Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter vs Darkover series
Two fantasy series side by side, straight from the catalog data: Darkover series is the longer series (43 books vs 28 books); Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter is the more recent one, starting in 1988. There's no wrong answer — pick the shape that fits your reading appetite, and Shelfmark will keep your place in either (no account needed).
| Statistic | Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter | Darkover series |
|---|---|---|
| Author | Laurell K. Hamilton | Mercedes Lackey |
| Books | 28 | 43 |
| Published | 1988–2021 | 1961–2016 |
| Books per year | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Start with | Guilty Pleasures (1993) | The Door Through Space (1961) |
| Reading order | Full Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter order → | Full Darkover series order → |
Numbers come from the Shelfmark catalog (Wikidata + Open Library). "Books per year" is catalogued books divided by the publication span — a rough cadence, not a quality score.