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Start with Dead Until Dark and continue through all 16 books in the listed reading order.
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Book 1 by Charlaine Harris
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Sookie Stackhouse Charlaine Harris Schulz reading order
Ends with After Dead
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Book 1:Dead Until Dark
Charlaine Harris
Use the reading order above to move through the series in the intended sequence.
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Book 2:Living Dead in Dallas
Charlaine Harris Schulz • 2002
Summoned by vampire sheriff Eric Northman, Sookie Stackhouse is sent to Dallas to use her telepathy to locate a missing vampire, a job that pits her against a militant anti vampire church and tests her fragile relatio...
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Book 3:Club Dead
Charlaine Harris Schulz • 2003
After vampire Bill vanishes on a mysterious errand, Sookie Stackhouse travels to Mississippi with werewolf escort Alcide to search for him in a dangerous vampire club, where court intrigue, old enemies, and a brutal b...
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Book 4:Dead to the World
Charlaine Harris Schulz • 2004
Sookie Stackhouse finds vampire sheriff Eric Northman running through the woods with no memory of who he is, drawing her into a dangerous power struggle among witches, werewolves, and vampires that threatens everyone...
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Book 6:Dead as a Doornail
Charlaine Harris Schulz • 2005
In the tense days after shape shifters reveal themselves to the world, Sookie Stackhouse is caught in the crossfire when someone begins shooting shifters, and she must help track a sniper while navigating volatile wer...
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Book 7:Definitely Dead
Charlaine Harris Schulz • 2006
Sookie travels to New Orleans to settle the estate of her murdered cousin Hadley, former lover of the vampire Queen of Louisiana, and finds herself entangled in royal vampire intrigue, witchcraft, and a mystery tightl...
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Book 8:All Together Dead
Charlaine Harris Schulz • 2007
Sookie travels with the Queen of Louisiana to a high security vampire summit, where her telepathy is meant to keep the queen safe during a public trial but instead reveals plots, betrayals, and a terrorist attack that...
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Book 9:From Dead to Worse
Charlaine Harris Schulz • 2008
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and a bombing at a vampire summit, Sookie Stackhouse tries to rebuild her life, but new wars among werewolves and vampire kings drag her back into violence and force her to recons...
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Book 10:Dead and Gone
Charlaine Harris Schulz • 2009
When werewolves and other shifters publicly reveal their existence, the backlash in Bon Temps is immediate, and Sookie Stackhouse soon faces a crucifixion style murder close to home and a deadly power struggle within...
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Book 11:One Word Answer
Charlaine Harris Schulz • 2009
Sookie Stackhouse is eating dinner on her porch when a stranger arrives in a limousine with news that her cousin Hadley has died, forcing Sookie to confront old family rifts, Hadley's secret second life, and the dange...
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Book 12:Gift Wrap
Charlaine Harris Schulz • 2009
At Christmastime, left alone while her friends and family are away, Sookie Stackhouse finds an injured stranger in the woods near her home and brings him inside, only to discover that his presence is part of a superna...
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Book 13:Dead in the Family
Charlaine Harris Schulz • 2010
Still recovering from fairy torture and recent supernatural wars, Sookie Stackhouse finds her home crowded with vampires and fairies who all have unfinished business, while a new murder on her land threatens the fragi...
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Book 14:True Blood Collection
Charlaine Harris Schulz • 2010
An omnibus collection of Sookie Stackhouse novels issued to tie in with the television adaptation, offering several of Sookie's early adventures in one package for readers coming to the books from the screen.
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Book 16:Deadlocked
Charlaine Harris Schulz • 2012
With her relationship to vampire Eric Northman already strained, Sookie Stackhouse arrives at his house to find him feeding from a stranger who later turns up dead on the lawn, pulling Sookie into a politically charge...
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Book 18:Dead Ever After
Charlaine Harris Schulz • 2013
In the final Sookie Stackhouse novel, Sookie is trying to reclaim a quieter life when former barmaid Arlene is found murdered and Sookie becomes the prime suspect, forcing her to confront old enemies, shifting allianc...
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Book 19:After Dead
Charlaine Harris Schulz • 2013
This companion volume to the Sookie Stackhouse series offers brief, alphabetized glimpses of what happens to major and minor characters after the main novels end, giving fans closure on romances, careers, and fates ac...
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Sookie Stackhouse Charlaine Harris Schulz FAQ
What is the best order to read the Sookie Stackhouse Charlaine Harris Schulz series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Dead Until Dark.
How many books are in the Sookie Stackhouse Charlaine Harris Schulz series?
There are 16 books currently listed in the Sookie Stackhouse Charlaine Harris Schulz series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Sookie Stackhouse Charlaine Harris Schulz series?
New readers should start with Dead Until Dark, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Sookie Stackhouse Charlaine Harris Schulz series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2002 to 2013.