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ⓘ About Kresley Cole
The events in Kresley Cole’s other Series, the “Arcana Chronicles”, take place after a post apocalyptic event triggers a game of life and death. This game is based on the tarot card deck, the major arcana or trump cards in specific. There are twenty two cards, each representing a child. Every child has a power they must wield to destroy the others. The children must outsmart each other in a bid to survive in the post-apocalyptic world. They either have to kill or be killed. There can only be one winner. The first book in the series is ‘Poison Princess’. The main character is Evangeline, Evie, a sixteen year old. All is well in her life until she begins to experience petrifying hallucinations. An apocalyptic event destroys her hometown in Lousiana.
All Book Series by Kresley Cole
The Warlord Wants Forever / Blood Red Kiss
Latest in the series · book 24 of 24 · published 2006
The Hunted
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2002 Anthology · Jaid Black,J.W. McKenna
Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down
Book 2 of 5 · published 2005 Anthology · Sherrilyn Kenyon,Jaid Black,Melanie George
Playing Easy to Get
Book 3 of 5 · published 2006 Co-authored · Sherrilyn Kenyon,Jaid Black
Besieged
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2009 Anthology · Jaid Black
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Kresley Cole?
The events in Kresley Cole's other Series, the "Arcana Chronicles", take place after a post apocalyptic event triggers a game of life and death. This game is based on the tarot card deck, the major arcana or trump cards in specific. There are twenty two cards, each representing a child.
Which Kresley Cole series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Viking Underground series, the earliest of Kresley Cole's multi-book series: it opens with The Hunted (2002) and runs to 5 books across 2002–2009, ending with Besieged (2009). Kresley Cole's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Kresley Cole written?
Kresley Cole has 47 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2002 and 2026. 45 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being the Immortals After Dark series with 24 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Kresley Cole's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Kresley Cole's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Viking Underground (2002–2009, 5 books), Sutherland Brothers (2003–2004, 2 books) and MacCarrick Brothers (2005–2007, 3 books), plus 4 more.
How are Kresley Cole's books organised into series?
This guide splits Kresley Cole's 47 books into 7 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Immortals After Dark (24 books, 2006–2025); Arcana Chronicles (7 books, 2012–2023); Viking Underground (5 books, 2002–2009); Game Maker (3 books, 2014–2016); MacCarrick Brothers (3 books, 2005–2007), plus 2 further series.