Drew Hayes

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  • Bibliography:
    40 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 1996
  • Latest Book:
    June 2025
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Full Series List in Order

5-Minute Sherlock

1 - The Case of the Damaged Detective (Feb-2020)
2 - The Case of the Haunted Haunted House (Sep-2021)

Fred, the Vampire Accountant

1 - The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant (Aug-2014)
2 - Undeath & Taxes (Aug-2015)
3 - Bloody Acquisitions (Sep-2016)
4 - The Fangs of Freelance (Aug-2017)
5 - Deadly Assessments (Aug-2018)
6 - Undeading Bells (Mar-2020)
7 - Out of House and Home (Aug-2021)
8 - Posthumous Education (Jun-2023)

Poison Elves

8 - Rogues (Jul-2002)
The Mulehide Years (2001)

Villains' Code

1 - Forging Hephaestus (Feb-2017)
2 - Bones of the Past (Dec-2020)
3 - Chilling Reflections (Jun-2025)

Book List in Order: 40 titles

  • Poison Elves, Volume One: Requiem for an Elf

    Enter a dark, gothic land of elvin assassins, mythic demons and dangerous women. In the world of Amrahlynn, magic is a constant and science has yet to gain a foothold on civilization. Roaming through this hazardous land is a misanthropic elf named Lu...

  • Desert of the Third Sin

    This third volume following the adventures of Lusiphur in Amrahlynn, our hero deals with the aftermath of the three wishes granted him by the djinni Anhikiahl. First, the 17th War Duke from the Elvin Highlands hunts down Lusiphur to retrieve Cinlach,...

  • Poison Elves, Volume Four: Patrons

    This fourth volume wraps up the first stage in the history of Lusiphur, wherein he and his new associate, Jace, save a damsel in distress from a giant Dark Troll living on the outskirts of the Cambridge Mountains. The only problem is, a Dark Trolls b...

  • Poison Elves, Volume Five: Sanctuary

    Presenting the first trade paperback collecting the Sirius issues of POISON ELVES! Collecting a whopping 12 ISSUES in one single volume, this massive trade paperback spans the entire story arc that begins with the rogue elf Lusiphurs initiation into ...

  • Guild War

    This giant trade paperback collects the infamous Guild War of Mandratha, up to and including the end of Lusiphur’s only happy relationship with fellow assassin Cassandra (that’s issues 13 through 25 for those of you keeping track). In these 280 p...

  • The Mulehide Years

    Poison Elves

    From 1991 to 1995, Drew Hayes self-published an independent comic called first I, LUSIPHUR, then POISON ELVES. THE MULEHIDE YEARS contains all 200 issues of Drew's seminal work, the origin story of an antihero named Lusiphur. In a surprisingly progre...

  • Poison Elves, Volume 7: Salvation

    His lover dead, the Elvin rogue Lusiphur sets out for vengeance! To his horror, he discovers the identity of the person most responsible for her death: his old friend and companion-at-arms, Jace. Fulfilling his very personal mission just got a lot mo...

  • Poison Elves: The Mulehide Years

    POISON ELVES: THE MULEHIDE YEARS compiles Volumes One through Four of the original POISON ELVES trade paperback series into one gigantic collection!

    From 1991 to 1995, Drew Hayes self-published an independent comic called both "I, Lusiphur" and "P...

  • Poison Elves: Lusiphur and Lirilith

    Lusiphur is a young elf whose persona has been forged by life on the mean streets of Port Sarnwog. Then he meets Lirilith, a prep school debutante who's looking for more out of life than her upper-crust lifestyle can provide her. Together, they find ...



  • Rogues

    Poison Elves - 8

    Having escaped elite police and spurned criminals, the renegade duo Lusiphur and Jace head into the wilderness, headlong into trouble! First, they encounter the albino mercenary Cleah, a woman on the hunt for Elvin ears. Next, they wander into a secl...

