This page organizes Carissa Broadbent books in publication order, alongside series reading paths and related works.
Quick Index
Author: Carissa Broadbent
Scope: the two current core series on Carissa Broadbent’s official site, The War of Lost Hearts and The Crowns of Nyaxia, plus named upcoming Nyaxia installments. Earlier Valtain books do not appear on the current official site bibliography, so they are noted separately rather than folded into the main master list.
Best starting points
- Publication entry: Daughter of No Worlds (2020)
- Vampire fantasy entry: The Serpent and the Wings of Night (2022)
- Epic fantasy entry: Daughter of No Worlds (The War of Lost Hearts #1, 2020)
- Newest published entry: The Fallen and the Kiss of Dusk (2025)
Does order matter?
- Yes for The War of Lost Hearts
- Yes for the main numbered books in The Crowns of Nyaxia
- Helpful but optional for Six Scorched Roses
- Optional but timeline-linked for Slaying the Vampire Conqueror, which the official reading order places alongside The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King
Not to be confused with
- Six Scorched Roses is an optional novella, not the second main Nyaxia novel.
- Slaying the Vampire Conqueror is an optional full-length novel in the Nyaxia world, not Book 3 of the main sequence.
- The Lion and the Deathless Dark is the fifth main Crowns of Nyaxia book and the start of the Bloodborn Duet, not the end of the Shadowborn arc.
Reading Paths
1. Publication order
This path tracks the currently featured official catalogue in release sequence.
- Daughter of No Worlds (The War of Lost Hearts #1, novel, 2020)
- Children of Fallen Gods (The War of Lost Hearts #2, novel, 2021)
- Ashen Son (The War of Lost Hearts, prequel novella, 2022)
- Mother of Death and Dawn (The War of Lost Hearts #3, novel, 2022)
- The Serpent and the Wings of Night (The Crowns of Nyaxia #1, novel, 2022)
- Six Scorched Roses (The Crowns of Nyaxia, novella, 2023)
- The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King (The Crowns of Nyaxia #2, novel, 2023)
- Slaying the Vampire Conqueror (The Crowns of Nyaxia, optional novel, 2023)
- The Songbird and the Heart of Stone (The Crowns of Nyaxia #3, novel, 2024)
- The Fallen and the Kiss of Dusk (The Crowns of Nyaxia #4, novel, 2025)
- The Lion and the Deathless Dark (The Crowns of Nyaxia #5, novel, 2026)
2. Chronological order
A single cross-series internal chronology is not published on the official site. For this author, chronology works best inside each sequence.
The War of Lost Hearts
- Ashen Son
- Daughter of No Worlds
- Children of Fallen Gods
- Mother of Death and Dawn
The Crowns of Nyaxia
- The Serpent and the Wings of Night
- Six Scorched Roses
- The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King
- Slaying the Vampire Conqueror
- The Songbird and the Heart of Stone
- The Fallen and the Kiss of Dusk
- The Lion and the Deathless Dark
3. Beginner path
This route samples Broadbent’s two main lanes without requiring every side entry first.
- Daughter of No Worlds
- The Serpent and the Wings of Night
- The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King
- The Songbird and the Heart of Stone
- Six Scorched Roses
4. Completionist path
Read The War of Lost Hearts in its official series order, then move through The Crowns of Nyaxia using the official reading order, including the optional novella and optional novel in the placements shown on the site. After that, add the earlier Valtain books separately if you want Broadbent’s older backlist.
