Children's fiction
31,701 books708 series 1,789 authors
Book subjects A–Z: series in order by subject
383 subjects from Open Library’s catalogue, each listing the book series and authors whose books carry that subject, each linked to its reading order. Pick a letter to browse.
Subjects with the most book series
Mystery & detective
18,633 books632 series 2,154 authors
Murder
6,578 books262 series 1,154 authors
Fantasy
10,101 books259 series 1,158 authors
Romance
16,007 books247 series 1,606 authors
Science fiction
9,472 books245 series 854 authors
Thrillers
8,375 books233 series 1,398 authors
Investigation
4,840 books225 series 887 authors
Crime
4,236 books186 series 793 authors
Mystery & detective, women sleuths
4,233 books176 series 556 authors
Adventure stories
3,601 books165 series 478 authors
Humor
4,201 books147 series 536 authors
Historical fiction
7,352 books145 series 1,122 authors
Private investigators
3,358 books144 series 442 authors
Suspense
5,679 books144 series 992 authors
Friendship
4,256 books135 series 628 authors
Schools
2,966 books132 series 376 authors
Comics & graphic novels
3,116 books130 series 242 authors
Police
3,973 books123 series 454 authors
Mystery & detective, police procedural
2,613 books120 series 360 authors
England
3,444 books112 series 533 authors
Magic
3,734 books100 series 516 authors
Contemporary romance
4,961 books95 series 570 authors
Family life
5,665 books93 series 992 authors
Action & adventure
2,815 books83 series 384 authors
Dogs
1,548 books66 series 177 authors
Horror
3,216 books66 series 378 authors
Missing persons
2,188 books65 series 395 authors
Animals
1,530 books61 series 178 authors
Great Britain
1,760 books60 series 284 authors
Brothers and sisters
2,073 books57 series 289 authors
Espionage
1,792 books56 series 262 authors
Mystery & detective, historical
868 books55 series 160 authors
Serial murders
1,582 books55 series 282 authors
Biography
4,634 books50 series 738 authors
United States
2,075 books49 series 334 authors
Good and evil
1,072 books48 series 181 authors
Vampires
1,847 books48 series 255 authors
Cats
1,170 books47 series 136 authors
Science fiction, action & adventure
1,020 books46 series 169 authors
42 series 60 authors
Sisters
1,715 books40 series 264 authors
London (England)
1,527 books39 series 245 authors
Life on other planets
992 books38 series 158 authors
Paranormal romance
1,488 books37 series 197 authors
Heroes
519 books36 series 63 authors
New York (N.Y.)
1,415 books36 series 222 authors
Westerns
3,210 books36 series 182 authors