Ilona Andrews Books in Order (Hidden Legacy, Kate Daniels, Innkeeper Chronicles)

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Ilona Andrews is the pen name used by Ilona Gordon and her husband Andrew Gordon write urban fantasy and romantic fiction together. Ilona was born in Russia in 1976 and came to the United States as a teenager. She studied at Western Carolina University, where she majored in biochemistry.

It was in college, in English Composition 101, that she met Gordon, the man who would become her husband and her partner in writing. Since then, they have co-authored several bestselling series, including the #1 NYT bestselling urban fantasy of Kate Daniels,

How to read Ilona Andrews’ Books in Order?

Read Ilona Andrews’ Hidden Legacy Series in Order

Written by Ilona Andrews, Hidden Legacy is an urban fantasy series set in a world much like our own, except over a hundred years ago, several countries developed Osiris Serum, a solution that awakened one’s latent magical powers. In this world, the Baylor family is comprised of three sisters, Nevada, Catalina, Arabella, their two cousins adopted into the family, Bernard and Leon, their veteran mother Penelope, and their Grandma Frida. Together they run Baylor Investigative Agency, except for Grandma Frida who has her own business fixing mobile artillery for Houston’s magical elite. For more information, go check out our guide to the Hidden Legacy series.

1. Burn for Me (2014)
2. White Hot (2017)
3. Wildfire (2017)
4. Diamond Fire (2018) – Novella
5. Sapphire Flames (2019)
6. Emerald Blaze (2020)
7. Ruby Fever (2022)

Reading Ilona Andrews’ Kate Daniels Series in Order

Set in a slightly futuristic Atlanta, where magic and tech periods follow one another, Kate Daniels is a human with magical abilities, a mercenary who fights monsters and cleans up magical problems. For more information, check out our article dedicated to the Kate Daniels books.

1. A Questionable Client – A prequel story published in Small Magics.
2. Magic Bites (2007)
3. Magic Burns (2008)
4. Magic Strikes (2009)
5. Magic Mourns (2010) – Raphael And Andrea Novella published in Must Love Hellhounds.
6. Magic Bleeds
7. Curran POV – Published in Small Magics.
8. Magic Dreams (2012) – Jim And Dali Novella published in Hexed.
9. Magic Slays (2011)
10. Magic Tests (2012) – Short Story Published in Small Magics.
11. Gunmetal Magic (2012) – Andrea’s Novel.
12. Magic Gifts (2015) – Kate Novella published in Gunmetal Magic.
13. An Ill-Advised Rescue – A very short story published at the end of Magic Rises,
14. Retribution Clause (2012) – Short story published in Small Magics.
15. Magic Rises (2013)
16. Magic Breaks (2014)
17. Magic Steals (2016) – Jim And Dali Novella published in Night Shift.
18. Magic Shifts (2015)
19. Magic Stars (2015) – Derek’s Novella.
20. Magic Binds (2016)
21. Iron And Magic – Hugh’s Novel (Iron Covenant series)
22. Magic Triumphs (2018)
23. The King Of Fire – Prologue to the Aurelia Ryder series, available only on Ilona Andrews website.
24. Magic Tides (2023)
25. Magic Claims (2023)
26. Blood Heir – Julie’s Book.
27. Sandra – Kate Short story available only on Ilona Andrews website.

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Reading The Edge Books in Order

The Edge lies between worlds, on the border between the Broken, where people shop at Wal-Mart and magic is a fairy tale-and the Weird, where blueblood aristocrats rule, changelings roam, and the strength of your magic can change your destiny…

