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ⓘ About Danielle Valentine
She also writes “The Merciless” series as Danielle Vega. She also publishes under the names Danielle Rollins and Ellie Rollins. Her novels have been translated into numerous languages, including Russian, German, French, Spanish, and many others. While Danielle is honored over the comparisons to “Rosemary’s Baby”, she says she was more inspired by “Alien”, the 1979 science fiction/horror flick. As the topic of “Alien” resurfaced, Valentine was six months pregnant with a daughter, prompting her to start working on a thriller concept, which she scrapped since it started feeling cliché with characters that just fell flat. Then she and her husband started having conversations about this other story, while still keeping “Alien” as the reference.
All Book Series by Danielle Valentine
The Tale of the Gravemother
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2023 Anthology · Rin Chupeco
The Tale of the Twisted Toymaker
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2024
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Danielle Valentine?
She also writes “The Merciless” series as Danielle Vega. She also publishes under the names Danielle Rollins and Ellie Rollins. Her novels have been translated into numerous languages, including Russian, German, French, Spanish, and many others.
Which Danielle Valentine series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Are You Afraid of the Dark? series, the earliest of Danielle Valentine's multi-book series: it opens with The Tale of the Gravemother (2023) and runs to 2 books across 2023–2024, ending with The Tale of the Twisted Toymaker (2024).
How many books has Danielle Valentine written?
Danielle Valentine has 7 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2022 and 2026. 2 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Are You Afraid of the Dark? series with 2 books — and 5 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Danielle Valentine's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Danielle Valentine's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Are You Afraid of the Dark? (2023–2024, 2 books).
How are Danielle Valentine's books organised into series?
This guide splits Danielle Valentine's 7 books into 1 named series and 5 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Are You Afraid of the Dark? (2 books, 2023–2024).