Black Dagger Brotherhood

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The Black Dagger Brotherhood is an ongoing series of paranormal romance books by author J. R. Ward. The series focuses on a society (the "Black Dagger Brotherhood") of vampire warriors who live together and defend their race against de-souled humans called lessers. The first book in the series was published in 2005.

Contents

Ward's Fallen Angels series is set in the same universe, and has some overlap in characters, but little overlap in story lines. It takes place earlier than the main series.

Main Series

Main books following the brothers. [1]

No.TitleDateISBN
0Darius (prequel)September 2023
1Dark LoverSeptember 2005 9780451216953
2Lover EternalMarch 2006 9780451218049
3Lover AwakenedSeptember 2006 9780451219367
4Lover RevealedMarch 2007 9780451412355
5Lover UnboundSeptember 2007 9780451222350
6Lover EnshrinedJune 2008 9780451222725
Father Mine: Zsadist and Bella's Story (eBook Novella)October 2008
"The Story of Son" (story contained in Dead After Dark anthology )December 2008
7Lover AvengedApril 2009 9780451225856
8Lover MineMay 2010 9780451229854
9Lover UnleashedMarch 2011 9780451233165
10Lover RebornMarch 2012 9780451235848
11Lover at LastMarch 2013 9780451239358
12The KingApril 2014 9780451417053
13The ShadowsMarch 2015 9780451417077
14The BeastApril 2016 9780451475169
15The ChosenApril 2017 9780451475190
Dearest Ivie (eBook Novella)March 2018
16The ThiefApril 2018 9780451475213
Prisoner of Night (eBook Novella)January 2019
17The SaviorApril 2019 9781501194948
Where Winter Finds You (Novella)November 2019 9780349425405
18The SinnerMarch 2020 9781501195099
A Warm Heart in Winter (Novella)December 2020 9780349427805
19Lover UnveiledApril 2021 9780349420530
20Lover ArisenApril 2022 9780349430829
21LassiterApril 2023 9780349430867
22The BelovedApril 2024 9780349430904
A Bloom in Winter (novella)November 2024
23Lover ForbiddenSeptember 2025 9780349430782

Spin-Off Series

Black Dagger Legacy Series

A spin-off series that details the trainees. Runs parallel to the main series. [2]

No.TitleDateISBN
1Blood KissDecember 2015 9780451475329
2Blood VowDecember 2016 9780451475336
3Blood FuryJanuary 2018 9780451475343
4Blood TruthAugust 2019 9781501195037

Prison Camp Series

A spin-off series that follows the inmates of the glymera's secret and notorious prison camp. Runs parallel to the main series. [3]

No.TitleDateISBN
1The JackalAugust 2020 9781501195068
2The WolfNovember 2021 9780451475336
3The ViperSeptember 2022 9781982179908
4Brother of Fire: Lost Dagger Society 12025

The Lair of the Wolven Series

A spin-off series that follows wolves of the Black Dagger Brotherhood world. Runs parallel to the main series. [4]

No.TitleDateISBN
1ClaimedJuly 2021 9781982150372
2ForeverMarch 2023
3MineJanuary 2024

Fallen Angels Series

Series set in the same universe, but takes place in an earlier timeline. [5]

No.TitleDateISBN
1CovetSeptember 2009 0451228219
2CraveOctober 2010 0451229444
3EnvySeptember 2011 0349400202
4RaptureSeptember 2012 9780749957001
5PossessionOctober 2013 9780451240194
6ImmortalOctober 2014 9780451241160

Suggested reading order

Reading order suggested by J.R. Ward. [6]

Note: 'Prisoner of Night' is a standalone novella in the same world, but does not cover the Brotherhood. 'Where Winter Finds You' and 'A Warm Winter Heart' novellas cover the Brotherhood.

References


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