1. On the Edge (2009) – Rose Drayton thought if she practiced her magic, she could build a better life for herself. But things didn’t turn out the way she’d planned, and now she works an off-the-books job in the Broken just to survive. Then Declan Camarine, a blueblood noble straight out of the deepest part of the Weird, comes into her life, determined to have Rose (and her power). But when a flood of creatures hungry for magic invade the Edge, Declan and Rose must overcome their differences and work together to destroy them-or the beasts will devour the Edge and everyone in it…
2. Bayou Moon (2010) – Cerise Mar and her clan are cash poor but land rich, claiming a large swathe of the Mire, the Edge swamplands. When her parents vanish, her clan’s long-time rivals are suspect. But all is not as it seems. Two nations of the Weird are waging a cold war fought by feint and espionage, and their conflict is about to spill over into the Edge-and Cerise’s life.
3. Fate’s Edge (2011) – Audrey Callahan left behind her life in the Edge, and she’s determined to stay on the straight and narrow. But when her brother gets into hot water, the former thief takes on one last heist and finds herself matching wits with a jack of all trades… Kaldar Mar-a gambler, lawyer, thief, and spy-expects his latest assignment tracking down a stolen item to be a piece of cake, until Audrey shows up. But when the item falls into the hands of a lethal criminal, Kaldar realizes that in order to finish the job, he’s going to need Audrey’s help…
4. Steel’s Edge (2012) – Charlotte de Ney is as noble as they come, a blueblood straight out of the Weird. But even though she possesses rare magical healing abilities, her life has brought her nothing but pain. After her marriage crumbles, she flees to the Edge to build a new home for herself. Until Richard Mar -a swordsman without peer, future head of his large and rambunctious Edger clan- is brought to her for treatment, and Charlotte’s life is turned upside down once again.

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Reading Ilona Andrews’ Innkeeper Chronicles in Order

1. Clean Sweep (2013) – On the outside, Dina Demille is the epitome of normal. She runs a quaint Victorian Bed and Breakfast in a small Texas town, owns a Shih Tzu named Beast, and is a perfect neighbor, whose biggest problem should be what to serve her guests for breakfast. But Dina is…different: Her broom is a deadly weapon; her Inn is magic and thinks for itself. Meant to be a lodging for otherworldly visitors, the only permanent guest is a retired Galactic aristocrat who can’t leave the grounds because she’s responsible for the deaths of millions and someone might shoot her on sight. And now, something with wicked claws and deepwater teeth has begun to hunt at night…
2. Sweep in Peace (2015) – The inn needs guests to thrive and guests have been scarce, so when an Arbitrator shows up at Dina’s door and asks her to host a peace summit between three warring species, she jumps on the chance. Unfortunately, for Dina, bridging the gap between space vampires, the Hope-Crushing Horde, and the merchants of Baha-char is much easier said than done.
3. One Fell Sweep (2016) – Dina DeMille must rescue her long-distant older sister, Maud, who’s been exiled with her family to a planet that functions as the most lawless penal colony since Botany Bay. Then she agrees to help a guest whose last chance at saving his civilization could bring death and disaster to all Dina holds dear. Now Gertrude Hunt is under siege by a clan of assassins. To keep her guests safe and to find her missing parents, Dina will risk everything, even if she has to pay the ultimate price.

4. Sweep of the Blade (2019) – Maud DeMille is a daughter of Innkeepers-a special group who provide ‘lodging’ to other-planetary visitors-so she knows that a simple life isn’t in the cards. But even Maud could never have anticipated what Fate would throw at her. In helping Dina save the world, she met Arland, the Marshal of House Krahr, one of the most powerful vampire houses. One thing led to another and he asked for her hand in marriage. She declined. Arland is not used to hearing the word ‘no;’ and try as she might, Maud can’t just walk away from Arland. To sort it all out, she accepts his invitation to visit his home planet.
5. Sweep with Me (2020) – short novella. Every winter, Innkeepers look forward to celebrating their own special holiday, which commemorates the ancient treaty that united the very first Inns and established the rules that protect them, their intergalactic guests, and the very unaware/oblivious people of [planet] Earth. By tradition, the Innkeepers welcomed three guests: a warrior, a sage, and a pilgrim, but during the holiday, Innkeepers must open their doors to anyone who seeks lodging. Anyone. All Dina hopes is that the guests and conduct themselves in a polite manner. But what’s a holiday without at least one disaster?
6. Sweep of the Heart (2022) – Life is busier than ever for Innkeeper, Dina DeMille and Sean Evans. But it’s about to get even more chaotic when Sean’s werewolf mentor is kidnapped. To find him, they must host an intergalactic spouse-search for one of the most powerful rulers in the Galaxy. Dina is never one to back down from a challenge. That is, if she can manage her temperamental Red Cleaver chef; the consequences of her favorite Galactic ex-tyrant’s dark history; the tangled politics of an interstellar nation, and oh, yes, keep the wedding candidates from a dozen alien species from killing each other. Not to mention the Costco lady.

