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.

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. Title Date ISBN
1 Dark Lover September 2005 9780451216953
2 Lover Eternal March 2006 9780451218049
3 Lover Awakened September 2006 9780451219367
4 Lover Revealed March 2007 9780451412355
5 Lover Unbound September 2007 9780451222350
6 Lover Enshrined June 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
7 Lover Avenged April 2009 9780451225856
8 Lover Mine May 2010 9780451229854
9 Lover Unleashed March 2011 9780451233165
10 Lover Reborn March 2012 9780451235848
11 Lover at Last March 2013 9780451239358
12 The King April 2014 9780451417053
13 The Shadows March 2015 9780451417077
14 The Beast April 2016 9780451475169
15 The Chosen April 2017 9780451475190
Dearest Ivie (eBook Novella) March 2018
16 The Thief April 2018 9780451475213
Prisoner of Night (eBook Novella) January 2019
17 The Savior April 2019 9781501194948
Where Winter Finds You (Novella) November 2019 9780349425405
18 The Sinner March 2020 9781501195099
A Warm Heart in Winter (Novella) December 2020 9780349427805
19 Lover Unveiled April 2021 9780349420530
20 Lover Arisen April 2022
21 Lassiter 2023

Spin-Off Series[]

Black Dagger Legacy Series[]

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

No. Title Date ISBN
1 Blood Kiss December 2015 9780451475329
2 Blood Vow December 2016 9780451475336
3 Blood Fury January 2018 9780451475343
4 Blood Truth August 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. Title Date ISBN
1 The Jackal August 2020 9781501195068
2 The Wolf November 2021 9780451475336

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. Title Date ISBN
1 Claimed July 2021 9781982150372
2 Forever Summer 2022

Fallen Angels Series[]

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

No. Title Date ISBN
1 Covet September 2009 0451228219
2 Crave October 2010 0451229444
3 Envy September 2011 0349400202
4 Rapture September 2012 9780749957001
5 Possession October 2013 9780451240194
6 Immortal October 2014 9780451241160

Suggested Reading Order[]

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

  • Dark Lover (BDB Book #1)
  • Lover Eternal (BDB Book #2)
  • Lover Awakened (BDB Book #3)
  • Lover Revealed (BDB Book #4)
  • Lover Unbound (BDB Book #5)
  • Lover Enshrined (BDB Book #6)
  • Lover Avenged (BDB Book #7)
  • Lover Mine (BDB Book #8)
  • Lover Unleashed (BDB Book #9)
  • Lover Reborn (BDB Book #10)
  • Lover At Last (BDB Book #11)
  • The King (BDB Book #12)
  • The Shadows (BDB Book #13)
  • Blood Kiss (Legacy Book #1)
  • The Beast (BDB Book #14)
  • Blood Vow (Legacy Book #2)
  • The Chosen (BDB Book #15)
  • Blood Fury (Legacy Book #3)
  • The Thief (BDB Book #16)
  • Prisoner of Night (Novella #1)
  • The Savior (BDB Book #17)
  • Blood Truth (Legacy Book #4)
  • Where Winter Finds You (Novella #2)
  • The Sinner (BDB Book #18)
  • The Jackal (Prison Camp Book #1)
  • A Warm Heart in Winter (Novella #3)
  • Lover Unveiled (BDB Book #19)
  • Claimed (Wolven Book #1)
  • The Wolf (Prison Camp #2)


TBD/Unreleased Books:

  • Lover Arisen (BDB Book #20)
  • Forever (Wolven Book #2)
  • Lassiter (BDB Book #21)


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.

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