Order of L.J. Smith Books

Lisa Jane Smith is an American novelist of horror, sci-fi, fantasy and romance for young adults. The common theme of her novels is a battle of darkness against the light. Her series include The Vampire Diaries, the Night World series, Secret Circle series, Forbidden Game series, Dark Visions series and Wild World series. She took a decade-long hiatus as an author during the first ten years of the 2000s.

L.J. Smith became a published author in 1987 with The Night of the Solstice. Below is a list of L.J. Smith’s books in order of when they were originally released (and in chronological order):

Publication Order of Wildworld Books

The Night of the Solstice	(1987)
Heart of Valor	(1990)

Publication Order of Vampire Diaries Books

The Awakening	(1991)
The Struggle	(1991)
The Fury	(1991)
Dark Reunion	(1992)

Publication Order of Secret Circle Books

The Initiation	(1992)
The Captive	(1992)
The Power	(1992)
The Divide	(2012)
The Hunt	(2012)
The Temptation	(2013)

Publication Order of Forbidden Game Books

The Hunter	(1994)
The Chase	(1994)
The Kill	(1994)

Publication Order of Dark Visions Books

The Strange Power	(1994)
The Possessed	(1995)
The Passion	(1995)

Publication Order of Night World Books

Secret Vampire	(1996)
Daughters of Darkness	(1996)
Spellbinder	(1996)
Dark Angel	(1996)
The Chosen	(1997)
Soulmate	(1997)
Huntress	(1997)
Black Dawn	(1997)
Witchlight	(1997)

Publication Order of Vampire Diaries: The Return Books

Nightfall	(2009)
Shadow Souls	(2010)
Midnight	(2010)

Publication Order of Vampire Diaries: Stefan’s Diaries Books

Origins	(2010)
Bloodlust	(2011)
The Craving	(2011)
The Ripper	(2011)
The Asylum	(2012)
The Compelled	(2012)

Publication Order of Vampire Diaries: The Hunters Books

Phantom	(2011)
Moonsong	(2011)
Destiny Rising	(2012)

Publication Order of Vampire Diaries: The Salvation Trilogy Books

Unseen	(2013)
Unspoken	(2013)
Unmasked	(2014)

Notes: Spellbinder is also known as Enchantress. The Vampire Hunters sub-series The Hunters and Stefan’s Diaries series are purportedly written by ghostwriters. The Vampire Hunters: Salvation is written by Aubrey Clark based on the work on L.J. Smith.

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