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ⓘ About P.N. Elrod
P.N Elrod is an urban fantasy, mystery, romance, and bestselling historical author. She’s also an editor having worked for DAW, Benbella Books, Ace science fiction and St Martin’s Griffin. The author self-published a limited edition novel under her imprint, Vampire Books. Elrod was nominated for the RT Book Reviews Careers Achievement Award in Urban fantasy in 2010 and won the RT Book Pioneer Achievement Award in for crafting best Vampire fiction in 2011. Beach Girl won Ellery Queen’s Mystery Award in 2011. Elrod began her professional writing at TSR while doing gaming modules, and since then she has published more than twenty books her first being an urban fantasy series, Vampire Files. Elrod’s book, My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding was listed in USA Today bestseller list and won P.E.A.R.
All Book Series by P.N. Elrod
Vampire of the Mists
Series opener · book 1 of 25 · published 1991 Anthology · Christie Golden
Tapestry of Dark Souls
Book 5 of 25 · published 1993 Anthology · Elaine Bergstrom
Tales of Ravenloft
Book 10 of 25 · published 1994 Anthology · Brian Thomsen,J. Robert King
Death of a Darklord
Book 13 of 25 · published 1995 Anthology · Laurell K. Hamilton
To Sleep With Evil
Book 16 of 25 · published 1996 Anthology · Andria Cardarelle
Shadowborn
Book 18 of 25 · published 1998 Anthology · William W. Connors,Carrie Bebris
Spectre of the Black Rose
Book 20 of 25 · published 1999 Anthology · Voronica Whitney-Robinson,James Lowder
Heir of Strahd
Latest in the series · book 25 of 25 · published 2025 Anthology · Delilah S. Dawson
Seven Seasons of Buffy
Series opener · book 1 of 41 · published 2003 Anthology · Scott Westerfeld,Charlaine Harris,Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,Kevin Andrew Murphy,Christie Golden,Sherrilyn Kenyon,Nancy Holder,Lawrence Watt-Evans,David Brin,Jacqueline Lichtenberg,Jean Lorrah,Laura Resnick,Sarah Zettel,Nancy Kilpatrick,Michelle West,Glenn Yeffeth,Margaret L. Carter,Peg Aloi,Marguerite Krause,Jennifer Crusie,Carla Montgomery
Five Seasons of Angel
Book 3 of 41 · published 2004 Anthology · Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,Peter S. Beagle,Laura Anne Gilman,Sherrilyn Kenyon,Nancy Holder,Jacqueline Lichtenberg,Jean Lorrah,Josepha Sherman,Laura Resnick,Candace Havens,Glenn Yeffeth,Michelle Sagara,Steven Harper,Amy Berner,Marguerite Krause,Abbie Bernstein,Jennifer Crusie,Don DeBrandt,K. Stoddard Hayes,Joy Davidson,Don Kerns
What Would Sipowicz Do? Race, Rights and Redemption in NYPD Blue
Book 5 of 41 · published 2004 Anthology · Glenn Yeffeth,Shanna Caughey
The Anthology at the End of the Universe
Book 6 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Stephen Baxter,John Shirley,Adam-Troy Castro,Lawrence Watt-Evans,Adam Roberts,Susan Sizemore,Mark W. Tiedemann,Jacqueline Carey,Vox Day,Cory Doctorow,A.M. Dellamonica,Glenn Yeffeth,Selina Rosen,Amy Berner,Maria Alexander,Marguerite Krause,Bruce Bethke,Don DeBrandt,Marie-Catherine Caillava,Mike Byrne
The War of the Worlds
Book 8 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Connie Willis,Mercedes Lackey,H.G. Wells,Mike Resnick,Stephen Baxter,Lawrence Watt-Evans
Navigating the Golden Compass
Book 9 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Glenn Yeffeth
Farscape Forever! Sex, Drugs and Killer Muppets
Book 11 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Glenn Yeffeth
Flirting With Pride And Prejudice
Book 12 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Glenn Yeffeth,Jennifer Crusie
King Kong Is Back! An Unauthorized Look at One Humongous Ape!
Book 14 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · David Brin
Totally Charmed
Book 15 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Maggie Shayne,Rebecca York,Jody Lynn Nye,Evelyn Vaughn,Tanya Huff,Vera Nazarian,Jennifer Crusie
The Unauthorized X-Men
Book 16 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Len Wein
This Is Chick-Lit
Book 17 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Lauren Baratz-Logsted
Welcome to Wisteria Lane
Book 18 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Leah Wilson
The Battle for Azeroth
Book 20 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Jody Lynn Nye,Justina Robson,Doranna Durgin,Bill Fawcett,Mel White,James John Bell,James M. Ward,Scott Cuthbertson,Nancy Berman,Jerry Jackson,Chris McCubbin,Maressa Hecht Orzack,Nancy Durgin
Boarding the Enterprise
Book 22 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Robert J. Sawyer,David Gerrold
So Say We All
Book 23 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Peter B. Lloyd,Richard Hatch
Investigating CSI
Book 24 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Donn Cortez
Coffee at Luke's
Book 26 of 41 · published 2007 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Jennifer Crusie
Jack Bauer for President
Book 28 of 41 · published 2007 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Richard Miniter
Halo Effect
Book 29 of 41 · published 2007 Anthology · Glenn Yeffeth,Jennifer Thomason
Serenity Found
Book 33 of 41 · published 2007 Anthology · Orson Scott Card,Jacob Clifton,Michael Marano,Jane Espenson,Natalie Haynes,Nathan Fillion
Batman Unauthorized
Book 35 of 41 · published 2008 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Alan J. Porter
Secrets of the Dragon Riders
Book 36 of 41 · published 2008 Anthology · James A. Owen
James Bond in the 21st Century
Book 38 of 41 · published 2009 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Glenn Yeffeth
You Do Not Talk About Fight Club
Latest in the series · book 41 of 41 · published 2015 Anthology · Chuck Palahniuk,Read Mercer Schuchardt
Dungeon #1: Adventures for TSR Role-Playing Games
Series opener · book 1 of 16 · published 1986
Ghouls, Ghosts, and Ninja Rats
Latest in the series · book 16 of 16 · published 2013
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is P.N. Elrod?
P.N Elrod is an urban fantasy, mystery, romance, and bestselling historical author. She’s also an editor having worked for DAW, Benbella Books, Ace science fiction and St Martin’s Griffin. The author self-published a limited edition novel under her imprint, Vampire Books.
Which P.N. Elrod series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Vampire Files series, the earliest of P.N. Elrod's multi-book series: it opens with Lifeblood (1990) and runs to 13 books across 1990–2009, ending with Dark Road Rising (2009). P.N. Elrod's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has P.N. Elrod written?
P.N. Elrod has 106 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1986 and 2025. 88 of them belong to 6 named series — the largest being the Ravenloft series with 25 books — and 18 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should P.N. Elrod's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. P.N. Elrod's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Vampire Files (1990–2009, 13 books), Ravenloft (1991–2025, 25 books) and Jonathan Barrett, Gentleman Vampire (1993–1996, 4 books), plus 2 more.
How are P.N. Elrod's books organised into series?
This guide splits P.N. Elrod's 106 books into 6 named series and 18 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Ravenloft (25 books, 1991–2025); Vampire Files (13 books, 1990–2009); Jonathan Barrett, Gentleman Vampire (4 books, 1993–1996); Lord Richard, Vampire (4 books, 1997–2004); Her Majesty's Psychic Service (1 book, 2015), plus 1 further series.