Below is the complete list of Jennifer L. Armentrout’s Blood and Ash books in order. For this series, the chronological reading order is the same as the order of publication.
Publication Order of Blood and Ash Books
- From Blood and Ash (2020)
From Blood and Ash was published in 2020 and is listed as book #1 in the Blood and Ash series. - A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire (2020)
Published in 2020, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire is listed as book #2 in the Blood and Ash series. - The Crown of Gilded Bones (2021)
The Crown of Gilded Bones is a 2021 release and appears as book #3 in the Blood and Ash series. - The War of Two Queens (2022)
In the Blood and Ash series, The War of Two Queens is book #4 and was published in 2022. - Cupcakes and Kisses (2022)
Cupcakes and Kisses was first published in 2022; within the Blood and Ash series, it is listed as book #5. - A Soul of Ash and Blood (2023)
A Soul of Ash and Blood was published in 2023 and is listed as book #6 in the Blood and Ash series. - The Primal of Blood and Bone (2025)
Published in 2025, The Primal of Blood and Bone is listed as book #7 in the Blood and Ash series.
Publication Order of Blood and Ash/Flesh and Fire Companion Books
- Visions of Flesh and Blood (2024)
Visions of Flesh and Blood was published in 2024 and is listed as book #1 in the Blood and Ash/Flesh and Fire Companion series.
About Blood and Ash
Jennifer L. Armentrout’s Blood and Ash series is a romantasy saga built around Poppy Balfour, a young woman raised as the Maiden in the kingdom of Solis, and the dangerous truths that begin to unravel once she questions the life chosen for her. The series begins with From Blood and Ash and grows from a confined, secretive court world into a much larger conflict involving Atlantia, the Ascended, gods, Primals, bloodlines, prophecy, and the hidden history behind everything Poppy has been taught to believe.
Poppy is the emotional center of the series. At the beginning, her life is defined by restriction. As the Maiden, she is veiled, isolated, watched, and treated as a sacred figure more than a person with choices of her own. That makes her early development especially important. She is not simply discovering romance or rebellion; she is learning that obedience has been used to control what she knows about herself, her body, her kingdom, and the people labeled as enemies.
Hawke Flynn, later revealed as Casteel Da’Neer, is the character who forces much of that hidden world into view. His relationship with Poppy begins inside secrecy, tension, attraction, and betrayal, but it becomes one of the major forces driving the series. Armentrout uses their bond to explore trust after deception, love under political pressure, and the difficulty of separating personal feeling from kingdom-level consequences. Casteel is not only a romantic lead; he is tied to Atlantia, to old wounds, and to a history that directly challenges Solis’s official version of truth.
As the books continue through titles such as A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire, The Crown of Gilded Bones, and The War of Two Queens, the scope widens dramatically. What starts as Poppy’s personal awakening becomes a struggle over thrones, peoples, divine power, and the lies that have shaped entire societies. The Ascended and the Craven are not merely background threats; they represent a system of control, fear, and exploitation that Poppy must come to understand before she can fully oppose it.
Kieran Contou is also central to the series’ growth. His loyalty, bond with Casteel, and evolving connection with Poppy add emotional and political complexity to the story. The relationships in Blood and Ash are not isolated from the worldbuilding. Bonds, blood, magic, duty, and trust all carry consequences, and the series increasingly ties private devotion to larger questions of power and survival.
The later books, including A Soul of Ash and Blood and The Primal of Blood and Bone, deepen the mythological side of the story while revisiting key emotional turning points. The companion Flesh and Fire series is closely connected to Blood and Ash, especially through the history of the gods and Primals, but Blood and Ash remains Poppy and Casteel’s central arc. Readers who follow both connected series get a fuller understanding of the world’s older conflicts and how the past continues to shape the present.
Blood and Ash is best understood as a romantasy series about awakening: personal, political, romantic, and divine. Its appeal lies in the mix of forbidden truths, high-stakes romance, shifting loyalties, gods and monsters, and a heroine who begins as a symbol controlled by others before becoming a force no kingdom can easily contain.