Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
#4703.88 of 664 ranked universes · full ranking
Books 1 book Status Complete 2025 Reading commitment Low V.E. Schwab Last reviewed 2026-08-20
Overview
A standalone 2025 dark-fantasy novel by V.E. Schwab, following three women turned into vampires across three centuries (1532, 1827, and 2019) whose stories converge. The author has confirmed it shares its setting with her earlier The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, without sharing named characters or plot.
Dark fantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (1 work) counts toward ranking
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil (2025) core · 3.88 (226,100 ratings); Standalone novel; no sequel announced.
Quick answers
- How many books are in Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil? Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil's Core Canon is 1 book.
- Is Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil finished? Complete (2025).
- How much reading does Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil take? Low reading commitment (estimated from 1 Core Canon book).
- How is Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil ranked? #470 of 664 ranked universes on this site, based on 226,100 reader ratings across 1 Core Canon book. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #470?
Ranked #470 of 664 ranked universes.
- Average reader rating of 3.88 across 1 core book.
- Backed by 226k reader ratings.
- Less than 0.01 behind #469, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.45.
- A single standalone novel: ranked on that one book alone.
Why explore this universe?
Rated · 1 book · Complete · 226k ratings · Ranks #470 overall
Good choice if you want a quick, low-commitment dark fantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
A single Core Canon work: no sequencing question to resolve.
Awards (verified)
- No awards found for this universe.
Related universes
- Same setting, different era The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: Confirmed by the author to take place in the same world as The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, a different story with no shared named characters.
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Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.88 across 226,100 ratings on 1 Core Canon book. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil (V.E. Schwab) admitted as a standalone novel accepted 2026-08-20
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Encyclopedic overview: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil Tier 2
- Publisher listing: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil Tier 1
Related universes: see the Related universes section above.
Last reviewed: 2026-08-20
Rule: Registered as a single-work universe, the same category this project already uses for a complete, independently-sold standalone novel. Its publisher classifies it as dark fantasy, not horror. Linked to The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue as a same-setting, different-era relationship rather than merged into that entry, matching this project's existing treatment of Guy Gavriel Kay's Ysabel alongside The Fionavar Tapestry.