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Fever
The Fever series by Karen Marie Moning has 12 known books (11 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Darkfever (2006).
- Books
- 12 known books (11 novels)
- Published
- 11
- First published
- 2006
- Status
- ongoing
- Shelved under
- Fantasy
- Last checked
Start here: Darkfever (2006) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Darkfever
Darkfever (2006, 320 pages) opens the Fever series, introducing MacKayla "Mac" Lane, a sunny Southern bartender who flies to Dublin to investigate her sister's murder and discovers she's a sidhe-seer -- one of the rare humans who can see through the Fae's glamour into their true, often monstrous forms. It's here she first crosses paths with Jericho Barrons, the centuries-old, morally opaque bookshop owner who becomes the series' central romantic tension.
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Bloodfever
Bloodfever (2007, 336 pages) follows Darkfever and precedes Faefever in the Fever series, continuing Mac Lane's dangerous education as a sidhe-seer in an increasingly apocalyptic Dublin, where the walls between the mortal world and Fae are failing.
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Faefever
Faefever (2008, 353 pages) follows Bloodfever and precedes Dreamfever in the Fever series, deepening Karen Marie Moning's mythology of Fae courts and ancient forbidden magic as Mac Lane's own power grows more dangerous.
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Dreamfever
The fourth book in the Fever series, Dreamfever (2009, 388 pages) sits between Faefever and Shadowfever, part of the original five-book MacKayla Lane arc that Moning conceived as one continuous story -- Mac's innocence eroding as the stakes go global.
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Shadowfever
At 624 pages, Shadowfever (2011) is the fifth entry in Fever and closes out the original MacKayla Lane arc that began with Darkfever, resolving the fight over the ancient artifact Mac's sister died protecting and the uneasy alliance between Mac and Jericho Barrons.
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Iced
Iced (2012, 512 pages) followed Shadowfever in the Fever series, shifting to the first-person point of view of Dani O'Malley -- a fierce, hyper-fast young sidhe-seer introduced as a side character in the earlier books -- as a direct, in-sequence continuation of the same Dublin story rather than a separate spinoff.
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Burned
The seventh book in the Fever series, Burned (2015, 243 pages) sits between Iced and Feverborn, continuing Dani O'Malley's first-person narration of the same post-Shadowfever timeline as the series' mythology keeps darkening.
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Feverborn
At 416 pages, Feverborn (2016) is the eighth entry in Fever, the point at which the series begins alternating and eventually blending Mac Lane's and Dani O'Malley's perspectives as the story consolidates toward its endgame.
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Feversong
Feversong (2017, 541 pages) follows Feverborn and precedes High Voltage in the Fever series, continuing the merged Mac-and-Dani narration of Karen Marie Moning's increasingly high-stakes Fae mythology.
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High Voltage
The tenth book in the Fever series, High Voltage (2018, 471 pages) sits between Feversong and Kingdom of Shadow and Light, carrying forward the blended perspectives of Mac Lane and Dani O'Malley through the series' extended second act.
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Kingdom of Shadow and Light
Kingdom of Shadow and Light (2021, 552 pages) is the most recent Fever book covered here, following High Voltage in a series still ongoing -- no further installment has been announced as of this site's most recent update.
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About the Fever series
MacKayla "Mac" Lane is a sunny Southern bartender who flies to Dublin to investigate her sister's murder and discovers she's a sidhe-seer -- one of the rare humans who can see through the Fae's glamour into their true, often monstrous forms. Dublin turns out to be ground zero for a slow-motion invasion: the walls between the mortal world and Fae are failing, ancient and terrifying Unseelie are walking free, and Mac is drawn into an uneasy, magnetic alliance with Jericho Barrons, a centuries-old, morally opaque bookshop owner with his own agenda for the artifact Mac's sister died protecting. Karen Marie Moning builds an increasingly dark, high-stakes mythology around the Fae courts, ancient books of forbidden magic, and Mac's own escalating, dangerous power, with a slow-burn, tension-heavy romance running underneath.
The series is known for its atmospheric, apocalyptic Dublin setting, morally ambiguous central relationship, and a willingness to darken in tone book by book as Mac's innocence erodes and the stakes go global. After the original five-book MacKayla arc concluded, Moning continued the story through Dani O'Malley -- a fierce, hyper-fast young sidhe-seer introduced as a side character -- before merging both women's perspectives for the series' extended second act. Readers who want richly atmospheric urban fantasy with a dangerous romantic tension, high-concept Fae mythology, and a heroine whose transformation from ordinary to formidable is the real engine of the plot are the audience.
Frequently asked questions
How many books are in the Fever series?
11 novels, from Darkfever (2006) through Kingdom of Shadow and Light (2021), spanning the original MacKayla Lane arc, the Dani O'Malley books (Iced, Burned), and the merged continuation that follows.
What order should I read the Fever books in?
Publication order, starting with Darkfever. It's one continuous, escalating story -- the original five books, then Iced and Burned (Dani's POV), then the later books that bring both characters' arcs together.
Is the Fever series finished?
Not formally declared complete. Kingdom of Shadow and Light (2021) is the most recent entry, and no further Fever novel has been announced as of mid-2026 -- Karen Marie Moning's most recent work has been a separate series, The House at Watch Hill.
Do I need to read Iced and Burned, or can I skip to Feverborn?
They're essential, not optional. Iced and Burned continue the same overarching plot from Dani's point of view and set up events that Feverborn and later books depend on.
Is Fever a standalone or connected to other Karen Marie Moning series?
It's self-contained. Moning's earlier Highlander series is unrelated, and her newer House at Watch Hill trilogy is a separate story.
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