A shared near-future universe of standalone speculative thrillers exploring technology, surveillance, social control, and changing human relationships. The books can be read independently, though publication order provides a useful route through the recurring universe.

5 books · View reading order →

comic-book-series · complete

Dark Knights of Steel

by C.S. Pacat

A DC Comics fantasy Elseworlds series.

1 book · View reading order →

graphic-novel-series · completed

Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter

by Jay Kristoff

A completed six-issue DC Elseworlds graphic-fiction series written by Jay Kristoff, collected as a standalone volume.

1 book · View reading order →

series · ongoing

Dark Lord Davi

by Django Wexler

A fantasy series about Davi, a would-be hero trapped in repeated attempts to defeat the Dark Lord before ultimately becoming one herself.

2 books · View reading order →

anthology series · ongoing

Dark Matter Presents

by Noelle W. Ihli

An anthology series featuring stories about cults, cons, and control.

1 book · View reading order →

comic-series · completed

Dark Nights: Death Metal

by Greg Capullo

The sequel DC Comics event series by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo.

1 book · View reading order →

comic series · completed

Dark Nights: Death Metal

by Scott Snyder

The sequel DC multiverse event to Dark Nights: Metal, written by Snyder and illustrated by Greg Capullo and others.

1 book · View reading order →

comic-series · completed

Dark Nights: Metal

by Greg Capullo

The DC Comics event series by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo.

2 books · View reading order →

comic saga · completed

Dark Nights: Metal

by Scott Snyder

A DC multiverse event written by Snyder with James Tynion IV and illustrated by Greg Capullo and others.

2 books · View reading order →

series · ongoing

Dark One

by Brandon Sanderson

A multimedia fantasy project developed as a graphic novel and audio fiction.

2 books · View reading order →

multimedia-series · ongoing

Dark One

by Dan Wells

A multimedia fantasy and science-fiction project originated by Brandon Sanderson; Dark One: Forgotten is co-authored by Sanderson and Wells.

1 book · View reading order →

series · completed

Dark Prince Road

by L.J. Shen

A fairy-tale-inspired dark romance series co-written with Parker S. Huntington.

3 books · View reading order →

novel-series · ongoing

Dark Rise

by C.S. Pacat

A young-adult fantasy trilogy involving reincarnation, ancient powers, and a war between light and darkness.

2 books · View reading order →

comic series · ongoing

Dark Spaces

by Scott Snyder

An anthology line of creator-owned crime and horror comics, including Wildfire and Dungeon.

2 books · View reading order →

novel-series · incomplete

Dark Swan

by Richelle Mead

An urban fantasy series following Eugenie Markham, a shaman drawn into the dangerous politics of the Otherworld.

4 books · View reading order →

graphic-novel-series · unknown

Dark Swan Graphic Novels

by Richelle Mead

A graphic-novel adaptation series based on the Dark Swan novels.

1 book · View reading order →

series · complete

Dark Visions

by L. J. Smith

A trilogy about psychic abilities, danger, and romance surrounding the Institute.

3 books · View reading order →

graphic-fiction · completed

Dark Wolverine

by Marjorie M. Liu

Marvel graphic collections written by Liu with Daniel Way.

5 books · View reading order →

novel-series · ongoing

Dark-Hunter

by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Interconnected paranormal romance and urban fantasy series about immortal warriors and related supernatural hunters.

31 books · View reading order →

young-adult-paranormal-series · completed

Darkest Powers

by Kelley Armstrong

A young-adult paranormal trilogy about genetically altered teenagers with supernatural abilities.

3 books · View reading order →

graphic-series · completed

Darkhold: Pages from the Book of Sins

by Richard Case

Marvel supernatural-horror graphic series; Case drew issues 1–2 and 5–6.

1 book · View reading order →

multi-author-historical-fiction-series · ongoing

Darkland Tales

by Val McDermid

A multi-author series in which Scottish writers reimagine episodes, figures, myths, and legends from Scotland's history.

2 books · View reading order →

series · completed

Darkmore Penitentiary

by Caroline Peckham

A dark reverse-harem paranormal-romance series set in a prison for dangerous magical criminals in Solaria.

4 books · View reading order →

series · ongoing

Darkmore Penitentiary

by Susanne Valenti

A dark paranormal reverse-harem romance series set in a prison for dangerous magical criminals in Solaria.

4 books · View reading order →

novel-series · complete

Darkness

by Harry Turtledove

An alternate-early-medieval fantasy war across the continent of Derlavai.

6 books · View reading order →

young-adult-paranormal-series · completed

Darkness Rising

by Kelley Armstrong

A young-adult paranormal trilogy about teenagers connected to a secretive supernatural research community.

