Amanda Hocking Books in Order (Updated March 10, 2026)

Amanda Hocking’s books make more sense when you sort them by world first. She has several separate series, one major connected troll universe, a zombie-horror line, a few standalones, and some newer indie fantasy. That means there is no single “read everything in this exact order” path that suits every reader.

The clearest rule is this: read the Trylle Trilogy first, then Kanin Chronicles, then Omte Origins if you want the full connected troll-world experience. Everything else can be treated as separate continuity unless noted below.

Start here, depending on what you want

• Start with Switched if you want the main Amanda Hocking gateway series.
• Start with Wake if you want sirens and paranormal romance.
• Start with Hollowland if you want zombie survival horror.
• Start with Freeks if you want a standalone carnival fantasy.
• Start with Bestow the Darkness if you want her adult gothic direction.

The connected troll-world books

This is the only part of Hocking’s catalog where a larger reading path really matters.

Trylle Trilogy

1. Switched (2010; widely reissued in 2012): Wendy Everly learns she is a changeling and is pulled out of her ordinary life into the dangerous hidden world of the Trylle.
2. Torn (2010; widely reissued in 2012): Wendy is caught between personal loyalty and royal duty as the Vittra threat closes in and the series shifts from discovery to conflict.
3. Ascend (2012): With war approaching, Wendy has to turn everything she has learned into action as the original trilogy reaches its finish.

Recommended order: Read these first if you plan to go deeper into Hocking’s troll books. They are the foundation.

Kanin Chronicles

1. Frostfire (2015): Bryn Aven, an outcast tracker in the Kanin kingdom, chases a traitor while trying to earn her place in a world that does not fully accept her.
2. Ice Kissed (2015): Bryn’s mission expands into Skojare territory, where politics, heritage, and romance all become harder to separate.
3. Crystal Kingdom (2015): Cast out and cornered, Bryn has to work with old enemies as the Kanin world moves toward a larger reckoning.

Optional prequel

• The King’s Games: A Prequel Novelette: Set five years before the trilogy, this shows a younger Bryn trying to prove herself inside Kanin society. It works best after or just before Frostfire.

Recommended order: Read Trylle first, then Kanin. The worlds are connected, but Kanin is its own trilogy with a new lead.

Omte Origins

1. The Lost City (2020): Ulla Tulin starts searching for the truth about her origins, and that search pulls her into another hidden part of the troll world.
2. The Morning Flower (2020): Ulla’s search broadens into a more dangerous journey as identity, kidnapping, and older histories begin to collide.
3. The Ever After (2021): Ulla’s final arc turns into a larger battle over memory, prophecy, and the fate of both humanity and her own people.

Recommended order: Read Trylle, then Kanin, then Omte Origins. Hocking’s official descriptions explicitly tie Omte Origins back to the world of the earlier troll books.

Watersong books in order

1. Forgotten Lyrics (2012): A prequel short story that opens the Watersong world before the main series begins, so it is optional but cleanly placed first.
2. Wake (2012): Gemma Fisher is drawn toward three dangerous girls whose beauty and power pull her into the dark logic of the series.
3. Lullaby (2012): Harper takes over much of the action as the family fallout becomes central and the hunt to recover Gemma intensifies.
4. Tidal (2013): Gemma and Harper move from surviving the curse to trying to break it before the sirens kill them first.
5. Elegy (2013): The Watersong arc closes with Gemma finally within reach of freedom, if she can survive Penn’s final push.

Recommended order: Read the short prequel first only if you like companion material. Otherwise start with Wake and continue straight through.

My Blood Approves books in order

1. My Blood Approves (2010): Alice Bonham gets pulled into a vampire love triangle that quickly turns into a larger supernatural entanglement.
2. Fate (2010): Alice tries to balance normal life with vampire danger, but one terrible choice pushes the series into a more consequential phase.
3. Flutter (2010): Alice’s undead life becomes more unstable as bloodlust, family strain, and outside pressure all start to pile up.
4. Wisdom (2010): A trip to Australia, an unexpected murder, and Alice’s growing regrets widen the scope of the series.
5. Swear (2016): Now working as a vampire hunter, Alice has built a new life, but a resurfacing cult drags old danger back into focus.

Optional shorter works

• Letters to Elise (2010): A prequel novella told through Peter’s letters, best read after the main novels unless you are doing a complete series pass.
• Little Tree (2022): A holiday-set story that takes place seven years after the final book, so save it until the end.
• Letters, Love, & Blood (2022): A collection gathering the shorter My Blood Approves works rather than a separate new mainline novel.

