Vampires book series in reading order

by Charlaine Harris

by Sienna Mercer

by MaryJanice Davidson

by Chloe Neill

by Kim Harrison

by Gerry Bartlett

by P.N. Elrod

by Ellen Schreiber

by Jeanne C. Stein

by Shiloh Walker

by E.E. Knight

by Lynn Viehl

by Justin Somper

by Alyxandra Harvey

by Laura Wright

by Kat Richardson

by Akaza Samamiya

by Nora Roberts

by Delilah Devlin

by Amy Lane

by Nina Bangs

by Nancy Atherton

by Charlaine Harris

by Jonathan L. Howard

by Tessa Dawn

by Caridad Piñeiro

by Shannon K. Butcher

by Nicole Peeler

by Rhyannon Byrd

by Marcia Thornton Jones

by Delilah S Dawson

Lynsay Sands is a Canadian author from Leamington, Ontario, with more than 80 books to the name. Sands writes historical and paranormal romance, is noted for humour, and is best known for the Argeneau series about a modern vampire family. The catalogue lists 80 books from The Deed (1997) to Immortal by Morning (2025). Other series include Highland Brides, Devil of the Highlands, Deed and Madison Sisters, and subjects on file include vampires and Scotland.

Laurell K. Hamilton

60 books• 11 series

Laurell K. Hamilton is an American writer of fantasy and romance, born February 19, 1963, and the author of two main series. Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter, a New York Times bestseller, features Anita Blake, a zombie raiser, vampire executioner and supernatural consultant to the police; the series spans novels, story collections and comics, with six million copies in print. The Merry Gentry series follows Meredith Gentry, a princess of the Unseelie court of Faerie who works as a private detective and faces repeated assassination attempts. The catalogue holds 60 titles from Nightseer (1992) to A Glimmer of Death (2026), with Guilty Pleasures dated 1993. The Zaniel Havelock series is also listed.

Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

101 books• 21 series

Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, September 15, 1942 to August 31, 2025, was an American writer known for a sequence of historical horror novels about Count Saint-Germain, the one character the catalogue attaches to the run. The catalogue records 101 books, from 1976, when Ogilvie, Tallant and Moon and Time of the Fourth Horseman appeared, to Siren Song in 2025. Other groupings under the Yarbro name include Charlie Moon Mysteries, Atta Olivia Clemens, Madelaine de Montalia, Vildecaz Talents, Messages From Michael and Sisters Of The Night.

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.

Darren Shan

67 books• 7 series

Darren Shan is the pseudonym of Darren O'Shaughnessy, an Irish writer born on 2 July 1972. The Saga of Darren Shan, The Demonata and Zom-B are the young adult series O'Shaughnessy is best known for. The Saga of Darren Shan became a manga from 2006 to 2009 and a live-action film in 2009, and a prequel, The Saga of Larten Crepsley, followed from 2010 to 2012. Koyasan and The Thin Executioner are other children's books under the Shan name, and Archibald Lox was self-published from 2020 to 2022. The catalogue lists 67 books from 1999 to 2022, with vampires, demonology, zombies and horror among the subjects.

Charlaine Harris

78 books• 14 series

Charlaine Harris, born Jean Charlaine Harris Schulz on November 25, 1951, in Tunica, Mississippi, is an American author specialising in mysteries. The Southern Vampire Mysteries, Harris's best-known series, became HBO's True Blood, which ran for seven seasons from 2008 to 2014. The catalogue starts with Sweet and Deadly (1981) and A Secret Rage (1984) and reaches The Last Wizards' Ball (2025). Sookie Stackhouse, Aurora Teagarden, Lily Bard, Gunnie Rose and Midnight, Texas are among the series. Vampires, werewolves and women librarians appear in the subjects, and Harris lives in Texas.

Lisa Jane Smith (1958-2025), writing as L.J. Smith, produced young adult horror and fantasy about vampires, witches and the supernatural. The Vampire Diaries is her best known series and was adapted for television; Night World, the Secret Circle and Dark Visions sit beside it. Both The Vampire Diaries and Night World reached the New York Times bestseller list, and Smith's books took five award nominations. Fifty-four titles run from The Night of the Solstice (1987) to Paradise Lost (2014).

Paranormal romance built on vampires, angels and the deadly sins is J.R. Ward's territory. Ward began as Jessica Bird with Leaping Hearts (2002) and Heart of Gold (2003), then started the Black Dagger Brotherhood with Dark Lover (2005), continuing through Lover Eternal and Lover Awakened (2006) and Lover Revealed (2007). 61 catalogued books also take in Black Dagger Legacy, Prison Camp, Fallen Angels, Lair Of The Wolven, Firefighters and the Bourbon Kings. Lover Enthroned is the most recent title.

Richelle Mead

42 books• 10 series

Richelle Mead is an American fantasy author, born November 12, 1976, known for the Georgina Kincaid, Vampire Academy, Bloodlines and Dark Swan series. The catalogue lists 42 Mead books from 2007 to 2018. Succubus Blues and Vampire Academy both appeared in 2007, followed by Frostbite, Shadow Kiss and Storm Born in 2008. Subjects include vampires, demonology, alchemists, magic and high schools. The Emerald Sea (2018) is the newest title, and the listing is likely complete. Glittering Court and Age Of X are among the other series.

