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Jay Kristoff Books in Order

8 series including Nightwing, The Lotus War and more

★ 2 NYT bestsellers 8 series 37 books Latest: Empire of the Damned (2024)

Jay Kristoff has written 37 books since 2012. The work is organised into 8 series; the longest is Nightwing at 15 books. The newest book on our shelves is Empire of the Damned (2024).

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1 The Aurora Cycle Series with Amie Kaufman 2 Empire of the Vampire 3 The Illuminae Files 4 Lifelike 5 The Lotus War 6 The Nevernight Chronicle 7 Nightwing 8 Jay Kristoff Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

2 books

Jay Kristoff has placed 2 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 3 weeks on the charts.

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Empire of the Vampire
Empire of the Vampire Series

1 week on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #8 · debuted Sep 2021 · 2 weeks across 2 NYT lists

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Empire of the Damned
Empire of the Vampire Series

1 week on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #4 · debuted Mar 2024

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Reading Order

8 series · 37 books

The Aurora Cycle Series with Amie Kaufman

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1 Aurora Rising ( With: Amie Kaufman) 2019 🏆 Aurealis Award 2019Australian Independent Booksellers Indie Book Award 2020Goodreads Choice Award 2019Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Aurora Burning ( With: Amie Kaufman) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Aurora's End ( With: Amie Kaufman) 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Empire of the Vampire Series

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1 Empire of the Vampire 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Empire of the Damned 2024 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

The Illuminae Files Series

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1 Illuminae ( With: Amie Kaufman) 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Gemina ( With: Amie Kaufman) 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Obsidio ( With: Amie Kaufman) 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Memento (Short Story) ( With: Amie Kaufman) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Lifelike Series

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1 LIFEL1K3 2018 🏆 Aurealis Award 2018Rhode Island Teen Book Award 2020Goodreads Choice Award 2018Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 DEV1AT3 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 TRUEL1F3 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

The Lotus War Series

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1 Stormdancer 2012 David Gemmell Legend Award 2013David Gemmell Morningstar Award 2013David Gemmell Ravenheart Award 2013Aurealis Award 2012Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Little Stormdancer 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Last Stormdancer 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Kinslayer (Short Story) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Endsinger 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

The Nevernight Chronicle Series

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1 Nevernight 2016 🏆 Aurealis Award 2016David Gemmell Legend Award 2017David Gemmell Ravenheart Award 2017Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Godsgrave 2017 🏆 Aurealis Award 2017David Gemmell Ravenheart Award 2018Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Darkdawn 2018 Aurealis Award 2019Goodreads Choice Award 2019Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Nightwing Series

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1 Better than Batman ( By: Tim Seeley) 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Back to Blüdhaven ( By: Tim Seeley) 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Nightwing Must Die (Short Story) ( By: Tim Seeley) 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Blockbuster ( By: Tim Seeley) 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Raptor's Revenge (Short Story) ( By: Tim Seeley) 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 The Untouchable ( By: Sam Humphries) 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 The Bleeding Edge ( By: Benjamin Percy) 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Burnback (Short Story) ( By: Dan Jurgens) 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 The Gray Son Legacy ( By: Dan Jurgens) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 The Joker War ( By: Dan Jurgens) 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Get Grayson (Short Story) ( By: ) 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 The Battle for Blüdhaven’s Heart (Short Story) ( By: ) 2023 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 The Leap ( With: C.S. Pacat, Tom Taylor) 2023 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Time of the Titans ( By: C.S. Pacat, Tom Taylor) 2024 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Standing at the Edge ) ( By: Marv Wolfman, Tom Taylor) 2024 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Jay Kristoff Anthologies

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1 Slasher Girls & Monster Boys 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2015 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

Australian science fiction and fantasy author (1973-)

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