Elder Races Books in Order
Part ofThea Harrison Books in OrderExplore the Elder Races books by Thea Harrison in order, with quick summaries, novella links, series background, and help choosing where to start.
Last updated: July 6, 2026
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Publication Order
23 books
Dragon Bound
by Thea Harrison
2011
Half human and half Wyr, Pia Giovanni is blackmailed into stealing from a dragon's hoard. When Dragos Cuelebre hunts her down, danger, desire, and a much larger political fight close in fast.
Serpent's Kiss
by Thea Harrison
2011
Rune owes Vampyre Queen Carling a dangerous debt, and paying it means facing a woman on the edge of collapse. As they search for a cure to the vampyric sickness destroying her, desire and danger rise together.
Storm's Heart
by Thea Harrison
2011
Thistle Periwinkle is the heir to the Dark Fae throne, which makes her a target the moment politics shift. Tiago Black Eagle is sent to protect her, and their stormy attraction only raises the stakes.
True Colors
by Thea Harrison
2011
Schoolteacher Alice Clark has already lost two friends to murder when she stumbles onto another body. The detective on the case is also her mate, and a serial killer has only one victim left in mind.
Devil's Gate
by Thea Harrison
2012
Medusa coroner Seremela heads into a lawless boomtown to save her runaway niece from execution. Vampyre lawyer Duncan refuses to let her go alone, and the rescue quickly becomes a fight for all of their lives.
Hunter's Season
by Thea Harrison
2012
Dark Fae assassin Xanthe has traded covert work for guarding Queen Niniane, but danger still finds her. When Chancellor Aubrey is targeted, old conspiracies and a quiet new attraction begin to collide.
Lord's Fall
by Thea Harrison
2012
Pia and Dragos are mated, powerful, and suddenly pulled in different directions by duty. While Pia handles delicate negotiations with the elves, trouble at the Sentinel Games and fresh danger strain their bond.
Natural Evil
by Thea Harrison
2012
On a lonely Nevada road, Claudia Hunter stops to help what looks like an injured dog and discovers a Wyr in animal form. With corrupt locals closing in, she and Luis have to trust each other fast.
Oracle's Moon
by Thea Harrison
2012
Grace Andreas unexpectedly inherits her sister's power, responsibilities, and two young children all at once. A Djinn prince named Khalil steps in to help, just as someone decides Grace should not survive long enough to settle in.
Dragos Takes A Holiday
by Thea Harrison
2013
Dragos and Pia head to Bermuda for some badly needed rest, but their family trip comes with treasure hunting, pirates, and a rapidly developing baby dragon. Relaxation was never going to be simple.
Kinked
by Thea Harrison
2013
Sentinels Aryal and Quentin can barely stand each other, which makes their shared mission to the elven land of Numenlaur especially volatile. Hatred turns into fierce attraction just as a real threat to the Wyr emerges.
The Wicked
by Thea Harrison
2013
Librarian Olivia joins an expedition to move a priceless magical collection from a remote Other land. With a traitor in the group and security chief Sebastian fighting a curse, the job turns dangerous very quickly.
Divine Tarot
by Thea Harrison
2014
This collection gathers the first two Elder Races Tarot novellas, following a mysterious deck through murder, danger, and unexpected romance. It is the simplest way to read both True Colors and Natural Evil together.
Night's Honor
by Thea Harrison
2014
On the run and badly in need of protection, Tess becomes the human attendant of a powerful Vampyre. Xavier del Torro is controlled, dangerous, and unexpectedly honorable, but Tess's past refuses to stay buried.
Peanut Goes to School
by Thea Harrison
2014
Liam Cuelebre is only months old, already huge, and far more powerful than almost anyone around him. Sending him to first grade sounds simple enough, until he has to learn self-control the hard way.
Pia Saves The Day
by Thea Harrison
2014
Pia and Dragos move upstate to protect their gifted son and make room for a quieter life. Then an accident strips Dragos of his memory, and Pia faces the darkest version of the mate she loves.
