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Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series in reading order

The Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series has 30 books.

Published between 1988 and 2023. The publication order differs from the reading order — both are below.

Anita Blake raises the dead for a living and hunts rogue vampires for the law. In a St. Louis where the undead have legal rights and preternatural citizens walk among humans, Anita's skills make her indispensable—and a target. When a series of vampire murders rocks the city, she must navigate a dang

All 30 books, in reading order

• 1. Guilty Pleasures (1993) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 276 pages
• 2. The Laughing Corpse (1994) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 296 pages
• 3. Circus of the Damned (1995) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 340 pages
• 4. The Lunatic Cafe (1996) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 388 pages
• 5. Bloody Bones (1996) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 452 pages
• 6. The Killing Dance (1997) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 387 pages
• 7. Burnt Offerings (1988) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 439 pages
• 8. Blue Moon (1998) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 418 pages
• 9. Obsidian Butterfly (2000) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 585 pages
• 10. Narcissus in Chains (2001) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 657 pages
• 11. Cerulean Sins (2001) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 534 pages
• 12. Incubus Dreams (2001) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 864 pages
• 13. Micah (2006) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 285 pages
• 14. Danse Macabre (2006) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 517 pages
• 15. The Harlequin (2007) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 444 pages
• 16. Blood Noir (2008) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 358 pages
• 17. Skin Trade (2009) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 499 pages
• 18. Flirt (2009) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 194 pages
• 19. Bullet (2010) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 367 pages
• 20. Hit List (2011) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 320 pages
• 21. Kiss the Dead (2012) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 359 pages
• 22. Affliction (2013) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 624 pages
• 23. Jason (2014) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 306 pages
• 24. Dead Ice (2015) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 576 pages
• 25. Crimson Death (2016) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 717 pages
• 26. Serpentine (2018) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 466 pages
• 27. Sucker Punch (2020) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 626 pages
• 28. Rafael (2021) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 268 pages
• 29. Smolder (2023) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 385 pages
• 30. Slay (2023) — Laurell K. Hamilton · 417 pages

Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter in publication order

1. Burnt Offerings (1988) — Laurell K. Hamilton
2. Guilty Pleasures (1993) — Laurell K. Hamilton
3. The Laughing Corpse (1994) — Laurell K. Hamilton
4. Circus of the Damned (1995) — Laurell K. Hamilton
5. The Lunatic Cafe (1996) — Laurell K. Hamilton
6. Bloody Bones (1996) — Laurell K. Hamilton
7. The Killing Dance (1997) — Laurell K. Hamilton
8. Blue Moon (1998) — Laurell K. Hamilton
9. Obsidian Butterfly (2000) — Laurell K. Hamilton
10. Narcissus in Chains (2001) — Laurell K. Hamilton
11. Cerulean Sins (2001) — Laurell K. Hamilton
12. Incubus Dreams (2001) — Laurell K. Hamilton
13. Micah (2006) — Laurell K. Hamilton
14. Danse Macabre (2006) — Laurell K. Hamilton
15. The Harlequin (2007) — Laurell K. Hamilton
16. Blood Noir (2008) — Laurell K. Hamilton
17. Skin Trade (2009) — Laurell K. Hamilton
18. Flirt (2009) — Laurell K. Hamilton
19. Bullet (2010) — Laurell K. Hamilton
20. Hit List (2011) — Laurell K. Hamilton
21. Kiss the Dead (2012) — Laurell K. Hamilton
22. Affliction (2013) — Laurell K. Hamilton
23. Jason (2014) — Laurell K. Hamilton
24. Dead Ice (2015) — Laurell K. Hamilton
25. Crimson Death (2016) — Laurell K. Hamilton
26. Serpentine (2018) — Laurell K. Hamilton
27. Sucker Punch (2020) — Laurell K. Hamilton
28. Rafael (2021) — Laurell K. Hamilton
29. Smolder (2023) — Laurell K. Hamilton
30. Slay (2023) — Laurell K. Hamilton

All 30 books total 13,364 pages.

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