Hades x Persephone Saga Reading Order (Scarlett St. Clair)
May 14, 2026
Scarlett St. Clair’s modern retelling of Hades and Persephone is one of the most popular mythology romances around — steamy, dramatic, and set in a contemporary-divine New Athens. Here is how to read it.
The Persephone saga
- A Touch of Darkness
- A Touch of Ruin
- A Touch of Malice
- A Touch of Chaos
The Hades saga (his POV)
Told from Hades’ perspective and meant to be read alongside: A Game of Fate, A Game of Retribution, A Game of Gods.
How to read them
Start with A Touch of Darkness (Persephone’s POV). Purists like to alternate with the Hades-POV books for the full picture, but you can read Persephone’s saga straight through first.
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