Connor Grey
#10513.78 adjusted 3.79 for sample size in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 8 books Status Complete 2007–2012 Reading commitment High Mark Del Franco Last reviewed 2026-11-05
Overview
Mark Del Franco, an American author, wrote the Connor Grey novels from 2007 to 2012. They are set in Boston about a century after the Convergence, when Faerie merged with the modern world and fey, trolls and elves live alongside humans. Connor Grey is a druid and former Guild investigator whose magic was crippled and who now consults on strange cases for the Boston police. The Laura Blackstone series, two novels from 2009 and 2010, follows a fey intelligence agent in Washington, D.C., in the same Convergent World. The Connor Grey series ends with the sixth novel, Undone Deeds.
Urban fantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (8 works) counts toward ranking
Connor Grey Mark Del Franco
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Unshapely Things | 2007 | 1 | core | 3.62 (4,916 ratings) |
 | Unquiet Dreams | 2008 | 2 | core | 3.85 (2,855 ratings) |
 | Unfallen Dead; The ISBN is the product code shown for the book on a bibliography page and passes the ISBN checksum. | 2009 | 3 | core | 3.93 (2,522 ratings) |
 | Unperfect Souls | 2010 | 4 | core | 3.91 (2,190 ratings) |
 | Uncertain Allies | 2011 | 5 | core | 3.93 (1,670 ratings) |
 | Undone Deeds; The ISBN given is 1-937007-25-1; the same catalog record also gives 9781937007256. | 2012 | 6 | core | 3.79 (1,301 ratings) |
Druid Connor Grey consults for the Boston police in a city where Faerie has merged with the human world.
Laura Blackstone Mark Del Franco
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Skin Deep | 2009 | 1 | core | 3.56 (1,668 ratings) |
 | Face Off; The ISBN is the product code shown for the book on a bibliography page and passes the ISBN checksum. | 2010 | 2 | core | 3.73 (674 ratings) |
Fey intelligence agent Laura Blackstone works under several identities in Washington, D.C., in the same Convergent World.
Quick answers
- How many books are in Connor Grey? Connor Grey's Core Canon is 8 books.
- What is the reading order for Connor Grey? Publication order, starting with Unshapely Things. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
- Is Connor Grey finished? Complete (2007–2012).
- How much reading does Connor Grey take? High reading commitment (estimated from 8 Core Canon books).
- How is Connor Grey ranked? #1051 in this site's official ranking, based on 17,796 reader ratings across 8 Core Canon books. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #1051?
Ranked #1051 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 3.78 across 8 core books.
- A smaller readership (17,796 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Less than 0.01 behind #1050, The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.46.
Why explore this universe?
Rated · 8 books · Complete · 18k ratings · Ranks #1051 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 (8 Core Canon books)
- Unshapely Things (2007)
- Unquiet Dreams (2008)
- Skin Deep (2009)
- Unfallen Dead (2009)
- Face Off (2010)
- Unperfect Souls (2010)
- Uncertain Allies (2011)
- Undone Deeds (2012)
Documented internal/story order
- Unshapely Things (2007)
- Skin Deep (2009)
- Unquiet Dreams (2008)
- Face Off (2010)
- Unfallen Dead (2009)
- Unperfect Souls (2010)
- Uncertain Allies (2011)
- Undone Deeds (2012)
Awards (verified)
- No awards found for this universe.
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.78 across 17,796 ratings on 8 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: 22 universes from the candidate register; Cursed Bunny ruled out; open synopses for Anna Strong, Allie Beckstrom and Alex Craft accepted 2026-11-05
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Book Series in Order: Mark Del Franco Tier 2
- Urban Fantasy Wiki: Laura Blackstone series Tier 2
- Klishis (Mark Del Franco) Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-11-05
Rule: Core Canon = the six Connor Grey novels (Unshapely Things, 2007, to Undone Deeds, 2012) and the two Laura Blackstone novels (Skin Deep, 2009, and Face Off, 2010), all set in the Convergent World; the author's standalone novels are excluded.