Vampire Earth Books in Order

Vampire Earth by E.E. Knight contains 11 books, published between 2001 and 2014. The first book is Way of the Wolf (2001) and the newest is Baltic Gambit (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2001–2014
Pages on record
3,243 in 9 of 11 books
Reading time
54–81 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,243 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

Vampire Earth is E.E. Knight's science fiction series, also catalogued under horror, fantasy and war stories, with 11 books from 2001 to 2014. David Valentine is the fictional character named in the subjects, which also include vampires, human-alien encounters, survival, armies, Kentucky and Louisiana. For the Vampire Earth books in order, start with Way of the Wolf (2001), then Choice of the Cat (2004), Tale of the Thunderbolt (2005) and Valentine's Rising (2005). Valentine's Exile (2006), Valentine's Resolve (2007), Fall with Honor (2008), Winter Duty (2009), March in Country (2011) and Appalachian Overthrow (2013) follow, and Baltic Gambit (2014) is the newest.

How many Vampire Earth books are there?

Vampire Earth has 11 books, released between 2001 and 2014.

Vampire Earth Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Vampire Earth 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
    Way of the Wolf2001 · 391 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001391
  2. 2
    Choice of the Cat2004 · 343 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004343
  3. 3
    Tale of the Thunderbolt2005 · 341 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005341
  4. 4
    Valentine's Rising2005 · 360 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005360
  5. 5
    Valentine's Exile2006 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006368
  6. 6
    Valentine's Resolve2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007
  7. 7
    Fall with Honor2008 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008384
  8. 8
    Winter Duty2009 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009368
  9. 9
    March in Country2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  10. 10
    Appalachian Overthrow2013 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013368
  11. 11
    Baltic Gambit2014 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014320

Is there a chronological order for Vampire Earth?

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

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

Where to start with Vampire Earth

Start with Way of the Wolf (2001), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Vampire Earth book?

Baltic Gambit (2014) is the newest Vampire Earth book released so far.

Is there a new Vampire Earth book coming?

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

Vampire Earth at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Vampire Earth title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Vampire Earth books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,243 pages across the 9 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Vampire Earth books, 8 of 11, were published in the 2000s.

What the Vampire Earth books are about

All 11 Vampire Earth books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 7 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by E.E. Knight

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