Darius
- Published
- 19 July 2022
- Pages
- 1
- ISBN-13
- 9780349438641
- Type
- novella
About this book
Darius (2022) is a prequel novella about an original Black Dagger Brother, numbered 0.5 in the reading order even though it was written and released years after the main series was underway. J. R. Ward intended it to be read after readers already know the Brotherhood, not as a starting point, despite being chronologically the earliest story in Caldwell's shadow war against the Lessening Society.
Key facts about Darius
J. R. Ward wrote Darius, a novella on our list. It has been out since 19 July 2022. The book has 1 pages.
We list 2 editions of this novella. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780349438641 to find the main one.
Darius is book 1 of 31 in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. The series has 31 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. Lover Enthroned is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 29 September 2026.
Additionally, J. R. Ward writes Fallen Angels, Black Dagger Legacy and The Bourbon Kings, plus 4 more series. Those series sit on our paranormal romance, family saga and romantic suspense shelves. Meanwhile, Lover Enthroned is the latest published J. R. Ward book on file, from 29 September 2026.
About J. R. Ward
J. R. Ward is the pen name of Jessica Rowley Pell Bird, an American author who helped define modern paranormal romance with the Black Dagger Brotherhood, a series following a society of vampire warriors sworn to protect their dying race from a demonic enemy. See every J. R. Ward book in order.
Its place in Black Dagger Brotherhood
Darius is book 1 in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. It is followed by Dark Lover. See the full Black Dagger Brotherhood reading order.
In Caldwell, New York, a secret brotherhood of massive, tattooed vampire warriors wages a shadow war against the Lessening Society, a cult of soulless slayers bent on wiping out the vampire race. Each book pairs one Brother (or an ally drawn into their world) with his fated mate, unfolding a slow-burn, often filthy-hot romance against a backdrop of gothic violence, blood bonds, and vampire aristocracy. J. R. Ward built an entire mythology around this world: a formal vampire caste system, a private glyph-based…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780349438641
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781797132471