is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace: Dark books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length: 14,796 pages across the 38 of 63 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
Busiest decade: Most Dark books, 35 of 63, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution: Of the 63 titles, 40 are credited to Christine Feehan, 5 to Summer Cooper, 3 to Christopher Greyson and 3 to Jessica Gadziala. A further 5 writers are credited.

What the Dark books are about

41 of the 63 Dark books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: vampires is tagged on 27 of 41. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Vampires 27 of 41 books
Paranormal romance 17 of 41 books
Large print 14 of 41 books
[series:CF_Carpathians] 9 of 41 books
Man-woman relationships 7 of 41 books
Supernatural 5 of 41 books
Romantic suspense 5 of 41 books
Vampiros 5 of 41 books
Psychics 3 of 41 books
Romance 3 of 41 books
Werewolves 3 of 41 books

Other series by Christine Feehan

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

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