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The Hollows
The Hollows series by Kim Harrison has 19 books and is best read in publication order, starting with Dead Witch Walking (2004).
- Books
- 19 books
- First published
- 2004
- Status
- ongoing
- Last checked
Start here: Dead Witch Walking (2004) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The order the books were released — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Dead Witch Walking
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The Good, the Bad, and the Undead
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Every Which Way But Dead
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A Fistful of Charms
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For a Few Demons More
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The Outlaw Demon Wails
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White Witch, Black Curse
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Black Magic Sanction
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Pale Demon
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A Perfect Blood
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Ever After
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The Undead Pool
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The Witch With No Name
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The Turn: The Hollows Begins with Death
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American Demon
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Million Dollar Demon
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Trouble with the Cursed
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Demons of Good and Evil
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Demon's Bluff
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The order the story's events happen in, novellas slotted where they belong.
- Book 1:
The Turn: The Hollows Begins with Death
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Dead Witch Walking
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Dead Witch Walking - Book 3:
The Good, the Bad, and the Undead
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Good, the Bad, and the Undead - Book 4:
Every Which Way But Dead
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Every Which Way But Dead - Book 5:
A Fistful of Charms
Alternative text for cover: Cover of A Fistful of Charms - Book 6:
For a Few Demons More
Alternative text for cover: Cover of For a Few Demons More - Book 7:
The Outlaw Demon Wails
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Outlaw Demon Wails - Book 8:
White Witch, Black Curse
Alternative text for cover: Cover of White Witch, Black Curse - Book 9:
Black Magic Sanction
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Black Magic Sanction - Book 10:
Pale Demon
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Pale Demon - Book 11:
A Perfect Blood
Alternative text for cover: Cover of A Perfect Blood - Book 12:
Ever After
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Ever After - Book 13:
The Undead Pool
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Undead Pool - Book 14:
The Witch With No Name
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Witch With No Name - Book 15:
American Demon
Alternative text for cover: Cover of American Demon - Book 16:
Million Dollar Demon
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Million Dollar Demon - Book 17:
Trouble with the Cursed
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Trouble with the Cursed - Book 18:
Demons of Good and Evil
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Demons of Good and Evil - Book 19:
Demon's Bluff
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About The Hollows
A genetically engineered tomato virus wipes out a third of humanity in the 1960s, forcing vampires, witches, werewolves, and other Inderlanders out of hiding to help keep civilization running -- and reshaping Cincinnati around a supernatural underclass now living openly alongside humans. Rachel Morgan is a witch and bounty hunter who quits her job at a corrupt supernatural law-enforcement agency and goes independent, teaming up with a wisecracking vampire partner and a pixy family for backup as she takes on runs that routinely spiral into city-threatening trouble. Kim Harrison builds one of urban fantasy's most detailed alternate-history premises, then spends eighteen books letting Rachel's own power -- demon-touched magic she spends much of the series afraid of -- become as dangerous as anything she's hunting.
The series is known for a strong ensemble (vampire partner Ivy, pixy Jenks, and a rotating cast of witches, demons, and elves who become genuine found family) and for taking real risks with Rachel's arc, including a widely discussed choice partway through the series to change the nature of her magic entirely. It blends noir bounty-hunter plotting with heavy worldbuilding and a slow-burn central relationship, and unlike many long-running urban fantasy series it has an actual, deliberate structure -- the original 13-book arc has a clear endpoint before Harrison continued the world further. Readers who want dense alternate-history worldbuilding, a found-family ensemble, and a heroine whose power is genuinely a liability as often as an asset are the audience.
How to read this series
Publication order, starting with Dead Witch Walking, is how to read the numbered series -- Rachel's abilities, relationships, and the supernatural politics of Cincinnati build continuously. The original run (books 1-13, through The Witch With No Name) forms a complete arc with a real ending; Harrison later continued the world with a second wave of books starting with American Demon (2020).
The Turn (2017) is a prequel novel set decades before the main series, around the outbreak that reshapes Harrison's world -- it can be read first for chronological background or, as most fans do, after finishing the main series, since it's written to reward readers who already know where the story ends up.
Frequently asked questions
How many books are in The Hollows series?
18 novels as of Demon's Bluff (2024): the original 13-book arc (Dead Witch Walking through The Witch With No Name), a continuation of 5 more starting with American Demon (2020), plus the prequel novel The Turn.
What order should I read The Hollows books in?
Publication order, starting with Dead Witch Walking. The Turn is a prequel and can be read first for chronology, but most readers save it for after the main series, since it's written with that reading order in mind.
Is The Hollows series finished?
The original 13-book arc has a definitive ending, but Kim Harrison has continued the world with further books through 2024's Demon's Bluff. No further title has been confirmed as of mid-2026.
Where does the series originally end, and where does it pick back up?
The Witch With No Name (2014) closed out the original 13-book arc. Harrison returned to the world six years later with American Demon (2020), continuing Rachel's story.
Do I need to read The Turn before starting the series?
No. It's a self-contained prequel about the outbreak that created Harrison's world, and works either as a first read or, more commonly, as a deep-lore bonus after the main series.
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