comic-series · completed
The Walking Dead
Robert Kirkman's post-apocalyptic horror comic series.
19 books · View reading order →
Series by book count
Longest book series
shared-world anthology series · ongoing
Valdemar Anthologies
Collections of original short fiction set in the world of Valdemar.
19 books · View reading order →
series · ongoing
World of the Five Gods
An interconnected fantasy universe shaped by five gods, including the Chalion novels and the Penric and Desdemona stories.
19 books · View reading order →
shared-universe · complete
Technic History
A shared future history covering the Polesotechnic League, Terran Empire, and the Long Night.
18 books · View reading order →
novel series · complete
The Expanse
A completed science-fiction space-opera series comprising nine novels and separately published short fiction.
18 books · View reading order →
shared-universe · ongoing
The World of Black Hammer
by Jeff Lemire
A shared superhero universe created by Lemire and expanded through multiple limited series and one-shots.
18 books · View reading order →
fiction · complete
World of Adventure
by Gary Paulsen
Fast-paced adventure novels originally published for young readers.
18 books · View reading order →
novel-series · completed
Alex Rider
Young-adult spy novels and related books featuring teenage secret agent Alex Rider.
17 books · View reading order →
novel-series · complete
Kitty Norville
An urban-fantasy series about Kitty Norville, a werewolf who hosts a radio advice show for supernatural listeners.
17 books · View reading order →
series · ongoing
Known Space
by Larry Niven
Larry Niven's future-history universe, including the Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds, and Gil Hamilton works.
17 books · View reading order →
comic series · complete
Locke & Key
by Joe Hill
A comic-book saga written by Joe Hill and illustrated by Gabriel Rodríguez, comprising a six-volume main narrative and later companion stories collected in The Golden Age.
17 books · View reading order →
novel series · ongoing
Mackenzie August
by Alan Lee
Mystery-thriller novels following former LAPD homicide detective Mackenzie August as he works as a private investigator.
17 books · View reading order →
novel · ongoing
Michael Bennett
Police-procedural series about NYPD detective Michael Bennett.
17 books · View reading order →
bibliographic sequence · complete
Poetry collections and chapbooks
Chronological sequence of Montale's separately published poetry collections, shorter poetry books, and posthumous poetry collections.
17 books · View reading order →
shared-universe · complete
Realm of the Elderlings
by Robin Hobb
A connected fantasy cycle comprising the Farseer, Liveship Traders, Tawny Man, Rain Wild Chronicles, and Fitz and the Fool series.
17 books · View reading order →
children's fantasy series · complete
The Edge Chronicles
A fantasy series co-written with Paul Stewart and illustrated by Chris Riddell, set in the world of the Edge.
17 books · View reading order →
series · ongoing
The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels
Historical novels following women and dynasties from the fifteenth century through the Tudor period.
17 books · View reading order →
novel-series · completed
The Sword of Truth
An epic fantasy series centered on Richard Rahl, Kahlan Amnell, and their struggle against tyranny, war, and dark magic.
17 books · View reading order →
novel-series · complete
The Wheel of Time
An epic fantasy series comprising fourteen novels, including three completed by Brandon Sanderson from Robert Jordan's notes, plus companion reference works.
17 books · View reading order →
series · complete
Vet Volunteers
A series of animal-rescue novels for young readers, originally published by Pleasant Company under the series title Wild at Heart.
17 books · View reading order →
series · ongoing
Zodiac Academy
A dark paranormal romance series following Fae twin sisters at a dangerous magical academy in Solaria.
17 books · View reading order →
shared-universe · ongoing
CoDominium Universe
Shared future-history setting encompassing the CoDominium, Falkenberg, Laurie Jo Hansen, Moties, and War World works.
16 books · View reading order →
series · ongoing
DemonWars
The broader Corona setting and sequence encompassing the DemonWars novels, the Saga of the First King, The Coven, and The Buccaneers.
16 books · View reading order →
novel · ongoing
Gaunt's Ghosts
by Dan Abnett
Warhammer 40,000 military-fiction series following Commissar-Colonel Ibram Gaunt and the Tanith First-and-Only regiment.
16 books · View reading order →
character series · complete
Miss Marple
Mysteries featuring Miss Jane Marple of St Mary Mead.
16 books · View reading order →
subseries · ongoing
Penric and Desdemona
A novella series within the World of the Five Gods about the learned Penric and the demon Desdemona.
16 books · View reading order →
novel-series · ongoing
Rivers of London
Ben Aaronovitch's urban-fantasy series about London police officer and apprentice wizard Peter Grant and the Folly.
16 books · View reading order →
bibliography · completed
Seamus Heaney prose, criticism, and lectures
Standalone prose books, critical works, lectures, and lecture pamphlets by Seamus Heaney.
16 books · View reading order →
novel-series · complete
Sookie Stackhouse
The Southern Vampire Mysteries about telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse and the supernatural communities of Louisiana.
16 books · View reading order →
science-fiction-series · completed
The Expanse
A science-fiction series written with Ty Franck under the joint pseudonym James S. A. Corey, comprising nine novels and separately published novellas and short fiction collections.
