Reading order · 10 books · 2007 to 2018 · Set in Atlanta
Kate Daniels Books in Order
Kate Daniels is a mercenary in an Atlanta where waves of magic and technology come and go, leaving the city in ruins. She hides dangerous blood and a secret heritage, and clashes with Curran, the Beast Lord of the shapeshifters. Funny, action-packed urban fantasy.
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Series facts
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 2007 to 2018
- First book
- Magic Bites
- Latest
- Magic Triumphs (2018)
- Setting
- Set in Atlanta
The reading order
Every Kate Daniels book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
10 books · Set in Atlanta
- 1Magic Bites2007With Kate DanielsIn a ruined Atlanta where magic and technology come and go in waves, Kate Daniels, a mercenary, sets out to find out who killed her guardian, and finds herself up against the city’s shapeshifters and their Beast Lord, Curran.Buy on Amazon
- 2Magic Burns2008With Kate DanielsAs a magical flare approaches, Kate is hired to recover stolen maps and meets Julie, a teenage girl whose mother has gone missing.Buy on Amazon
- 3Magic Strikes2009With Kate DanielsKate enters an illegal fighting tournament to save a friend from the Pack.Buy on Amazon
- 4Magic Bleeds2010With Kate DanielsA deadly disease begins to spread through Atlanta, and Kate finds an ancient enemy behind it.Buy on Amazon
- 5Magic Slays2011With Kate DanielsKate has left the Order to run her own detective agency, Cutting Edge, and a dangerous case soon tests both her skills and her ties to the Pack.Buy on Amazon
- 6Magic Rises2013With Kate DanielsKate and Curran travel to the Black Sea coast to obtain medicine the Pack’s young shapeshifters desperately need, on a trip that may be a trap.Buy on Amazon
- 7Magic Breaks2014With Kate DanielsWith Curran away, Kate must stand for the Pack at a meeting with the People, as her father, Roland, moves against her.Buy on Amazon
- 8Magic Shifts2015With Kate DanielsNow living outside the Pack, Kate and Curran help a friend search for her missing husband, and uncover an ancient threat to Atlanta.Buy on Amazon
- 9Magic Binds2016With Kate DanielsA dire prophecy warns of disaster if Kate goes to war with her father, Roland, as his power over Atlanta grows.Buy on Amazon
- 10Magic Triumphs2018With Kate DanielsIn the final Kate Daniels novel, an ancient enemy threatens Atlanta, and Kate must unite the city’s factions and face her father.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in order, starting with Magic Bites. The story builds across the series.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Kate Daniels | Curran Lennart | Andrea Nash | Julie Olsen | Roland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Magic Bites | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | ||
| 2 Magic Burns | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | |
| 3 Magic Strikes | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | |
| 4 Magic Bleeds | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | |
| 5 Magic Slays | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | |
| 6 Magic Rises | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | |
| 7 Magic Breaks | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor |
| 8 Magic Shifts | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor |
| 9 Magic Binds | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor |
| 10 Magic Triumphs | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor |
Characters in the Kate Daniels books
5 characters from Ilona Andrews’s chart, with the number of Kate Daniels books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Kate DanielsMercenary with dangerous blood | 10 | Magic Bites 2007 |
| Curran LennartBeast Lord of the shapeshifters | 10 | Magic Bites 2007 |
| Andrea NashKate's best friend | 10 | Magic Bites 2007 |
| Julie OlsenTeenage girl Kate takes in | 9 | Magic Burns 2008 |
| RolandAncient sorcerer, Kate's father | 4 | Magic Breaks 2014 |