Summoning Demons Book Novels & Stories

The book you're asking about, 'Summoning Demons' by Ella Blackwood, is generally available at most major retailers online. I found it through Kindle Unlimited last month, but it's also sold on Apple Books and Kobo. I'd check those places first.

Sometimes, the publisher runs promotions directly on their site, so signing up for the author's newsletter might get you a discount code. That's how I got the audiobook version for a couple bucks.

I finished 'Summoning Demons' last month, and I'm still thinking about it. That's a good sign. If you're in it for a lore-heavy, systematic magic system where summoning has real consequences and brutal costs, it delivers. The protagonist isn't some overpowered archmage; she's desperately bargaining for power while trying not to get eaten by her own contracts. The middle section drags a bit when the political maneuvering takes over, but the final third—where the line between summoner and summoned blurs—is executed with a grim precision that left me genuinely unsettled.

It’s not for everyone. The prose is dense and sometimes deliberately ugly, which fits the world but can be a slog. Compared to something like 'The Black Company', it's less about military campaigns and more about a personal, claustrophobic descent. If your dark fantasy sweet spot is moral ambiguity painted in shades of ash and blood, I'd say give it a shot. My copy's spine is cracked from rereading the climax.

Finding a direct sequel to the book often referred to by the title 'Summoning Demons' is a bit of a wild goose chase, because that's more of a popular trope or search term than a single, definitive title. You'll find a ton of urban fantasy and paranormal romance series that revolve around the concept, so it really depends on which specific book you're thinking of. For instance, if you mean 'The Demon's Lexicon' by Sarah Rees Brennan, that's the first in a whole trilogy. If it's more of a spicy romantasy like 'The Demon Prince' series, that's another whole rabbit hole.

My guess is you stumbled on a self-published Kindle Unlimited story with a similar name. Those tend to get standalone sequels or spin-offs if they perform well. The best move is to check the author's page on Amazon or Goodreads—if it's part of a series, it'll be listed right there. Sometimes the cover even has a 'Book 1' banner.