📖 About Sookie Stackhouse

Sookie Stackhouse is a series universe written by Charlaine Harris Schulz. The complete collection runs to 27 books across 2 series, published between 2001 and 2017.

The main series is Publication Order of Sookie Stackhouse Books with 24 books. It opens with Dead Until Dark (2001) and currently runs to After Dead (2013).

Series included on this page:

🎯 Where to Start with Sookie Stackhouse

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: Dead Until Dark (2001), book 1 of Publication Order of Sookie Stackhouse Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 2 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Sookie Stackhouse Books in Order

Publication Order of Sookie Stackhouse Books
24 books
1
Dead Until Dark book cover1Dead Until Dark2001Buy on Amazon
Living Dead in Dallas book cover2Living Dead in Dallas2002Buy on Amazon
3In the Blue Hereafter2002Buy on Amazon
Club Dead book cover4Club Dead2003Buy on Amazon
Dead to the World book cover5Dead to the World2004Buy on Amazon
Fairy Dust book cover6Fairy Dust2004Buy on Amazon
Dead as a Doornail book cover7Dead as a Doornail2005Buy on Amazon
Definitely Dead book cover8Definitely Dead2006Buy on Amazon
9Small-Town Wedding2006Buy on Amazon
All Together Dead book cover10All Together Dead2007Buy on Amazon
From Dead to Worse book cover11From Dead to Worse2008Buy on Amazon
Dead and Gone book cover12Dead and Gone2009Buy on Amazon
A Touch of Dead book cover13A Touch of Dead2009Buy on Amazon
One Word Answer book cover14One Word Answer2009Buy on Amazon
Lucky book cover15Lucky2009Buy on Amazon
16Two Blondes2009Buy on Amazon
Gift Wrap book cover17Gift Wrap2009Buy on Amazon
Dead in the Family book cover18Dead in the Family2010Buy on Amazon
True Blood Collection book cover19True Blood Collection2010Buy on Amazon
Dead Reckoning book cover20Dead Reckoning2011Buy on Amazon
Deadlocked book cover21Deadlocked2012Buy on Amazon
Dancers in the Dark book cover22Dancers in the Dark2012Buy on Amazon
Dead Ever After book cover23Dead Ever After2013Buy on Amazon
After Dead book cover24After Dead2013Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Sookie Stackhouse Collections
3 books
2
The First Sookie Collection book cover1The First Sookie Collection2011Buy on Amazon
Games Creatures Play book cover2Games Creatures Play2014Buy on Amazon
The Complete Sookie Stackhouse Stories book cover3The Complete Sookie Stackhouse Stories2017Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Sookie Stackhouse books are there?
There are 27 books in the Sookie Stackhouse collection, organised into 2 series and published between 2001 and 2017.
What is the first Sookie Stackhouse book?
The first book is Dead Until Dark, published in 2001.
What order should I read the Sookie Stackhouse books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Sookie Stackhouse books?
The Sookie Stackhouse books were written by Charlaine Harris Schulz.
Is the Sookie Stackhouse series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Sookie Stackhouse Books, has 24 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Sookie Stackhouse series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 2001, and the most recent in 2017.