Anti-hero series ask the reader to follow someone whose methods are hard to defend. The entries below are listed with their book counts and publication ranges.
Series in Reading Order
- First Law by Joe Abercrombie — 10 books · 2006–2016
Trilogy plus standalones and a second trilogy. - Hannibal Lecter by Thomas Harris — 8 books · 1981–2006
Four novels, 1981-2006. - Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice — 12 books · 1976–2003
Lestat narrates much of the series. - Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle — 60 books · 1883–1926
Holmes solves cases on his own terms. - Broken Empire by Mark Lawrence — 5 books · 2011–2014
Jorg Ancrath; trilogy, 2011-2013. - Fire and Ice by George R. R. Martin — 9 books · 2009–2024
Point-of-view characters with competing claims. - Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson — 8 books · 2006–2022
The original trilogy follows a crew of thieves. - The Gentle Bastards by Scott Lynch
Locke Lamora and the Gentlemen Bastards.
How to read these series
Numbered entries follow the order the books were published, which is the order the story was written and the safest order for a first read. Where a series has side novels or novellas, reading them in publication order avoids spoilers from later books.
Where the numbers come from
Book counts and publication years on this page are taken from the series entries in the GoBookSeries index. Each title links to the full book list for that series.
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