Below is the complete list of Jennifer L. Armentrout’s Covenant books in order. For this series, the chronological reading order is the same as the order of publication.
Publication Order of Covenant Books
- Daimon (2011)
Daimon was published in 2011 and is listed as book #1 in the Covenant series. - Half-Blood (2011)
Published in 2011, Half-Blood is listed as book #2 in the Covenant series. - Pure (2012)
Pure is a 2012 release and appears as book #3 in the Covenant series. - Deity (2012)
In the Covenant series, Deity is book #4 and was published in 2012. - Elixir (2012)
Elixir was first published in 2012; within the Covenant series, it is listed as book #5. - Apollyon (2013)
Apollyon was published in 2013 and is listed as book #6 in the Covenant series. - Sentinel (2013)
Published in 2013, Sentinel is listed as book #7 in the Covenant series.
About Covenant
Jennifer L. Armentrout’s Covenant series is a young adult paranormal romance and fantasy sequence built around Greek mythology, forbidden love, academy training, political hierarchy, and a heroine whose life is shaped by powers she does not fully understand at first. The series begins with Half-Blood, with the prequel novella Daimon giving added context to Alex Andros’s return to the Covenant world. Across the main books, Armentrout develops a story of danger, identity, destiny, and rebellion inside a society divided sharply between pure-bloods and half-bloods.
Alexandria “Alex” Andros is the center of the series. She is a half-blood, born into a world where people like her are trained either to become Sentinels who hunt daimons or forced into servitude if they fail. That social structure gives the series much of its tension. The Covenant is not simply a magical school setting with lessons and danger; it is part of a larger system built on privilege, blood status, and strict rules about what half-bloods are allowed to become. Alex’s anger, impulsiveness, and refusal to submit quietly make her both compelling and constantly at risk.
The first major relationship thread involves Aiden St. Delphi, a pure-blood Sentinel who trains Alex after her return. Their connection is complicated from the beginning because relationships between pure-bloods and half-bloods are forbidden. Aiden represents discipline, control, and duty, while Alex is more reckless, emotional, and openly resistant to the limitations placed on her. Their romance develops under constant pressure, not only from external danger but from the laws and expectations of their world.
Seth, the Apollyon, adds another major layer to the series. His connection to Alex is tied to prophecy, power, and the larger mythology surrounding the gods and the Hematoi. Seth is charismatic, dangerous, and difficult to read, making him one of the most important forces in Alex’s development. His presence shifts the series beyond academy training and forbidden romance into a broader conflict about fate, control, and what happens when power is treated as destiny.
As the series continues through Pure, Deity, Apollyon, and Sentinel, the stakes grow from Alex’s personal survival to threats involving gods, daimons, war, and the future of the Covenant world itself. The books become darker and more expansive as Alex learns more about what she is, what others expect from her, and what she may have to sacrifice. The novella Elixir is also meaningful because it offers Aiden’s perspective during a tense point in the story, giving readers a closer look at his loyalty, fear, and emotional restraint.
The Covenant series works because Armentrout combines fast-paced paranormal action with strong romantic tension and a heroine whose flaws are part of her appeal. Alex is brave, funny, stubborn, and often careless, but her emotional intensity gives the story its drive. She wants freedom in a world designed to limit her, love in a society that forbids it, and control over a fate others keep trying to define for her.
The series also leads naturally into the Titan books, which continue the wider world through Seth’s story. Covenant remains Alex’s arc, though: a story about bloodlines, rebellion, forbidden love, divine interference, and a young woman learning that power means little unless she can decide for herself who she wants to be.