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Start with Love Medicine and continue through all 8 books in the listed reading order.

8 books
Published 1985 to 2005
Status: Likely complete

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Love Medicine

Start with Love Medicine

Book 1 by Louise Erdrich

Use the reading order above to move through the series in the intended sequence.

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Love Medicine reading order

Ends with The Painted Drum

  1. 1
    Love Medicine

    Book 1:Love Medicine

    Louise Erdrich

    Use the reading order above to move through the series in the intended sequence.

  2. 2
    The Beet Queen

    Book 2:The Beet Queen

    Louise Erdrich • 1985

    Set in the town of Argus, North Dakota, this novel spans forty years and focuses on the lives of Mary and Karl Adare, siblings abandoned by their mother at a fairground. It is a story of survival and eccentricity, hig...

  3. 3
    Tracks

    Book 3:Tracks

    Louise Erdrich • 1988

    Set in the early 20th century, this novel alternates between two narrators: the elder Nanapush, who fights to save his tribe’s land, and Pauline Puyat, a mixed-blood girl consumed by a pious madness. At the center is...

  4. 4
    The Bingo Palace

    Book 4:The Bingo Palace

    Louise Erdrich • 1994

    Lipsha Morrissey, a young man with a hesitant healing touch, returns to the reservation and falls in love with the beautiful Shawnee Ray. He finds himself torn between traditional ways, the allure of easy money at the...

  5. 5
    Tales of Burning Love

    Book 5:Tales of Burning Love

    Louise Erdrich • 1996

    Trapped in a blizzard, four women realize they all share the same ex-husband, Jack Mauser. As the storm rages, they take turns telling the stories of their marriages, revealing a man who is part trickster, part traged...

  6. 6
    The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse

    Book 6:The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse

    Louise Erdrich

    Use the reading order above to move through the series in the intended sequence.

  7. 7
    Four Souls

    Book 7:Four Souls

    Louise Erdrich • 2004

    Seeking revenge on the timber baron who stripped her land, Fleur Pillager travels to the city to take his life but ends up taking his heart instead. A direct sequel to *Tracks*, it explores the unintended consequences...

  8. 8
    The Painted Drum

    Book 8:The Painted Drum

    Louise Erdrich • 2005

    Faye Travers, an estate appraiser, finds a powerful ceremonial drum hidden in a New Hampshire attic. Impulsively, she steals it, setting off a chain of events that reconnects the drum to its origins on the reservation...

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Love Medicine FAQ

What is the best order to read the Love Medicine series?

The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Love Medicine.

How many books are in the Love Medicine series?

There are 8 books currently listed in the Love Medicine series on GurusReads.

Where should I start with the Love Medicine series?

New readers should start with Love Medicine, the first book in the reading order.

Is the Love Medicine series complete?

Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 1985 to 2005.