Daniel Jose Older Books in Order
Explore Daniel Jose Older's books in order, with summaries of his fantasy and science fiction and a guide to choosing your first novel or story.
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Daniel Jose Older books in publication order
22 books
Salsa Nocturna
by Daniel Jose Older
2012
Ghost stories unfold through New York's hidden supernatural life, where a centuries-old collector seeks help from a hacker. A half-resurrected worker handles Death's bureaucracy, while other unusual figures move through haunted streets and the city's unseen conflicts.
Anyway: Angie
by Daniel Jose Older
2014
Reza has survived years of violence through her guns, her car, and her composure, but Angie's disappearance has left her adrift. A new night's work threatens to revive the horrors she thought she had left behind.
Ginga
by Daniel Jose Older
2015
Kia already has schoolwork, capoeira lessons, and romantic disappointment to occupy her when a ghost begins causing crashes in her neighborhood. Half-resurrected soulcatcher Carlos Delacruz tries to keep her clear of the danger, with uncertain success.
Half-Resurrection Blues
by Daniel Jose Older
2015
Partly resurrected agent Carlos Delacruz serves the New York Council of the Dead without remembering much of his former life. An encounter with another inbetweener leads him toward a sorcerer's creatures and a threat to the Underworld's boundaries.
Kia and Gio
by Daniel Jose Older
2015
Approaching her seventeenth birthday, Kia finds herself thinking about her cousin Giovanni, who disappeared six years earlier at almost the same age. An ordinary shift at Baba Eddie's botánica turns strange, bringing those unresolved memories closer.
Shadowshaper
by Daniel Jose Older
2015
Sierra Santiago discovers that her family's magic can connect ancestral spirits with works of art. As a mysterious enemy hunts Brooklyn's aging shadowshapers, she must learn to use that inheritance and protect the community around her.
Ghost Girl in the Corner
by Daniel Jose Older
2016
Working at a neighborhood newspaper, Tee discovers a mysterious dress and a ghost girl whom nobody else can see. As her relationship with Izzy grows strained, a missing girl's case gives them urgent reasons to reconnect.
Midnight Taxi Tango
by Daniel Jose Older
2016
Council of the Dead agent Carlos Delacruz investigates fatal paranormal incidents in Brooklyn's Von King Park. Meanwhile, Kia's growing closeness to him brings an unsettling change: she begins seeing ghosts as the neighborhood's supernatural danger intensifies.
Battle Hill Bolero
by Daniel Jose Older
2017
Brooklyn's supernatural community prepares to rebel against the Council of the Dead after enduring its corrupt dealings. Caught between life and death and working as a double agent, Carlos Delacruz faces a conflict that threatens friends and strangers alike.
Dead Light March
by Daniel Jose Older
2017
Sierra struggles with leading the shadowshapers, her brother Juan wrestles with a new song and a secret crush, and Mina is drawn toward the Sorrows. Their paths converge at the West Indian Day parade amid renewed danger.
Shadowhouse Fall
by Daniel Jose Older
2017
A card depicting the Hound of Light alerts Sierra to another struggle among Brooklyn's magical houses. As the beast begins stalking her, she and her fellow shadowshapers must confront supernatural enemies alongside pressures threatening their community.
Dactyl Hill Squad
by Daniel Jose Older
2018
In an alternate 1863 New York populated by dinosaurs, Magdalys Roca and her friends flee the Draft Riots after fellow orphans are kidnapped. Finding refuge in Brooklyn, they train to ride pterodactyls and plan a rescue.
Last Shot
by Daniel Jose Older
2018
Han Solo and Lando Calrissian reunite when an enemy connected to their past hunts Lando with assassins. A mysterious transmitter links earlier Millennium Falcon adventures to a new threat, sending the pair across the galaxy with unlikely allies.
Freedom Fire
by Daniel Jose Older
2019
Magdalys and her squad fly south to find her brother and join forces with the Louisiana Native Guard. Her developing connection to dinosaurs may help the Union Army, but its needs conflict with her personal rescue mission.
The Book of Lost Saints
by Daniel Jose Older
2019
The spirit of Marisol, who vanished during the Cuban Revolution, visits her nephew Ramon in hopes of recovering her lost history. Unaware of her influence, he begins investigating family secrets that connect his present to Cuba's past.
Shadowshaper Legacy
by Daniel Jose Older
2020
With some friends imprisoned and others stalked by threatening spirits, Sierra prepares for war among the magical houses. An ancestor's bargain with Death complicates her efforts to protect the shadowshapers and master the Deck of Worlds.
Thunder Run
by Daniel Jose Older
2020
Fighting in Louisiana's bayou, Magdalys and her dinosaur-riding friends receive a secret assignment from General Grant. An alliance between imperial troops and Confederates threatens the Union on another front, demanding more of her growing powers.
Flood City
by Daniel Jose Older
2021
Max wants to play music in Earth's last city above the floodwaters, while young Chemical Baron Ato hopes to survive his mission. When their paths cross, a plan to destroy the city forces them toward an unlikely alliance.
Ballad and Dagger
by Daniel Jose Older
2022
Piano prodigy Mateo Matisse lives in Brooklyn among survivors of the sunken island San Madrigal, hoping to impress a musical hero. Returning danger and political divisions draw him and Chela Hidalgo into discovering their powers and shared responsibilities.
Star Wars: The High Republic - Trail of Shadows
by Daniel Jose Older
2022
A Jedi Master's murder leaves investigator Emerick Caphtor confronting an unfamiliar threat to the Order. Partnering with private detective Sian Holt, he follows a trail of deception across the galaxy that tests his ideals and their ability to work together.
Last Canto of the Dead
by Daniel Jose Older
2023
Mateo Matisse and Chela Hidalgo possess divine powers but face divided communities and renewed fighting in Brooklyn and San Madrigal. A prophecy separates the young lovers, forcing them to confront threats to their people from different shores.
Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures Phase III Volume 5
by Daniel Jose Older
2025
As the Battle of Eriadu reaches its final confrontation, Farzala Tarabal rallies the Jedi and their allies to save the city. The Warden prepares a reckless Nihil assault, forcing both sides toward sacrifices that could determine the planet's future.
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