The Ultimate Reading Order Guide for the Bloodbound Trilogy

I OFTENTIMES GET ASKED BY PROSPECTIVE READERS WHAT THE READING ORDER IS FOR "THE BLOODBOUND TRILOGY," SO THIS POST IS MEANT TO SERVE AS A ONE-STOP-SHOP TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

THE BLOODBOUND TRILOGY CONSISTS OF THREE MAIN BOOKS AND TWO SUPPLEMENTAL NOVELLAS.

I HAVE WRITTEN THE MAIN BOOKS AND THE SUPPLEMENTAL NOVELLAS SO THAT THEY CAN BE READ INDEPENDENTLY OF ONE ANOTHER; HOWEVER, A READER WILL GET MORE ENJOYMENT OUT OF THE SERIES OVERALL IF THEY READ ALL FIVE BOOKS IN THE RECOMMENDED ORDER:

1. 1. BLOODLUST

2. 2. HUNTRESS

3. 3. HELLHOUND

4. 4. DEADLANDS

5. 5. BLOODBOUND

NOW, YOU MAY BE WONDERING WHAT ON EARTH POSSESSED ME TO TURN A TRILOGY INTO A SERIES SECRETLY COMPOSED OF FIVE BOOKS. WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHY...

AFTER PUBLISHING "BLOODLUST," I RECEIVED A LOT OF MESSAGES AND COMMENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATING THAT PEOPLE WANTED TO READ MY BOOKS BUT LACKED THE NECESSARY FUNDS TO PURCHASE THEM. AS AN AVID READER MYSELF, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN OF THE OPINION THAT YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PUT YOURSELF IN A FINANCIAL BURDEN IN ORDER TO GET YOUR HANDS ON A BOOK YOU WANT TO READ. SO, I PUBLISHED "HUNTRESS" AND "DEADLANDS" AS A DUOLOGY SET IN THE BLOODBOUND UNIVERSE AND MADE THEM COMPLETELY FREE VIA EBOOK. I WANTED TO GIVE READERS A CHANCE TO SEE IF THEY LIKED MY WRITING STYLE AND THE STORY I WAS TELLING BEFORE HAVING TO INVEST MONEY INTO THE UNIVERSE I'M BUILDING. BECAUSE OF THAT, "HUNTRESS" AND "DEADLANDS" CAN BOTH BE READ INDEPENDENTLY OF THE BLOODBOUND TRILOGY.

HOWEVER, FOR THOSE WHO END UP WANTING TO SINK THEIR FANGS INTO MORE OF THIS WORLD I'VE BUILT, THE BLOODBOUND TRILOGY IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. AND THE COOLEST THING ABOUT IT IS—CHARACTERS FROM BOTH STORYLINES INTERSECT AND PLAY ROLES IN THE GREATER OVERARCHING PLOT.

MY CAUTIONARY TALE IN TELLING YOU THIS IS... IF YOU WANT TO AVOID SPOILERS IN THIS SERIES, READ THESE BOOKS IN THE SUGGESTED ORDER LISTED ABOVE. THERE ARE PLOT TWISTS REVEALED IN DEADLANDS WHICH, IF YOU READ IT BEFORE BLOODLUST, WILL RUIN ALL THE FUN THIS SERIES BRINGS TO THE TABLE. LIKEWISE, THERE ARE CAMEOS THAT OCCUR IN HELLHOUND THAT WON'T BE AS EMOTIONAL IF YOU DON'T READ HUNTRESS BEFOREHAND.

THE BEST WAY FOR ME TO ANALOGIZE THIS SERIES IS, YOU CAN WATCH THE AVENGERS MOVIES WITHOUT SEEING "IRONMAN," "THOR," OR "CAPTAIN AMERICA," BUT YOUR ENJOYMENT OF THE AVENGERS MOVIES IS GREATLY INCREASED BY WATCHING THE MOVIES IN ORDER.

ALL OF THIS IS SUFFICE TO SAY THAT YOU CAN READ EITHER THE MAIN SERIES OR THE SUPPLEMENTAL NOVELLAS IN WHATEVER ORDER YOU PLEASE, BUT IF YOU WANT TO GET THE EXPERIENCE I INTENDED TO DELIVER TO ALL READERS, READ THESE BOOKS IN THE RECOMMENDED ORDER.