Amanda Ashley is an American novelist working in paranormal romance. Vampires are the recurring subject, set against historical backdrops and man-woman relationships. The catalogue holds 51 books published between 1996 and 2022, opening with Deeper Than the Night (1996) and closing with Secrets in the Night (2022). Ashley's series include Embrace, the Vampire Trilogy, Morgan Creek, Brynn Tor, Enchant and Children of the Night, with standalone novels, short stories and novellas filling out the run. No title is listed after 2022.

Keri Arthur

68 books• 16 series

Vampires and werewolves fill Keri Arthur's paranormal fantasy and romance, with serial murder and horror in the mix. Riley Jenson heads the Guardian series, and Dark Angels, Lizzie Grace, Souls of Fire, the Damask Circle, Nikki & Michael, Spook Squad and the Kingdoms of Earth & Air stand beside it. Sixty-eight catalogued books run from Hearts in Darkness (2000) to Geitha's Tears in 2026.

MaryJanice Davidson is an American author who writes mainly paranormal romance, along with young adult fiction and non-fiction, and who created the Undead series. Davidson is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller and won a Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award in 2004, with a further nomination in 2005. Davidson grew up moving between military bases as the child of a United States Air Force airman and lives in Minnesota. The catalogue lists 87 books from 1998 to 2025, including Undead and Unwed (2002), Thief of Hearts (2001) and The Royal Treatment (2002), with The Reluctant Reaper (2025) the newest. Series include Queen Betsy, Wyndham Werewolf, Jennifer Scales, Fred The Mermaid, Cadence Jones and Alaskan Royal Family.

P.C. Cast, born Phyllis Christine Cast on April 30, 1960, is an American romance and fantasy author. Cast writes the House of Night series, which is edited by Cast's daughter Kristin Cast, as well as the Goddess Summoning and Partholon series. The catalogue lists 59 books from Divine by Mistake (2001) to Queen of Shadow (2026), including Goddess of the Sea (2003) and Betrayed (2007). Subjects include vampires, goddesses, magic, time travel and Oklahoma. Other listings include Tales Of A New World, Sisters Of Salem and Moonstruck, and Cast is still publishing.

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.

L.A. Banks has 46 books catalogued from 1996 to 2011, and the author is listed as likely complete. Sundance (1996) and Slow Burn (1997) are the earliest, followed by Love Lessons, Love Notes and Rivers of the Soul (2001), then Soul Food and Through the Storm (2002). Minion appeared in 2003. Series include Vampire Huntress, Crimson Moon, Betrayal of the Trust and Scarface. Vampires, werewolves, Damali Richards, African American women and women martial artists appear in the subject tags, along with romance, horror and paranormal fiction.

Nancy Holder, born August 29, 1953, is an American writer whose novels include many tie-ins to the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as well as fiction linked to Angel and Smallville. The catalogue starts with Wings and Other Poems (1972) and lists 1983 and 1984 titles published as Laurel Chandler and as Nancy L. Jones. Series include Angel: Season 1, Beauty & the Beast, Possessions, Domino Lady and Gambler's Star. Vampires, witches and Sabrina, the teenage witch are among the subjects, and Christopher Golden, Jeffrey Mariotte and Yvonne Navarro are among the co-credited writers.

Anne Rice

50 books• 14 series

Born Howard Allen Frances O'Brien in New Orleans on October 4, 1941, Anne Rice was an American author of Gothic fiction, erotic literature and Bible fiction who died on December 11, 2021. The Vampire Chronicles are Rice's best-known work, and the first volume became the 1994 film Interview with the Vampire, adapted by Rice. Interview with the Vampire (1976) opens a catalogue of 50 books that closes with The Reign of Osiris in 2022. Other series include Lives of the Mayfair Witches, Sleeping Beauty, Ramses the Damned, Wolf Gift Chronicles and Life of Christ. Exit to Eden (1985) and Belinda (1986) carry the name Anne Rampling.

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.

Kerrelyn Sparks is an American author of paranormal romance published by Avon Books. Love at Stake, the series Sparks is known for, has 17 novels, all USA Today bestsellers, and its fourth book, The Undead Next Door (2008), reached the New York Times Best Seller list. The catalogue counts 25 books from For Love or Country (2002) to When a Dragon Falls (2023). Embraced By Magic is another series, and subjects include vampires, shapeshifting, magic and Boston.

Urban fantasy is the main field of P.N. Elrod, the name used by Patricia Nead Elrod, an American novelist born in 1954. Her Vampire Files series draws on vampires, private investigators, Chicago and the character Jack Fleming; Bloodlist, Lifeblood and Bloodcircle all came out in 1990. Elrod also wrote the Jonathan Barrett, Gentleman Vampire and Lord Richard, Vampire books and has edited anthologies. RT Book Reviews gave Elrod its Pioneer Achievement Award in Vampire Fiction in 2011.

Sienna Mercer is the author of two children's supernatural series, My Sister the Vampire and My Brother the Werewolf. The 22 catalogued books were published from 2007 to 2015. My Sister the Vampire features twins named Olivia and Ivy, and subjects list vampires, schools and sisters. Switched, Fangtastic! and Re-Vamped! appeared in 2007. Spooktacular! (2015) is the last Mercer title.

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.

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.

Maggie Shayne, born 1965, is an American novelist with more than 70 novels to that name, and the subject tags centre on paranormal romance, vampires and romantic suspense. Awards include the RITA Award, Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice and Career Achievement Awards, and the P.E.A.R.L. Award. The catalogue holds 121 books from Reckless (1993) to Lone Wolf (2026). Wings in the Night, Texas Brands, Immortal Witches, Shattered Sisters, Brown & de Luca and Secrets of Shadow Falls are among the series.