T.L. Branson is the founder of the YA Fantasy Addicts Facebook group and a lifelong series-binger who still remembers the exact moment reading “clicked”—picking up The Thousand Orcs by R. A. Salvatore back in 2004. He reads across Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance, and Thrillers.
He’s also an author, with four published books in the Soul Stones series—and when it comes to pure storytelling craft, he’ll happily tip the crown to George Lucas and J. K. Rowling.
Reads most: Fantasy, YA, Romance, Thrillers
All-time favorite: House of Earth and Blood
Also writes: Soul Stones
Latest posts by T.L.
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Kate Burkholder Series in Order: All Books & Short Stories
If you’re looking for Kate Burkholder series in order, Sworn to Silence is the first book. From there, I recommend following Linda Castillo’s Amish-country mystery series in publication order. Each murder investigation reaches a resolution, but Kate’s relationships, family history, and life in Painters Mill continue across the books. The short stories are optional, but…
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Elvis Cole & Joe Pike Books in Order: Complete Series Guide
The Elvis Cole books in order begin with The Monkey’s Raincoat and follow Los Angeles private investigator Elvis Cole and his partner, Joe Pike. Robert Crais built the series around two very different men. Elvis is talkative, funny, and openly sentimental, while Pike is reserved, disciplined, and dangerous when a case turns violent. There are…
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Charlie Parker Books in Order: Publication vs. Chronological
If you’re looking for the Charlie Parker books in order, publication order is the best choice for a first read. John Connolly gives each novel its own case, but Parker’s personal history, his relationships with Angel and Louis, and the supernatural conflict surrounding him all build from book to book. This guide covers both publication…
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Andy Weir Books in Order: The Martian, Project Hail Mary & More
If you’re like me, you’ve just finished watching Project Hail Mary and then you realized the same author who wrote it also wrote The Martian. That’s led you to go looking for Andy Weir books in order, wondering if there are more science fiction epics for you to fall into. Weir’s stories work because they…
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Robert B. Parker Books in Order: Spenser & Complete List
Looking for Robert B. Parker books in order? Parker’s bibliography is bigger than just Spenser, though that’s the series most readers know first. He also created Jesse Stone, Sunny Randall, and the Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch Westerns, plus a few standalones, young adult books, and nonfiction titles. For Parker, it helps to think by…
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DCI Ryan Books in Order by LJ Ross: Mysteries & Met Years
The DCI Ryan books in order begin with Holy Island, LJ Ross’s Northumberland-set mystery about Detective Chief Inspector Maxwell Ryan. The series is best read in publication order the first time through, even though Ryan now has a prequel-era spin-off called The Met Years. That’s where the list can get a little confusing. The Infirmary…
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M.C. Beaton Books in Order: Every Mystery & Romance Series
If you’re looking for M.C. Beaton books in order, the easiest way in is to pick the side of her catalog that sounds best first. Most readers know M.C. Beaton for cozy mysteries, especially Hamish Macbeth and Agatha Raisin. However, M.C. Beaton was also Marion Chesney. Because of that, a complete guide has to include…
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Anne Hillerman Books in Order: Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito
The Anne Hillerman books in order are best read with her Leaphorn, Chee, and Manuelito mysteries first, especially if you’re coming from Tony Hillerman’s original series or Dark Winds. Anne began as a nonfiction writer, but most readers are here for the novels she continued after Tony Hillerman’s death. If you only want Anne’s novels,…
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Philip Pullman Books in Order: Complete List + Where to Start
The Philip Pullman books in order can look a little scattered because his bibliography crosses fantasy, mystery, fairy tales, plays, graphic novels, essays, and children’s books. Most readers know him for His Dark Materials, but that’s only one part of his work. If you’re new to Pullman, I’d start with His Dark Materials. After that,…
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Andy Carpenter Books in Order: Publication & Chronological Guide
If you’re looking for Andy Carpenter books in order, the simplest way to read David Rosenfelt’s series is publication order. Start with Open and Shut, then keep going from there. There is one wrinkle, though: Dogged Pursuit is a prequel, so chronological order moves it to the front. Andy Carpenter is a New Jersey defense…
