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Sookie Stackhouse Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Sookie Stackhouse books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Sookie Stackhouse series? Start with "Dead Until Dark" (2001) and follow publication order through all 23 books.
The complete Sookie Stackhouse reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Dead Until Dark
2001
Living Dead in Dallas
2002
Club Dead
2003
Dead to the World
2004
Fairy Dust
2004
Dead as a Doornail
2005
Definitely Dead
2006
All Together Dead
2007
From Dead to Worse
2008
Dead and Gone
2009
A Touch of Dead
2009
One Word Answer
2009
Gift Wrap
2009
Dead in the Family
2010
True Blood Collection
2010
Dead Reckoning
2011
Deadlocked
2012
Dancers in the Dark
2012
Dead Ever After
2013
After Dead
2013
The First Sookie Collection
2011
Games Creatures Play
2014
The Complete Sookie Stackhouse Stories
2017
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