Parched Books in Order

Parched by Z.L. Arkadie contains 10 books, published between 2011 and 2015. The first book is Parched (2011) and the newest is Forget Me Never (Part 2) (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2011–2015
Pages on record
1,878 in 6 of 10 books
Reading time
31–47 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,878 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

Parched is a fantasy series by Z.L. Arkadie, with vampires and a Massachusetts setting among its recorded subjects. Ten books span 2011 to 2015, opening with Parched (2011) and ending with Forget Me Never (Part 2) in 2015. Four of the listed titles carry a 2011 date. Z.L. Arkadie is credited on all 10, and the six books with a recorded length reach a median of 250 pages.

How many Parched books are there?

Parched has 10 books, released between 2011 and 2015.

Parched Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Parched 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. 1
    Parched2011 · 262 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011262
  2. 2
    The Seventh Sister2011 · 130 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011130
  3. 3
    Quenched2011 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011464
  4. 4
    The Fifth Sister2011 · 238 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011238
  5. 5
    Ignite2012 · 566 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012566
  6. 6
    Light Speed2012 · 218 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012218
  7. 7
    Vanquish2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013
  8. 8
    Steal With a Kiss2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013
  9. 9
    Forget Me Never (Part 1)2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014
  10. 10
    Forget Me Never (Part 2)2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015

Is there a chronological order for Parched?

No separate chronological order is on record for Parched, 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 Parched books in order?

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

Where to start with Parched

Start with Parched (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Parched book?

Forget Me Never (Part 2) (2015) is the newest Parched book released so far.

Is there a new Parched book coming?

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

Parched at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Parched title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Parched books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,878 pages across the 6 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 250 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Parched books, 10 of 10, were published in the 2010s.

What the Parched books are about

1 of the 10 Parched 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 Z.L. Arkadie

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

Other series by Z.L. Arkadie

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