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Starting a new book series and not sure where to begin? Our reading order tool covers 50+ popular series across fantasy, thriller, romance, sci-fi, and more. Each entry includes publication order, chronological notes, and direct links to buy the books.
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Jack Reacher
by Lee Child & Andrew Child
Former military police officer Jack Reacher drifts across America, stumbling into trouble and dispensing rough justice.
Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon
WWII nurse Claire Randall travels through time to 18th-century Scotland, where she falls in love with Highland warrior Jamie Fraser.
Discworld
by Terry Pratchett
A flat world balanced on four elephants standing on a giant turtle, home to witches, wizards, a cynical police force, and Death himself.
Harry Potter
by J.K. Rowling
An orphan discovers he's a wizard and attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where he must confront the dark wizard who killed his parents.
A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR)
by Sarah J. Maas
A mortal huntress is dragged into a magical land of faeries, where she discovers powers, love, and threats beyond imagination.
Throne of Glass
by Sarah J. Maas
An assassin competes in a deadly tournament to win her freedom, uncovering ancient magic and a world-ending threat.
Bridgerton
by Julia Quinn
Eight siblings of the Bridgerton family each find love in Regency-era London, filled with wit, scandal, and society intrigue.
A Song of Ice and Fire
by George R.R. Martin
Noble families wage war for control of the Iron Throne while an ancient enemy stirs beyond a massive wall of ice in the north.
The Stormlight Archive
by Brandon Sanderson
On a world of stone and storms, ancient knights with magical armor must return to face a desolation that destroyed civilization millennia ago.
Mistborn
by Brandon Sanderson
In a world of ash and mist ruled by an immortal tyrant, a street thief discovers she has rare magical abilities.
The Wheel of Time
by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson
A young man from a remote village discovers he may be the Dragon Reborn, prophesied to save or destroy the world.
Dune
by Frank Herbert
On the desert planet Arrakis, a young nobleman must navigate political intrigue, religious prophecy, and ecological wonder.
The Lord of the Rings
by J.R.R. Tolkien
A humble hobbit must carry a ring of immense power to the fires of Mount Doom to prevent the Dark Lord Sauron from conquering Middle-earth.
The Chronicles of Narnia
by C.S. Lewis
Children discover a magical land through a wardrobe, embarking on adventures in a world of talking animals, mythical creatures, and the great lion Aslan.
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
In a dystopian nation, a teenage girl volunteers to fight to the death in an annual televised competition, sparking a revolution.
Divergent
by Veronica Roth
In a future Chicago divided into five factions based on virtues, a girl discovers she doesn't fit into any single group.
Percy Jackson & the Olympians
by Rick Riordan
A teenager discovers he's the son of a Greek god and must navigate a world where ancient mythology is very much alive.
The Maze Runner
by James Dashner
A teenager wakes in a mysterious glade surrounded by an ever-changing maze, with no memory of who he is.
Alex Cross
by James Patterson
Washington D.C. detective and psychologist Alex Cross hunts the most dangerous criminals in America.
Millennium (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
by Stieg Larsson & David Lagercrantz
Journalist Mikael Blomkvist and hacker Lisbeth Salander investigate corruption, violence against women, and conspiracies in Sweden.
Cradle
by Will Wight
In a world where martial artists cultivate supernatural power, the weakest boy in his clan begins a journey to become the strongest.
The First Law
by Joe Abercrombie
A grimdark fantasy world where a barbarian, a crippled torturer, and a vain nobleman are drawn into war and political machination.
The Kingkiller Chronicle
by Patrick Rothfuss
A legendary figure tells the true story of his life from talented young musician to the most notorious wizard of his age.
Red Queen
by Victoria Aveyard
In a world divided by blood — silver-blooded elites with superpowers and red-blooded commoners — a Red girl discovers she has abilities of her own.
Shadow and Bone (Grishaverse)
by Leigh Bardugo
A mapmaker discovers a power that could unite her war-torn country in a world inspired by Tsarist Russia, where elite soldiers wield magical abilities.
The Dark Tower
by Stephen King
The last gunslinger pursues the Man in Black across a post-apocalyptic landscape toward the Dark Tower, the nexus of all realities.
Women's Murder Club
by James Patterson
Four professional women in San Francisco — a detective, a medical examiner, a reporter, and a lawyer — solve crimes together.