Dragos Goes to Washington
by Thea Harrison
2015
Dragos needs to host a high-stakes political gathering without maiming anyone, which is already a challenge. Then a murder pulls him and Pia into a tense mystery with consequences that reach well beyond one bad night.
Liam Takes Manhattan
by Thea Harrison
2015
Grieving and withdrawn, young Liam Cuelebre struggles to understand his place in the world. A Christmas gift, a wave of small miracles, and a mysterious visitor offer him a new sense of hope.
Midnight's Kiss
by Thea Harrison
2015
Former lovers Julian and Melisande are thrown together when Nightkind politics turn violent. Kidnapped and forced to work side by side, they have to survive an enemy who knows exactly where to press.
Pia Does Hollywood
by Thea Harrison
2015
Pia heads to Hollywood on a diplomatic visit with the Light Fae Queen, and Dragos secretly follows. When an ancient enemy attacks, the trip becomes a fight to protect magic itself, along with a few closely guarded secrets.
Shadow's End
by Thea Harrison
2015
Beluviel and Graydon have spent two centuries bound by an old debt and a forbidden attraction. When that debt comes due, they must work together again or lose far more than their freedom.
Planet Dragos
by Thea Harrison
2018
Pia and Dragos head to Las Vegas for Rune and Carling's wedding, hoping for a break from everyday strain. Instead, an ancient enemy strikes, Pia is kidnapped, and Dragos prepares to make Vegas regret everything.
The Chosen
by Thea Harrison
2018
Wulfgar Hahn comes to Camaeline Abbey hunting answers and vengeance for his brother's murder. Lily, a leader hiding in plain sight, must decide whether the man from her visions is a destroyer or the one person she can trust.
Series background & context
The Elder Races books take place in an alternative modern world where humans live beside powerful nonhuman races, and everybody knows it. Wyr, Light and Dark Fae, Nightkind, Demonkind, Djinn, Medusa, elves, and more all have their own territories, rules, grudges, and tangled histories. It is not a hidden world. It is a crowded one.
That setup gives the series a lot of room to move.
The first novel, Dragon Bound, starts with one of Harrison's best hooks. Pia Giovanni, who is half human and half Wyr, is blackmailed into stealing from the hoard of Dragos Cuelebre, one of the most dangerous beings alive. From there, the series opens outward. Some books stay close to Pia and Dragos, while others shift to new couples and new corners of the world.
That structure is a big part of the appeal. Each main installment tends to focus on a different romance, but the larger cast keeps returning, and the political landscape keeps changing. A Dark Fae heir might need protection in one book. A Vampyre queen may be fighting for her sanity in the next. Elsewhere, a Djinn prince, a harpy sentinel, a gryphon warrior, or a witch with newly awakened power might step into the spotlight.
The setting matters just as much as the couples do. New York becomes an important center for Wyr power, but the books also travel into Other lands, fae courts, island strongholds, desert towns, and old magical territories with their own laws. Power in this universe is personal, but it is also political. A romance can change a household, a demesne, or an entire balance of power.
Harrison also likes writing the fallout. That gives the series a nice sense of continuity. Characters do not simply get their happy ending and vanish. Mates keep showing up. Alliances deepen or crack. Children arrive. Enemies adapt. Old debts come due years later.
The novellas are part of that rhythm rather than side material that can be ignored. Stories like True Colors, Natural Evil, Dragos Takes a Holiday, Pia Saves the Day, The Chosen, and Planet Dragos fill in emotional beats, family moments, and political developments that matter to the wider series. If you like seeing how a world breathes between the larger novels, those shorter works are worth reading.
At heart, this is paranormal romance with a generous amount of action, humor, magic, and sharp power plays. The books usually deliver a strong central couple, but they also enjoy courtroom maneuvering, rescue missions, assassination attempts, magical investigations, and the occasional family disaster involving very dangerous children.
Read it for the couples, stay for the world.
If you are wondering about order, the books work best in publication sequence. Many of the romances can stand on their own, but relationships, loyalties, and long-running conflicts build on each other. The deeper you go, the more satisfying the connections become.
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