16 books · View reading order →
graphic-novel-series · completed
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Gene Luen Yang's continuation of the Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series in graphic novel form.
15 books · View reading order →
series · ongoing
Honor Harrington
by David Weber
The main Honor Harrington military-space-opera sequence.
15 books · View reading order →
travel series · complete
Impressions de voyage
Dumas's connected series of travel narratives and travel impressions, covering France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, North Africa, the Caucasus, and Russia.
15 books · View reading order →
novel-series · ongoing
InCryptid
An urban-fantasy series about the Price family, a multigenerational family protecting cryptid species from extinction and human persecution.
15 books · View reading order →
series · ongoing
Jerry Cornelius
The adventures and lives of the multiversal adventurer Jerry Cornelius.
15 books · View reading order →
series · finished
Kate Daniels
An urban-fantasy series following mercenary Kate Daniels in a post-apocalyptic Atlanta where magic and technology alternate in waves.
15 books · View reading order →
graphic-fiction series · ongoing
Lobster Johnson
by Mike Mignola
Pulp-adventure stories featuring the masked vigilante Lobster Johnson.
15 books · View reading order →
children's-novel · ongoing
Middle School
Middle-grade series about Rafe Khatchadorian and school life.
15 books · View reading order →
novel-series · ongoing
Outlander
Diana Gabaldon's principal series, centered on Claire and Jamie Fraser and incorporating historical fiction, romance, time travel, and related shorter works.
15 books · View reading order →
series · complete
Pip & Flinx
The Humanx Commonwealth novels featuring Flinx and his empathic minidrag Pip.
15 books · View reading order →
book-series · complete
Scientific American Mathematical Games
The fifteen principal book collections of Gardner's Mathematical Games columns from Scientific American, commonly called the Canon.
15 books · View reading order →
franchise · ongoing
Star Wars
The broader Star Wars publishing universe containing Charles Soule's novels and comics.
15 books · View reading order →
novel series · complete
The Greatcoats
A swashbuckling fantasy series about travelling magistrates, justice, loyalty, and political intrigue.
15 books · View reading order →
shared fictional universe · ongoing
The Outerverse
by Mike Mignola
The shared supernatural setting of Baltimore and Joe Golem.
15 books · View reading order →
universe · ongoing
The Shadowhunter Chronicles
The overarching fictional universe encompassing Cassandra Clare's principal Shadowhunter series.
15 books · View reading order →
series · finished
Garrett, P.I.
by Glen Cook
A fantasy-noir mystery series featuring the freelance private investigator Garrett.
14 books · View reading order →
graphic-fiction series · ongoing
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.
by Mike Mignola
Stories of Hellboy's early missions with the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense.
14 books · View reading order →
series · ongoing
Ivy + Bean
A children's series about the unlikely friendship and adventures of Ivy and Bean, with companion activity books.
14 books · View reading order →
edited series · complete
Literary Taste, Culture and Mass Communication
A fourteen-volume edited series of historical and sociological writings on literature, culture, mass media, authorship, publishing, and popular taste, edited by Peter Davison, Rolf Meyersohn, and Edward Shils.
14 books · View reading order →
series · ongoing
Mercy Thompson Series
Urban fantasy novels following Mercedes Thompson, a coyote shapeshifter and Volkswagen mechanic in the Tri-Cities.
14 books · View reading order →
shared universe · complete
Noon Universe
A shared future-history universe created by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, depicting humanity's expansion through space and its changing ethical and political dilemmas.
14 books · View reading order →
fantasy-novel-series · completed
Oz
Baum's fourteen full-length Oz novels.
14 books · View reading order →
book-series · ongoing
Rich Dad
A personal-finance and entrepreneurship series associated with the Rich Dad brand, including Sharon L. Lechter's collaborations with Robert T. Kiyosaki and related Rich Dad titles.
14 books · View reading order →
series · complete
Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights
Young-adult Star Wars novels co-written with Rebecca Moesta.
14 books · View reading order →
publisher-series · active
The Covey Habits Series
A publisher-designated umbrella series collecting Stephen R. Covey works that develop, apply, or extend his habits and principle-centered effectiveness framework.
14 books · View reading order →
historical-fiction-series · completed
The Last Kingdom
Formerly known as the Saxon Stories and Warrior Chronicles, this series follows Uhtred of Bebbanburg during the formation of England.
14 books · View reading order →
series · completed
The Laundry Files
Occult spy fiction about a secret British agency defending humanity against supernatural and extradimensional threats.
14 books · View reading order →
science fiction series · completed
The Sun Eater
A completed science-fantasy space-opera series following Hadrian Marlowe across a galaxy-spanning war between humanity and the Cielcin, with companion novellas and short-story collections set in the same universe.
14 books · View reading order →
comic-series · completed
The Wicked + The Divine
A contemporary fantasy comic series about reincarnated gods, created with Jamie McKelvie.
14 books · View reading order →
series · ongoing
Zodiac Academy
A dark paranormal-romance series about twin Fae heirs, magical power, and the four Heirs who oppose them.
14 books · View reading order →