Series Books in Order The Xanth series by Piers Anthony A Spell for Chameleon The Source of Magic Castle Roogna Centaur Aisle Ogre, Ogre Night Mare Dragon on a Pedestal Crewel Lye Golem in the Gears Vale of the Vole Heaven Cent Man from Mundania Isle of View Question Quest The Color of Her Panties Demons Don't Dream Harpy Thyme Geis of the Gargoyle Roc and a Hard Place Yon Ill Wind Faun & Games Zombie Lover Xone of Contention The Dastard Swell Foop Up in a Heaval Cube Route Currant Events Pet Peeve  Stork Naked  Air Apparent  Two to the Fifth Jumper Cable  Knot Gneiss  Well-Tempered Clavicle  Luck of the Draw (due 2012) The Meg Langslow series by Donna Andrews Murder with Peacocks Murder with Puffins Revenge of the Wrought Iron Flamingos Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon We'll Always Have Parrots Owls Well That Ends Well No Nest for the Wicket  The Penguin who Knew Too Much  Cockatiels at Seven  Six Geese A-Slaying Swan for the Money Stork Raving Mad The Real Macaw The Agatha Raisin series by M.C. Beaton Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet  Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardner Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley  Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist  Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death  Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham  Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came  Agatha Raisin and the Case of the Curious Curate Agatha Raisin And The Haunted House The Deadly Dance The Perfect Paragon Love, Lies and Liquor  Kissing Christmas Goodbye Agatha Raisin and a Spoonful of Poison There Goes the Bride  Busy Body  As the Pig Turns The Hamish Macbeth series by M.C. Beaton Death of a Gossip Death of a Cad Death of an Outsider  Death of a Perfect Wife Death of a Hussy  Death of a Snob  Death of a Prankster Death of a Glutton  Death of a Travelling Man  Death of a Charming Man Death of a Nag  Death of a Macho Man  Death of a Dentist  Death of a Scriptwriter  Death of an Addict  A Highland Christmas  Death of a Dustman  Death of a Celebrity  Death of a Village Death of a Poison Pen  Death of a Bore Death of a Dreamer Death of a Gentle Lady Death of a Witch Death of a Valentine  Death of a Chimney Sweep  Death of a Kingfisher The Flavia de Luce Mysteries by Alan Bradley The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag A Red Herring Without Mustard  I Am Half-Sick of Shadows The Cat Who... by Lilian Jackson Braun The Cat Who Could Read Backwards  The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern  The Cat Who Turned On and Off  The Cat Who Saw Red  The Cat Who Played Brahms  The Cat Who Played Post Office  The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare  The Cat Who Sniffed Glue  The Cat Who Went Underground  The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts  The Cat Who Lived High  The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal  The Cat Who Moved a Mountain  The Cat Who Wasn't There  The Cat Who Went into the Closet  The Cat Who Came to Breakfast  The Cat Who Blew the Whistle  The Cat Who Said Cheese  The Cat Who Tailed a Thief  The Cat Who Sang for the Birds  The Cat Who Saw Stars  The Cat Who Robbed a Bank  The Cat Who Smelled a Rat  The Cat Who Went Up the Creek  The Cat Who Brought Down the House  The Cat Who Talked Turkey  The Cat Who Went Bananas  The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers The Cat Who Smelled Smoke (publication cancelled) The Mrs. Jeffries series by Emily Brightwell The Inspector and Mrs Jeffries  Mrs. Jeffries Dusts For Clues The Ghost and Mrs Jeffries  Mrs. Jeffries On the Ball  Mrs. Jeffries Takes Stock  Mrs. Jeffries On the Trail  Mrs. Jeffries Plays the Cook  Mrs. Jeffries and the Missing Alibi  Mrs. Jeffries Stands Corrected  Mrs. Jeffries Takes the Stage  Mrs. Jeffries Questions the Answers  Mrs. Jeffries Reveals Her Art  Mrs. Jeffries Takes the Cake  Mrs. Jeffries Rocks the Boat  Mrs. Jeffries Weeds the Plot  Mrs. Jeffries Pinches the Post  Mrs. Jeffries Pleads Her Case  Mrs. Jeffries Sweeps the Chimney  Mrs. Jeffries Stalks the Hunter  Mrs. Jeffries and the Silent Knight  Mrs. Jeffries Appeals the Verdict Mrs. Jeffries and the Best Laid Plans Mrs. Jeffries and the Feast of St. Stephen Mrs. Jeffries Holds the Trump Mrs. Jeffries in the Nick of Time Mrs. Jeffries and the Yuletide Wedding Mrs. Jeffries Speaks Her