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Hollows — by Kim Harrison
Hollows Series in Order: 30 books
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The Turn: The Hollows Begins with Death
Book - 0.5
#1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison returns to her beloved Hollows series with The Turn, the official prequel to the series that will introduce you to a whole new side of Rachel Morgan's world as they've never seen it before! Can sci...
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Undead in the Garden of Good and Evil
Book - 0.75
She thought her date was out of this world. Actually, he was not of this world . . . We've all been on bad dates, nightmare dates, dreadful experiences that turned out to be uniquely memorable in the very worst way. But at least our partners for...
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Dead Witch Walking
Book - 1
All the creatures of the night gather in "the Hollows" of Cincinnati, to hide, to prowl, to party ... and to feed. Vampires rule the darkness in a predator-eat-predator world rife with dangers beyond imagining -- and it's Rachel Morgan's job to ke...
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The Good, the Bad, and the Undead
Book - 2
It's a tough life for witch Rachel Morgan, sexy, independent bounty hunter, prowling the darkest shadows of downtown Cincinnati for criminal creatures of the night. She can handle the leather-clad vamps and even tangle with a cunning demon or two....
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Every Which Way But Dead
Book - 3
There's no witch in Cincinnati tougher, sexier, or more screwed up than bounty hunter Rachel Morgan, who's already put her love life and her soul in dire jeopardy through her determined efforts to bring criminal night creatures to justice. Between...
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A Fistful of Charms
Book - 4
The evil night things that prowl Cincinnati despise witch and bounty hunter Rachel Morgan. Her new reputation for the dark arts is turning human and undead heads alike with the intent to possess, bed, and kill her -- not necessarily in that order. ...
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Dirty Magic
Book - 4.5
Beyond the boundaries of the everyday is an unseen realm where anything you imagine is possible. Your demon lover is waiting for you in the shadows, ready to fulfill your secret wishes and most dangerous fantasies. Here passion has a face and form bo...
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For a Few Demons More
Book - 5
Despite dating one vampire and living with another, Rachel Morgan has always managed to stay just ahead of trouble . . . until now. A fiendish serial killer stalks the Hollows, claiming victims across society, and the resulting terror ignites a v...
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Two Ghosts for Sister Rachel
Book - 5.5
This holiday, spend quality time with family and loved ones--living and dead . . . There's no place like home for the horrordays--unless you'd prefer a romantic midnight walk through a ghost-infested graveyard . . . or a haunted house candlelight...
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The Outlaw Demon Wails
Book - 6
To save the lives of her friends, Rachel did the unthinkable: she willingly trafficked in forbidden demon magic. And now her sins are coming home to haunt her. As Rachel searches for the truth behind a terrifying murder, an even greater menace th...
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The Bespelled
Book - 6.5
A Ceri / Al Short Story Al is one of my more favorite characters in the Hollows. I never expected him to be anything other than the Big-Bad-Ugly -- fun to hate, but nothing more. It was a surprise when Rachel began to understand him, and even more...
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White Witch, Black Curse
Book - 7
Some wounds take time to heal . . . and some scars never fade. Rachel Morgan, kick-ass witch and bounty hunter, has taken her fair share of hits, and has broken lines she swore she would never cross. But when her lover was murdered, it left a dee...
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Ley Line Drifter
in UnboundBook - 7.5
Not all hunters are bound by human laws . . . Revisiting the paranormal realms they've made famous in their wildly popular fiction, New York Times bestselling authors Kim Harrison, Jeaniene Frost, Vicki Pettersson, and Jocelynn Drake -- plus New Y...
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Black Magic Sanction
Book - 8
Rachel Morgan has fought and hunted vampires, werewolves, banshees, demons, and other supernatural dangers as both witch and bounty hunter -- and lived to tell the tale. But she's never faced off against her own kind ... until now. Denounced a...
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Pale Demon
Book - 9
Condemned and shunned for black magic, Rachel Morgan has three days to get to the annual witches' conference and clear her name, or be trapped in the demonic ever-after . . . forever after. But a witch, an elf, a living vampire, and a pixy in one ...