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Reading Ilona Andrews’ Kinsmen Books in Order

In a distant, future world Kinsmen-small powerful groups of genetically and technologically advanced families-control vast financial empires. They are their own country, their own rulers, and their only limits are other Kinsmen. The struggle for power is a bloody, full-contact sport: in business, on the battlefield…and sometimes in the bedroom.

1. Silent Blade (2009) – On the planet Rada, Meli Galdes’ family is of minor rank, and were relying on her marriage to Celino, the razor-smart, ruthless leader of the powerful Carvanna empire. When he abruptly breaks their engagement, he ruins her family and guarantees that Meli will never marry, as no suitor will oppose the rich and influential Carvannas. But Meli has a rare, secret, lethal-and valuable-talent. As a melder of energy, she’s capable of severing anything in her path. So she ‘leaves’ her family and trains to become one of the best and most lethal of assassins, all the while covertly guarding her family’s interests. Now she’s ready to quit; but she has one more assignment. To kill the man who ruined her life.
2. Silver Shark (2011) – Born on a planet torn by war for over 300 years, Claire is a soldier: a psycher, with the ability to read, control, and destroy the minds of enemy psychers and to infiltrate the biological network where they battle to death. When Claire’s faction loses the war, she barely escapes extermination from both sides, as her talent brands her as too dangerous to society. By so-deeply burying her ability that she avoids detection, Claire is instead deported to Rada as a refugee, where she must find work to remain. She finds a job as personal assistant to Venturo Escana, a premiere kinsman; one of Rada’s most wealthy entrepreneurs-and most powerful psychers. She thought she had left war behind, but now she must hide her skills and her growing feelings from Venturo…and this battle might just cost her everything…
3. Fated Blades (2022) – At first glance, the planet Rada seems like a lush paradise. But the ruling families, all boasting genetically enhanced abilities, are in constant competition for power―and none more so than the Adlers and the Baenas. For generations, the powerful families have pushed and pulled each other in a dance for dominance. Until a catastrophic betrayal from within changes everything. Now, deadly, disciplined, and solitary leaders Ramona Adler and Matias Baena must put aside their enmity and work together in secret to prevent sinister forces from exploiting universe-altering technology. As the two warriors risk their lives to save their families, they must decide whether to resist or embrace the passion simmering between them. For now, the dance between their families continues―but just one misstep could spell the end of them both.

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Reading the Novellas by Ilona Andrews in Order

1. Alphas: Origins (2011) – Karina Tucker is driving a van of children home from a field trip when an unplanned detour to a seemingly ordinary rest stop changes her life. There, she witnesses a world beyond humanity’s sight, of frightful powers and chaos, where she is in death’s grip…before an irresistibly dangerous male saves her-only to take her captive. For she is a rare commodity in the shadowy realm she’s entered. Karina soon finds herself caught in a violent civil war where those with inhuman powers strive to destroy each other without mercy. And it becomes all too clear that she must make a choice: submit and become a pawn, or take hold of her own destiny and fight for survival against impossible odds.
2. Of Swine and Roses (2011) – Chad Thurman is a thug, who carries brass knuckles in both pockets and lays magic traps for intruders into “his” neighborhood. The last thing Alena Kornov wants to do is to go on the date with him. But when her family pressures her, she can’t say no. Now the ice-cream is absent, the pig is running for its life, and we won’t even mention the dead guy…

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