Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Books in Order
Laurell K. Hamilton's long-running urban fantasy series follows Anita Blake, a St. Louis necromancer who raises the dead for a living and moonlights as a licensed vampire executioner and police consultant. As the books progress, the supernatural crime-solving increasingly blends with the dangerous romantic and political entanglements Anita forms among the city's vampires and shapeshifters.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on AmazonGuilty Pleasures (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter)
1993 · Laurell K. Hamilton
In a St. Louis where the undead have legal rights, Anita Blake works as an animator who raises the dead and moonlights as a vampire executioner. When…
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Buy on AmazonThe Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter)
1994 · Laurell K. Hamilton
Anita is hired to raise a centuries-old corpse, a job that would require a human sacrifice she refuses to make. Meanwhile, something monstrous is…
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Buy on Amazon1995 · Laurell K. Hamilton
A pack of rogue vampires is slaughtering victims across St. Louis, and the city's master vampire, the seductive Jean-Claude, wants Anita's help to…
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Buy on AmazonThe Lunatic Cafe (Anita Blake)
1996 · Laurell K. Hamilton
Werewolves and other shapeshifters are vanishing around St. Louis, and the lupine community turns to Anita for answers. As she digs into the…
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Buy on AmazonBloody Bones (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter)
1996 · Laurell K. Hamilton
Anita travels to the Tennessee Ozarks to help raise a very old graveyard for a development project, only to land in the middle of a brutal murder…
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Buy on AmazonThe Killing Dance (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter)
1997 · Laurell K. Hamilton
A contract has been put out on Anita's life, and a master vampire assassin is coming to collect. Forced to rely on both Jean-Claude and Richard for…
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Buy on AmazonBurnt Offerings (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter)
1998 · Laurell K. Hamilton
An ancient and ruthless vampire council member arrives in St. Louis to challenge Jean-Claude's authority over the city. To protect his people and…
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Buy on AmazonBlue Moon (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter)
1998 · Laurell K. Hamilton
Anita rushes to a small Tennessee town when Richard is jailed on a trumped-up charge during the full moon. To free him, she must navigate hostile…
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Buy on AmazonObsidian Butterfly (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter)
2000 · Laurell K. Hamilton
Anita travels to New Mexico to aid her enigmatic mercenary friend Edward, who needs help with a series of gruesome, inhuman killings. Surrounded by…
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Buy on AmazonNarcissus in Chains (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter)
2001 · Laurell K. Hamilton
Returning to St. Louis after months away, Anita finds the supernatural community in turmoil and is forced to fully embrace the ardeur, the hungry…
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Buy on AmazonCerulean Sins (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter)
2003 · Laurell K. Hamilton
A member of the vampire council, the ancient Belle Morte, sends her people to St. Louis, throwing Jean-Claude's territory into danger. As Anita deals…
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Buy on AmazonIncubus Dreams (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter)
2004 · Laurell K. Hamilton
Anita investigates the killings of strippers that bear the marks of a vampire serial killer, even as her own escalating ardeur threatens to overwhelm…
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Buy on AmazonMicah (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter
2006 · Laurell K. Hamilton
Anita is sent out of town on a zombie-raising assignment for a federal case, accompanied only by Micah, her wereleopard lover and Nimir-Raj. Away…
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Buy on AmazonDanse Macabre (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter)
2006 · Laurell K. Hamilton
Anita confronts the possibility that she might be pregnant, throwing her unconventional life into chaos. As visiting master vampires gather in St.…
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Buy on AmazonHarlequin, The (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter)
2007 · Laurell K. Hamilton
The Harlequin, an ancient and feared group of vampire enforcers who answer only to the vampire council, secretly arrive in St. Louis. Their presence…
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Buy on AmazonBlood Noir (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Book 16)
2008 · Laurell K. Hamilton
Anita agrees to accompany her werewolf friend Jason to his estranged father's deathbed, but a case of mistaken identity throws them into chaos when…
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Buy on Amazon2011 · Laurell K. Hamilton
Anita joins Edward to hunt a serial killer butchering victims in the Pacific Northwest, a case that draws out the deadly remnants of the Harlequin…
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Buy on Amazon2013 · Laurell K. Hamilton
Anita rushes to Micah's side when his estranged father lies dying from an inexplicable, flesh-rotting affliction. In a strange city, she confronts…
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Buy on Amazon2014 · Laurell K. Hamilton
This shorter installment centers on Jason, Anita's friend and Jean-Claude's werewolf pomme de sang, as personal and relationship dynamics take the…
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Buy on Amazon2015 · Laurell K. Hamilton
Anita is pulled into a disturbing FBI case involving zombies being raised and abused as part of a criminal enterprise, work that strikes…
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2016 · Laurell K. Hamilton
Anita and Jean-Claude travel to Ireland to confront a crisis among vampires there, where rogue undead are rising without a master to control them.…
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Buy on Amazon2018 · Laurell K. Hamilton
Anita heads to a Florida island for a wedding among her circle, but the celebration is overshadowed by a strange supernatural affliction causing…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter books in?
Publication order — Widely recommended by readers and book-order guides (OrderOfBooks, BookSeriesInOrder, FictionDB); the story is one continuous chronological arc, so first-time readers are advised to follow the order of release. Start with “Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter).”
How many books are in the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series?
We list 22 books by Laurell K. Hamilton , published between 1993–2018.
Where can I buy the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter books?
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.