4 books · View reading order →

series · complete

Darkness Series

by K.F. Breene

Erotic paranormal romance series following Sasha as she discovers her supernatural nature.

9 books · View reading order →

comic-series · complete

Darkness Visible

by Mike Carey

A supernatural crime comic co-written with Arvind Ethan David.

1 book · View reading order →

shared-world-series · ongoing

Darkover

by Marion Zimmer Bradley

Bradley's science-fantasy shared-world series about the lost Terran colony of Darkover and its descendants.

33 books · View reading order →

science fantasy series · complete

Darkover

by Mercedes Lackey

Shared-world Darkover works co-authored or written with Marion Zimmer Bradley.

3 books · View reading order →

novel-series · complete

Darksword

by Tracy Hickman

A fantasy series co-authored with Margaret Weis, including a later continuation and game book.

5 books · View reading order →

series · finished

Darkwar

by Glen Cook

A fantasy trilogy about the meth and the powerful silth women who rule their world.

3 books · View reading order →

novel-series · complete

Darwath

by Barbara Hambly

A fantasy series about a world threatened by creatures emerging from darkness.

5 books · View reading order →

novel-series · complete

Darwin's Radio

by Greg Bear

A near-future science-fiction sequence about human evolution and the social consequences of biological change.

2 books · View reading order →

young-adult novels · complete

Dash & Lily

by David Levithan

A young-adult romantic series co-written with Rachel Cohn.

3 books · View reading order →

series · complete

Dash & Lily

by Rachel Cohn

A contemporary young adult romance series following Dash and Lily through a relationship begun with a notebook of dares.

3 books · View reading order →

series · complete

Dating by Numbers

by Meghan Quinn

Romantic comedy series about adventurous dating.

4 books · View reading order →

trilogy · complete

Daughter of Smoke & Bone

by Laini Taylor

A completed young adult fantasy trilogy about Karou, Akiva, chimaera, and seraphim caught in an ancient war.

4 books · View reading order →

duology-with-companion · complete

Daughter of the Pirate King

by Tricia Levenseller

A completed pirate-fantasy sequence consisting of the Daughter of the Pirate King duology and the companion novel Vengeance of the Pirate Queen.

3 books · View reading order →

trilogy · complete

Daughters of Eden

by Michelle Paver

A trilogy of historical novels spanning Jamaica, England, Scotland, and the First World War.

3 books · View reading order →

duology · forthcoming

Daughters of the Demon Lord

by Judy I. Lin

A forthcoming young adult fantasy duology about three sisters, the daughters of a demon lord, navigating royal schemes and dangerous magic.

1 book · View reading order →

series · complete

Daughters of Zeus

by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

A contemporary fantasy-romance trilogy written as Kristine Grayson.

3 books · View reading order →

novel-series · complete

David Balfour

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Historical adventure novels following David Balfour and his Scottish and European adventures.

2 books · View reading order →

series · complete

David Kepesh series

by Philip Roth

The sequence of works featuring David Kepesh at different stages of his life.

3 books · View reading order →

macronovel · ongoing

David Mitchell's Macronovel

by David Mitchell

An ongoing interconnected fictional universe linking Mitchell's novels through recurring characters, motifs, and settings across time and genre.

8 books · View reading order →

novel series · completed

David Mitre Thriller

by Michael Grant

Adult mystery thrillers featuring fugitive crime writer David Mitre.

2 books · View reading order →

diaries · ongoing

David Sedaris Diaries

by David Sedaris

Published selections from David Sedaris's personal diaries, covering 1977–2002 and 2003–2020.

2 books · View reading order →

novel-series · completed

David Sloane

by Robert Dugoni

A legal thriller series featuring attorney David Sloane.

5 books · View reading order →

comic-series · concluded

Day of Vengeance

by Bill Willingham

DC Comics supernatural superhero miniseries written by Bill Willingham.

1 book · View reading order →

novel-series · complete

Days of Infamy

by Harry Turtledove

An alternate-history Pacific War sequence beginning with the Japanese attack on Hawaii.

2 books · View reading order →

novel-series · complete

Dayworld

by Philip José Farmer

Dystopian novels about a society in which citizens live on only one assigned day each week.

4 books · View reading order →

fiction series · ongoing

DC Ffion Morgan

by Clare Mackintosh

A crime series featuring Welsh detective constable Ffion Morgan.

3 books · View reading order →

shared-series · ongoing

DC Icons

by Leigh Bardugo

A shared series of young adult novels reimagining major DC superheroes by different authors.

1 book · View reading order →