A young-adult space-opera trilogy following Tina Mains and her chosen family as they confront interstellar fascism, ancient conflicts, and the burdens of heroic destiny.

3 books · View reading order →

children's-nonfiction · complete

Unstoppable Us

by Yuval Noah Harari

An illustrated nonfiction series introducing younger readers to the history of Homo sapiens and the development of human civilization.

3 books · View reading order →

essay series · complete

Untimely Meditations

by Friedrich Nietzsche

Four separately published essays on German culture, education, history, philosophy, and Wagner.

4 books · View reading order →

trilogy · complete

Uplift Original Trilogy

by David Brin

The first Uplift trilogy, following humanity's encounter with ancient galactic civilizations and the uplifted dolphins and chimpanzees of Earth.

3 books · View reading order →

trilogy · complete

Uplift Storm Trilogy

by David Brin

The second Uplift trilogy, beginning with the human settlement of Jophur and expanding into a conflict over the fate of the galaxy.

3 books · View reading order →

novel-series · complete

Urban Monad

by Robert Silverberg

A dystopian future-history setting centered on a vast arcology.

1 book · View reading order →

picture-book series · complete

Urso Brunov

by Brian Jacques

A series of illustrated adventure picture books about the tiny bear Urso Brunov.

2 books · View reading order →

trilogy · complete

Utopian trilogy

by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

A connected sequence of utopian novels consisting of Moving the Mountain, Herland, and With Her in Ourland.

3 books · View reading order →

series · complete

Utterly Dark

by Philip Reeve

A fantasy trilogy set on the strange island of Wildsea.

3 books · View reading order →

manga-series · complete

Uzumaki

by Junji Ito

A complete manga series about a coastal town cursed by spirals.

1 book · View reading order →

trilogy · complete

VALIS Trilogy

by Philip K. Dick

A late-career trilogy concerned with divine revelation, theological speculation, and the relationship between reality and fiction.

3 books · View reading order →

novel series · complete

Valois Romances

by Alexandre Dumas

Dumas's historical trilogy of the French Wars of Religion and the reigns of Charles IX and Henri III.

3 books · View reading order →

novel-series · complete

Vampire Academy

by Richelle Mead

A six-book young adult paranormal fantasy series about guardian-in-training Rose Hathaway and her best friend, vampire princess Lissa Dragomir.

6 books · View reading order →

companion-books · complete

Vampire Academy Companion Books

by Richelle Mead

Official nonfiction guides and media companions related to the Vampire Academy universe and its film adaptation.

2 books · View reading order →

graphic-novel-series · complete

Vampire Academy Graphic Novels

by Richelle Mead

Graphic-novel adaptations of the first three Vampire Academy novels.

3 books · View reading order →

comic series · complete

Vampirella

by Mark Millar

Millar's Vampirella stories and miniseries.

2 books · View reading order →

novel-series · complete

Vance Weston novels

by Edith Wharton

Two linked novels following Vance Weston, an aspiring writer, through his literary and personal development.

2 books · View reading order →

novel-series · complete

Vanished / 1-800-Where-R-You?

by Meg Cabot

A young-adult paranormal mystery series about Jessica Mastriani, who can locate missing people after being struck by lightning.

5 books · View reading order →

novella-series · complete

Varekai

by Marie Brennan

A fantasy novella sequence about a wandering warrior and supernatural powers.

2 books · View reading order →

comic series · complete

Vatican City

by Mark Millar

Creator-owned supernatural thriller.

1 book · View reading order →

children's fantasy series · completed

Vega Jane Series

by David Baldacci

Fantasy-adventure novels for young readers featuring Vega Jane.

4 books · View reading order →

series · completed

Velva Jean

by Jennifer Niven

A four-book historical fiction series following Velva Jean Hart through adventures as a driver, pilot, wartime spy, and Hollywood star.

4 books · View reading order →

picture-book-series · complete

Very Clever Baby

by Garth Nix

A series of humorous early readers featuring Freddy the Fish.

4 books · View reading order →

series · complete

Vet Volunteers

by Laurie Halse Anderson

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 →

graphic novels · complete

Victor LaValle's Destroyer

by Victor LaValle

A completed graphic series reimagining the Frankenstein legacy through contemporary American violence and injustice.

1 book · View reading order →

trilogy · complete

Virex Trilogy

by Eric Brown

A near-future noir trilogy set in a polluted, virtual-reality-dominated New York.

3 books · View reading order →

series · complete

Viridian Deep

by Terry Brooks

A fantasy trilogy set in a world of faerie, magic, and dangerous darkness.

3 books · View reading order →

short-story-collection-series · complete

Voices in the Dark

by Junji Ito

Two connected original collections of Junji Ito short stories.

2 books · View reading order →

novel-series · complete

Voices of Dragons

by Carrie Vaughn

A young-adult fantasy duology about a girl caught between humans and dragons.

2 books · View reading order →

trilogy · complete

Void Trilogy

by Peter F. Hamilton

A trilogy set in the Commonwealth universe, featuring the mysterious Void and the pilgrimage into it.

3 books · View reading order →

series · completed

Vortex Chronicles

by Elise Kova

A five-book young adult epic-fantasy series about Vi Solaris, sacrifice, magic, and the struggle to break a recurring apocalypse.

5 books · View reading order →

fantasy series · complete

Vows and Honor

by Mercedes Lackey

Valdemar-world adventures of the mercenary warrior Tarma and mage Kethry.

4 books · View reading order →

novel-cycle · complete

Voyages extraordinaires

by Jules Verne

Jules Verne's principal cycle of adventure and science-fiction novels and associated story collections, published during his lifetime and posthumously.

61 books · View reading order →

science fiction novel series · complete