A reading-order database
Every series.
In the right order.
940 series, 8,781 books. Publication order, chronological order, and the order we'd actually recommend — plus the date the next one lands.
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Publishing 17 August 2026
940
series in order
8,781
books catalogued
476
authors
60
with a dated next book
Dated and counting down
All 60 announced →- God's CountryCork O'Connor · William Kent KruegerPublishing 18 August 2026
- The Shadow FriendsThe Martini Club · Tess GerritsenPublishing 25 August 2026
- BronaThe First Druids of Shannara · Terry BrooksPublishing 25 August 2026
- My Darling ReverieHollow Graves Duet · H. D. CarltonPublishing 27 August 2026
- The Damage ManOrphan X · Gregg HurwitzPublishing 1 September 2026
- No Song for the DeadDepartment Q · Jussi Adler-OlsenPublishing 8 September 2026
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Out this month — August 2026
Full list →- 4 August 2026Adversary to the Villain
- 4 August 2026The Bookkeeper
- 4 August 2026The Castle in the Glen
- 4 August 2026The Lion and the Deathless Dark
- 4 August 2026What We Do at Night
- 4 August 2026You'll Be Sorry
- 11 August 2026Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories 2
- 11 August 2026The Secrets We Hide
- 11 August 2026The True Meaning of Love
- 18 August 2026Don't You Forget About Me