Elemental Assassin Books in Order
Elemental Assassin is an urban fantasy series by Jennifer Estep following Gin Blanco, an elemental Stone and Ice magic wielder and retired professional assassin known as "the Spider," as she navigates the criminal underworld of the fictional Southern city of Ashland. The main series comprises 17 novels published from 2010 to 2018 (with two later books, Sharpest Sting/2019 and Last Strand/2021, continuing the story), supplemented by numbered novellas and short stories.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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2010 · Jennifer Estep
Spider's Bite is a 2010 book by Jennifer Estep. It is book 1 of the series Elemental Assassin.
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2011 · Jennifer Estep
Web of Death is a 2011 book by Jennifer Estep. It is book 1 of the series Elemental Assassin.
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Web of Lies is a 2010 book by Jennifer Estep. It is book 2 of the series Elemental Assassin.
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2011 · Jennifer Estep
Wasted is a 2011 book by Jennifer Estep. It is book 2 of the series Elemental Assassin.
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2010 · Jennifer Estep
Venom is a 2010 book by Jennifer Estep. It is book 3 of the series Elemental Assassin.
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2011 · Jennifer Estep
Tangled Dreams is a 2011 book by Jennifer Estep. It is book 3 of the series Elemental Assassin.
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2011 · Jennifer Estep
Tangled Schemes is a 2011 book by Jennifer Estep. It is book 3 of the series Elemental Assassin.
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Tangled Threads is a 2011 book by Jennifer Estep. It is book 4 of the series Elemental Assassin.
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2011 · Jennifer Estep
Spider's Nemesis is a 2011 book by Jennifer Estep. It is book 4 of the series Elemental Assassin.
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Gin Blanco, the Spider, a former assassin-for-hire, plans to kill Mab Monroe, the Fire elemental who murdered her family when Gin was thirteen. Mab…
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2012 · Jennifer Estep
Thread of Death is a 2012 book by Jennifer Estep. It is book 5 of the series Elemental Assassin.
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After destroying her nemesis Mab Monroe, retired assassin Gin Blanco heads south with her baby sister Bria for a weekend in the sun. But Gin is…
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Widow's Web is a 2012 book by Jennifer Estep. It is book 7 of the series Elemental Assassin.
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Deadly Sting is a 2013 book by Jennifer Estep. It is book 8 of the series Elemental Assassin.
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2013 · Jennifer Estep
Kiss of Venom is a 2013 book by Jennifer Estep. It is book 8 of the series Elemental Assassin.
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2013 · Jennifer Estep
Gin Blanco is out for blood when a fire elemental and his goons kidnap her close friend Sophia Deveraux.
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Ten years before the present, assassin Gin Blanco undertook what seemed a simple job: killing a crooked building contractor tied to Fire elemental…
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Gin Blanco, the stone elemental assassin nicknamed "The Spider," brings her mix of magic and tact to her assignments in Ashland. When a new drug…
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2014 · Jennifer Estep
Black Widow is a 2014 book by Jennifer Estep. It is book 12 of the series Elemental Assassin.
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Spider's Trap is a 2015 book by Jennifer Estep. It is book 13 of the series Elemental Assassin.
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Bitter Bite is a 2016 book by Jennifer Estep. It is book 14 of the series Elemental Assassin.
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2016 · Jennifer Estep
Unwanted is a 2016 book by Jennifer Estep. It is book 14 of the series Elemental Assassin.
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Gin Blanco, the Spider, remains stalled in her investigation into "the Circle" despite her Ice and Stone elemental magic. When her foster brother…
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2016 · Jennifer Estep
Nice Guys Bite is a 2016 book by Jennifer Estep. It is book 15 of the series Elemental Assassin.
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Snared is a 2017 book by Jennifer Estep. It is book 16 of the series Elemental Assassin.
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Venom in the Veins is a 2018 book by Jennifer Estep. It is book 17 of the series Elemental Assassin.
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Elemental Assassin books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with “Spider's Bite”. Start with “Spider's Bite.”
How many books are in the Elemental Assassin series?
We list 26 books by Jennifer Estep , published between 2010–2018.
Where can I buy the Elemental Assassin books?
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.