  • Poison Elves, Volume 5: Sanctuary

    Tired of his retirement, the criminal Lusiphur joins Sanctuary, the infamous assassin guild. There, he finds vast wealth, a safe haven, even the gorgeous assassin Cassy to romance. the charmed life never lasts long, though, and forces conspire to wip...

  • Poison Elves, Volume 6: Guild War

  • Poison Elves, Volume 9: Baptism by Fire

    For years, the Elvin rogue named Lusiphur roamed the wilderness of Amrahly'nn, driven by ambition, greed, and murderous tendencies...until a fabled artifact of enormous importance falls into his hands. Determined to return the Elvin Fire to its right...

  • Poison Elves, Volume 10: Dark Wars 1

    Having escaped elite police and spurned criminals, the renegade duo Lusiphur and Jace head into the wilderness, haedlong into trouble! First, they encounter the albino mercenary Cleah, a woman on the hunt for Elvin ears. Next, they wander into a secl...

  • Poison Elves Ventures, Volume 2: Amrahlynn

    Amrahlynn is the world of Poison Elves, where Tolkien-fantasy meets Goth-sensibility in a continuing struggle between the races of man, elf, troll and pixie. This volume is a collection of character solo stories by Davidsen and Bordner, bound togethe...

  • Poison Elves, Volume 11: Dark Wars 2: Alliances

  • Super Powereds: Year 1

    Knowledge is power. That would be the motto of Lander University, had it not been snatched up and used to death by others long before the school was founded. For while Lander offers a full range of courses to nearly all students, it also offers a sma...

  • Npcs

    What happens when the haggling is done and the shops are closed? When the quest has been given, the steeds saddled, and the adventurers are off to their next encounter? They keep the world running, the food cooked, and the horses shoed, yet what adve...

  • The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant

    Fred, the Vampire Accountant - 1

    Some people are born boring. Some live boring. Some even die boring. Fred managed to do all three, and when he woke up as a vampire, he did so as a boring one. Timid, socially awkward, and plagued by self-esteem issues, Fred has never been the advent...



  • Super Powereds: Year 2

    Despite having their secret revealed, the residents of Melbrook Hall return to Lander University for another year in the Hero Certification Program. Good thing the focus of this year is teamwork, because with their origins known they’ll have to lea...

  • Super Powereds: Year 3

    Junior year has come for the remaining students of Melbrook Hall, and it promises to be the most difficult one yet. With one of their own gone and another under serious investigation, none of the former Powereds knows how many days remain for them in...

  • Undeath & Taxes

    Fred, the Vampire Accountant - 2

    The sequel to the Amazon bestseller THE UTTERLY UNINTERESTING AND UNADVENTUROUS TALES OF FRED, THE VAMPIRE ACCOUNTANT. After discovering just how filled with magic, intrigue, and adventure the parahuman world of being an Undead American can be, Fredr...

  • Split the Party

    Fleeing from a vengeful king has sent the former NPCs across Solium’s borders, into the kingdom of Alcatham. As wanted fugitives, they head to the small farming village of Briarwillow, hoping to blend in, lay-low, and avoid trouble at all costs. Un...

  • Corpies

    Titan was one of the nation's most loved and respected Heroes, until an infidelity scandal tore his image and family apart. After decades spent out of the limelight, Owen Daniels has decided to take up the mantle of Titan once again to try and make a...

  • Bloody Acquisitions

    Fred, the Vampire Accountant - 3

    With a thriving parahuman accounting practice, a steady relationship, and a circle of trusted friends, Fred's undead life has become more enjoyable than his normal one ever was. Unfortunately, it also seems that he's no longer the only vampire to app...

  • Going Rogue

    Adventuring is a costly affair, and while the tolls are often paid in blood, gold can drain away just as quickly. The party’s trek out of Solium and across the lands of Alcatham has left them with only a handful of gold between them. Fortunately, t...