Publication Order Master List
The War of Lost Hearts
- Daughter of No Worlds
- Series: The War of Lost Hearts #1
- Format: Novel
- Year: 2020
- Notes: Starting point for the completed trilogy
- Children of Fallen Gods
- Series: The War of Lost Hearts #2
- Format: Novel
- Year: 2021
- Notes: Read after Daughter of No Worlds
- Ashen Son
- Series: The War of Lost Hearts
- Format: Prequel novella
- Year: 2022
- Notes: Official site identifies it as Max’s prequel novella
- Mother of Death and Dawn
- Series: The War of Lost Hearts #3
- Format: Novel
- Year: 2022
- Notes: Third and final book in the trilogy
The Crowns of Nyaxia
- The Serpent and the Wings of Night
- Series: The Crowns of Nyaxia #1
- Format: Novel
- Year: 2022
- Notes: First main Nyaxia novel and first book in the Nightborn Duet
- Six Scorched Roses
- Series: The Crowns of Nyaxia
- Format: Novella
- Year: 2023
- Notes: Optional novella placed between Books 1 and 2 on the official reading order page
- The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King
- Series: The Crowns of Nyaxia #2
- Format: Novel
- Year: 2023
- Notes: Second main Nyaxia novel and end of the Nightborn Duet
- Slaying the Vampire Conqueror
- Series: The Crowns of Nyaxia
- Format: Optional novel
- Year: 2023
- Notes: Standalone full-length Nyaxia novel placed around the same time as The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King
- The Songbird and the Heart of Stone
- Series: The Crowns of Nyaxia #3
- Format: Novel
- Year: 2024
- Notes: Third main Nyaxia novel and first book in the Shadowborn Duet
- The Fallen and the Kiss of Dusk
- Series: The Crowns of Nyaxia #4
- Format: Novel
- Year: 2025
- Notes: Fourth main Nyaxia novel and close of the Shadowborn Duet
- The Lion and the Deathless Dark
- Series: The Crowns of Nyaxia #5
- Format: Novel
- Year: 2026
- Notes: Fifth main Nyaxia novel and first book in the Bloodborn Duet
Related Works and Where They Fit
These items are useful for backlist tracking, but they sit outside the current official-site core bibliography.
- A Palace Fractured
- Format: Novel
- Placement: Earlier backlist title, read separately from the current official-site series
- Notes: First book in the older Valtain Preludes sequence listed by third-party bibliography sources
- A Crown in Shadows
- Format: Novel
- Placement: After A Palace Fractured
- Notes: Second Valtain Preludes novel
- Shrouds of Silver
- Format: Novel
- Placement: Separate earlier backlist title
- Notes: Listed as Valtain Testaments #1 by third-party bibliography sources
- Fierce Hearts
- Format: Anthology contribution
- Placement: Optional, outside the main author reading order
- Notes: Multi-author charity collection that includes work by Carissa Broadbent
- Book 6 of The Crowns of Nyaxia
- Format: Forthcoming novel
- Placement: After The Lion and the Deathless Dark
- Notes: Official reading order page identifies it as the final book in the Bloodborn Duet, though the title is not yet named there
Dependencies & Notes
- The War of Lost Hearts is complete and should be read in numbered order, with Ashen Son treated as prequel material.
- The official Crowns of Nyaxia reading order places Six Scorched Roses between Books 1 and 2 and describes it as optional.
- The same page treats Slaying the Vampire Conqueror as an optional full-length novel that takes place roughly alongside The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King and feeds into later main-series continuity.
- The Songbird and the Heart of Stone is labeled Book 3 in Crowns of Nyaxia, The Fallen and the Kiss of Dusk is Book 4, and The Lion and the Deathless Dark is Book 5 and the beginning of the Bloodborn Duet.
- The current official site presents six main Nyaxia books in total: the completed Nightborn Duet, the Shadowborn Duet, and the Bloodborn Duet.
- The Valtain titles are not listed on Broadbent’s current official bibliography pages, so they are kept here as separate related works rather than merged into the core master list.
FAQs
What is the best order to read Carissa Broadbent books?
For the current official catalogue, publication order is the cleanest full-author path. For series-only reading, use the official order shown for The War of Lost Hearts and The Crowns of Nyaxia.
Do I need to read Six Scorched Roses?
No. The official site marks it as optional, but it introduces characters who matter in The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King.
Is Slaying the Vampire Conqueror part of Crowns of Nyaxia?
Yes. The official reading order includes it as an optional full-length Nyaxia novel that sits around the time of The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King.
Which Carissa Broadbent series is complete?
The War of Lost Hearts is complete. The Crowns of Nyaxia is still in progress, with Book 5 named and Book 6 still unnamed on the official reading order page.
What is Carissa Broadbent’s newest book?
The newest published book currently presented on the official site is The Fallen and the Kiss of Dusk from 2025. The next announced release is The Lion and the Deathless Dark on August 4, 2026.
Change Log
- Last checked: April 18, 2026
- What changed: aligned the page to Carissa Broadbent’s current official reading-order pages; treated Six Scorched Roses and Slaying the Vampire Conqueror as optional Nyaxia placements; included The Lion and the Deathless Dark as the next named main-series release; kept the older Valtain books in a separate related-works note because they are not listed on the current official site
- Most recent known release included: The Fallen and the Kiss of Dusk (2025)