Mind Mrs. Jeffries Forges Ahead Mrs. Jeffries and the Mistletoe Mix-Up Mrs. Jeffreis Defends Her Own The Mrs. Murphy series by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown Wish You Were Here Rest in Pieces Murder At Monticello  Pay Dirt  Murder She Meowed  Murder on the Prowl  Cat on the Scent Pawing Through the Past  Claws and Effect  Catch As Cat Can  The Tail Of The Tip-Off  Whisker Of Evil  Cat's Eyewitness Sour Puss  Puss 'n Cahoots  The Purrfect Murder Santa Clawed Cat of the Century Hiss of Death The Big Cat Nap (due 2012) The Chocoholic Mystery series by JoAnna Carl The Chocolate Cat Caper The Chocolate Bear Burglary The Chocolate Frog Frameup The Chocolate Puppy Puzzle The Chocolate Mouse Trap The Chocolate Bridal Bash The Chocolate Jewel Case  The Chocoalte Snowman Murders The Chocolate Cupid Killings  Chocolate to Die For  The Chocolate Pirate Plot The Chocolate Castle Clue "The Army of thePotomac" by Bruce Catton Mr. Lincoln's Army Glory Road A Stillness at Appomattox The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare City of Bones City of Ashes City of Glass City of Fallen Angels City of Lost Souls (due 2012) The Hunger Games trilogy by Susan Collins The Hunger Games Catching Fire Mockingjay The Richard Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell Cornwell wrote the original Richard Sharpe series in the 1980s and has been adding sequels and prequels ever since.  It's best to read the original series first.   Original series: Complete series in story order: Sharpe's Eagle Sharpe's Gold Sharpe's Company Sharpe's Sword Sharpe's Enemy Sharpe's Honour Sharpe's Regiment Sharpe's Siege Sharpe's Revenge Sharpe's Waterloo Sharpe's Tiger Sharpe's Triumph Sharpe's Fortress Sharpe's Trafalgar Sharpe's Prey Sharpe's Rifles Sharpe's Havoc Sharpe's Eagle Sharpe's Gold Sharpe's Escape Sharpe's Fury Sharpe's Battle Sharpe's Company Sharpe's Sword Sharpe's Skirmish Sharpe's Enemy Sharpe's Honour Sharpe's Regiment Sharpe's Christmas Sharpe's Siege Sharpe's Revenge Sharpe's Waterloo Sharpe's Ransom Sharpe's Devil  The Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich One for the Money Two for the Dough Three To Get Deadly Four To Score High Five Hot Six Seven Up Hard Eight To the Nines Ten Big Ones Eleven on Top Twelve Sharp Lean Mean Thirteen Fearless Fourteen Finger Lickin' Fifteen Sizzling Sixteen Smokin' Seventeen Explosive Eighteen The Horatio Hornblower series by C.S. Forester This series can either be read in story order or in publication order.  I recommend reading it in publication order, so you'll meet the characters and experience the stories in the order the author intended.   Publication order: Story order: Beat to Quarters Ship of the Line Flying Colours Commodore Hornblower Lord Hornblower Mr Midshipman Hornblower Lieutenant Hornblower Hornblower and the Atropos Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies Hornblower and the Hotspur Hornblower during the Crisis Mr Midshipman Hornblower Lieutenant Hornblower Hornblower and the Hotspur Hornblower during the Crisis Hornblower and the Atropos Beat to Quarters A Ship of the Line Flying Colours Commodore Hornblower Lord Hornblower Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies The Kinsey Milhone series by Sue Grafton "A" Is for Alibi  "B" Is for Burglar  "C" Is for Corpse  "D" Is for Deadbeat  "E" Is for Evidence  "F" Is for Fugitive  "G" Is for Gumshoe  "H" Is for Homicide  "I" Is for Innocent  "J" Is for Judgment  "K" Is for Killer  "L" Is for Lawless  "M" Is for Malice  "N" Is for Noose  "O" Is for Outlaw  "P" Is for Peril  "Q" Is for Quarry  "R" Is for Ricochet  "S" Is for Silence "T" Is for Tresspass "U" Is for Undertow  "V" Is for Vengeance The Death on Demand series by Carolyn G. Hart Death on Demand Design for Murder Something Wicked Honeymoon With Murder A Little Class on Murder Deadly Valentine The Christie Caper Southern Ghost Mint Julep Murder Yankee Doodle Dead White Elephant Dead Sugarplum Dead April Fool Dead Engaged to Die Murder Walks the Plank Death of the Party Dead Days of Summer Death Walked In Dare to Die Laughed 'Til He Died Dead by Midnight Death Comes Silently The Mrs. Pollifax series by Dorothy Gilman The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax Mrs. Pollifax on Safari Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief Mrs. Pollifax Pursued Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan Robert Jordan died in 2007, while writing the final book of the series, A Memory of Light.  