Supernatural book series in reading order

by Tite Kubo

by Richard Kadrey

by Chloe Neill

by Jonathan Stroud

by Kim Harrison

by Kevin Sands

by Becca Fitzpatrick

by Charlaine Harris

by Kazu Kibuishi

by Robert Beatty

by Charles Stross

by Seanan McGuire

by Laurell K. Hamilton

by H. Rider Haggard

by Jonathan L. Howard

by Ted Thackrey Jr.

Cassandra Clare

82 books• 13 series

Cassandra Clare is the pen name of Judith Lewis, born Judith Rumelt on July 27, 1973. Clare is an American author of young adult fiction, known above all for The Mortal Instruments. The catalogue lists 82 books under the name, from City of Bones (2007) to The Last King of Faerie (2026). The Shadowhunter Chronicles, Magisterium, the Bane Chronicles and the Chronicles of Castellane all appear on the page, alongside graphic novel and manga editions. Holly Black is credited with Clare on 3 of those books. Subjects include magic, demonology, vampires and orphans.

Kelley Armstrong, born 14 December 1968, is a Canadian writer working mainly in fantasy since 2001. Thirty-one fantasy novels carry the Armstrong name, thirteen of them in Women of the Otherworld, five in Cainsville, six in the Rockton books, and three each in Darkest Powers, Darkness Rising and Age of Legends. Armstrong also wrote the Nadia Stafford crime trilogy, three standalone teen thrillers, and the middle-grade Blackwell Pages trilogy with Melissa Marr. The catalogue runs to 177 titles, from Bitten (2001) to Last Resort at Haven's Rock, scheduled for 2027, with subjects including werewolves, witches, vampires and the supernatural.

Maggie Stiefvater

31 books• 7 series

Maggie Stiefvater is an American author of young adult fantasy, born Heidi Hummel on November 18, 1981. The Wolves of Mercy Falls and The Raven Cycle are the series Stiefvater is best known for. The catalogue lists 31 books from Lament (2008), including Ballad, Shiver, Linger, Forever, The Scorpio Races and The Raven Boys. Other series named are Dreamer Trilogy, Pip Bartlett, Gathering Of Faerie and Curiosities. Subjects include magic, dreams, the supernatural and family secrets.

Sherrilyn Kenyon

117 books• 29 series

Sherrilyn Kenyon, born December 11, 1965, is an American writer of urban fantasy and paranormal romance, best known for the Dark-Hunter series. Under the pseudonym Kinley MacGregor, Kenyon writes historical fiction with paranormal elements. The books have sold over 70 million copies in more than 100 countries. The catalogue lists 117 titles from The Wager (1992) to Hell's Half Acre (2026), among them series such as League: Nemesis Rising, Dream-Hunter, B.A.D. Agency and Chronicles of Nick. Two early non-fiction titles are writer's guides from 1994 and 1995.

Christopher Pike is the pseudonym of Kevin Christopher McFadden, an American author born on November 12, 1955. Pike writes mystery-thrillers, supernatural horror and children's fiction, mostly for young adults, with some adult fiction too. The catalogue lists 86 books from Getting Even and Slumber Party (both 1985) to Strange Girl (2015), with Chain Letter (1986), The Tachyon Web (1986) and Spellbound (1988) among the early titles. Series include Spooksville, Last Vampire, Remember Me, Final Friends, Alosha, Chain Letter and Witch World, and vampires, monsters and witches all appear among the subjects.

Joseph Delaney

33 books• 6 series

Joseph Delaney was an English author of dark fantasy for children, and the Spook's books, listed also as the Last Apprentice or Wardstone Chronicles, are the work he is known for. The Spook's Apprentice (2004) began that series, which draws on the folklore, history and landscape of Lancashire and has sold more than 4.5 million copies across 30 countries. Delaney taught before publishing, and his earliest fiction appeared under the pen name J.K. Haderack, starting with Mercer's Whore (1997). 33 catalogued titles end with Wulf's War (2023). Delaney lived from 1945 to 2022.

Rachel Caine

63 books• 11 series

Rachel Caine was the pen name of Roxanne Longstreet Conrad (April 27, 1962 to November 1, 2020), an American writer of science fiction, fantasy, mystery, suspense and horror. The catalogue lists 63 books under the Caine name, starting with The Undead (1993) and Cold Kiss (1995). Series include Weather Warden, Outcast Season, Morganville Vampires, Stillhouse Lake, Great Library, Red Letter Days and Revivalist. Subjects on file include vampires, weather control, jinn and university towns.

