Devil's Isle
#8783.87 adjusted 3.87 for sample size in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 4 books Status Complete 2015–2019 Reading commitment Medium Chloe Neill Last reviewed 2026-11-06
Overview
Devil's Isle is an urban fantasy series by Chloe Neill, published in four books from 2015 to 2019. It is set in New Orleans seven years after the Veil between humanity and the supernatural was torn open. Paranormal people are confined to a walled community that humans call the District and its residents call Devil's Isle. The story follows Claire Connolly, a human Sensitive with untrained magic, and Liam Quinn, who distrusts magic users. The books are The Veil (2015), The Sight (2016), The Hunt (2017) and The Beyond (2019). The series is separate from the author's Chicagoland Vampires books.
Urban fantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (4 works) counts toward ranking
Devil's Isle Chloe Neill
| Cover | Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Veil; Published 29 July 2015 | 2015 | 1 | core | 3.71 (6,010 ratings) |
 | The Sight | 2016 | 2 | core | 4.02 (3,170 ratings) |
 | The Hunt; Published 25 September 2017 | 2017 | 3 | core | 4.00 (2,295 ratings) |
 | The Beyond | 2019 | 4 | core | 3.97 (1,411 ratings) |
Four urban fantasy novels set in a walled paranormal district of post-Veil New Orleans.
Quick answers
- How many books are in Devil's Isle? Devil's Isle's Core Canon is 4 books.
- What is the reading order for Devil's Isle? Publication order, starting with The Veil. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
- Is Devil's Isle finished? Complete (2015–2019).
- How much reading does Devil's Isle take? Medium reading commitment (estimated from 4 Core Canon books).
- How is Devil's Isle ranked? #878 in this site's official ranking, based on 12,886 reader ratings across 4 Core Canon books. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #878?
Ranked #878 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 3.87 across 4 core books.
- A smaller readership (12,886 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Less than 0.01 behind #877, Aunt Tigress (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.46.
Why explore this universe?
Rated · 4 books · Complete · 13k ratings · Ranks #878 overall
Good choice if you want a moderate-length urban fantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
Publication order (4 Core Canon books)
- The Veil (2015)
- The Sight (2016)
- The Hunt (2017)
- The Beyond (2019)
Documented internal/story chronology is recorded for every Core Canon book here, and matches publication order exactly, with no divergence to show separately.
Awards (verified)
- No awards found for this universe.
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.87 across 12,886 ratings on 4 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: 14 universes from the candidate register (Devil's Isle to El dimoni abans de nosaltres); 3 candidates ruled out accepted 2026-11-06
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Wikipedia — Chloe Neill Tier 2
- Rising Shadow: The Veil Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-11-06
Rule: Core Canon = The Veil (2015), The Sight (2016), The Hunt (2017), The Beyond (2019).