Author guide
Laurell K. Hamilton Books in Order
Laurell Kaye Hamilton is an American author whose work blends urban fantasy, horror, paranormal romance, erotica, and mystery. She began publishing novels with Nightseer in 1992 and is best known for the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter and Merry Gentry series. She has also written licensed Star Trek: The Next Generation and Ravenloft novels, short fiction, nonfiction essays, novellas, and graphic adaptations of her Anita Blake novels.
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Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
Guilty Pleasures
The first Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter novel and the best entry point to Hamilton's flagship series.
A Kiss of Shadows
The first Merry Gentry novel and the beginning of the faerie detective series.
Nightseer
Hamilton's first published novel and a self-contained fantasy.
A Terrible Fall of Angels
The first Zaniel Havelock novel and a self-contained entry into that series.
Read in order
Books by series
novel-series · ongoing
Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter
Urban fantasy novels and novellas following animator and U.S. Marshal Anita Blake in a supernatural St. Louis where vampires, lycanthropes, and other preternatural beings are legally recognized.
- 1 Guilty PleasuresAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1993
- 2
The Laughing CorpseAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 1994
- 3
Circus of the DamnedAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 1995
- 4
The Lunatic CafeAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 1996
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Bloody BonesAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 1996
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The Killing DanceAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 1997
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Burnt OfferingsAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 1998
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Blue MoonAmazon ↗Book 8 · novel · 1998
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Obsidian ButterflyAmazon ↗Book 9 · novel · 2000
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Narcissus in ChainsAmazon ↗Book 10 · novel · 2001
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Cerulean SinsAmazon ↗Book 11 · novel · 2003
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Incubus DreamsAmazon ↗Book 12 · novel · 2004
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MicahAmazon ↗Book 13 · novel · 2006
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Danse MacabreAmazon ↗Book 14 · novel · 2006
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The HarlequinAmazon ↗Book 15 · novel · 2007
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Blood NoirAmazon ↗Book 16 · novel · 2008
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Skin TradeAmazon ↗Book 17 · novel · 2009
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FlirtAmazon ↗Book 18 · novel · 2010
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BulletAmazon ↗Book 19 · novel · 2010
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Hit ListAmazon ↗Book 20 · novel · 2011
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Kiss the DeadAmazon ↗Book 21 · novel · 2012
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AfflictionAmazon ↗Book 22 · novel · 2013
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JasonAmazon ↗Book 23 · novel · 2014
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Dead IceAmazon ↗Book 24 · novel · 2015
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Crimson DeathAmazon ↗Book 25 · novel · 2016
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SerpentineAmazon ↗Book 26 · novel · 2018
- 27
Sucker PunchAmazon ↗Book 27 · novel · 2020
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RafaelAmazon ↗Book 28 · novel · 2021
- 29
SmolderAmazon ↗Book 29 · novel · 2023
- 30 SlayAmazon ↗
Book 30 · novel · 2023
- 0 Those Who Seek ForgivenessAmazon ↗
Book 0.5 · novella · 2006 Optional
- 8 The Girl Who Was Infatuated with DeathAmazon ↗
Book 8.5 · novella · 2006 Optional
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BeautyAmazon ↗Book 20.5 · novella · 2012 Optional
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DancingAmazon ↗Book 21.5 · novella · 2013 Optional
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ShutdownAmazon ↗Book 21.75 · short-story · 2013 Optional
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WoundedAmazon ↗Book 24.5 · novella · 2016 Optional
novel-series · ongoing
Merry Gentry
Paranormal fantasy series about faerie princess Meredith Gentry, a private investigator and heir to the Unseelie throne.
- 1 A Kiss of ShadowsAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2000
- 2
A Caress of TwilightAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 2002
- 3
Seduced by MoonlightAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 2004
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A Stroke of MidnightAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 2005
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Mistral's KissAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 2006
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A Lick of FrostAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 2007
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Swallowing DarknessAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 2008
- 8
Divine MisdemeanorsAmazon ↗Book 8 · novel · 2009
- 9
A Shiver of LightAmazon ↗Book 9 · novel · 2014
novel-series · ongoing
Zaniel Havelock
Urban fantasy series featuring Detective Zaniel Havelock in a world where angels and demons are tangible legal entities.
- 1 A Terrible Fall of AngelsAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2021
graphic-novel-series · ongoing
Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter Graphic Novels
Graphic adaptations of the Anita Blake novels.
- 1 Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The First DeathAmazon ↗
Book 1 · graphic-novel · 2008
- 2 Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures, Volume 1Amazon ↗
Book 2 · graphic-novel · 2008
- 3 Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures, Volume 2Amazon ↗
Book 3 · graphic-novel · 2008
- 4 Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The Laughing Corpse, Book 1: AnimatorAmazon ↗
Book 4 · graphic-novel · 2009
- 5 Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The Laughing Corpse, Book 2: NecromancerAmazon ↗
Book 5 · graphic-novel · 2009
- 6 Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The Laughing Corpse, Book 3: ExecutionerAmazon ↗
Book 6 · graphic-novel · 2010
- 7 Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Circus of the Damned, Book 1: The CharmerAmazon ↗
Book 7 · graphic-novel · 2011
- 8 Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Circus of the Damned, Book 2: The IngenueAmazon ↗
Book 8 · graphic-novel · 2011
- 9 Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Circus of the Damned, Book 3: The ScoundrelAmazon ↗
Book 9 · graphic-novel · 2012
licensed-novel-series · complete
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Licensed Star Trek: The Next Generation novel series.
- 24
NightshadeAmazon ↗Book 24 · novel · 1992
licensed-novel-series · complete
Ravenloft
Licensed gothic fantasy novel series set in the Ravenloft campaign world.
- 11
Death of a DarklordAmazon ↗Book 11 · novel · 1995
Outside the series
