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Start with To Challenge A Dragon and continue through all 15 books in the listed reading order.

15 books
Published 2004 to 2022
Status: Likely complete

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To Challenge A Dragon

Start with To Challenge A Dragon

Book 1 by Shelly Laurenston • Published 2004

Human warrior Annwyl the Bloody is dying on a battlefield when dragon Fearghus rescues her. Hiding her in his remote lair, he trains her for the war against her tyrant brother. As she heals, friendship, desire, and a...

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Ends with The Heretic Royal

  1. 1
    To Challenge A Dragon

    Book 1:To Challenge A Dragon

    Shelly Laurenston • 2004

    Human warrior Annwyl the Bloody is dying on a battlefield when dragon Fearghus rescues her. Hiding her in his remote lair, he trains her for the war against her tyrant brother. As she heals, friendship, desire, and a...

  2. 2
    About a Dragon

    Book 2:About a Dragon

    Shelly Laurenston • 2006

    Brooding dragon Briec the Mighty is annoyed when fate saddles him with Talaith, a human woman promised to a god. Protecting the sharp tongued captive drags him into divine schemes and rebellion, and turns reluctant gu...

  3. 3
    What a Dragon Should Know

    Book 3:What a Dragon Should Know

    Shelly Laurenston • 2009

    Gwenvael the Handsome is the dragon everyone underestimates, more interested in pleasure than politics. Sent north to negotiate, he instead meets Dagmar Reinholdt, a plain spoken human tactician. She is unmoved by his...

  4. 4
    Last Dragon Standing

    Book 4:Last Dragon Standing

    Shelly Laurenston • 2010

    Royal dragoness Keita hides razor sharp intelligence behind a frivolous facade. Ragnar the Cunning, a Northern warlord and mage, sees only a pampered princess until politics force them to cooperate. Surrounded by enem...

  5. 5
    The Dragon Who Loved Me

    Book 5:The Dragon Who Loved Me

    Shelly Laurenston • 2011

    Discipline obsessed soldier Rhona the Fearless is used to keeping her unruly family in line. Vigholf the Abhorrent, a barbarian Northland dragon, is chaos in dragon form. When a deadly mission throws them together, ba...

  6. 6
    Dragon on Top

    Book 6:Dragon on Top

    Shelly Laurenston • 2011

    Warrior Ghleanna the Decimator is sent to escort diplomatic dragon Bram the Merciful through hostile territory, a job she considers beneath her. As ambushes and betrayals mount, the gruff soldier and the strategist di...

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    How to Drive a Dragon Crazy

    Book 7:How to Drive a Dragon Crazy

    Shelly Laurenston • 2012

    Dragon warrior Éibhear the Blue finally gets his chance with Izzy, the battle loving human he has adored for years. Unfortunately Izzy is busy saving kingdoms and has no time for a moody dragon, until a dangerous miss...

  8. 8
    A Tale of Two Dragons

    Book 8:A Tale of Two Dragons

    Shelly Laurenston • 2013

    Braith of the Darkness would rather stay unnoticed, but her father’s schemes make her a target for a vicious queen. Addolgar the Cheerful is the loud warrior sent to protect her. Their road to safety runs through ambu...

  9. 9
    Light My Fire

    Book 9:Light My Fire

    Shelly Laurenston • 2014

    Celyn the Charming is ordered to guard Elina Shestakova, a human assassin who failed to kill his queen and now faces execution. Escorting the blunt, fatalistic warrior across enemy territory, he discovers a woman who...

  10. 10
    Feel the Burn

    Book 10:Feel the Burn

    Shelly Laurenston • 2015

    Scarred dragon king Gaius Domitus wants peace for his people, not more bloodshed. Kachka Shestakova, a fearsome horse warrior from the steppes, only trusts steel and battle. Together they must confront traitors, gods,...

  11. 11
    Bring the Heat

    Book 11:Bring the Heat

    Shelly Laurenston • 2017

    Royal dragon Aidan the Divine is charming, loud, and impossible to ignore, especially to Branwen the Awful, a battle hardened soldier who has no patience for him. As war closes in, their reluctant partnership may be a...

  12. 12
    The Blacksmith Queen

    Book 12:The Blacksmith Queen

    Shelly Laurenston • 2019

    Blacksmith Keeley Smythe wants to run her forge, not a kingdom. A prophecy and a dead king drag her family into a brutal succession war, forcing her to fight alongside kilt wearing centaur warriors. Protecting her sis...

  13. 13
    Can't Get Enough

    Book 13:Can't Get Enough

    Shelly Laurenston • 2020

    Dragon warrior Ailean the Wicked has a reputation for trouble, but rescuing proper dragoness Shalin the Innocent turns into his wildest challenge yet. On the run from enemies, he tries to prove that even in human form...

  14. 14
    The Princess Knight

    Book 14:The Princess Knight

    Shelly Laurenston • 2020

    War monk turned princess Gemma Smythe broke with her order to support her sister, the Blacksmith Queen. When the monks back a cruel rival, she must win them over or destroy them. Along the way, irreverent centaur warr...

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    The Heretic Royal

    Book 15:The Heretic Royal

    Shelly Laurenston • 2022

    Ainsley Farmerson is tired of watching her family tear their kingdom apart. Quietly choosing a side, she allies with Gruffyn of the Torn Moon Clan, a centaur who distrusts humans. Together they scheme, fight, and fall...

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What is the best order to read the Ga Aiken series?

The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with To Challenge A Dragon.

How many books are in the Ga Aiken series?

There are 15 books currently listed in the Ga Aiken series on GurusReads.

Where should I start with the Ga Aiken series?

New readers should start with To Challenge A Dragon, the first book in the reading order.

Is the Ga Aiken series complete?

Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2004 to 2022.