Order of L.J. Smith Books
Lisa Jane Smith is an American novelist of horror, sci-fi, fantasy and romance for young adults. The common theme of her novels is a battle of darkness against the light. Her series include The Vampire Diaries, the Night World series, Secret Circle series, Forbidden Game series, Dark Visions series and Wild World series. She took a decade-long hiatus as an author during the first ten years of the 2000s.
L.J. Smith became a published author in 1987 with The Night of the Solstice. Below is a list of L.J. Smith’s books in order of when they were originally released (and in chronological order):
Publication Order of Dark Visions Books
The Strange Power | (1994) | |
The Possessed | (1995) | |
The Passion | (1995) |
Publication Order of Forbidden Game Books
The Hunter | (1994) | |
The Chase | (1994) | |
The Kill | (1994) |
Publication Order of Night World Books
Secret Vampire / Night World | (1996) | |
Daughters of Darkness | (1996) | |
Spellbinder | (1996) | |
Dark Angel | (1996) | |
The Chosen | (1997) | |
Soulmate | (1997) | |
Huntress | (1997) | |
Black Dawn | (1997) | |
Witchlight | (1998) | |
Strange Fate | (2012) |
Publication Order of The Secret Circle Books
The Initiation | (1992) | |
The Captive | (1992) | |
The Power | (1992) | |
The Divide | (2012) | |
The Hunt | (2012) | |
The Temptation | (2013) |
Publication Order of Wildworld Books
The Night of the Solstice | (1987) | |
Heart of Valor | (1990) |
Publication Order of The Vampire Diaries Books
The Awakening | (1991) | |
The Struggle | (1991) | |
The Fury | (1991) | |
Dark Reunion | (1991) |
Publication Order of The Vampire Diaries: The Return Books
Nightfall | (2009) | |
Shadow Souls | (2010) | |
Midnight | (2011) |
Publication Order of The Vampire Diaries: The Salvation Books
Unseen | (2013) | |
Unspoken | (2013) | |
Unmasked | (2014) |
Publication Order of The Vampire Diaries: Stefan’s Diaries Books
(with Julie Plec)
Origins | (2010) | |
Bloodlust | (2011) | |
The Craving | (2011) | |
The Ripper | (2011) | |
The Asylum | (2012) | |
The Compelled | (2012) |
Publication Order of The Vampire Diaries: The Hunters Books
Phantom | (2011) | |
Moonsong | (2011) | |
Destiny Rising | (2012) |
Publication Order of Point Horror Books
Avalanche | (1979) | |
The Cheerleader / Deadly Offer | (1985) | |
Blind Date | (1986) | |
Twisted | (1987) | |
The Nightmare Man | (1988) | |
The Lifeguard | (1988) | |
Beach House | (1989) | |
Party Line | (1989) | |
Prom Dress | (1989) | |
The Baby-Sitter | (1989) | |
My Secret Admirer | (1989) | |
April Fools | (1990) | |
Funhouse | (1990) | |
Beach Party | (1990) | |
The Boyfriend | (1990) | |
The Foggiest | (1990) | |
The Baby-Sitter II | (1991) | |
The Snowman | (1991) | |
The Accident | (1991) | |
Sister Dearest | (1991) | |
The Girlfriend | (1991) | |
Freeze Tag | (1992) | |
The Window | (1992) | |
Fatal Secrets | (1992) | |
The Perfume | (1992) | |
The Invitation | (1992) | |
Mirror, Mirror | (1992) | |
The Fever | (1992) | |
Hit And Run | (1992) | |
The Train | (1992) | |
The Ripper | (1992) | |
The Cemetery | (1992) | |
The Waitress | (1992) | |
Halloween Night | (1993) | |
Dream Date | (1993) | |
The Baby-Sitter 3 | (1993) | |
The Dead Girlfriend | (1993) | |
The Hitchhiker | (1993) | |
The Phantom | (1993) | |
The Stranger | (1993) | |
The Yearbook | (1994) | |
Twins | (1994) | |
The Hunter | (1994) | |
Silent Witness | (1994) | |
Call Waiting | (1994) | |
The Watcher | (1994) | |
Halloween Night II | (1994) | |
The Chase | (1994) | |
The Diary / Let Me Tell You how I Died | (1994) | |
I Saw You That Night! | (1994) | |
The Kill | (1994) | |
The Witness | (1994) | |
Driver’s Dead | (1994) | |
Camp Fear | (1994) | |
Night School | (1995) | |
The Babysitter IV | (1995) | |
The Boy Next Door | (1995) | |
The Body | (1995) | |
The Mummy | (1995) | |
The Surfer | (1995) | |
Hide and Seek | (1995) | |
Blood Curse | (1995) | |
The Claw | (1995) | |
Amnesia | (1995) | |
Spring Break | (1996) | |
The Stalker | (1996) | |
Prom Date | (1996) | |
The Bride | (1996) | |
Sweet Sixteen | (1996) | |
Double Date | (1996) | |
Second Sight | (1996) | |
Homecoming Queen | (1997) | |
Mysterious Christmas Tales | (1999) | |
X-Isle | (2003) | |
Demon | (2003) | |
The Dark 2 | (2004) | |
Return to X-Isle | (2004) | |
Defriended | (2013) | |
Identity Theft | (2013) | |
Wickedpedia | (2014) | |
The Dark: v. 1 | (2020) | |
| The Point Horror Series may be missing books or out of order because every online source for these lists these books in a different order and varies on the books included. In no other listing are the books numbered. Compilations and Short Story Collections are listed at the bottom.Point Horror Unleashed & Mutant Point Horror & Nightmare Hall are spinoffs of this series | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
St. Louis Noir | (2016) |
Notes: Spellbinder is also known as Enchantress. The Vampire Hunters sub-series The Hunters and Stefan’s Diaries series are purportedly written by ghostwriters. The Vampire Hunters: Salvation is written by Aubrey Clark based on the work on L.J. Smith.