Stephen King

223 books• 25 series

Horror fiction is the field most closely tied to Stephen King, an American author born on September 21, 1947, and nicknamed the "King of Horror". King's work also reaches into suspense, crime, science fiction, fantasy and mystery, and includes roughly 200 short stories, most later gathered in collections. Carrie (1974) was the debut that set King in horror; Different Seasons (1982), four novellas in one volume, marked the first major step outside it. The catalogue lists 223 books from 1971 to 2026, starting with The Blue Air Compressor, a short story, and reaching Other Worlds Than These (2026). Series on file include Holly Gibney, the Bill Hodges Trilogy, Green Mile, Shining and Talisman.

Heather Graham is the name under which Heather Graham Pozzessere, an American writer born on 15 March 1953, publishes mainly romance fiction; Shannon Drake is a further pen name. Graham's work has been published in about 25 languages, with more than 75 million copies printed. The catalogue records 311 books from Tender Taming (1983) to Destiny Rising (2026). Krewe of Hunters, Harrison Investigation, Cafferty & Quinn, Alliance Vampires, Keepers: L.A., New York Confidential and Finnegan Connection are among the Graham series. Subjects span historical, paranormal, contemporary and suspense romance.

Neil Gaiman

199 books• 41 series

Neil Gaiman, born Neil Richard Gaiman on 10 November 1960, is an English writer of short fiction, novels, comic books, audio theatre and screenplays. The Sandman comic series ran from 1989 to 1996, and the novels include Stardust (1999), American Gods (2001), Coraline (2002), Anansi Boys (2005) and The Graveyard Book (2008). The Graveyard Book made Gaiman the first author to win both the Newbery and Carnegie medals for one work, and other awards include the Hugo, Nebula and Bram Stoker. Gaiman co-created the television adaptations of Good Omens and The Sandman. The catalogue runs from Duran Duran (1984) to The Silver Age (2024) and includes Sandman and Death graphic novels and children's books.

Urban fantasy and paranormal romance are Chloe Neill's genres. Neill, born May 17, 1975, is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Chicagoland Vampires and Devil's Isle series. The catalogue lists 34 books from Some Girls Bite (2009) to Ember Eternal (2025), also covering Heirs of Chicagoland, Captain Kit Brightling and Souls Burn Brightest. Vampires, magic, good and evil, and the city of Chicago recur among the recorded subjects.

Christopher Golden is an American writer, born in 1967, with 139 catalogued books published between 1994 and 2026. Horror, fantasy and science fiction run through the work, alongside vampires, the supernatural and murder. Of Saints and Shadows (1994) opens the catalogue and Carry Me to My Grave (2026) is the newest entry. Golden's series include the Shadow Saga, Baltimore, Joe Golem, Body of Evidence, Prowlers, Hollow, Hidden Cities and the Secret Journeys of Jack London, and the listing also carries Buffy the Vampire Slayer and X-Men titles. Mike Mignola is credited alongside Golden on 4 books.

Kresley Cole started in historical romance with The Captain of All Pleasures (2003) and the MacCarrick and Sutherland Brothers books, then moved to paranormal romance. Immortals After Dark, opening with A Hunger Like No Other (2006), is the largest sequence, and vampires, demons and other supernatural beings fill it. The Arcana Chronicles and Game Maker follow. Thirty-seven titles are catalogued, reaching Ravenous in 2026.

Ransom Riggs

16 books• 4 series

Ransom Riggs, born February 3, 1979, is an American writer and filmmaker, and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2011) is the Riggs book best known to readers. Hollow City (2014), Library of Souls (2015) and A Map of Days (2018) appear in the catalogue alongside graphic novel editions, Tales of the Peculiar (2016) and Miss Peregrine's Journal for Peculiar Children (2016). The list of 16 titles begins with The Sherlock Holmes Handbook (2009). The Sunderworld series reached a second volume in 2026.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

93 books• 1 series

Nathaniel Hawthorne (born Hathorne, July 4, 1804 to May 19, 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer from Salem, Massachusetts, where the family had deep roots. History, morality and religion are frequent concerns. Hawthorne graduated from Bowdoin College in 1825 and published the novel Fanshawe (1828), later trying to suppress it. Magazine stories were gathered as Twice-Told Tales (1837). The catalogue lists 93 titles, including Young Goodman Brown (1835) and The Minister's Black Veil (1836), and subjects include Puritans and the supernatural.

Paranormal romance is Christine Feehan's field, with vampires, shapeshifters and the Carpathians recurring across the work. Feehan's 119 catalogued books open with Dark Prince and Dark Desire (1999) and reach Dark Joy (2026). The Dark books head the list, joined by GhostWalkers, Leopard People, Torpedo Ink, Shadow Riders and the two Sea Haven sequences, Drake Sisters and Sisters of the Heart. The 2010s hold the largest share of the catalogue.