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A Perfect Blood
Book - 10
Ritually murdered corpses are appearing across Cincinnati, terrifying amalgams of human and other. Pulled in to help investigate by the I.S. and the FIB, former witch turned day-walking demon Rachel Morgan soon realizes a horrifying truth: a human ha...
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Trouble on Reserve
Book - 10.5
A routine protection gig for business tycoon Trent Kalamack quickly goes wrong when runner Rachel Morgan discovers she is the assassin's target. New, never published Hollows short with Trent and Rachel working together. The timing of the story...
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Ever After
Book - 11
The ever-after, the demonic realm that parallels our own, is shrinking, and if it disappears, so does all magic. It's up to witch-turned-daywalking-demon Rachel Morgan to fix the ever-after before the fragile balance between magic users and humans fa...
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The Undead Pool
Book - 12
Witch and day-walking demon Rachel Morgan has managed to save the demonic ever-after from shrinking, but at a high cost. Now, strange magic is attacking Cincinnati and the Hollows, causing spells to backfire or go horribly wrong, and the truce betwee...
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The Witch with No Name
Book - 13
It's Rachel Morgan's ultimate adventure ... and anything can happen in this final book in the New York Times bestselling Hollows series. Rachel Morgan has come a long way from her early days as an inexperienced bounty hunter. She's faced vampires ...
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Sudden Backtrack
Book - 13.5
#1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison returns to the ever-after one last time in this never-before-published short story!The origins of the elf and demon war have been shrouded -- until now. Told from a demon's point of view, join Al as...
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American Demon
Book - 14
RACHEL MORGAN IS BACK--AND THE HOLLOWS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME. What happens after you've saved the world? Well, if you're Rachel Mariana Morgan, witch-born demon, you quickly discover that something might have gone just a little bit wrong....
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Million Dollar Demon
Book - 15
To save the city, Rachel Morgan will need to show some teeth in the next Hollows novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison.The new master vampire of Cincinnati has arrived . . . and she wants Rachel Morgan out. No matter where Rach...
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Trouble with the Cursed
Book - 16
Rachel Morgan must keep her friends close -- and her enemies closer -- in the next Hollows novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison.Rachel Morgan, witch-born demon, has one unspoken rule: take chances, but pay for them yourself. W...
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Demons of Good and Evil
Book - 17
Rachel Morgan will learn that the price of loyalty is blood in the next Hollows novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison.Rachel Morgan, witch-born demon, suspected that protecting the paranormal citizens of Cincinnati as the demon...
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Demon's Bluff
Book - 18
Rachel Morgan must go on a deadly journey -- into the past -- in the next thrilling Hollows novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.What's a witch to do when the coven of moral and ethical standards demands she untwist a curse -- but an ess...
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The Hollows Insider
New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison has won legions of fans with her sexy supernatural novels featuring bounty-hunting witch Rachel Morgan. And now comes a unique look inside her beloved Hollows series that no fan should miss. . . . The Ho...
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Into the Woods: Tales from the Hollows and Beyond
Enter the Woods...If You Dare For centuries, the woods have been a pivotal part of the wonder and danger of fairy tales, for once you enter anything can happen. Elves, druids, fairies - who knows what you will find once you dare step into the fore...
Series Premise
The series is set in an alternate present where, after the 1960s "Turn"—a bio-engineered tomato plague that decimated humanity—supernatural species (witches, vampires, werewolves, pixies, demons, elves, and more) emerged from hiding and integrated into society. Humans are now a minority, and Cincinnati (divided by the Ohio River, with the supernatural side called "The Hollows") is a hotspot for tension, crime, and magic.
The core premise follows Rachel Morgan, a powerful earth witch and former Inderlander Security (I.S.) "runner" (bounty hunter). In Dead Witch Walking, Rachel quits the corrupt I.S. agency after a job gone wrong, cashes in leprechaun wishes for independence, and forms Vampiric Charms, a freelance runner service with partners Ivy Tamwood (living vampire) and Jenks (pixy). Early books focus on Rachel evading a death bounty from the I.S., breaking demon curses, and taking high-risk jobs involving black magic, vampires, werewolves, and other threats.
