Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | House of the Rising Sun | 2014 | Kristen Painter | Buy |
| 2 | City of Eternal Night | 2014 | Kristen Painter | Buy |
| 3 | Garden of Dreams and Desires | 2015 | Kristen Painter | Buy |
Crescent City is Kristen Painter’s dark urban fantasy trilogy, set in a magical version of New Orleans. Starting with House of the Rising Sun in 2014, the series imagines the city as a place where fae creatures, witches, and other supernatural beings operate alongside humans, hidden behind a veil of secrecy and power.
The three books follow characters navigating the dangerous intersections of mortal and supernatural New Orleans. City of Eternal Night and Garden of Dreams and Desires continue the story with escalating stakes and expanding world-building. The series has a darker, grittier tone than Painter’s later Nocturne Falls work, leaning more into urban fantasy action than cozy mystery.