Laurell K. Hamilton is an American author who is best known for her Anita Blake series. She also writes the Merry Gentry series. The genres she writes in include horror, science fiction, fantasy, romance and erotica. She has written over 20 Anita Blake books, several Merry Gentry books, plus a few standalone novels including one Star Trek: The Next Generation novel. She has also written a spin-off comic book series for her Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series.

Hamilton’s first novel was Nightseer – a standalone novel – and was published in 1992. Below is a list of Laurell K. Hamilton’s novels in order of when they originally released (which is also their chronological order):

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Publication Order of Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Books

Guilty Pleasures (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Laughing Corpse (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Circus of the Damned (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Lunatic Cafe (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bloody Bones (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Killing Dance (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Burnt Offerings (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blue Moon (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Obsidian Butterfly (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Narcissus in Chains (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cerulean Sins (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Incubus Dreams (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Micah (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Danse Macabre (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Harlequin (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blood Noir (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Skin Trade (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Flirt (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bullet (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hit List (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Beauty (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Kiss the Dead (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Affliction (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dancing (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Jason (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dead Ice (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Crimson Death (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Wounded (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Serpentine (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sucker Punch (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Rafael (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Smolder (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Slay (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Collections

Publication Order of Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Graphic Novels

The First Death (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Guilty Pleasures (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Laughing Corpse (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Circus of the Damned Graphic Novels

Publication Order of Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The Laughing Corpse Graphic Novels

Publication Order of Merry Gentry Books

A Kiss of Shadows (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Caress of Twilight (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Seduced by Moonlight (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Stroke of Midnight (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mistral's Kiss (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Lick of Frost (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Swallowing Darkness (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Divine Misdemeanors (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Shiver of Light (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Zaniel Havelock Books

A Terrible Fall of Angels (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Publication Order of Ravenloft Books

Knight of the Black Rose (By: James Lowder) (1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Vampire of the Mists (By: Christie Golden) (1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dance Of The Dead (By: Christie Golden) (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Heart of Midnight (By: J. Robert King) (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ravenloft. Carnival Of Fear (By: J. Robert King) (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tapestry of Dark Souls (By: Elaine Bergstrom) (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
I, Strahd: Memoirs of a Vampire (By: P.N. Elrod) (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Carnival of Fear (By: J. Robert King) (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Enemy Within (By: Christie Golden) (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mordenheim (By: Chet Williamson) (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tales of Ravenloft (By: J. Robert King) (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tower of Doom (By: Mark Anthony) (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Scholar of Decay (By: Tanya Huff) (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death of a Darklord (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
King of the Dead (By: Gene DeWeese) (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Lord of the Necropolis (By: Gene DeWeese) (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Shadowborn (By: William W. Connors,Carrie Bebris) (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
I, Strahd: The War Against Azalin (By: P.N. Elrod) (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Spectre of the Black Rose (By: Voronica Whitney-Robinson,James Lowder) (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Spectre of the Black Rose: Ravenloft The Covenant (By: Voronica Whitney-Robinson,James Lowder) (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Black Crusade (By: Ari Marmell) (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Heaven's Bones (By: Samantha Henderson) (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
To Sleep With Evil (By: Andria Cardarelle) (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Star Trek: The Next Generation (Numbered) Books

Encounter at Farpoint (By: David Gerrold) (1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ghost Ship (By: Diane Carey) (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Peacekeepers (By: Gene DeWeese) (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Children of Hamlin (By: Carmen Carter) (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Survivors (By: Jean Lorrah) (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Strike Zone (By: Peter David) (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Power Hungry (By: Howard Weinstein) (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Masks (By: John Vornholt) (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Captain's Honor (By: David Dvorkin,Daniel Dvorkin) (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Rock and a Hard Place (By: Peter David) (1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Gulliver's Fugitives (By: Keith Sharee) (1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Doomsday World (By: Peter David,Carmen Carter,Robert Greenberger,Michael Jan Friedman) (1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Eyes of the Beholders (By: A.C. Crispin) (1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Exiles (By: Howard Weinstein) (1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Contamination (By: John Vornholt) (1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Boogeymen (By: Mel Gilden) (1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Q-in-Law (By: Peter David) (1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Perchance to Dream (By: Howard Weinstein) (1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Spartacus (By: Terry Mancour) (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Chains of Command (By: Bill McCay,Eloise Flood) (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Imbalance (By: V.E. Mitchell) (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
War Drums (By: John Vornholt) (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Nightshade (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Grounded (By: David Bischoff) (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Romulan Prize (By: Simon Hawke) (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Guises of the Mind (By: Rebecca Neason) (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Here There Be Dragons (By: John Peel) (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sins of Commission (By: Susan Wright) (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Debtors' Planet (By: W.R. Thompson) (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Foreign Foes (By: Dave Galanter,Greg Brodeur) (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Requiem (By: Michael Jan Friedman,Kevin Ryan) (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Balance of Power (By: Dafydd ab Hugh) (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blaze of Glory (By: Simon Hawke) (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Romulan Stratagem (By: Robert Greenberger) (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Into the Nebula (By: Gene DeWeese) (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Star Trek: Q Squared (By: Peter David) (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Last Stand (By: Brad Ferguson) (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dragon's Honor (By: Greg Cox,Kij Johnson) (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Rogue Saucer (By: John Vornholt) (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Possession (By: Kathleen O'Malley,J.M. Dillard) (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Soldiers of Fear (By: Dean Wesley Smith) (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Infiltrator (By: W.R. Thompson) (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Fury Scorned (By: Pamela Sargent) (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sins of Commission (By: Susan Wright) (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Death of Princes (By: John Peel) (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Intellivore (By: Diane Duane) (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
To Storm Heaven (By: Esther M. Friesner) (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Q-Strike (By: Greg Cox) (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Infection (By: John Gregory Betancourt) (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
I, Q (By: Peter David,John de Lancie) (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dyson Sphere (By: George Zebrowski) (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Vectors (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Dean Wesley Smith) (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Quarantine (By: John Vornholt) (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Red Sector (By: Michael Jan Friedman,Diane Carey) (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Double or Nothing (By: Peter David) (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The First Virtue (By: Christie Golden,Michael Jan Friedman) (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Forgotten War (By: William R. Forstchen) (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Gemworld, Book One (By: John Vornholt) (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Gemworld, Book Two (By: John Vornholt) (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Genesis Wave Book One (By: John Vornholt) (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Vectors: Double Helix #2 (By: Dean Wesley Smith) (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Diplomatic Implausibility (By: Keith R.A. DeCandido) (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tooth and Claw (By: Doranna Durgin) (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Maximum Warp: Book One (By: Dave Galanter,Greg Brodeur) (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Maximum Warp: Book Two (By: Dave Galanter,Greg Brodeur) (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Genesis Wave, Book Two (By: John Vornholt) (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Immortal Coil (By: Jeffrey Lang) (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Hard Rain (By: Dean Wesley Smith) (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sand and Stars (By: Diane Duane,A.C. Crispin) (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Takedown (By: John Jackson Miller) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Anthologies

Out of This World(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cravings(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bite(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Never After(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ravens in the Library: Magic in the Bard's Name(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blood Sisters: Vampire Stories By Women(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fantastic Hope(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
No Game for Knights(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Notes: The Mageverse series is co-authored with Charlaine Harris, MaryJanice Davidson, Angela Knight and Vickie Taylor. The First Death is co-authored with Jonathon Green. The graphic novels Guilty Pleasures and The Laughing Corpse are co-written by Jessica Ruffner and Stacie Ritchie. Circus of the Damned: The Charmer was co-authored with Jessica Booth. Fantastic Hope was co-edited by William McCaskey.

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2 Responses to “Order of Laurell K. Hamilton Books”

  1. Corrianne Ward: 2 years ago

    I have almost all Laurel I Hamilton’s books of the Anita series. Just the last three to buy.
    Started when her first book came out.
    Is Laurel going to write more? I do hope she keeps the Anita series going,or perhaps has had enough???
    Thank her for all the reading pleasure she has given me and all her readers,but me especially.
    I’m a selfish bitch!!
    Corrie

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  2. Helen Hawkins: 5 years ago

    WHEN WILL THE NEXT ANITA BLAKE BOOK BE RELEASED?

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