Carnival of Bones Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Carnival of Bones |
2021 |
Buy |
| Carousel of Souls |
2023 |
Buy |
Dearly Departed Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Diabolic |
2021 |
Buy |
| Depraved |
2025 |
Buy |
Heat Duet Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Heat |
2024 |
Buy |
| Hunt |
2024 |
Buy |
Hell’s Apocalypse Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Feral Skies |
2021 |
Buy |
| Dead Tides |
2022 |
Buy |
| Hell’s Apocalypse Duet |
2024 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Chasing Valentine |
2021 |
Buy |
| A Midnight Hollow Christmas |
2021 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Dead End |
2020 |
Buy |
| Throne of Crimson |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Fall / Damned |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Lost & The Wicked |
2022 |
Buy |
| Ashes to Ashes: Dust to Freaking Dust |
2022 |
Buy |
| House of Monsters |
2022 |
Buy |
| Boys of Summer |
2023 |
Buy |
| Caged Fae |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Old Gods |
2024 |
Buy |
| Midnight Hollow |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Sword & The Stone |
2024 |
Buy |
| Folklore |
2025 |
Buy |
| Blood on the Styx |
2025 |
Buy |
The Darkverse Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Noc City |
2020 |
Buy |
| Diabolic |
2022 |
N/A |
| Blood Moon |
2021 |
Buy |
| Hybrid Theory |
2021 |
Buy |
| Sol City |
2022 |
Buy |
| Bitter End |
2023 |
Buy |
The ShadowBane#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Source |
2022 |
Buy |
The Starless Duology#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Starless |
2026 |
Buy |
The Undesirables Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Shadow and Wrath |
2024 |
Buy |
| Wrath and Ruin |
2025 |
Buy |
| Ruin and Rot |
2026 |
Buy |
Penn Cassidy has put out 35 books since 2020, which is a remarkable pace for an author working in dark fantasy, paranormal romance, and horror-tinged fiction. The Darkverse series, starting with Noc City (2020), is one of the larger entries in the catalog with six books that build out a shared urban fantasy world. The Carnival of Bones duology and the Hell’s Apocalypse trilogy offer shorter dips into similar territory, while the Heat Duet and the Dearly Departed series pair horror with romance.
A big chunk of Cassidy’s work comes in the form of standalones. Titles like Throne of Crimson (2021), House of Monsters (2022), and The Old Gods (2024) show a willingness to try different corners of dark fiction without committing to a long series. More recent releases include The Undesirables trilogy, which kicked off with Shadow and Wrath in 2024, and The Starless Duology, set to begin with Starless in 2026. Readers who enjoy supernatural settings, morally gray characters, and stories that lean into the darker side of fantasy will find a lot to work through here.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Penn Cassidy written?
Penn Cassidy has written 35 books across ten series.
What was Penn Cassidy's first book?
Penn Cassidy’s first book is Dead End, published in 2020.
What genres does Penn Cassidy write in?
Penn Cassidy writes novellas, and short stories. Their best-known work includes the Carnival of Bones series.