Trying to sort out the Air Awakens series order can be confusing because Air Awakens is both the name of Elise Kova’s original series and the larger fantasy world that also includes the Golden Guard trilogy, Vortex Chronicles, and A Trial of Sorcerers.
I recommend starting with Air Awakens and reading the connected series in publication order. That preserves the …
The Greg Iles books in order span historical thrillers, Southern crime novels, and the Penn Cage series set largely in Natchez, Mississippi. Iles was an American novelist known for tense, ambitious stories about family, race, power, and the darker history of the South.
His work ranges from World War II espionage to standalone novels such as 24 Hours and Cemetery …
If you’re looking for the Wilbur Smith books in order, this guide covers the Courtney, Ballantyne, Ancient Egyptian, Hector Cross, Jack Courtney, and Prey Zone series, along with his standalone novels and memoir.
I recommend publication order for a first read. The connected family sagas reveal their characters and relationships in the order Smith originally introduced them, while the chronological …
Julia Quinn’s books are easiest to follow once you split them into series. Most readers come in through Bridgerton, but her catalog also includes the Rokesbys, Smythe-Smiths, Bevelstoke books, earlier historical romances, novellas, anthologies, and a few companion books.
If you’re brand new, I’d start with a quick recommendation below, then use the full publication list or the series …
The Three Dark Crowns series order brings together Kendare Blake’s dark young adult fantasy novels set on the island of Fennbirn. The story follows triplet queens Katharine, Arsinoe, and Mirabella, equal heirs who were raised apart and trained to compete for the crown.
Each sister has been shaped by a different magical family determined to see her rule. The series …
Looking for the Robert Dugoni books in order? His catalog includes police procedurals, legal thrillers, espionage, historical fiction, nonfiction, collaborative novels, and standalones.
Most of his recurring series are best read in publication order because the relationships and consequences carry forward. The Tracy Crosswhite series also includes three short works, so I’ve included both publication and chronological orders for completionists.…
Looking for Mark Greaney books in order? This guide covers Greaney’s full bibliography, including the Gray Man books, Josh Duffy books, Red Metal books, and his Tom Clancy / Jack Ryan universe titles.
This is the author-wide list. If you only want Court Gentry, I have a separate, more detailed guide to the Gray Man books in order. …
Jodi Picoult writes emotional, high-stakes novels about family, justice, identity, medicine, religion, and moral conflict. If you’re trying to read the Jodi Picoult books in order, it helps to know which books are adult novels, which ones are short stories, and which ones fall outside her usual standalone fiction.
Most of Picoult’s adult novels stand alone, so you don’t …
Looking for all the Val McDermid books in order? I’ve organized her five crime series first, followed by her standalone fiction, short-story collections, nonfiction, and screen adaptations.
The five series follow separate casts, so you can choose the one that interests you without reading the others. Within each series, I recommend publication order because the characters’ careers, relationships, and personal …
If you’re looking for the Lisa Jewell books in order, the main thing to know is that most of her novels are standalones, but a few are connected. Jewell started with contemporary fiction and relationship drama before becoming best known for domestic suspense and psychological thrillers.
That makes her backlist easier than it looks at first. The series are …