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MacKayla Lane Books in Order

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See the MacKayla Lane novels by Karen Marie Moning in order, with summaries, background on Mac's Dublin Fae journey, and guidance on the best place to begin.

Last updated: June 7, 2026

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MacKayla Lane books in publication order

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11 books

1

Darkfever

by Karen Marie Moning

2006

When carefree Georgia bartender MacKayla Lane flies to Dublin to investigate her sister's murder, she uncovers a hidden world of Fae, discovers she is a sidhe seer, and is forced into a dangerous alliance with enigmatic bookseller Jericho Barrons.

2

Bloodfever

by Karen Marie Moning

2007

Still hunting her sister's killer and the lethal Sinsar Dubh, Mac is stalked by Fae assassins and shadowy human enemies, torn between seductive prince V'lane and ruthless Barrons, and pushed deeper into a war that threatens both human and Fae worlds.

3

Faefever

by Karen Marie Moning

2008

Mac pieces together desperate clues from Alina's journal while Dublin slides toward chaos, forcing her into uneasy alliances with V'lane and Barrons as All Hallows Eve nears and the walls between the mortal world and Faery grow dangerously thin.

4

Dreamfever

by Karen Marie Moning

2009

Shattered by an attack she barely understands, Mac fights to reclaim her mind and powers while Dublin erupts with Fae violence, caught between Barrons and V'lane as the Sinsar Dubh's influence grows more intimate, unpredictable, and deadly.

5

Shadowfever

by Karen Marie Moning

2011

As Mac closes in on the truth about her own heritage and the Sinsar Dubh, she must decide who to trust in a maze of shifting loyalties, where every revelation about Barrons, the Fae courts, and her past raises the stakes for the entire world.

6

Iced

by Karen Marie Moning

2012

Set after the walls between worlds have crashed, teenage sidhe seer Dani O'Malley races through a ruined Dublin to track a force that freezes streets solid, while dodging Unseelie princes, determined cops, and Ryodan, the ruthless owner of a dangerous nightclub.

7

Burned

by Karen Marie Moning

2015

Back in Mac's voice, the war torn city simmers as old betrayals and new alliances collide, Dani returns changed in ways no one expects, and Mac must protect Dublin and the people she loves while the Sinsar Dubh's hold on her becomes more frightening.

8

Feverborn

by Karen Marie Moning

2016

Earth itself is unraveling after the wall between Man and Faery falls, and only the mythic Song of Making might repair it, as Mac, Barrons, Ryodan, Jada, and the Keltar face new enemies and confront painful secrets in a transformed Dublin.

9

Feversong

by Karen Marie Moning

2017

With the Sinsar Dubh fully unleashed inside her, Mac becomes both weapon and threat, forcing sidhe seers, the Nine, and the Fae courts into desperate alliances as they race to stop black holes devouring Earth and to recover the lost Song of Making.

10

High Voltage

by Karen Marie Moning

2018

Haunted by a brutal past and altered by immense magic, Dani O'Malley hunts new evils born from the Song of Making while wrestling with her changing bond to immortal Ryodan and the crushing price of saving Dublin one more time.

11

Kingdom of Shadow and Light

by Karen Marie Moning

2021

Now High Queen of the Fae, Mac faces a revolt from those who want a pure blood ruler and a resurrected ancient enemy whose plans could reshape all of creation, pushing her to question every loyalty and risk everything to protect both realms.

MacKayla Lane books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Darkfever"

    Darkfever

    by Karen Marie Moning

    2006Fever, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Bloodfever"

    Bloodfever

    by Karen Marie Moning

    2007Fever, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Faefever"

    Faefever

    by Karen Marie Moning

    2008Fever, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Dreamfever"

    Dreamfever

    by Karen Marie Moning

    2009Fever, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Shadowfever"

    Shadowfever

    by Karen Marie Moning

    2011Fever, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Feversong"

    Feversong

    by Karen Marie Moning

    2017Fever, Book 9

Series background & context

MacKayla Lane begins her story as a sun loving bartender in a small Georgia town, more interested in music and nail polish than monsters. When her older sister Alina is murdered while studying in Dublin, Mac flies across the ocean with only a cryptic voicemail for a clue.

In Darkfever she finds a city that feels slightly out of phase with itself and quickly learns why. Mac can see the Fae even when they wear human glamours. That ability marks her as a sidhe seer and makes her a target for predators who feed on beauty, life, and emotion.

Her uneasy partnership with Jericho Barrons, the dangerous owner of a rare bookshop, gives the MacKayla Lane books their central push and pull. Barrons needs Mac's gift to track the Sinsar Dubh, a volume of pure Unseelie magic. Mac needs his knowledge and ruthlessness just to stay alive. Neither of them stays honest with the other for long.

Over the first five novels she sheds the image of a carefree southern girl and becomes a street smart hunter, building her own moral code as she confronts the Lord Master, the sidhe seer hierarchy, and the truth about her family's past. The tone shifts from quippy fish out of water scenes to something much starker and stranger.

In the later Fever volumes Mac's role expands beyond revenge. She is pulled into Fae politics, must live with the consequences of the Sinsar Dubh, and ends up balancing human loyalties with inhuman power. Her romance with Barrons deepens slowly across battles, bargains, and betrayals instead of resolving in a single neat ending.

Because the Fever world also includes Dani focused novels and side stories, it can be hard to know which books still feel primarily like Mac's. This page narrows the spotlight to the core MacKayla Lane arc, so you can trace her journey in order without losing sight of the broader saga raging around her.

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Richard Reis

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Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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