Ian Rankin

74 books• 13 series

Sir Ian Rankin is a Scottish crime writer and philanthropist, born in Fife on 28 April 1960, and the creator of the Inspector Rebus novels. Rankin was the first member of the family to go to university and held several jobs before turning to writing. The Rebus novels belong to the tartan noir genre, have won domestic and international awards and have sold more than 35 million copies. Knots and Crosses (1987), the first Rebus book, placed eighth in a 2016 poll of the best Scottish novels. The catalogue holds 74 Rankin books, from The Flood (1986) to The Heights (2026), including the Malcolm Fox series and Edinburgh-set police procedurals.

R.L. Stine

589 books• 64 series

Robert Lawrence Stine, born October 8, 1943, is an American novelist who writes horror fiction for children. Goosebumps, the series Stine created, sold more than 400 million copies in 35 languages and grew into a franchise of two television series, video games, comics and two feature films. Fear Street, Stine's horror sequence for teenagers, passed 80 million copies and was adapted for film. Stine has been called the Stephen King of children's literature. The listing runs to 590 titles, from How to Be Funny (1978), published as Jovial Bob Stine, to How to Train Your Dummy, scheduled for 2027.

Darynda Jones writes paranormal mystery and romance, 34 catalogued books published between 2011 and 2024. Charley Davidson, a private investigator who also works as a medium, carries the longest series, opening with First Grave on the Right (2011) and continuing through Second Grave on the Left (2011), Third Grave Dead Ahead (2012) and Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet (2012). Betwixt & Between, Sunshine Vicram and NeverNeath form further groupings. Graveyard Dog is the newest title.

Rachel Hawkins is the author of Hex Hall, a best-selling young adult paranormal romance trilogy, and Hex Hall (2010) is the earliest listed title. Hawkins was born on November 23, 1979, comes from Dothan, Alabama, and also publishes as Erin Sterling. The catalogue lists 19 books up to The Storm (2026), including Demonglass (2011), Spell Bound (2012), School Spirits (2013), Rebel Belle (2014), Miss Mayhem (2015) and Lady Renegades (2016). Series are Hex Hall, Rebel Belle and Beatrix Greene, and subject headings name witches, ghosts, demonology, oracles and debutantes.

Amanda Hocking, born July 12, 1984, is an American writer of paranormal romance and young adult fiction. The catalogue counts 44 books from Hollowland (2010) to Hollow Valley (2025). Series include Trylle, Watersong, Kanin Chronicles, Omte Origins, My Blood Approves, Valkyrie and Muses of Wespen. Vampires, sirens, changelings, trolls, princesses and seaside resorts are among the recorded subjects. Titles from 2010 include Switched, Torn, My Blood Approves and Fate.

Chris d'Lacey is an English writer of children's fiction, best known for The Last Dragon Chronicles. Dragons run through much of the work, the Erth Dragons, the Dragons Of Wayward Crescent, alongside the Unicorne Files. Thirty-nine books are catalogued between A Hole At The Pole (1994) and The New Age (2018). Five titles appeared in 1998 alone: A Break in the Chain, Fly, Cherokee, Fly, Henry Spaloosh!, The Snail Patrol and The Table Football League. Magic, the supernatural, secret societies and adventure recur as subjects.

Kami Garcia

39 books• 9 series

Kami Garcia, born March 25, 1972, is an American writer of young adult fiction and of graphic novels for DC Comics. Beautiful Creatures (2009) opens the catalogue, followed by Beautiful Darkness (2010), Beautiful Chaos (2011) and Beautiful Redemption (2012). Dream Dark (2011) is also listed, and Teen Titans: Together (2026) is the newest title. Series include Dangerous Creatures, Beautiful Creatures: The Untold Stories, Beautiful Creatures Graphic Novels and Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity. Paranormal fiction, psychic ability, demonology, high schools and orphans appear in the subject tags.

Roshani Chokshi

18 books• 4 series

Roshani Chokshi, born February 14, 1991, is an American children's author and a New York Times bestselling author. The catalogue lists 18 Chokshi books from The Vishakanya's Choice (2015) to The Swan's Daughter (2026). Series include the Pandava Quartet, The Star-Touched Queen and The Gilded Wolves, and titles include Aru Shah and the End of Time (2018) and The Gilded Wolves (2019). Subjects include fantasy, magic, the supernatural, demonology and fate.