Guild Hunter

#934.24 in the official ranking · full ranking

Books 18 books Status Complete 2009–2026 Reading commitment High Nalini Singh Last reviewed 2026-11-01

Overview

Guild Hunter is a paranormal romance and urban fantasy series by New Zealand author Nalini Singh, published by Berkley starting with Angels' Blood in 2009. In the series, archangels rule the world, and vampires serve them under contract. The Guild trains human hunters to track vampires who break those contracts. Elena Deveraux, a Guild hunter in New York, is hired by the Archangel Raphael and later becomes an angel and his consort. The novels follow Elena and Raphael across the series while several books turn to other members of Raphael's inner circle, the Seven, and to other archangels, each with a new central couple. The series runs to 18 novels, ending with Archangel's Eternity in 2026, which the publisher calls the conclusion of the series.

Urban fantasy, Romantasy · For Adult

Core Canon: Reading Order (18 works) counts toward ranking

Guild Hunter Nalini Singh

	Work	Year	Internal chron.	Canon	Rating
	Angels' Blood	2009	1	core	4.06 (99,607 ratings)
	Archangel's Kiss	2010	2	core	4.19 (61,835 ratings)
	Archangel's Consort	2011	3	core	4.21 (46,087 ratings)
	Archangel's Blade	2011	4	core	4.24 (35,590 ratings)
	Archangel's Storm	2012	5	core	4.26 (29,395 ratings)
	Archangel's Legion	2013	6	core	4.39 (27,765 ratings)
	Archangel's Shadows	2014	7	core	4.30 (21,733 ratings)
	Archangel's Enigma	2015	8	core	4.41 (20,077 ratings)
	Archangel's Heart	2016	9	core	4.40 (18,140 ratings)
	Archangel's Viper	2017	10	core	4.25 (15,721 ratings)
	Archangel's Prophecy	2018	11	core	4.30 (14,258 ratings)
	Archangel's War	2019	12	core	4.48 (13,981 ratings)
	Archangel's Sun	2020	13	core	4.40 (11,168 ratings)
	Archangel's Light	2021	14	core	4.28 (9,989 ratings)
	Archangel's Resurrection	2022	15	core	4.14 (7,149 ratings)
	Archangel's Lineage	2024	16	core	4.37 (6,748 ratings)
	Archangel's Ascension	2025	17	core	4.37 (4,638 ratings)
	Archangel's Eternity	2026	18	core	4.56 (3,682 ratings)

Eighteen novels about the Guild hunter Elena Deveraux and the Archangel Raphael, set in a world ruled by archangels, with later books following other members of their circle.

Quick answers

• How many books are in Guild Hunter? Guild Hunter's Core Canon is 18 books.
• What is the reading order for Guild Hunter? Publication order, starting with Angels' Blood. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
• Is Guild Hunter finished? Complete (2009–2026).
• How much reading does Guild Hunter take? High reading commitment (estimated from 18 Core Canon books).
• How is Guild Hunter ranked? #93 in this site's official ranking, based on 447,563 reader ratings across 18 Core Canon books. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.

Why is it ranked #93?

Ranked #93 in the official ranking.

• Average reader rating of 4.24 across 18 core books.
• Backed by 448k reader ratings.
• Uneven reception: its books range from 4.06 to 4.56.
• Less than 0.01 behind #92, The Sisters Grimm (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
• Below the top-10 average of 4.46.

How the ranking works →

Why explore this universe?

Top-tier rated · 18 books · Complete · 448k ratings · Ranks #93 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 (18 Core Canon books)

1. Angels' Blood (2009)
2. Archangel's Kiss (2010)
3. Archangel's Blade (2011)
4. Archangel's Consort (2011)
5. Archangel's Storm (2012)
6. Archangel's Legion (2013)
7. Archangel's Shadows (2014)
8. Archangel's Enigma (2015)
9. Archangel's Heart (2016)
10. Archangel's Viper (2017)
11. Archangel's Prophecy (2018)
12. Archangel's War (2019)
13. Archangel's Sun (2020)
14. Archangel's Light (2021)
15. Archangel's Resurrection (2022)
16. Archangel's Lineage (2024)
17. Archangel's Ascension (2025)
18. Archangel's Eternity (2026)

Documented internal/story order

1. Angels' Blood (2009)
2. Archangel's Kiss (2010)
3. Archangel's Consort (2011)
4. Archangel's Blade (2011)
5. Archangel's Storm (2012)
6. Archangel's Legion (2013)
7. Archangel's Shadows (2014)
8. Archangel's Enigma (2015)
9. Archangel's Heart (2016)
10. Archangel's Viper (2017)
11. Archangel's Prophecy (2018)
12. Archangel's War (2019)
13. Archangel's Sun (2020)
14. Archangel's Light (2021)
15. Archangel's Resurrection (2022)
16. Archangel's Lineage (2024)
17. Archangel's Ascension (2025)
18. Archangel's Eternity (2026)

Awards (verified)

• No awards found for this universe.

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Official resources

• Publisher series page
• Author profile (Wikipedia)

Research details

Ranking metrics: weighted average 4.24 across 447,563 ratings on 18 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: The Novels of Charles Williams, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, The Deer and the Cauldron, Legendele Țării lui Vam, Guild Hunter, The Heroic Legend of Arslan and Labyrinths of Echo; open ratings filled accepted 2026-11-01

Sources: (see source tier definitions)

• Penguin Random House series page Tier 2
• Wikipedia: Nalini Singh (author) Tier 2
• Penguin Random House: Archangel's Eternity Tier 2

Last reviewed: 2026-11-01

Rule: Core Canon = the 18 full-length Guild Hunter novels from Angels' Blood (2009) to Archangel's Eternity (2026); novellas, short stories, anthology contributions and collections are excluded, and the separate Psy-Changeling world is not part of this universe.

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