Recommended order: Read the five core novels first, then the prequel/short fiction as extras.

Valkyrie duology

1. Between the Blade and the Heart (2018): Malin, one of Odin’s Valkyries, starts uncovering truths that make her question both duty and identity.
2. From the Earth to the Shadows (2018): Malin’s search for the truth expands into a save-the-world struggle with new allies and sharper consequences.

Recommended order: Straight publication order. It is a compact duology.

The Hollows books in order

This is where Hocking’s current bibliography has changed the most, because her official site now emphasizes the Redux editions, new in-between stories, and later books in the series.

Core novels

1. Hollowland (2010; Hollowland: Redux 2023): Remy King tries to cross an America shattered by zombies, violent survivors, and constant collapse.
2. Hollowmen (2011; Hollowmen: Redux 2023): After six months in quarantine, Remy learns the human side of the apocalypse may be worse than the zombies.
3. Hollow Stars (2023): The series shifts to Lazlo’s point of view as quarantine fails and the world opens into a harsher stage of survival.
4. Hollow Child (2024): Nearly ten years after the outbreak, the story continues with an older world and new pressures on Remy’s family.
5. Hollow Valley (2025): Stella King, raised inside the aftermath, takes center stage when Remy disappears and the fragile peace breaks apart.

In-between and companion works

• Into the Hollow Dark (2023): A short story set between Hollowland and Hollowmen, following Max’s survival path.
• Into the Hollow Horde (2023): Another between-books short story, this one focused on Harlow inside the quarantine.
• Into the Hollow Years (2024): A later short piece included with current Hollows material and placed after Hollow Stars in the official bundle sequence.
• The Book of Mercy (2025): A companion novella about Mercy Loth and Honora, set in the wider Hollows world rather than as the next numbered novel.
• The Hollows: A Hollowland Graphic Novel (2014): A graphic adaptation that goes back to the beginning of the outbreak and is best treated as optional.
• The Hollows Collection: The First Two Years (2024): A bundle containing the first three novels and first three short stories, useful for convenience rather than as a separate place in the sequence.

Recommended order: Read the numbered novels in order. Add the in-between stories where indicated if you want the fullest version of the series.

Standalones and separate fantasy lines

Standalones

• Freeks (2017): Set around Gideon Davorin’s traveling sideshow, this is a standalone with carnival atmosphere, paranormal gifts, and a strong “everyone has a secret” setup.
• Bestow the Darkness (2021): Hocking’s first adult novel, mixing slow-burn romance with gothic horror in 1890s Michigan.

Seven Fallen Hearts

1. Virtue (2021): A fairy-tale fantasy in which Lux’s mission to pursue a princess turns into a conflict among love, magic, and larger moral forces.
2. Tristitia (2022): The magical world of Cormundie grows more unstable as the saga continues into wider chaos.
3. A Hungry Heart (2024): A shorter Seven Fallen Hearts novelette set after the royal wedding, sending Gula on a dragon-egg retrieval mission.

Muses of Wespen

1. Muse (2025): Set in a magickal kingdom, this opens a newer fantasy line centered on Isadore Dellamousa, performance, ambition, and forbidden connection.
2. Magik (forthcoming, no date confirmed on the official site page): Listed on Hocking’s site, but without a confirmed release date, so it should be treated as announced rather than scheduled.

Recommended reading orders

Best order for most new readers

1. Switched
2. Torn
3. Ascend
4. Frostfire
5. Ice Kissed
6. Crystal Kingdom
7. The Lost City
8. The Morning Flower
9. The Ever After

That gives you Hocking’s clearest long-form fantasy path and preserves the connected-world progression.

Best order if you want only completed paranormal YA

1. Wake
2. Lullaby
3. Tidal
4. Elegy
5. Between the Blade and the Heart
6. From the Earth to the Shadows

That route stays inside completed arcs and avoids entering the still-expanding indie lines.

Best order if you want horror first

1. Hollowland
2. Hollowmen
3. Hollow Stars
4. Hollow Child
5. Hollow Valley

Use the short stories only as extras between the novels.

Latest release status

Hocking’s official site lists Hollow Valley as the current newest release, dated November 13, 2025. It also shows Muse in the newer Muses of Wespen line and lists Magik, but without a confirmed release date on the site page, while her biography notes she is working on more Hollows books and that trilogy.

Final recommendation

If you only want one starting point, make it Switched. If you want one self-contained series after that, go straight through Trylle, then decide whether you want to stay in the connected troll world with Kanin and Omte, or switch genres entirely with Watersong or The Hollows.