Reading order · 5 books · 2020 to 2023 · Set in an invented world
Blood and Ash Books in Order
The Blood and Ash books are adult fantasy romances. Poppy, the Maiden, has been chosen by the gods and kept apart from the world, until her new guard, Hawke, starts to change everything she believes.
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Series facts
- Books
- 5
- Published
- 2020 to 2023
- First book
- From Blood and Ash
- Latest
- A Soul of Ash and Blood (2023)
- Setting
- Set in an invented world
The reading order
Every Blood and Ash book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
5 books · Set in an invented world
- 1From Blood and Ash2020With Penellaphe "Poppy" Balfour and Hawke FlynnPoppy has been chosen as the Maiden by the gods.Buy on Amazon
- 2A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire2020With Penellaphe "Poppy" Balfour and Hawke FlynnPoppy has learned that everything she believed was a lie, including the man she was falling for, and she must decide whether to trust him as war threatens between two kingdoms.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Crown of Gilded Bones2021With Penellaphe "Poppy" Balfour and Hawke FlynnPoppy and Casteel return to his kingdom of Atlantia, where Poppy must decide whether to claim a crown she never expected, as the threat of the Blood Queen grows.Buy on Amazon
- 4The War of Two Queens2022With Penellaphe "Poppy" Balfour and Hawke FlynnPoppy vows to rescue her king and bring down the Blood Crown, rallying armies for war, as ancient powers awaken.Buy on Amazon
- 5A Soul of Ash and Blood2023With Penellaphe "Poppy" Balfour and Hawke FlynnAs Poppy lies in a deep sleep after a great transformation, Casteel sits beside her and tells the story of how their journey began.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read the books in order, starting with From Blood and Ash. The Flesh and Fire books, set long before, can be read alongside them.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Penellaphe "Poppy" Balfour | Hawke Flynn | Kieran Contou |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 From Blood and Ash | LLead | LLead | MMajor |
| 2 A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire | LLead | LLead | MMajor |
| 3 The Crown of Gilded Bones | LLead | LLead | MMajor |
| 4 The War of Two Queens | LLead | LLead | MMajor |
| 5 A Soul of Ash and Blood | LLead | LLead | MMajor |
Characters in the Blood and Ash books
5 characters from Jennifer L. Armentrout’s chart, with the number of Blood and Ash books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Penellaphe "Poppy" BalfourThe Maiden | 5 | From Blood and Ash 2020 |
| Hawke FlynnPoppy's guard, Casteel Da'Neer | 5 | From Blood and Ash 2020 |
| Kieran ContouWolven | 5 | From Blood and Ash 2020 |
| Seraphena MierelPrincess raised to kill a god | 1 | A Soul of Ash and Blood 2023 |
| NyktosPrimal of Death | 1 | A Soul of Ash and Blood 2023 |