  • Forging Hephaestus

    Villains' Code - 1

    Gifted with metahuman powers in a world full of capes and villains, Tori Rivas kept away from the limelight, preferring to work as a thief in the shadows. But when she's captured trying to rob a vault that belongs to a secret guild of villains, she's...

  • The Fangs of Freelance

    Fred, the Vampire Accountant - 4

    When Fred formed his own parahuman clan out of necessity, he understood that it was going to come with new responsibilities. Much as he hoped those tasks would center around extra paperwork and perhaps the occasional mandatory class, enough time a...

  • Super Powereds: Year 4

    The final year at Lander has finally arrived for the Melbrook students and their peers, and with it comes a whole new set of challenges. Still reeling from the events of their junior year, the remaining students will have to push past their pain-and ...



  • Deadly Assessments

    Fred, the Vampire Accountant - 5

    After several years as a vampire, starting a business, founding his own clan, and proposing to his girlfriend, Fred is finally beginning to settle into life as an undead accountant. Unfortunately, not everyone is happy about his continued survival, o...

  • The Case of the Damaged Detective

    5-Minute Sherlock - 1

    A mystery/road trip/buddy comedy/action adventure from the author of Second Hand Curses. A dance club full of bodies. Cause of death - a mystery. The lone survivor - a man, raving like a lunatic, wearing only a deerstalker hat. Now, the man w...

  • Undeading Bells

    Fred, the Vampire Accountant - 6

    After surviving countless perils and dangers, including an examination by the Blood Council, Fred is preparing to take on his most important adventure to date: marrying Krystal. That is, if he can get everything handled in time. Visiting Boarback, hi...

  • Bones of the Past

    Villains' Code - 2

    After her apprenticeship was done and a place in the guild of villains secured, Tori's life was supposed to get simpler. Unfortunately, a poorly timed errand sees Tori caught in the debut of a new team of capes, one wearing an all-too-familiar name.T...

  • Out of House and Home

    Fred, the Vampire Accountant - 7

    With his wedding behind him, Fred is looking forward to nightly life finally settling down. Unfortunately, someone from his past has other, far less peaceful, plans in mind. Finding his clan under attack, Fred must scramble to discover who is working...

  • The Case of the Haunted Haunted House

    5-Minute Sherlock - 2

    Sherman Holmes has officially settled into his new city, and the World's Greatest Detective Agency has opened its doors. While his put-upon partner, Watson, would be happy to keep the jobs as simple as missing pets, when a worried worker with an outl...

  • Posthumous Education

    Fred, the Vampire Accountant - 8

  • A Decade of Death and Decisions

    In October of 2013, Drew Hayes began posting a story to his website. Written over the thirteen days leading up to Halloween, when each chapter ended the next step was chosen by the readers. Sometimes this led to great discoveries and triumphs, other ...

  • Chilling Reflections

    Villains' Code - 3

    With her new product line launched and an updated version of her suit to test, Tori Rivas is ready to focus on her work for a while. But when an eruption of power elsewhere in the multiverse sends monsters bursting into her world, the young villain w...

  • Second Hand Curses

    • / Science Fiction
    • Buy Buy

    When your fairy godmother threatens to enslave you with a curse - when a malevolent piper solves your rat problem but steals your children - when you seek revenge on the prince who turned you into a frog - who can you turn to in your hour of need?...



  • Siege Tactics

    • / Science Fiction
    • Buy Buy

    Putting the Grand Quest behind them, the party rides onward in search of answers. Between one member's unexpected new condition and the mysteries of the Bridge, their only hope appears to be gaining entrance to Lumal, said to hold the greatest collec...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Drew Hayes has published 40 books.

The next book by Drew Hayes, Chilling Reflections, will be published in June 2025.

The first book by Drew Hayes, Poison Elves, Volume One: Requiem for an Elf, was published in June 1996.

Yes. Drew Hayes has 4 series.
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