Richelle Mead Books in Order
Explore Richelle Mead books in order, with quick summaries, series guides, and easy help choosing where to start with Vampire Academy and more.
Last updated: June 11, 2026
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Publication Order
37 books
Succubus Blues
by Richelle Mead
2007
Georgina Kincaid is a succubus with a bookstore day job and a very inconvenient crush on writer Seth Mortensen. When something ugly starts moving through Seattle's demon underground, charm alone will not save her.
Vampire Academy
by Richelle Mead
2007
Rose Hathaway is training to be a guardian for her best friend, vampire princess Lissa Dragomir. Back at St. Vladimir's Academy, they face deadly Strigoi, forbidden feelings, and secrets that could change everything.
Frostbite
by Richelle Mead
2008
Winter break turns deadly when Strigoi attacks put the Academy on high alert. Rose is pulled into rescue missions, family tension, and messy feelings for Dimitri, all while the danger around her keeps rising.
Shadow Kiss
by Richelle Mead
2008
Haunted by what she has seen and hiding feelings she cannot ignore, Rose is already stretched thin. Then a brutal Strigoi attack forces her to choose between love, duty, and the friend she would die to protect.
Storm Born
by Richelle Mead
2008
Eugenie Markham makes a living banishing dangerous beings from the human world. A job in the Otherworld pulls her into prophecy, fae politics, and a future that could reshape both worlds.
Succubus Dreams
by Richelle Mead
2008
Someone is invading Georgina's dreams, draining her strength, and hinting at a terrifying future. Between a new succubus to mentor and a crisis with Seth, her love life and supernatural life both start to crack.
Succubus On Top / Succubus Nights
by Richelle Mead
2008
Georgina's relationship with Seth is hard enough when even a kiss can be dangerous. Then a disturbing change in her coworker Doug points to darker supernatural trouble, and Georgina has to act fast.
Thorn Queen
by Richelle Mead
2008
Now queen of the Thorn Land, Eugenie is stuck with a broken kingdom, a grim prophecy, and girls vanishing in the Otherworld. The enemy she faces is patient, personal, and knows exactly where to hurt her.
Blood Promise
by Richelle Mead
2009
After the Academy massacre, Rose leaves everything behind and heads to Siberia. Her mission is simple to say and almost impossible to survive: find Dimitri, now Strigoi, and keep the promise she made him.
Succubus Heat
by Richelle Mead
2009
After a breakup leaves her reckless, Georgina is exiled to Vancouver and caught in a dangerous power play. When her demon boss vanishes and immortals lose their powers, she has to save Seattle without her usual edge.
Last Sacrifice
by Richelle Mead
2010
The queen is dead, Rose is accused of murder, and the Moroi court is in chaos. While Lissa fights for the throne, Rose has to uncover the truth before the people she loves lose everything.
Spirit Bound
by Richelle Mead
2010
Rose returns to St. Vladimir's for graduation, but peace is nowhere in sight. Dimitri is still out there, hunting her, and the future she wanted keeps slipping further out of reach.
Succubus Shadows
by Richelle Mead
2010
Helping plan Seth's wedding is bad enough, but Georgina has bigger problems than heartbreak. A new succubus sets her sights on Seth, and a dark force keeps reaching into Georgina's mind.
Bloodlines
by Richelle Mead
2011
Sydney Sage, an Alchemist trained to fear vampires, is sent to a Palm Springs boarding school to hide and protect Jill Dragomir. Keeping Jill alive means living beside the very world Sydney was taught to avoid.
Dark Swan: Storm Born, Vol. 1
by Richelle Mead
2011
This graphic novel adaptation brings Eugenie Markham's first Dark Swan adventure into illustrated form. It keeps the mix of monster hunting, fae intrigue, and prophecy that launches the series.
Iron Crowned
by Richelle Mead
2011
War is tearing apart Eugenie's kingdom, and the legendary Iron Crown may be her only chance to stop it. To claim it, she has to gamble with betrayal, temptation, and the fate of two worlds.
