Series reading guide · updated 2026
Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter Books in Order
Every Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter book in publication order — 41 in total, spanning 1993–2021.
Publication Order of Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guilty Pleasures | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Laughing Corpse | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Circus of the Damned | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Lunatic Cafe | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Bloody Bones | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  The Killing Dance | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Burnt Offerings | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Blue Moon | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Obsidian Butterfly | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Narcissus in Chains | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  Cerulean Sins | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Incubus Dreams | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  Micah | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  Danse Macabre | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  The Harlequin | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  Blood Noir | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  Skin Trade | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 |  Flirt | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 |  Bullet | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 |  Hit List | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Beauty | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 |  Kiss the Dead | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 |  Affliction | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Dancing | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 |  Jason | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 |  Dead Ice | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 |  Crimson Death | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Wounded | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 |  Serpentine | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 |  Sucker Punch | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 |  Rafael | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Graphic Novels Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The First Death | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Guilty Pleasures | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Laughing Corpse | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Circus of the Damned Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Charmer | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Ingenue | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Scoundrel | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The Laughing Corpse Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Animator | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Executioner | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Necromancer | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Strange Candy | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 41, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guilty Pleasures | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Laughing Corpse | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Circus of the Damned | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Lunatic Cafe | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Bloody Bones | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Killing Dance | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Burnt Offerings | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Blue Moon | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Obsidian Butterfly | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Narcissus in Chains | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Cerulean Sins | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Incubus Dreams | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Micah | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Danse Macabre | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Strange Candy | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Harlequin | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Blood Noir | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The First Death | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Animator | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Executioner | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Skin Trade | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Flirt | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Guilty Pleasures | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Bullet | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Necromancer | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Hit List | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | The Laughing Corpse | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | The Charmer | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | The Ingenue | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Beauty | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Kiss the Dead | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | The Scoundrel | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Affliction | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Dancing | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Jason | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Dead Ice | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Crimson Death | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Wounded | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Serpentine | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Sucker Punch | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Rafael | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
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