Allie Beckstrom
#5323.98 in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 13 books Status Complete 2008–2023 Reading commitment High Devon Monk Last reviewed 2026-11-04
Overview
Devon Monk's Allie Beckstrom novels, first published by Roc in 2008, are set in a version of Portland, Oregon where using magic costs the user something, such as migraines, lost memories or aching muscles, and spellcasters pay by pushing that cost onto other people. Allie Beckstrom is a Hound who traces illegal spells back to their casters. She is drawn into the secret Authority and into a fight over her late father's plans with Zayvion Jones. Nine books follow Allie. The Broken Magic spin-off, starting with Hell Bent in 2013, follows Shame Flynn and Terric Conley and ends with Dirty Work in 2023, which the publisher describes as the final book.
Urban fantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (13 works) counts toward ranking
Allie Beckstrom Devon Monk
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Magic to the Bone | 2008 | 1 | core | 3.66 (13,454 ratings) |
 | Magic in the Blood; Mass market paperback released 5 May 2009 per the bookscouter listing. | 2009 | 2 | core | 3.97 (7,732 ratings) |
 | Magic in the Shadows; Mass market paperback released 3 November 2009 per the bookscouter listing. | 2009 | 3 | core | 4.04 (6,999 ratings) |
 | Magic on the Storm; Mass market paperback released 4 May 2010 per the bookscouter listing. | 2010 | 4 | core | 4.06 (6,469 ratings) |
 | Magic at the Gate; Published by Roc in November 2010. | 2010 | 5 | core | 4.07 (5,555 ratings) |
 | Magic on the Hunt | 2011 | 6 | core | 4.10 (5,761 ratings) |
 | Magic on the Line | 2011 | 7 | core | 4.15 (4,598 ratings) |
 | Magic Without Mercy | 2012 | 8 | core | 4.16 (4,250 ratings) |
 | Magic for a Price | 2012 | 9 | core | 4.23 (3,288 ratings) |
Nine urban fantasy novels about Allie Beckstrom, a Hound who traces illegal spells in magical Portland.
Broken Magic Devon Monk
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hell Bent; Mass market paperback released 5 November 2013 per the bookscouter listing. | 2013 | 1 | core | 3.95 (1,589 ratings) |
 | Stone Cold; Mass market paperback released 1 April 2014 per the bookscouter listing. | 2014 | 2 | core | 4.05 (1,106 ratings) |
 | Back Lash; The listed ISBN is the Odd House Press edition (August 2023); the book was first published in 2015. | 2015 | 3 | core | 4.11 (407 ratings) |
 | Dirty Work; Published by Odd House Press on 24 August 2023. | 2023 | 4 | core | 4.34 (153 ratings) |
Four spin-off novels about Shame Flynn and Terric Conley, two Breakers who wield Death and Life magic, set after the events of the Allie Beckstrom books.
Quick answers
- How many books are in Allie Beckstrom? Allie Beckstrom's Core Canon is 13 books.
- What is the reading order for Allie Beckstrom? Publication order, starting with Magic to the Bone. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
- Is Allie Beckstrom finished? Complete (2008–2023).
- How much reading does Allie Beckstrom take? High reading commitment (estimated from 13 Core Canon books).
- How is Allie Beckstrom ranked? #532 in this site's official ranking, based on 61,361 reader ratings across 13 Core Canon books. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #532?
Ranked #532 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 3.98 across 13 core books.
- A smaller readership (61,361 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Uneven reception: its books range from 3.66 to 4.34.
- 0.04 behind #531, Le Bâtard de Kosigan.
- Below the top-10 average of 4.46.
Why explore this universe?
Well rated · 13 books · Complete · 61k ratings · Ranks #532 overall
Good choice if you want a long-running urban fantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
Publication order (13 Core Canon books)
- Magic to the Bone (2008)
- Magic in the Blood (2009)
- Magic in the Shadows (2009)
- Magic at the Gate (2010)
- Magic on the Storm (2010)
- Magic on the Hunt (2011)
- Magic on the Line (2011)
- Magic Without Mercy (2012)
- Magic for a Price (2012)
- Hell Bent (2013)
- Stone Cold (2014)
- Back Lash (2015)
- Dirty Work (2023)
Documented internal/story order
- Magic to the Bone (2008)
- Hell Bent (2013)
- Magic in the Blood (2009)
- Stone Cold (2014)
- Magic in the Shadows (2009)
- Back Lash (2015)
- Magic on the Storm (2010)
- Dirty Work (2023)
- Magic at the Gate (2010)
- Magic on the Hunt (2011)
- Magic on the Line (2011)
- Magic Without Mercy (2012)
- Magic for a Price (2012)
Awards (verified)
- No awards found for this universe.
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.98 across 61,361 ratings on 13 Core Canon books. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Canon Extension: 20 universes from the candidate register; 2 candidates ruled out accepted 2026-11-04
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Wikipedia: Devon Monk Tier 2
- Author site: Allie Beckstrom series Tier 2
- Penguin Random House author page Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-11-04
Rule: Core Canon = the nine Allie Beckstrom novels (Magic to the Bone, 2008, to Magic for a Price, 2012) and the four Broken Magic novels set in the same world (Hell Bent, 2013, to Dirty Work, 2023); the short-story anthology Crime Spells is excluded.