The Adrian X Isolde books must be read in chronological order, which coincides with their publication order, by following this sequence:⁠[4]

Order Cover Title First published Notes
1 Book cover of King of Battle and Blood. King of Battle and Blood 2021⁠[5] Introduces the marriage, kingdoms, magic, and central conflict.
2 Book cover of Queen of Myth and Monsters. Queen of Myth and Monsters 2022⁠[6] Continues from Isolde’s rule in Revekka and the magical threat.
Reading order of the Adrian X Isolde books.
Reading order of the Adrian X Isolde books.

1. King of Battle and Blood

Main bookRequired reading
Book cover of King of Battle and Blood.
Book cover of King of Battle and Blood.

King of Battle and Blood (2021)⁠[5] opens the series with Princess Isolde of Lara forced into marriage with Adrian, the vampire king of Revekka, as part of her kingdom’s surrender.⁠[2]

This book establishes the political tension between the human and vampire realms, Isolde’s uneasy place in Adrian’s court, and the magical conflict surrounding the crimson mist, Ravena, and Isolde’s connection to a past life.⁠[2]

2. Queen of Myth and Monsters

Main bookRequired reading
Book cover of Queen of Myth and Monsters.
Book cover of Queen of Myth and Monsters.

Queen of Myth and Monsters (2022)⁠[6] continues the story after Isolde becomes queen of Revekka and tries to understand her former life as Yesenia. This book builds on the first novel’s unresolved threats, including Ravena’s stolen grimoire, hostile magic, court instability, and the consequences of Isolde and Adrian’s bond.⁠[3]

It expands the conflict into plague, monstrous transformations, divine interference, and war over Lara.⁠[3]

References

  1. Books. Scarlett St. Clair.
  2. King of Battle and Blood. Bloom Books. ISBN: 9781728259642.
  3. Queen of Myth and Monsters. Bloom Books. ISBN: 9781728258416.
  4. King of Battle and Blood. Scarlett St. Claire.
  5. King of Battle and Blood. Bloom Books.
  6. Queen of Myth and Monsters. Bloom Books.