As the series progresses, Rachel discovers her true heritage (witch-born demon), masters ley-line and demon magic (despite her ambivalence), and becomes entangled in larger conflicts: demon politics, ancient curses, elven conspiracies, and existential threats to the supernatural world. The overarching plot evolves from personal survival and freelance gigs to epic battles for power, redemption, and the fate of the Inderlander/human balance. Recurring motifs include the cost of power, moral gray areas (Rachel uses dark magic when necessary), found family, and the tension between human and supernatural societies.
Hollows Series Characters
Rachel Morgan is the protagonist: a powerful witch (later revealed as witch-born demon) with red hair, green eyes, and a stubborn streak. Bounty hunter, curse-breaker, and reluctant hero, she's brave, impulsive, and deeply loyal, struggling with her growing dark magic and past trauma.
Ivy Tamwood is Rachel's living vampire partner: elegant, tall, pale, bisexual, and haunted by her vampiric nature. Skilled fighter and strategist, she shares a complex, devoted bond with Rachel (often interpreted as romantic tension).
Jenks is the pixy: small, winged, foul-mouthed, and fiercely protective. With his wife Matalina and large family, he's comic relief, scout, and moral compass.
Supporting cast includes:
- Trent Kalamack (elf, businessman, sometimes ally/enemy/love interest): Charismatic, powerful, with hidden depths.
- Algaliarept (demon): Sarcastic, manipulative, Rachel's demon familiar/teacher.
- Bis (gargoyle), Newt (demon), Ceri (elf), and others who add political intrigue and alliances.
Setting of the Hollows Series
The primary setting is Cincinnati, Ohio, in an alternate present where the Ohio River divides human and Inderlander territories (the supernatural side is "The Hollows"). The city blends modern urban life with magical elements: ley lines crisscross the landscape, demons live in the ever-after (a hellish parallel dimension), vampires claim territories, pixies guard gardens, and werewolves run packs.
Key locations include:
- Rachel's church (a converted sanctuary home for her, Ivy, and Jenks).
- The Hollows (vibrant, dangerous supernatural neighborhoods).
- Cincinnati's streets, universities, underground markets, and suburbs.
- The ever-after (demonic realm of red skies, floating islands, and ley-line energy).
The world feels lived-in: post-Turn society with Inderlander laws, black-market magic, and interspecies tensions. Cincinnati's real geography (bridges, river, hills) grounds the fantasy, while magical elements (ley lines, spells, curses) add wonder and danger.
Tone & Themes of the Hollows Series
The tone is gritty, witty, and emotionally layered—urban fantasy noir with sharp humor, steamy tension, and high-stakes action. Harrison delivers fast-paced plots, clever twists, and visceral fights, balanced by Rachel's sarcastic first-person narration, snarky banter, and relatable internal struggles.
Violence is graphic but purposeful (demonic battles, vampire attacks, magical explosions), exploring trauma, addiction (to power or blood), and ethical dilemmas. Humor shines through Rachel's dry wit, Jenks' irreverence, and absurd situations amid chaos. The mood shifts from comedic early books to darker, more introspective later entries, with themes of identity, forgiveness, and the seductive danger of power. It's sexy (romantic entanglements with vampires, demons, elves) without being explicit erotica, empowering yet vulnerable—Rachel is flawed, fierce, and fiercely loyal. The series appeals to readers who enjoy character-driven fantasy with bite.
Kim Harrison's Hollows series endures as a defining urban fantasy epic, spanning 18 novels of magic, mayhem, and moral complexity in a vividly reimagined Cincinnati. Through Rachel Morgan's sarcastic, resilient journey—from fugitive runner to demon-touched powerhouse—the books blend thrilling action, sharp humor, steamy tension, and profound character growth. With its rich world of witches, vampires, pixies, and demons, the saga explores power's cost, found family, and redemption amid high-stakes supernatural politics. Whether battling curses in the ever-after or navigating alliances in the Hollows, Harrison delivers addictive storytelling that balances gritty danger with emotional heart. For fans of urban fantasy with bite, the series remains a must-read—groovy, dangerous, and utterly captivating. Rachel Morgan's world is one you won't want to leave.
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