The Dark Ones 
The Dark Ones
Rachel Van Dyken
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
Book 1
Series · 6 on our shelf
The Dark Ones Saga series in orderRachel Van Dyken · reading order, spice & warnings
The The Dark Ones Saga series by Rachel Van Dyken has 6 main books, plus 2 novellas or bonus stories. Here is the The Dark Ones Saga reading order with first publication years. 6 of them are on our shelf, each with spice, darkness and trigger warnings.
The Dark Ones Saga reading order
- Book 0.5 · prequel Dark Origins not on our shelf yet
- Book 1 The Dark Ones · 2015
- Book 2 Untouchable Darkness · 2015 not on our shelf yet
- Book 3 Dark Surrender · 2016
- Book 4 Darkest Temptation · 2017
- Book 5 Darkest Sinner · 2019
- Book 6 Darkest Power
- Book 6.5 · novella Darkest Need: A Dark Ones Novella
Order, numbering and years checked against the Goodreads The Dark Ones Saga series page on 9 October 2026. Novellas are marked; books we have not shelved yet are listed without a link.
The Dark Ones Saga books on our shelf
- Dark Surrender
Dark Surrender
Rachel Van Dyken
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
Book 3
- Darkest temptation
Darkest temptation
Rachel Van Dyken
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
Book 4
- Darkest Sinner
Darkest Sinner
Rachel Van Dyken
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
Book 5
- Darkest Power
Darkest Power
Rachel Van Dyken
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
Book 6
- Darkest Need
Darkest Need
Rachel Van Dyken
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
Book 6.5 · novella
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Questions readers actually ask
What order should I read the The Dark Ones Saga series in?
Read them in series order: 0.5. Dark Origins (novella); 1. The Dark Ones; 2. Untouchable Darkness; 3. Dark Surrender; 4. Darkest Temptation; 5. Darkest Sinner; 6. Darkest Power; 6.5. Darkest Need: A Dark Ones Novella (novella). Start with The Dark Ones. The novellas are optional extras you can read after the main books around them.
How many books are in the The Dark Ones Saga series?
The The Dark Ones Saga series by Rachel Van Dyken has 6 main books, plus 2 novellas or bonus stories.
Where should I start the The Dark Ones Saga series?
Start with The Dark Ones (2015). It is book 1 of 6.
Who writes the The Dark Ones Saga series?
Rachel Van Dyken. Spice, darkness and trigger warnings for each book on our shelf are on its own page.