Elemental Legacy Books in Order
Part ofElizabeth Hunter Books in OrderBrowse the Elemental Legacy books by Elizabeth Hunter in order, with quick summaries, series background, and help choosing your first book.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
12 books
Shadows and Gold
by Elizabeth Hunter
2014
Ben Vecchio only wanted a manageable summer, not a cross-country dash through China with Tenzin and a fortune in stolen gold. This prequel adventure is a fast, funny glimpse of a partnership already getting dangerous.
Imitation and Alchemy
by Elizabeth Hunter
2016
Ben wants a quiet summer before graduation. Tenzin wants a cache of missing medieval coins, and she wants his help finding them, which is how another supposedly simple job turns into trouble.
Midnight Labyrinth
by Elizabeth Hunter
2017
Ben and Tenzin take center stage in a dangerous job involving stolen artifacts, vampire politics, and ancient secrets. He is one human caught in a maze of blood and power, and getting out will not be simple.
Omens and Artifacts
by Elizabeth Hunter
2017
Ben needs a job big enough to make his reputation, and the legendary sword of Brennus might do it. With Tenzin at his side, a hunt through Britain and Scotland becomes a test of ambition and trust.
Blood Apprentice
by Elizabeth Hunter
2019
A map to the lost fortune of privateer Miguel Enríquez sends Ben and Tenzin to Puerto Rico. Treasure hunting would be hard enough, but island politics and immortal power make every step more dangerous.
Night's Reckoning
by Elizabeth Hunter
2019
A legendary sword resurfaces after a thousand years beneath the East China Sea, and Tenzin is dragged back into old obligations. Ben is far away, but this hunt may decide both their future and the cost of staying apart.
Obsidian's Edge
by Elizabeth Hunter
2019
This anthology gathers the Elemental Legacy prequels, including *Shadows and Gold*, *Imitation and Alchemy*, and *Omens and Artifacts*, plus *The Bronze Blade*. It is the cleanest way to see how Ben and Tenzin began.
The Devil and the Dancer
by Elizabeth Hunter
2019
Chloe Reardon knows her charismatic vampire boss Gavin Wallace is trouble. Unfortunately, trouble in a kilt with perfect timing is still trouble, and resisting him may be the hardest move she makes.
Dawn Caravan
by Elizabeth Hunter
2020
Ben has changed in ways he still barely understands, but one last job draws him back toward Tenzin and into Romania. Treasure, old enemies, and a mysterious clan make reunion anything but easy.
The Bone Scroll
by Elizabeth Hunter
2021
Ben and Tenzin chase one of the most dangerous relics in the immortal world, a scroll many hope is only a myth. To reach it, they must outmaneuver Saba herself in the highlands of Ethiopia.
Pearl Sky
by Elizabeth Hunter
2022
Ben and Tenzin arrive on Penglai Island for a celebration and walk straight into the theft of a priceless seal. To solve it, they will have to navigate ancient elders, family loyalties, and a place built on secrets.
The Dancer and the Dark
by Elizabeth Hunter
2022
Years into their life together, Chloe and Gavin are forced to face the cost of loving across the line between mortal and immortal. A fresh loss sends Chloe home, where the future can no longer stay abstract.
Series background & context
Elemental Legacy is where Hunter leans hard into treasure hunts, global adventure, and one of her most entertaining pairings. The series follows Benjamin Vecchio and Tenzin, a human artifact specialist and an ancient wind vampire whose patience for rules is, at best, selective. Together they hunt missing relics, dodge vampire politics, and try not to admit how much they matter to each other.
Ben starts out as a human moving through an immortal world that never fully forgets he does not belong there. Tenzin has been alive for so long that most people underestimate her at their own risk. Their dynamic is half partnership, half argument, and all momentum. She pulls him into danger. He thinks his way through it. Somewhere in the middle, a deep bond starts taking shape.
The shorter prequels matter here. Shadows and Gold, Imitation and Alchemy, and Omens and Artifacts show Ben and Tenzin before the main series really catches fire, and they explain why their partnership works so well. By the time Midnight Labyrinth arrives, the emotional ground has already been laid. From there, books like Blood Apprentice, Night's Reckoning, Dawn Caravan, The Bone Scroll, and Pearl Sky send them across the world in search of lost swords, buried fortunes, legendary scrolls, and priceless artifacts.
The locations are a huge part of the fun. China, Scotland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Ethiopia, and Penglai Island all matter for more than scenery. Each place comes with its own local politics, history, and immortal power structure. The mysteries are usually tied to old objects, but what really drives the books is the constant pressure of who can be trusted, who is lying, and what price power will demand.
There is also real change running through the series. Ben does not stay the same person he was at the beginning, and Tenzin cannot keep pretending detachment costs her nothing. The later books have more emotional weight because both characters have been altered by what they have survived together.
If you like paranormal fantasy that feels adventurous rather than claustrophobic, this series is a great fit. The books are romantic, but they are also clever, fast-moving, and packed with old treasures, dangerous immortals, and two leads who are at their best when everything is going wrong.
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