Kitty Norville
#7753.90 in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 14 books Status Complete 2005–2015 Reading commitment High Carrie Vaughn Last reviewed 2026-10-30
Overview
Carrie Vaughn's Kitty Norville series runs to fourteen novels, from Kitty and the Midnight Hour (2005) to Kitty Saves the World (2015). Kitty is a werewolf who hosts a late-night radio call-in show in Denver, taking questions from vampires, werewolves and other supernatural listeners in a world where most people do not know such beings exist. Over the books she becomes a public figure, leads a werewolf pack, and gets drawn into vampire politics and a long-running plot by the ancient vampire Roman. Recurring characters include her husband Ben, the hunter Cormac and the vampire Rick. Low Midnight (2014) centres on Cormac. Tor published the last novel in 2015 and called it the final book of the series.
Urban fantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (14 works) counts toward ranking
Kitty Norville Carrie Vaughn
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kitty and the Midnight Hour | 2005 | 1 | core | 3.69 (34,121 ratings) |
 | Kitty Goes to Washington | 2006 | 2 | core | 3.88 (21,255 ratings) |
 | Kitty Takes a Holiday | 2007 | 3 | core | 3.91 (18,734 ratings) |
 | Kitty and the Silver Bullet | 2008 | 4 | core | 3.99 (18,731 ratings) |
 | Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand | 2009 | 5 | core | 3.90 (12,248 ratings) |
 | Kitty Raises Hell | 2009 | 6 | core | 4.01 (12,350 ratings) |
 | Kitty's House of Horrors | 2010 | 7 | core | 4.06 (12,750 ratings) |
 | Kitty Goes to War | 2010 | 8 | core | 4.01 (9,818 ratings) |
 | Kitty's Big Trouble | 2011 | 9 | core | 3.91 (7,013 ratings) |
 | Kitty Steals the Show | 2012 | 10 | core | 3.98 (6,708 ratings) |
 | Kitty Rocks the House | 2013 | 11 | core | 3.93 (5,160 ratings) |
 | Kitty in the Underworld | 2013 | 12 | core | 3.75 (4,227 ratings) |
 | Low Midnight; Centred on Cormac Bennett; numbered thirteenth in the series. | 2014 | 13 | core | 3.86 (3,130 ratings) |
 | Kitty Saves the World | 2015 | 14 | core | 4.16 (3,136 ratings) |
A werewolf radio host in Denver deals with vampire politics, pack rivalries and a long-running plot by the ancient vampire Roman.
Quick answers
- How many books are in Kitty Norville? Kitty Norville's Core Canon is 14 books.
- What is the reading order for Kitty Norville? Publication order, starting with Kitty and the Midnight Hour. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
- Is Kitty Norville finished? Complete (2005–2015).
- How much reading does Kitty Norville take? High reading commitment (estimated from 14 Core Canon books).
- How is Kitty Norville ranked? #775 in this site's official ranking, based on 169,381 reader ratings across 14 Core Canon books. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #775?
Ranked #775 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 3.90 across 14 core books.
- Backed by 169k reader ratings.
- Uneven reception: its books range from 3.69 to 4.16.
- Less than 0.01 behind #774, The Raven and Eagle (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.46.
Why explore this universe?
Rated · 14 books · Complete · 169k ratings · Ranks #775 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 (14 Core Canon books)
- Kitty and the Midnight Hour (2005)
- Kitty Goes to Washington (2006)
- Kitty Takes a Holiday (2007)
- Kitty and the Silver Bullet (2008)
- Kitty Raises Hell (2009)
- Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand (2009)
- Kitty Goes to War (2010)
- Kitty's House of Horrors (2010)
- Kitty's Big Trouble (2011)
- Kitty Steals the Show (2012)
- Kitty Rocks the House (2013)
- Kitty in the Underworld (2013)
- Low Midnight (2014)
- Kitty Saves the World (2015)
Documented internal/story order
- Kitty and the Midnight Hour (2005)
- Kitty Goes to Washington (2006)
- Kitty Takes a Holiday (2007)
- Kitty and the Silver Bullet (2008)
- Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand (2009)
- Kitty Raises Hell (2009)
- Kitty's House of Horrors (2010)
- Kitty Goes to War (2010)
- Kitty's Big Trouble (2011)
- Kitty Steals the Show (2012)
- Kitty Rocks the House (2013)
- Kitty in the Underworld (2013)
- Low Midnight (2014)
- Kitty Saves the World (2015)
Awards (verified)
- Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award (Best First Mystery), 2005: won: Kitty and the Midnight Hour
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.90 across 169,381 ratings on 14 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: Night Huntress, Kitty Norville, Das Geheimnis von Askir, Die uralte Metropole, Le Bâtard de Kosigan, Erdwelt, L'ultimo elfo and Fireborn accepted 2026-10-30
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Wikipedia: Kitty Norville Tier 2
- Wikipedia: Carrie Vaughn Tier 2
- SF Encyclopedia: Carrie Vaughn Tier 2
- Rising Shadow: Kitty Norville Tier 2
- TV Tropes: Kitty Norville Tier 2
- Tor Publishing Group Tier 2
- Series listing with ratings Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-10-30
Rule: Core Canon = the fourteen Kitty Norville novels from Kitty and the Midnight Hour (2005) to Kitty Saves the World (2015); excludes the short story collections (Kitty's Greatest Hits, The Immortal Conquistador, Kitty's Mix-Tape), the novella Long Time Waiting, omnibus editions and anthology stories.