📖 About The Vampire Diaries
The Vampire Diaries is a series universe written by L.J. Smith. The complete collection runs to 19 books across 5 series, published between 1991 and 2014.
The main series is Publication Order of The Vampire Diaries Books with 4 books. It opens with The Awakening (1991) and currently runs to Dark Reunion (1991).
Series included on this page:
- Publication Order of The Vampire Diaries Books — 4 books, 1991–1991
- Publication Order of The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries Books — 6 books, 2010–2012
- Publication Order of The Vampire Diaries: The Hunters Books — 3 books, 2011–2012
- Publication Order of The Vampire Diaries: The Return Books — 3 books, 2009–2011
- Publication Order of The Vampire Diaries: The Salvation Books — 3 books, 2013–2014
🎯 Where to Start with The Vampire Diaries
New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: The Awakening (1991), book 1 of Publication Order of The Vampire Diaries 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 5 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.