Immortality gives a series its engine: a character who outlives everyone around them accumulates history instead of ending it. These series are built on that premise.
Series in Reading Order
- Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice — 12 books · 1976–2003
Louis and Lestat narrate across centuries, from the eighteenth century to the present. - The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher — 23 books · 2000–2018
Harry Dresden ages slowly; the series spans decades of Chicago history. - Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs — 15 books · 2006–2017
Long-lived fae and vampires alongside a mortal coyote shapeshifter. - Sookie Stackhouse by Charlaine Harris — 13 books · 2001–2017
Vampires who have lived for centuries are central to the Bon Temps setting. - Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter by Laurell K. Hamilton — 20 books · 1993–2012
Jean-Claude and the vampire council date back centuries. - Immortals by Tamora Pierce — 7 books · 2009–2011
Daine and Numair; a quartet in the Tortall universe. - Twilight by Stephenie Meyer — 14 books · 2005–2020
The Cullen family are vampires fixed at the ages they were turned. - Wheel Of Time by Robert Jordan — 20 books · 1990–2024
The Forsaken and the Dragon Reborn are bound to a repeating cycle.
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
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