His widow chose Brandon Sanderson to complete the series in accordance with Jordan's wishes. New Spring (prequel) The Eye of the World The Great Hunt The Dragon Reborn The Shadow Rising The Fires of Heaven Lord of Chaos A Crown of Swords The Path of Daggers Winter's Heart Crossroads of Twilight Knife of Dreams The Gathering Storm (completed by Brandon Sanderson) Towers of Midnight (completed to Brandon Sanderson) A Memory of Light to be completed by Brandon Sanderson (due 2012) The Mary Russell series by Laurie R. King The Beekeeper's Apprentice A Monstrous Regiment of Women A Letter of Mary The Moor O Jerusalem Justice Hall The Game  Locked Rooms The Language of Bees  The God of the Hive  Pirate King "The Chronicles of Narnia" by C.S. Lewis C.S. Lewis recommended reading the Chronicles in story order, rather than in publication order.   Story order: Publication order: The Magician's Nephew The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe The Horse and His Boy Prince Caspian The Voyage of the Dawn Treader The Silver Chair The Last Battle The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Prince Caspian The Voyage of the Dawn Treader The Silver Chair The Horse and His Boy The Magician's Nephew The Last Battle The Giver trilogy by Lois Lowry The Giver Gathering Blue Messenger The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series by Alexander McCall Smith The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Tears of the Giraffe Morality for Beautiful Girls The Kalahari Typing School for Men The Full Cupboard of Life In the Company of Cheerful Ladies  Blue Shoes and Happiness The Good Husband of Zebra Drive The Miracle at Speedy Motors Tea Time for the Traditionally Built The Double Comfort Safari Club  The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party The Amelia Peabody series by Elizabeth Peters Crocodile on the Sandbank Curse of the Pharaohs The Mummy Case Lion in the Valley The Deeds of the Disturber The Last Camel Died at Noon The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog The Hippopotamus Pool Seeing a Large Cat The Ape Who Guards the Balance The Falcon at the Portal He Shall Thunder in the Sky Lord of the Silent The Golden One Children of the Storm Guardian of the Horizon The Serpent on the Crown Tomb of the Golden Bird  A River in the Sky Discworld by Terry Pratchet All of the stories take place in Discworld but some stories focus on certain characters, creating series within the series. In publication order: By character: The Colour of Magic The Light Fantastic Equal Rites Mort Sourcery Wyrd Sisters Pyramids Guards! Guards! Eric Moving Pictures Reaper Man Witches Abroad Small Gods Lords and Ladies Men At Arms Soul Music  Interesting Times Maskerade Feet of Clay Hogfather Jingo The Last Continent Carpe Jugulum The Fifth Elephant The Truth The Thief of Time The Last Hero The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents Night Watch The Wee Free Men Monstrous Regiment A Hat Full of Sky Going Postal Thud! Making Money Unseen Academicals  I Shall Wear Midnight  Snuff Rincewind: The Colour of Magic The Light Fantastic Sourcery Eric Interesting Times The Last Continent Unseen Academicals The Witches of Lancre: Equal Rites Wyrd Sisters Witches Abroad Lords and Ladies Maskerade Carpe Jugulum Death: Mort Reaper Man Soul Music Hogfather Thief of Time Moist von Lipwig: Going Postal Making Money   The City Watch: Guards! Guards! Men at Arms Feet of Clay Jingo The Fifth Elephant Night Watch Thud! Snuff Tiffany Aching: The Wee Free Men A Hat Full of Sky Wintersmith I Shall Wear Midnight Miscellaneous: Pyramids Moving Pictures Small Gods The Truth The Last Hero The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents Monstrous Regiment   The Inspector Ian Rutledge series by Charles Todd A Test of Wills Wings of Fire Search the Dark Legacy of the Dead Watchers of Time A Fearsome Doubt A Cold Treachery A Long Shadow A False Mirror A Pale Horse A Matter of Justice  The Red Door A Lonely Death  The Confession "The Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkein "The Lord of the Rings" is technically a sequel to The Hobbit, which you might want to read first. The Fellowship of the Ring The Two Towers The Return of the King The Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld Uglies Pretties Specials Extras