Shadow Heir
by Richelle Mead
2011
Pregnant and hunted by prophecy, Eugenie has no safe place left to hide. As a blight spreads through the Otherworld, she must face old loyalties, new threats, and the cost of using her cursed destiny.
Succubus Revealed
by Richelle Mead
2011
Georgina is ordered out of Seattle and sent to Las Vegas, a dream city for a succubus and a suspicious move for everyone else. If there is a way out of the life she hates, it may cost her everything first.
Vampire Academy
by Richelle Mead
2011
This graphic novel retells the first Vampire Academy story, following Rose and Lissa back to St. Vladimir's Academy. It is the same dangerous setup, now driven by full-color art and a faster visual pace.
Vampire Academy: The Ultimate Guide
by Richelle Mead
2011
This official companion dives deeper into the Vampire Academy world with extra background and character material. It is the kind of bonus book fans pick up when the main series still is not enough.
Frostbite
by Richelle Mead
2012
The second novel becomes a graphic novel here, with winter break danger, Strigoi attacks, and Rose's emotional chaos all pushed into a brisk visual adaptation.
Homecoming
by Richelle Mead
2012
Set after Last Sacrifice, this short story follows Rose and Dimitri on a trip to Russia to visit his family. What should be a personal homecoming turns into another test for both of them.
The Golden Lily
by Richelle Mead
2012
Still guarding Jill at boarding school, Sydney faces a dangerous secret that could shake the Moroi world. At the same time, her growing feelings and divided loyalties force her to question everything the Alchemists taught her.
Gameboard of the Gods
by Richelle Mead
2013
In a future where religion is tightly controlled, investigator Justin March is called back for a murder case that should not make sense. With praetorian Mae Koskinen beside him, he starts uncovering signs the gods may be returning.
Shadow Kiss
by Richelle Mead
2013
This graphic adaptation of the third book follows Rose through grief, forbidden love, and one of the series' deadliest attacks. It keeps the urgency and heartbreak that make the original such a turning point.
Something Borrowed: Sixth Doctor
by Richelle Mead
2013
On the wedding planet Koturia, the Sixth Doctor and Peri walk into a ceremony that is far more dangerous than it looks. Mead turns a festive setup into a brisk Doctor Who adventure with plenty of twists.
The Fiery Heart
by Richelle Mead
2013
After a life-changing choice, Sydney tries to juggle forbidden love, secret magic, and her sister Zoe's arrival. The more she pushes against the Alchemists from within, the harder it becomes to keep her double life hidden.
The Indigo Spell
by Richelle Mead
2013
Sydney's life gets more complicated when a rogue former Alchemist offers answers her order never would. While hunting a magic user who targets young witches, she has to decide whether to fear her own power or use it.
Silver Shadows
by Richelle Mead
2014
Sydney and Adrian are torn apart and forced to survive on separate fronts. While Sydney fights to hold on to herself, Adrian battles old demons and impossible odds to find her again.
The Immortal Crown
by Richelle Mead
2014
Justin and Mae join a diplomatic mission into Arcadia, where politics and religion are tightly bound together. Hidden agendas, family secrets, and divine forces make the trip far more dangerous than it first appears.
Soundless
by Richelle Mead
2015
Fei has never known sound in her isolated mountain village, and now her people are beginning to lose their sight as well. When her hearing suddenly returns, it sends her on a dangerous search for the truth.
The Ruby Circle
by Richelle Mead
2015
With their romance exposed, Sydney and Adrian face enemies on every side. A desperate hunt for a former nemesis and a dangerous secret about spirit magic drive the series toward its final showdown.
City of Demons
by Richelle Mead
2016
In this Georgina Kincaid novella, Seattle's reluctant succubus is pulled into another burst of infernal chaos. It is a quick return to the series' mix of seduction, supernatural danger, and dark humor.