The Witcher
by Andrzej Sapkowski
Geralt of Rivia, a monster hunter for hire, navigates a morally grey world of magic, war, and destiny.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
After Earth is demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass, Arthur Dent hitchhikes through the galaxy with increasingly absurd companions.
The Expanse
by James S.A. Corey
Centuries from now, humanity has colonized the solar system. A missing woman, a conspiracy, and an alien molecule threaten to tear civilization apart.
Foundation
by Isaac Asimov
A mathematician predicts the fall of a galactic empire and establishes a foundation to preserve knowledge through the coming dark age.
Ender's Game (Ender Saga)
by Orson Scott Card
A brilliant child is recruited to a military academy in space to prepare for an alien invasion, but the training may be more than it seems.
In Death
by J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts)
In mid-21st-century New York, homicide detective Eve Dallas solves murders with the help of her billionaire husband Roarke.
Slough House (Slow Horses)
by Mick Herron
Disgraced MI5 agents, banished to a dumping ground called Slough House, keep stumbling into real intelligence crises.
Zodiac Academy
by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti
Twin sisters discover they're the lost heirs to a magical kingdom and must survive a brutal academy run by four powerful heirs who want them gone.
The Empyrean
by Rebecca Yarros
A young woman enters a war college for dragon riders where the curriculum is simple: survive or die. Then she discovers secrets that threaten everything.
Kate Daniels
by Ilona Andrews
In a post-apocalyptic Atlanta where magic and technology alternate in waves, a mercenary with a mysterious past fights monsters and navigates supernatural politics.
The Dresden Files
by Jim Butcher
Chicago's only professional wizard works as a private investigator, tackling supernatural crimes while being hunted by increasingly powerful enemies.
Jane Yellowrock
by Faith Hunter
A Cherokee skinwalker who hunts rogue vampires in New Orleans discovers dangerous truths about her own nature.
Harry Bosch
by Michael Connelly
LAPD detective Hieronymus 'Harry' Bosch investigates murders with a relentless belief that everybody counts or nobody counts.
Chief Inspector Gamache
by Louise Penny
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Surete du Quebec investigates murders in the picturesque village of Three Pines.
Cormoran Strike
by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)
A war veteran turned private detective and his partner Robin Ellacott investigate crimes across London.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
by Jeff Kinney
Greg Heffley chronicles the hilarious and painful realities of middle school life through journal entries and stick-figure drawings.
The Mortal Instruments
by Cassandra Clare
A New York teenager discovers she's a Shadowhunter — part of a secret lineage of half-angel warriors who protect the world from demons.
Crescent City
by Sarah J. Maas
Half-fae, half-human Bryce Quinlan seeks vengeance for her best friend's murder in a modern fantasy city of angels, demons, and ancient powers.
Blood and Ash
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
The Maiden, chosen by the gods and forbidden to be touched, discovers that everything she's been told is a lie when a dangerous guard enters her life.
Ice Planet Barbarians
by Ruby Dixon
Human women abducted by aliens crash-land on an ice planet inhabited by large blue aliens, and discover that survival requires... close cooperation.
Inspector Morse
by Colin Dexter
The brilliant, irascible, crossword-loving Chief Inspector Morse solves baffling murders in Oxford with his long-suffering sergeant, Lewis.
The Broken Earth
by N.K. Jemisin
On a planet wracked by catastrophic seismic events, a woman with the power to control earthquakes searches for her kidnapped daughter.
The Poppy War
by R.F. Kuang
A war orphan tests into an elite military academy, discovers shamanic powers, and is drawn into a devastating war inspired by 20th-century Chinese history.
The Murderbot Diaries
by Martha Wells
A rogue security robot that hacked its own programming just wants to watch soap operas, but keeps getting dragged into saving humans.
Andy Weir's Novels
by Andy Weir
Hard science fiction featuring protagonists who must use real science and engineering to survive impossible situations.
The Wallflowers
by Lisa Kleypas
Four young women who are wallflowers at society balls make a pact to help each other find husbands — and find love in unexpected places.
The Ravenels
by Lisa Kleypas
A Victorian family navigates love, scandal, and social change in this series connected to the beloved Wallflowers books.
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