Amber Benson

2 series 8 books in order

Amber Benson is the author of the Echo Park Coven Novels and the Calliope Reaper-Jones Novels. She cocreated, cowrote, and directed the animated supernatural Web series Ghosts of Albion with Christopher Golden, which they followed with a series of novels, including Witchery and Accursed, and the novella Astray. Benson and Golden also coauthored the novella The Seven Whistlers. As an actress, she has appeared in dozens of roles in feature films, TV movies, and television series, including the fan-favorite role of Tara Maclay on three seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Benson wrote, produced, and directed the feature films Chance and Lovers, Liars and Lunatics.

Known for
A Calliope Reaper-Jones Novel, An Echo Park Coven Novel

Series by Amber Benson

A Calliope Reaper-Jones Novel

5 books in order · 2009–2013

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    Death's Daughter

    2009 · Amber Benson

    Buffy fans will go wild! SHE WAS TARA ON BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. Now she’s the author of Ace’s hottest new series— killer novels featuring Calliope…

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    Cat's Claw

    2010 · Amber Benson

    Calliope Reaper-Jones is Death's Daughter. She owes a debt to Cerberus, the three headed dog that guards the gate's of hell-a debt that involves a…

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    Serpent's Storm

    2011 · Amber Benson

    Calliope just wants to make it big in the Big Apple like any other working girl. But Callie is also Death's Daughter, no matter how much she tries to…

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    How to be Death

    2012 · Amber Benson

    All Calliope Reaper-Jones ever wanted out of life was a fabulous job in New York City and a really hot boyfriend. But now, she's the brand-new…

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    The Golden Age of Death

    2013 · Amber Benson

    Meet Amber Benson's "authentically original creation" (Locus)... My name is Calliope Reaper-Jones (Callie to my friends). I’m Death’s Daughter and—as…

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An Echo Park Coven Novel

3 books in order · 2015–2017

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    The Witches of Echo Park

    2015 · Amber Benson

    First in a “spellbinding” series about a coven of witches living in L.A., from Amber Benson, author of the Calliope Reaper-Jones novels. Unbeknownst…

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    The Last Dream Keeper

    2016 · Amber Benson

    In the second Witches of Echo Park novel, one coven must keep the world in balance and stand against a rising darkness. Lyse MacAllister did not step…

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    The End of Magic

    2017 · Amber Benson

    In the third in the “spellbinding” (Seanan McGuire) series from the author of the Calliope Reaper-Jones novels, magic has been loosed upon the…

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Frequently asked questions

How many books has Amber Benson written?

We list 8 books by Amber Benson across 2 series, published between 2009–2017 — each shown in full reading order.

What order should I read Amber Benson's books?

Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “Death's Daughter.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.

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