diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index dfd755f..d3314fb 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -814,8 +814,12 @@ def rem_parent_books_from_series(pid):
 @app.route("/books_on_shelf", methods=["GET"])
 @login_required
 def books_on_shelf():
-    # start with all books owned, but it includes sub-books, so remove them...
-    books = Book.query.join(Owned).filter(Owned.name=='Currently Owned').all()
+    # start with basic sort by title (we will sort by author at the end) in javascript,
+    # also re-order this list to deal with series ordering - this will leave overall sort by
+    # author, title & the moment we hit a series, the rest of those books are ordered by series
+
+    # start with all books owned by title, but it includes sub-books, so remove them...
+    books = Book.query.join(Owned).filter(Owned.name=='Currently Owned').order_by(Book.title).all()
     RemSubs(books)
 
     # because a book can be in multiple series, without any ordering we need to find