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Sookie Stackhouse Reading Order

Sookie Stackhouse by Charlaine Harris has 13 main books (2001–2013), plus 1 novella or companion. Start with Dead Until Dark (2001) and read the numbered books in order.

By Charlaine Harris

Sookie Stackhouse books in order

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  1. #1

    Dead Until Dark

    2001 · 326 pages

    5 h 42 min
  2. #2

    Living Dead in Dallas

    2002 · 291 pages

    5 h 6 min
  3. #3

    Club Dead

    2003 · 295 pages

    5 h 10 min
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  5. #4

    Dead to the World

    2004 · 320 pages

    5 h 36 min
  6. #5

    Dead as a Doornail

    2005 · 307 pages

    5 h 22 min
  7. #6

    Definitely Dead

    2006 · 346 pages

    6 h 3 min
  8. #7

    All Together Dead

    2007 · 337 pages

    5 h 54 min
  9. #8

    From Dead to Worse

    2008 · 348 pages

    6 h 6 min
  10. #9

    Dead and Gone

    2009 · 320 pages

    5 h 36 min
  11. #10

    Dead in the Family

    2010 · 320 pages

    5 h 36 min
  12. #11

    Dead Reckoning

    2011 · 352 pages

    6 h 10 min
  13. #12

    Deadlocked

    2012 · 368 pages

    6 h 27 min
  14. #13

    Dead Ever After

    2013 · 345 pages

    6 h 2 min
  15. Companion

    After Dead

    2013 · 195 pages

    3 h 25 min

Main books together: 4,275 pages, about 74 h 50 min at 238 words per minute.

Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

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Sookie Stackhouse: common questions

How many books are in the Sookie Stackhouse series?
There are 13 main books in Sookie Stackhouse, plus 1 novella or companion book. The most recent main book listed here is Dead Ever After (2013).
What order should I read Sookie Stackhouse in?
Read Sookie Stackhouse in its numbered order: Dead Until Dark, Living Dead in Dallas, Club Dead, Dead to the World, and so on.
What is the first Sookie Stackhouse book?
The first book is Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris, published in 2001.
How long does it take to read the whole Sookie Stackhouse series?
The 13 main books add up to about 4,275 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 75 hours of reading, or about 150 days at 30 minutes a day.
Do I need to read the Sookie Stackhouse novellas?
The 1 novella or companion book (After Dead) sit outside the main numbering. You can follow the main story without them; their numbers (like 0.5 or 2.5) show where they fit between the main books.

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