The Glittering Court
by Richelle Mead
2016
To escape a loveless future, noble-born Adelaide takes her maid's place in the Glittering Court, where girls are trained for wealthy marriages in the New World. The disguise buys freedom, but it also brings new risks and forbidden feelings.
Midnight Jewel
by Richelle Mead
2017
Mira enters the Glittering Court with no illusions and a very practical goal: earn enough to buy her freedom. Instead, the New World offers danger, intrigue, and choices that are much harder than she expected.
The Untold Stories
by Richelle Mead
2017
This collection gathers four Vampire Academy short stories that fill in moments around the main novels. It is a nice extra for readers who want more time with Rose, Dimitri, and the wider cast.
The Emerald Sea
by Richelle Mead
2018
Tamsin is determined to become the Court's brightest success story. But ambition, buried secrets, and the fragile ties between her and the other girls make winning far more complicated than it looks.
Where should I start?
If you want the signature vampire series: Vampire Academy → Frostbite → Shadow Kiss → Blood Promise
If you want a slower-burn follow-up: Bloodlines → The Golden Lily → The Indigo Spell → The Fiery Heart
If you want adult urban fantasy: Succubus Blues → Succubus On Top / Succubus Nights → Succubus Dreams
If you want fae politics and darker fantasy: Storm Born → Thorn Queen → Iron Crowned → Shadow Heir
If you want a standalone or a different fantasy world: Soundless → The Glittering Court
Author bio
Richelle Mead grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and books were part of the picture early. Her father read her Greek mythology, her brothers made her watch Flash Gordon, and somewhere in that mix she picked up a lasting love of fantasy, folklore, and stories with big rules behind them.
She stayed in Michigan for college, earning a Bachelor of General Studies from the University of Michigan and a master's degree in comparative religion from Western Michigan University. Later she moved to Washington, earned a Master of Teaching from the University of Washington, and ended up teaching middle school English and social studies in the Seattle suburbs.
Writing was there before the career plan was.
As a kid, Mead made her own picture books. In high school and college, writing drifted into the background while school and work took over. Then, not long after she started teaching, she began writing a science fiction novel as a hobby. That book never sold, but it gave her the practice she needed. Soon after, she wrote Succubus Blues, sold it quickly, and stepped onto the path that became her full-time career.
Her early adult fantasy books show what she likes to do well. In Succubus Blues, a Seattle succubus with a bookstore day job tries to balance infernal duties with very human feelings. In Storm Born, a shaman-for-hire gets dragged into fae politics and prophecy. Even in those first series, you can see Mead returning to the same kinds of pressure points: heroines with difficult jobs, hidden supernatural systems, sharp banter, and romance that gets complicated fast.
Then came Vampire Academy.
That series, and later its spin-off Bloodlines, made her widely known to YA fantasy readers. Readers tend to come for the vampire politics, school intrigue, and danger, but they stay for the characters. Rose Hathaway is bold and reckless. Sydney Sage is brainy and tightly wound. Mead is good at putting young women inside rigid systems, then letting them push back hard. Friendship, loyalty, forbidden attraction, and the cost of duty show up again and again in those books.
She has also moved outside her best-known world without losing the things that make her work feel like her work. The Glittering Court plays with class, identity, and reinvention in a world inspired by old Europe and a colonial New World. Soundless turns to a fantasy setting rooted in Chinese mythology and history. Age of X leans more toward speculative thriller territory, mixing religion, politics, and returning gods. Across all of them, Mead seems drawn to belief systems, social rules, and characters trying to make room for themselves inside structures that were not built for them.
These books move.
For many years Mead has been based in the Seattle area, and her official bio still points to the small things she enjoys when she is not writing: coffee, reality TV, and shopping for dresses. That feels fitting. Her novels often mix the ordinary and the impossible in exactly the same way, one foot in daily life, one foot in a world full of magic, monsters, and trouble.
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