Maria Alexander Reading Order

17 books (2002–2020)

Maria Alexander edited 16 fantasy and horror anthologies between 2002 and 2020, now complete. The series should be read in publication order beginning with Biting Midnight and concluding with the final volume in 2020. Each anthology collects original stories from various authors exploring themes of darkness, supernatural elements, and genre-bending narratives within horror and fantasy traditions.

Start with Biting Midnight, the first of 16 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Biting Midnight 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Songs from Dead Singers... and Other Eulogies 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Blood Surrender 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	In the Arms of Words: Poems for Disaster Relief 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Lost on the Darkside: Voices From The Edge of Horror 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Dark Delicacies II: Fear 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Sins of the Sirens 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Mutation Nation: Tales of Genetic Mishaps, Monsters, and Madness 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Night Terrors II 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Blood Rites 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Halloween Tales 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Nightmare Magazine 25: October 2014. Women Destroy Horror! Special Issue 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Gothic Blue Book V: The Cursed Edition 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Beauty of Death 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Tales from The Lake Vol. 4 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	In League with Sherlock Holmes 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2016–2020)

Maria Alexander's Bloodline of Yule trilogy is a complete fantasy-horror series consisting of three books published between 2016 and 2020. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Snowed, followed by Snowbound, and concluding with Snowblind. This interconnected narrative spans the author's exploration of dark fantasy and horror themes across its trilogy arc.

Start with Snowed and read in order.

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1	Snowed 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Snowbound 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Snowblind 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2011–2011)

42 books (2003–2015)

The Smart Pop series is a collection of 38 essay anthologies exploring popular television shows, films, books, and cultural phenomena, published between 2003 and 2015. Each volume features contributions from multiple authors analyzing different aspects of its subject matter, ranging from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel to The Matrix, Stargate, and The Golden Compass. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Seven Seasons of Buffy. These books appeal to fans seeking critical analysis and behind-the-scenes insights into beloved entertainment properties.

Start with Seven Seasons of Buffy(By: Scott Westerfeld,Charlaine Harris,Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,Kevin Andrew Murphy,Christie Golden,Sherrilyn Kenyon,Nancy Holder,Lawrence Watt-Evans,David Brin,Jacqueline Lichtenberg,Jean Lorrah,Laura Resnick,Sarah Zettel,Nancy Kilpatrick,Michelle West,Glenn Yeffeth,Margaret L. Carter,Peg Aloi,Marguerite Krause,Jennifer Crusie,Carla Montgomery), the first of 38 books in the Smart Pop series.

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1	Seven Seasons of Buffy(By: Scott Westerfeld,Charlaine Harris,Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,Kevin Andrew Murphy,Christie Golden,Sherrilyn Kenyon,Nancy Holder,Lawrence Watt-Evans,David Brin,Jacqueline Lichtenberg,Jean Lorrah,Laura Resnick,Sarah Zettel,Nancy Kilpatrick,Michelle West,Glenn Yeffeth,Margaret L. Carter,Peg Aloi,Marguerite Krause,Jennifer Crusie,Carla Montgomery) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Taking the Red Pill(By: Glenn Yeffeth) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Five Seasons of Angel(By: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,Peter S. Beagle,Laura Anne Gilman,Sherrilyn Kenyon,Nancy Holder,Jacqueline Lichtenberg,Jean Lorrah,Josepha Sherman,Laura Resnick,Candace Havens,Glenn Yeffeth,Michelle Sagara,Steven Harper,Amy Berner,Marguerite Krause,Abbie Bernstein,Jennifer Crusie,Don DeBrandt,K. Stoddard Hayes,Joy Davidson,Don Kerns) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Stepping through the Stargate(By: P.N. Elrod,Roxanne Conrad) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	What Would Sipowicz Do? Race, Rights and Redemption in NYPD Blue(By: Glenn Yeffeth,Shanna Caughey) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Alias Assumed(By: Tracy S. Morris) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Farscape Forever! Sex, Drugs and Killer Muppets(By: Glenn Yeffeth) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Finding Serenity(By: Robert Brian Taylor) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Flirting With Pride And Prejudice(By: Glenn Yeffeth,Jennifer Crusie) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	King Kong Is Back! An Unauthorized Look at One Humongous Ape!(By: David Brin) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Navigating the Golden Compass(By: Glenn Yeffeth) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Revisiting Narnia(By: Shanna Caughey) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Anthology at the End of the Universe 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The War of the Worlds(By: Connie Willis,Mercedes Lackey,H.G. Wells,Mike Resnick,Stephen Baxter,Lawrence Watt-Evans) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Totally Charmed(By: Maggie Shayne,Rebecca York,Jody Lynn Nye,Evelyn Vaughn,Tanya Huff,Vera Nazarian,Jennifer Crusie) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Beauty(By: Glenn Yeffeth) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Boarding the Enterprise(By: Robert J. Sawyer,David Gerrold) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Getting Lost(By: Orson Scott Card) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Investigating CSI(By: Leah Wilson,Donn Cortez) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	So Say We All(By: Peter B. Lloyd,Richard Hatch) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	The Battle for Azeroth(By: Jody Lynn Nye,Justina Robson,Doranna Durgin,Bill Fawcett,Mel White,James John Bell,James M. Ward,Scott Cuthbertson,Nancy Berman,Jerry Jackson,Chris McCubbin,Maressa Hecht Orzack,Nancy Durgin) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	The Man from Krypton(By: Glenn Yeffeth) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	The Unauthorized X-Men(By: Leah Wilson,Len Wein) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	This Is Chick-Lit(By: Lauren Baratz-Logsted) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Welcome to Wisteria Lane(By: Leah Wilson) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Coffee at Luke's(By: Leah Wilson,Jennifer Crusie) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Grey's Anatomy 101(By: Leah Wilson) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Halo Effect(By: Glenn Yeffeth,Jennifer Thomason) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	House Unauthorized(By: Leah Wilson) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Jack Bauer for President(By: Leah Wilson,Richard Miniter) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Neptune Noir(By: Rob Thomas) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Perfectly Plum(By: Leah Wilson) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Serenity Found(By: Orson Scott Card,Jacob Clifton,Michael Marano,Jane Espenson,Natalie Haynes,Nathan Fillion) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Webslinger(By: Leah Wilson,Gerry Conway) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Batman Unauthorized(By: Leah Wilson) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Batman Unauthorized(By: Leah Wilson,Alan J. Porter) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Secrets of the Dragon Riders(By: James A. Owen) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	In the Hunt(By: Leah Wilson) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	James Bond in the 21st Century(By: Leah Wilson,Glenn Yeffeth) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	A Taste of True Blood(By: Leah Wilson) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	Ardeur(By: Laurell K. Hamilton) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	You Do Not Talk About Fight Club(By: Chuck Palahniuk,Read Mercer Schuchardt) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2012–2025)

Maria Alexander's fantasy horror novels should be read in publication order, beginning with By the Pricking. The series consists of three books published between 2012 and 2025, with new installments continuing to release. Though marketed as standalone novels, reading them in the sequence they were published provides the intended experience of Alexander's dark fantasy world.

Start with By the Pricking and read in order.

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1	By the Pricking 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Mr. Wicker 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Brimstone & Blades 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible